{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Good Tech Companies ","title":"Aina Launches a $399 AI Ring to Win the Race for the Device That Comes After the Phone","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/92429941\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":527,"description":"\n        This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/aina-launches-a-$399-ai-ring-to-win-the-race-for-the-device-that-comes-after-the-phone.\nAina, founded by Ultrahuman's former hardware chief, launches a $399 AI ring with a screen that predicts your next actions and approves AI agents with a flick.\nCheck more stories related to undefined at: https://hackernoon.com/c/undefined.\n            You can also check exclusive content about #aina, #ai-ring, #good-company, #technology, #ai-and-ml, #ai-agents, #ai-tech, #hardware,  and more.\nThis story was written by: @ishanpandey. Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page,\n            and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.\nAina, founded by Ultrahuman's former vice president of hardware Apoorv Shankar, unveiled a $399 AI ring with an OLED screen on 5 November 2026.\n\nThe ring predicts the three things a user needs next and lets them approve or reject each one with a flick of the Shifter, a four-way thumb control in the band.\n\nIt works with iOS and Mac at launch, has a titanium body, up to 18 hours of battery life and a built-in microphone and speaker for AI agents and calls.\n\nPre-orders open on 5 November with limited $399 Super Early Bird units, while shipping is planned for January 2027.\n\nAina raised a $5.5 million seed round in July 2026 led by Redstart Labs and has a 40-person team across San Francisco and Bengaluru.\n\nSmart ring shipments grew 49% in 2025 to about 4.3 million units, while Meta's AI glasses sold more than seven million units in the same year.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HZ9CRzf5js9DK86xzUVMWBRbXYwg4dA8xVXJGVzpL6Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMTNl/MjgwMmI0ZmEzNThj/YmJiOWNiN2UyZmRm/MzY3My5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}