AI pendants, compared
The pendant hangs a microphone — and lately a camera — around your neck. It is the cheapest and strangest corner of wearable computing: AI companions that talk back, meeting recorders that remember everything you hear, and memory prostheses that promise a searchable life.
Most cost less than a pair of earbuds, which makes the category the lowest-stakes way to try always-on AI capture — and the sharpest test of how people around you feel about being recorded.
Every AI pendant in the index
| Device | Year | Status | Price | Notable hardware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limitless Pendant | 2024 | DISCONTINUED | $99 | Microphone (array) |
| Friend Friend | 2025 | SHIPPING | $129 | Microphone |
| Meta AI Pendant | 2026 | RUMORED | TBD | Microphone (array) |
| Apple AI Pendant | 2027 | RUMORED | TBD | Camera · Microphone |
| Based Hardware Omi | 2025 | SHIPPING | $89 | Microphone · Storage (64GB) |
| Nirva Nirva | 2026 | PREORDER | $200 | Microphone (dual) |
| Fieldy Fieldy | 2026 | SHIPPING | $129 | Microphone |
| Augmental Vox | 2026 | PREORDER | $200 | Microphone (air + body-vibration) |
| Taya Necklace | 2026 | PREORDER | $89 | Microphone (voice-isolating array) |
Shipping now or on preorder
Always-on companion pendant that texts you back.
Open-source AI wearable — worn as a pendant or taped to your head — that captures, transcribes and recalls your day.
Jewelry-grade 10g AI wearable, worn as a necklace or bracelet, that auto-journals your day and scores which interactions energize or drain you.
Clip-on AI note-taker (formerly Compass) that turns conversations into searchable notes, summaries and tasks — no audio stored.
Privacy-first mic pendant worn against the skin that reads speech through body vibration to let you dictate at a near whisper, activated only by a deliberate button press or paired MouthPad tongue gesture.
Privacy-first voice-only pendant that uses voice isolation to record just the wearer's speech, pairing with an iOS app for notes and AI chat.
Announced & rumored
Reported always-listening AI pendant built on Meta's acquisition of Limitless, with internal testing said to begin in 2027.
Reported AirTag-sized AI pendant — a screenless clip-or-necklace disc with an always-on camera and Siri that leans on a paired iPhone; said to be early-stage and could still be canceled.
No longer sold
Always-listening memory pendant; Limitless was acquired by Meta in late 2025 and the device is no longer sold to new customers.
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Common questions
What does an AI pendant do?
It hangs a microphone — and lately a camera — around your neck and remembers your day: AI companions that talk back, meeting recorders that transcribe everything you hear, and searchable-memory devices. Most cost less than a pair of earbuds.
Do AI pendants record everything around you?
Most are built for always-on listening with a hardware mute; what gets stored, summarized or discarded varies by maker. Consent and social comfort are the real spec sheet in this category — check each device's recording indicators and data-retention policy before wearing one into a room.
Which AI pendants can you buy right now?
6 of the 9 AI pendants in the index are shipping or on preorder: Friend Friend ($129), Based Hardware Omi ($89), Nirva Nirva ($200), Fieldy Fieldy ($129), Augmental Vox ($200), Taya Necklace ($89).
← ALL 062 DEVICESIndependent index — figures are approximate and editorial, not official spec sheets. Nobody pays for placement. Methodology. Last reviewed 2026-08-01.