Sandbar raises $23M to kill always-on AI wearables
sandbar raised $23m for its push-to-talk voice ring stream, betting that control and privacy will succeed where always-on ai hardware failed.
sandbar secured $23m in series a funding led by adjacent and kindred ventures for its custom-built voice ring, stream. unlike previous ai hardware failures, stream uses a push-to-talk mechanism to capture stray thoughts, prioritizing user control and social acceptability over always-on convenience. this approach challenges the current trend of passive ai notetakers, suggesting that mainstream adoption requires hardware that respects human agency and privacy norms.