Have you ever wished you had AI at your fingertips? One company promises to do just that, sort of. VTouch is launching a Kickstarter campaign for WIZPR, its connected ring powered by AI. This allows wearers to speak to their favorite AI assistant by whispering into the device.
The WIZPR ring is supposed to automatically wake up when you bring your hand to your mouth; There is no need to use a wake word or press a button. Designed to respond to nearby speech, the WIZPR ring is designed to listen for whispers and normal-volume voices spoken nearby, and the wearer can hear the AI responses through a pair of wireless earbuds. thread.
VTouch promises that WIZPR will offer integrations with different AI tools, which you can configure using the ring’s smartphone app. You will then be able to access ChatGPT, Gemini and other artificial intelligence bots. Quite simply by talking to the ring on your finger. WIZPR can also let you access connected home devices, your calendar, text messages and other services using your voice, without touching your phone or saying a wake word.
No longer having to look at the screen
AI-based conversational computing is expected to be the next big thing that breaks the boundaries of “graphical user interfaces” such as PCs and smartphones,” said SJ Kim, co-founder and CEO of VTouch. “With WIZPR RING, We aim to create a conversational computing environment where you can interact with AI by speaking to it with your voice, anytime and anywhere, without having to look at a screen.”
If voice alone isn’t your thing, WIZPR also has a button. A single tap takes you from one AI tool to another, for example from ChatGPT to Gemini. Two successive presses will allow you to activate correction mode, which allows you to repeat a word that you may have pronounced incorrectly the first time.
By pressing the button three times, you start a contextual conversation with the WIZPR ring’s AI using data from your smartphone, like your messages or calendar. Five button presses will activate SOS mode, which will record sound around you and send your location and the recording to your chosen emergency contacts.
A new market?
The most popular smart rings today are limited to health tracking and fit neatly into the category of wearables aimed at health and fitness, rather than productivity. WIZPR is intended to be an AI-powered extension of your devices, as evidenced by VTouch’s use of people in business suits rather than runners in sportswear. Combining the health tracking features of today’s smart rings with WIZPR’s AI capabilities could disrupt the wearables market.
The WIZPR ring (formerly known as the WHSP ring) is available in sizes 52-70mm, in black or silver. You can pre-order WIZPR now for around 130 euros (before going up to 185 euros) on Kickstarter.
Source: “ZDNet.com”