{"rewrite":{"id":"r_51c3e30ca7300df86b6b4c2a","clusterId":"c_cd07bd4700bbda375094df42","slug":"soxai-ring-x-tops-100-million-yen-on-kickstarter-in-72-hours","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"SOXAI RING X Tops 100 Million Yen On Kickstarter In 72 Hours","summary":"SOXAI RING X, a smart ring from Yokohama-based SOXAI Co., Ltd., reached 100,482,644 yen in total pledges and 2,868 backers within 72 hours of its Kickstarter launch. The company says the ring measures 5.19mm wide with up to 10 days of battery life. A working prototype is complete, and SOXAI plans manufacturing, inspection, and post-purchase support within Japan.","whyItMatters":"The campaign's pace shows backers are funding a Japan-developed wearable on the promise of a 5.19mm width and 10-day battery, a size and runtime combination SOXAI says its own current model and other smart rings have not reached.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSOXAI Co., Ltd. lists the campaign at 100,482,644 yen from 2,868 backers within 72 hours of launch. The company says the ring hit 2,000 backers and 60 million yen within the first 24 hours, and support kept coming after that.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pitch rests on two numbers: 5.19mm wide and up to 10 days of battery life. SOXAI says its own power-saving design let it pair the two, against the usual tradeoff where a thinner ring means a smaller battery. The device is developed in Japan, and the company plans manufacturing, inspection, and post-purchase support there as well, with data from Japanese users managed domestically at minimum.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SOXAI RING X passed 100,482,644 yen and 2,868 backers within 72 hours on Kickstarter. The company claims the ring is 5.19mm wide with up to 10 days of battery life. A working prototype is done; mass-production verification comes next.","twitterPost":"SOXAI RING X hit 100,482,644 yen and 2,868 backers within 72 hours on Kickstarter. SOXAI claims a 5.19mm width and up to 10 days of battery life. Working prototype complete; mass-production verification is next.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"SOXAI RING X pulled in 100,482,644 yen and 2,868 backers within 72 hours of its Kickstarter launch, after clearing 2,000 backers and 60 million yen in the first day. The pitch is a 5.19mm-wide ring with up to 10 days of battery life, developed and, by plan, manufactured in Japan. A working prototype exists; detailed specs and mass-production verification are still ahead.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/440/4440462/?rss\",\"title\":\"Japanese-made smart ring \\\"SOXAI RING X\\\" tops ¥100 million in total pledges and 2,868 backers within 72 hours of launch on Kickstarter\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4682,"outputTokens":686,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791274036,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T08:05:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T08:06:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T08:06:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cd07bd4700bbda375094df42","canonicalTitle":"日本製スマートリング「SOXAI RING X」、Kickstarter公開72時間で支援総額1億円を突破・支援者2,868人に","representativeArticleId":"a_a733f6acc8c3928c6866a7e5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SOXAI RING X\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-06T05:00:20.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T05:00:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T08:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/440/4440462/?rss","title":"日本製スマートリング「SOXAI RING X」、Kickstarter公開72時間で支援総額1億円を突破・支援者2,868人に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SOXAI RING X"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}