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Pebble Launches $75 Index 01 Smart Ring Focused on Voice Notes, Shipping March 2026

The minimalist ring records only when pressed, processing speech locally on the phone to keep notes private.

Overview

  • Preorders opened December 9 at $75, with the price set to rise to $99 after the preorder period.
  • Made of stainless steel with a single button and microphone, the ring stores about five minutes of audio, is water-resistant to 1 meter, comes in three colors and US sizes 6–13, and does not track health or sleep.
  • The non‑rechargeable hearing‑aid style battery supports roughly 12–14 hours of total recording over years of typical use, with a company recycling program for end‑of‑life units.
  • Transcription runs on the paired phone using open‑source speech‑to‑text and an on‑device LLM with support for 99+ languages, and an optional cloud backup is planned.
  • The open‑source, hackable platform enables programmable button actions and community integrations, as Pebble positions the no‑subscription Index 01 against pricier, subscription‑based rings like Sandbar’s Stream Ring.