Pendant, ring, recorder: Kunlun Tech wants AI to hear everything you say
Kunlun Tech, the Chinese company behind the Opera browser, has announced three AI wearables under its Skywork brand: a voice-activated pendant, a titanium-and-ceramic smart ring, and an upgraded AI recorder. The devices are pitched as a kind of "external memory" — always listening, always summarizing. No prices or release dates have been announced, and there is no word on US or UK availability.
The pendant
The Skywork Recall AI is the lightest of the three, at just 17.4g — lighter than a standard AA battery. It monitors ambient sound continuously but only starts recording when it detects human speech, then drops into a deep sleep during silence. That design choice is what Kunlun claims gives it a battery life measured in days rather than hours. Recorded audio is processed by an AI agent that can pull out key points or flag promises you made in passing.
The ring
For something less visible, Kunlun offers the Skywork TriRing, a smart ring weighing between 4 and 6g depending on size, built from a ceramic and titanium alloy. It houses two microphones and a simple double-tap gesture: tap the ring twice during a conversation and the AI marks that segment as a priority for processing. It's a small but practical idea — flagging the moment that matters rather than hunting through a full transcript later.
The recorder
The Skywork Mate is positioned as a step up from the brand's previous Note recorder. Its headline spec is a dedicated 6nm audio chip with a neural processor that Kunlun says can identify and filter more than 500 types of background noise — subway rumble, rustling paper, coffee shop chatter. With Wi-Fi on board, it uploads recordings automatically and transcribes them to text in real time.
Worth watching, not yet worth buying
The AI wearable space already has established players. The Plaud NotePin at $159 leads most hands-on tests, and the broader market runs from $49.99 (Amazon Bee) up to $599 (Even Realities G2). After Humane's $699 pin flopped in 2024 and the Rabbit R1 drew widespread mockery, buyers are rightly skeptical of unproven hardware. Kunlun has not published any data policy, subscription terms, or cloud retention details for any of the three devices — a significant gap given continuous audio recording. These look like a China-domestic launch for now, with international availability, pricing, and privacy compliance still unaddressed.
