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Stream at Global

Sandbar, a startup of about fifteen people co-founded by CEO Mina Fahmi and CTO Kirak Hong, both formerly of Meta through its CTRL-Labs acquisition with Fahmi also ex-Magic Leap, is building Stream, an AI conversation-capture smart ring. The aluminum ring has a touch-sensitive top panel and a microphone that is off by default and proximity-tuned, so a wearer lifts a hand toward the face and whispers to record, with the audio transcribed to a companion iOS app that also offers conversational AI chat and media controls; it has no display, no camera, and no health sensors, explicitly distinguishing it from an Oura-style health ring. It is priced at $249 in silver and $299 in gold on pre-order with a $10-per-month Pro subscription, and the company has raised about $36 million, including a $23 million Series A in March 2026 led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures after a $13 million round in November 2025. The registry records it at pilot and pre-commercial maturity as a deliberate cap-flag: as of mid-2026 it is pre-order only with a summer-2026 ship target and a sold-out first batch, funded and productized but not yet across the shipping line, so it is not classified commercial until general delivery is confirmed. On AI substance the entire product is an AI conversation-capture and assistant device rather than veneer on an audio gadget, but real-world AI quality is unverifiable because there are no independent reviews of shipping units, so all current claims trace to the company and launch coverage.

Stream by Sandbar · Operated by Sandbar · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Wearable AI

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Courtesy of Sandbar

Sandbar's introduction of Stream and the Stream Ring, a voice-note ring. PRE-ORDER (shipping targeted 2026).

Sandbar Stream AI wearable aggregate global deployment. Early-stage product; limited shipments. No site-specific tracking.

Key facts

Operator
Sandbar
Technology
Stream AI wearable
Coverage
Global aggregate deployment
Status
Early-stage product; limited shipments

Safety record

No incidents on record for Stream at Global.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Stream
Company
Sandbar
Location
Global
Operator
Sandbar
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
ID
8a139013-7289-4d72-acef-fbb95de5184b

Timeline

  1. Jun 2026
    created
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Stream operates in Global. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.sandbar.ai/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: wearable

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Stream deployment at Global?
Stream, built by Sandbar, is recorded as a deployment at Global on the DEPLOY registry. Sandbar operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Stream at Global?
Sandbar, the manufacturer of Stream, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Have there been incidents at the Stream deployment at Global?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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