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WHAT IS KIN

What is Kin?

Technology disguised as something warm, familiar, and beautiful.

Kin looks like a 1960s radio or a modern day Alexa/Google Voice, but inside lives a powerful AI system built for legacy and preservation. A simple brass toggle switch starts recording. Kin asks thoughtful daily questions — not just about events, but about memories, values, humor, beliefs, and the way you see the world.

Over time, Kin learns how you think. It captures your voice, your personality, your stories, and the small details that make you you.

Those recordings don’t just sit in storage. They become a living archive your family can return to — to hear your stories, your perspective, and one day, even ask questions and receive responses shaped by the memories you chose to share.

Kin preserves more than moments.

It preserves the way you see the world.

Technology disguised as something warm, familiar, and beautiful.

Highlights

Single brass toggle switch to start recording
Daily questions that spark meaningful stories
Frictionless user experience with no apps or passwords required to use
Preserves Voice, Personality and Perspective
Built to easily become a daily habit
Children and Grandchildren can send questions directly to Kin
Can function as a speaker and has bluetooth connection
Kin's AI is designed to prompt questions that learn about the user to create a living archive
Warm. Simple. No apps.

One Day, You'll Wish You Had More.

We save photos and videos — but it’s the voice, stories, advice, and way someone saw the world that we often lose. Kin helps preserve those memories and uses AI to help future generations understand their perspective, grounded in the stories they actually shared.

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Build the Story of Their Life

Kin turns memories into a living life archive — organizing stories, people, photos, and milestones into a chronological timeline. Family can ask questions, spark stories from old photos, and preserve messages for future moments.

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Why I Created Kin

A personal message from Kin Founder Rory Cornelius

HOW IT WORKS

How Kin Works

A simple ritual. A story captured in minutes.

Step 1

Guide

Through simple daily prompts, Kin helps your loved one remember stories, share advice, and reflect on their life — even things they wouldn’t think to record on their own.

EXAMPLE “Tell me about how you met your spouse.”
Step 2

Capture

They respond naturally. With a simple switch, they speak freely — no apps, no typing, no learning curve.

EXAMPLE "I met my spouse in college in 1984 at San Diego State University. She was in one of my business classes and I noticed her immediately right when I walked in."
Step 3

Learn

Kin learns who they are over time — how they speak, what they value, and the advice they naturally give. When Kin reflects their perspective, it grounds those answers in the stories and words they actually shared.

EXAMPLE Ask, “What did Dad believe about taking risks?” Kin answers using the stories Dad actually recorded.
Step 4

Saved Forever

Hear them again, anytime. Kin preserves their voice, stories, and perspective so future generations can listen, learn, and stay connected to what mattered most. In the companion app, Kin organizes their recordings into a chronological timeline of their life.

Place a Refundable Founding Reservation
Optional $20 deposit • Fully refundable • Applied toward the planned $199 purchase price • Estimated Q3 2027 release
CORE FEATURES

Pillars of Kin

Kin is a storytelling and legacy device — built to feel warm, simple, and natural in the home.

Guided Storytelling

Kin asks a thoughtful daily question to spark meaningful memories. Your loved one flips one brass toggle to record — no apps, no typing, no screens. Just a simple ritual that makes storytelling easy to keep.

Living Memory Archive

Stories are preserved as a warm, lasting record of voice, personality, and perspective. Over time, Kin becomes a living family archive — helping future generations feel close to the people who came before them.

Perspective Grounded in Their Real Words

Kin uses their recorded stories to help family members understand what they believed, valued, and might have advised. Every reflection is grounded in their original words—and Kin is clear when the archive does not contain enough information to answer.

More Features

Additional Features of Kin

Tools that turn individual recordings into a living family archive.

Kin Life Map

Kin shows which parts of someone’s life have been preserved and what stories are still missing.

EXAMPLE Childhood — 85% Career — 48% Beliefs & values — 35% Kin then uses those gaps to know what to ask next. Not just more questions. A more complete picture of a life.

Family Communication

Kin helps families stay connected while everyone is still here. Family members can send voice messages directly to Kin, and loved ones can listen and reply with a simple flip of the switch.

EXAMPLE “Grandma, we miss you. How was your day?” Grandma hears the message on Kin, flips the switch, and replies. Stay connected today. Preserve it forever.

Messages for the Future

Kin lets loved ones record personal messages for future milestones, important moments, or times when their words may matter most — all preserved in their real voice.

EXAMPLE “Grandpa left you a message for your wedding day.”

Photo-Triggered Story Telling

Kin uses old family photos to spark memories, ask meaningful questions, and uncover stories that may otherwise never be told.

EXAMPLE “Tell me about this photo from your first home in 1978.”
Place a Refundable Founding Reservation
Optional $20 deposit • Fully refundable • Applied toward the planned $199 purchase price • Estimated Q3 2027 release
COMPARISON

How is Kin Different?

Kin is built for real life — not just features. Here’s what makes it easier to adopt, easier to use, and more meaningful to keep.

Seniors don’t open apps

Kin replaces screens with a simple physical ritual—so it’s actually used daily, not forgotten on a phone.

No apps needed

Ritual increases consistency

A gentle daily prompt turns storytelling into a habit—making it easy to record consistently over time.

Built into routine

Long-Term Adaptive Interviewing

Kin doesn't simply progress through a generic list. It remembers what the storyteller has previously said and identifies areas worth exploring so that over time Kin's AI learns what mattered.

One simple switch

A life, Organized Automatically

Families receive a private, structured library—stories saved, labeled, searchable, and shareable.

Always organized
Subtle by design: Kin focuses on adoption, ritual, and automatically organized stories — so families actually use it.
Kin Design
DESIGNED TO FEEL LIKE AN HEIRLOOM

Crafted To Belong In Your Home.

Kin blends naturally into your space with its warm wood finish, brass accents, and timeless design. It looks like a cherished piece of decor — not a piece of technology.

Vintage Walnut Edition

Wood veneer body with brushed brass accents.

Modern Minimal Edition

Matte ceramic finish with a clean, timeless silhouette.

TRUST & PRIVACY

Private by Design. Controlled by You.

Kin is built to feel safe in the home — with clear controls, private sharing, and a simple way to pause everything.

Your family’s stories belong to your family. Kin keeps sharing private and puts you in control — who can listen, what gets shared, and when it’s on.

Kin is designed for storytelling and legacy preservation—not monitoring or surveillance.

Private family access You control sharing Physical Privacy Mode
CONTROL

Private family sharing

Recordings are shared only with authorized family members — never publicly.

CONTROL

Physical Privacy Mode

A real, physical privacy switch lets you pause recording instantly.

CONTROL

Secure cloud backup

Stories are stored securely so your family can access them anytime.

CONTROL

You control access

You decide who can listen, download, or share — it’s always your choice.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Kin, how it works, and how your family’s stories stay private and secure.
Faq Tab
Yes, fully refundable before production begins. No. Kin is designed to be incredibly simple. Just flip the brass switch and start speaking — no apps, no complicated screens. Only invited and authorized family members can listen, download, or share recordings. No. Kin is designed for story preservation and legacy recording — not medical monitoring. Yes. All recordings are securely stored in the cloud and protected with private access controls. Kin isn’t a general-purpose assistant like Alexa. It is designed specifically for guided storytelling and helping families explore a private archive using answers grounded in real recordings. No. Kin only records when the physical toggle is switched on. It does not constantly listen or monitor conversations. Yes. If your plan includes a subscription, you can manage or cancel it at any time through your account settings. You and your family fully own your recordings. Kin does not claim ownership of your stories or content. Your recordings remain securely stored in your private account. You can download, manage, or delete them at any time. Data is never sold or shared.
Wifi
Yes. WiFi is required for automatic cloud backup and secure family access to recordings.
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