The pendant Design targets
Small enough to forget.
Made to be remembered.
A Ø34 mm pebble of bead-blasted 316L steel, 10.8 mm at its thickest and about 19 grams. Drag to turn it over.
Colour, material, finish
Five materials. No plastic you can see.
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316L stainless steel
Bead-blasted matte
Surgical-grade, low-nickel-release steel, finished with fine glass beads for an even, fingerprint-shy matte.
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Graphite engraving
Laser black-oxide
The veena mark is laser-engraved and darkened into the steel — it can’t peel, chip or wear off.
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Neel PVD
Sovereign Edition
India’s oldest dye, as a hard vapour-deposited indigo fill in the engraving. Optional, +₹1,000.
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Sapphire glass
LIVE ring window
Scratch-resistant crystal around the rim, through which the LIVE light glows.
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Kesar
LIVE indicator only
Saffron is reserved for one job: telling everyone the microphones are on.
Specifications
The numbers.
All figures are design targets for the first production run and may change before shipping.
- Diameter
- 34 mmpebble disc
- Thickness
- 10.8 mmat the centre of the dome
- Weight
- ~19 gwithout chain
- Body
- 316L stainless steelbead-blasted, hypoallergenic
- Status window
- Sapphire glasssaffron LIVE ring around the rim
- Microphones
- 3-mic beamforming arrayvoices across a table
- On-pendant compute
- Neural processing unitwake, voice activity, voice isolation
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth LE 5.4encrypted link to your phone
- Battery
- 3 days typical~30 h of continuous LIVE listening
- Charging
- Magnetic puckQi2-style, snaps to the back
- Water & dust
- IP54sweat, rain and dust resistant
- Privacy
- Hardware mutepress and hold — mics physically disconnected
- Wear it
- Necklace · clip · magnetic pin
- Phones
- iPhone & Androidrecent models; list published at launch
Wearing it
Three ways, one click apart.
The microphones are tuned for the pendant to sit 15–30 cm from your mouth — collarbone, shirt pocket or lapel all work.
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On a chain
A fine 316L cable chain, 60 cm with an extender to 65 cm. The pendant sits just below the collarbone — the best seat in the house for your own voice.
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On a clip
A steel spring clip for a shirt placket, saree pallu, lanyard or bag strap. Swaps in seconds.
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As a pin
A magnetic backer holds it to a lapel or kurta without piercing fabric. Keep it away from pacemakers and card wallets.
In the box
- narad.si pendant
- 316L cable chain, 60 cm + 5 cm extender
- Steel clip and magnetic pin backer
- Magnetic charging puck with USB-C cable
- Polishing cloth and a short printed guide
Care
- Daily
- Wipe with the cloth. Bead-blasted steel hides fingerprints, but skin oils build up over weeks.
- Deeper clean
- Lukewarm water, a drop of mild soap, soft brush around the bail. Dry fully before charging.
- Avoid
- Chlorine pools, the sea, perfume sprayed directly on it, and abrasive polish — it will create shiny spots in the matte.
- Charging
- Snap it to the puck face-up. Keep the contacts dry. A full charge is designed to take under two hours.
₹4,999
Pendant and your first year of Membership. Then ₹49/month.