Natura's $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger
Natura's $99 Interface smart ring lets you summon AI agents with the press of a finger to complete tasks, capture thoughts, and control devices — while doubling as a health tracker.
TL;DR
- Natura's Interface is a $99 smart ring designed for interacting with AI agents.
- It allows users to perform tasks, capture thoughts, and control devices via voice commands.
- The ring also functions as a health tracker, monitoring metrics like heart rate and sleep.
- Interface connects with various AI agents including Meta's Muse, Instinct, Grok Bot, Claude, and ChatGPT.
- Preorders begin next month, with shipping expected in December or January.
- The company previously developed AI-enabled earbuds called HumanPods.
- Natura founder Carlo Edoardo Ferraris believes the ring form factor is ideal for 24/7 AI agent access.
- Use cases include workout tracking, checking schedules, reordering items, and controlling smart home devices.
- Responses from AI agents can be delivered via headphones, iPhone Live Activity, or the NaturaOS app.
- Users can specify which AI agent handles particular tasks.
- The ring is intended to eventually replace many screen-based computer tasks.
- Interface will launch at $99, with plans to increase the price and introduce a $9 monthly subscription after an initial free period.
- Its manufacturing costs are comparable to other smart rings, but it's priced lower initially for adoption.
- Health tracking includes heart rate, HRV, sleep stages, activity, and skin temperature.
- Battery life is estimated at six to 12 days on a full charge.
- Natura claims Interface stands out by uniquely combining high-quality health tracking with AI agent communication features.