This $399 Smart Ring Turns Your Finger Into a Remote for Your Phone and Mac

Hardware startup Aina has introduced a new AI-powered smart ring that features a display, joystick, microphone, and speaker, allowing users to create calls, control applications, and interact with AI assistants directly from their finger.

Key points

• Aina opened preorders for its AI Ring on November 5, 2026, at an introductory cost of $399.
• The device, called the Aina AI Ring, is available for preorder at $399, with shipments projected to commence in January 2027.
• After which the rate will rise to $499, the firm aims to commence shipping the device in January 2027.
• Aina raised $5.5 million in funding in July 2026 to develop hardware for controlling AI agents.
• For dictation, the device supports Wispr Flow as well as Aina's own voice-to-text system.

In practice, the device, called the Aina AI Ring, is available for preorder at $399, with shipments projected to commence in January 2027. Its regular cost will rise to $499 after the introductory offer ends.

Unlike traditional smart rings that focus on health tracking, Aina's device is designed to control smartphones, computers, AI agents, and other connected devices. Screen, Joystick, and AI Features.

Meanwhile, the Aina AI Ring features a small screen that displays phone notifications, upcoming meetings, and information regarding the applications being controlled.

Users can navigate through the interface using a built-in joystick or gestures. The ring can additionally trigger different actions depending on which application is open on a connected phone or Mac. Nothing Is Launching a Mysterious AI Device Next Month.

Its microphone allows users to record voice notes, send prompts to AI agents, create reminders, and dictate text on a Mac.

Meanwhile, the built-in speaker additionally allows users to answer and produce phone calls directly through the ring. Control Your Phone, Mac and Smart Home Devices.

Beyond AI interactions, the ring can control music playback, manage notifications, and operate compatible smart home devices, including Apple TV.

It can additionally display notifications and let users respond to them without opening their phones.

According to TechCrunch, the device can surface upcoming meetings and perform actions such as requesting an Uber ride.

Nevertheless, some of these software capabilities are still being developed and refined.

Aina notes the device is intended for residents who frequently switch between applications, connected devices, and AI assistants. Built on Aina's Earlier Controller.

In practice, the new ring builds on Aina's previous product, Mirage, a three-button controller designed for Mac computers.

Mirage allowed users to assign different functions to its buttons depending on the application running on their computer.

For example, during a Google Meet call, users could mute their microphone, switch off their camera, or leave a session using the physical buttons.

For context, the AI Ring expands this approach by adding a display, joystick, voice commands, and gesture controls.

Aina founder Apoorv Shankar informed TechCrunch that traditional phone and laptop interfaces were designed around opening applications and browsing information.

He believes AI agents that perform tasks proactively will require simpler ways for users to interact with them and approve their actions. Baseus Launches Vibration-Based Speaker For Your Pillow.

For context, the firm enters a growing market of AI-powered wearables, where products such as Pebble Index 01, Sandbar Stream, Oasis, and Natura already offer voice recording or AI-related functions.

Nevertheless, Aina is taking a different approach by combining AI controls with a screen, joystick, speaker, and backing for everyday applications. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around this $399 Smart Ring Turns Your Finger Into a Remote for Your point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.