Aina Launches a $399 AI Ring to Win the Race for the Device That Comes After the Phone

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 . Aina, 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. Check more stories related to undefined at: https://hackernoon.com/c/undefined . You can also check exclusive content about #aina , #ai-ring , #good-company , #technology , #ai-and-ml , #ai-agents , #ai-tech , #hardware , and more. This story was written by: @ishanpandey . Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Aina, founded by Ultrahuman's former vice president of hardware Apoorv Shankar, unveiled a $399 AI ring with an OLED screen on 5 November 2026. The 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. It 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. Pre-orders open on 5 November with limited $399 Super Early Bird units, while shipping is planned for January 2027. Aina 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. Smart 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.