Lingverse Opens Q3 2026 Preorders for iKairos AI Wearable After Raising $29 Million
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 27
Lingverse Opens Q3 2026 Preorders for iKairos AI Wearable After Raising $29 Million
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 27
Summary
Q3 2026 preorders will open for Lingverse’s iKairos, an AI wearable the company says will ship within 90 days and proactively offer reminders or suggestions.
iKairos uses a dual-perspective design—turning toward the wearer or the surroundings—to analyze occasional still images and voice cues, with cloud AI intended to anticipate needs rather than wait for commands.
Lingverse says raw photos are deleted after processing, audio activates only after human-voice detection, and users control uploads through encryption, a physical camera shutter and a silent mode.
$29 million in funding backs the device, which targets 12 to 16 hours of battery life, though Lingverse has not yet disclosed pricing, subscription costs or specific launch features.
The wearable extends founder Jiawei Gu’s earlier social-robot work after Jibo, but its inward-facing camera and cloud processing leave privacy and usefulness as the main questions before launch.