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ACTRA Opens Early Bird Sales for Its 4G AI Pendant in the U.S.

November 2, 2026, 16:15Source: PR Newswire
ACTRA Opens Early Bird Sales for Its 4G AI Pendant in the U.S.
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ACTRA, a consumer brand of AI-native startup Stavecho, has unveiled its first product, the ACTRA Mag 4G AI Pendant, and opened an Early Bird program in the U.S. The first 2,000 units are offered at $199.9, with a $19.9 reservation option also available.

Key points
  • ACTRA, a Stavecho brand, unveiled the ACTRA Mag 4G AI Pendant, its first product.
  • The first 2,000 units are available at the Early Bird price of $199.9, with a free wristband.
  • A $19.9 reservation locks in Early Bird pricing and shipment priority by order sequence.
  • The pendant weighs approximately 22 grams and has an embedded 4G eSIM.
  • Stavecho says it offers long-term memory, proactive insights and agent actions across tools such as email, calendars, Slack and Notion.

Early Bird pricing and reservation options

According to the company, the first 2,000 ACTRA Mag 4G units are available at the Early Bird price of $199.9. That price secures first-batch access, exclusive Early Bird benefits and a complimentary wristband. The announcement coincided with the launch of the brand's official website.

Customers can choose between two options:

  • Early Bird Full Payment ($199.9): a full purchase of the device, including a six-month AI Plus and 4G data package.
  • Early Bird Reservation ($19.9): a deposit that locks in the Early Bird price, including one month of AI Plus and 4G service. Shipment priority is based on order sequence.

The program also offers permanent free access to AI Basic. Reservations and purchases are handled through actra.ai. The release gives the locked-in price for reservations as $199 in one passage and $199.9 elsewhere, so buyers should check the final figure on the site.

A pendant instead of a phone app

The Mag 4G is a magnetic pendant that can be worn at the chest, on a necklace or on a wristband. It can also be clipped discreetly to clothing. Haitian YIN, Founder and CEO of Stavecho, said most AI interactions today still depend on smartphones, earbuds, smartwatches or smart glasses. In his words, the screen-free design is intended to reduce disruption to existing daily habits and to position AI "as something available whenever it is needed rather than confined to an app on a phone."

The device weighs approximately 22 grams. It offers three main ways to interact: Double Tap, Press & Hold, and the voice wake phrase "Hey Stavia."

Four core capabilities

ACTRA describes the pendant as the first entry point into Stavecho's personal AI ecosystem, built around a continuous, always-available assistant rather than a single-purpose gadget. The company names four capabilities.

  • Always connected over 4G: An embedded 4G eSIM lets the pendant connect to networks on its own, without a phone hotspot or Wi-Fi. Users can speak to the AI while commuting, at the office, driving or outdoors.
  • Long-term memory: By combining on-body voice sensing with links to third-party applications, the device pulls in information from meetings, email, calendars and everyday conversations. It organizes this around people, projects, events and to-dos, so users do not need to keep re-recording notes or re-supplying context.
  • Proactive insights: Using accumulated information and contextual analysis, ACTRA says it identifies potential risks, conflicting information and overlooked opportunities, and surfaces connections across time and scenarios.
  • Turning intent into action: AI agent capabilities connect tools such as email, calendars, Slack and Notion. The pendant is meant to help organize meeting content, extract action items and push follow-up tasks forward, and to support meeting preparation, task tracking and schedule reviews.

What it means for buyers

The launch adds a wearable, screen-free option to the set of devices through which people reach AI assistants. The independent 4G connection is the main point of difference stressed by the company, since the pendant does not depend on a paired phone for connectivity. The source gives no information on shipping dates or on pricing after the Early Bird period, and the performance claims come from ACTRA itself rather than from independent testing.

For now, interested buyers in the U.S. can either pay in full or put down $19.9 to hold the Early Bird price, as long as they are among the first 2,000.

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