Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice

为什么 Stream 智能戒指制造商 Sandbar 认为 AI 可穿戴设备的未来在于语音

AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them into summaries and action items. 过去几年里，AI 笔记硬件设备迅速兴起，信用卡大小的设备、吊坠、胸针，甚至是具备转录功能的耳机，都承诺能够记录会议内容并将其转化为摘要和待办事项。

Now, a whole wave of wearables — rings especially — are betting people want to capture stray thoughts and ideas the same way. 如今，新一波可穿戴设备——尤其是智能戒指——正押注人们希望以同样的方式捕捉零散的想法和创意。

One of the companies chasing that bet is Sandbar, the startup behind the private voice ring Stream, which has raised $36 million to date, including a $23 million Series A led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures. Sandbar 正是押注这一趋势的公司之一。这家初创公司推出了私密语音戒指 Stream，目前已筹集了 3600 万美元资金，其中包括由 Adjacent 和 Kindred Ventures 领投的 2300 万美元 A 轮融资。

On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan talks with Sandbar co-founder and CEO Mina Fahmi about why he thinks so many voice hardware devices before Stream struggled to break through, and why he’s betting that keeping the human firmly in control is what it’ll take to get wearable tech right. 在本期 TechCrunch 的《Equity》播客中，Rebecca Bellan 与 Sandbar 联合创始人兼首席执行官 Mina Fahmi 进行了对话。他们探讨了为什么他认为在 Stream 出现之前，许多语音硬件设备难以取得突破，以及为什么他坚信让用户牢牢掌握控制权是实现可穿戴技术成功的关键。

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