Samsung's smart ring debut put the products firmly in the spotlight, with one analyst predicting that Apple could launch its own smart ring in 2026.
    • Venicon@lemmy.world
      112·
      1 month ago

      Each to their own. I have an Oura ring and primarily for me the benefit is sleep tracking because I can’t for the life of me wear an Apple Watch to bed, it’s just too uncomfortable and I have tried many times.

      The sleep tracking managed to help me make adjustments as it showed how often I was awake, how much deep sleep etc.

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
        51·
        1 month ago

        Also, the HRV graph is something that watch can’t provide. Some other watches do measure HRV, but you only get a daily average, so you can’t really draw any conclusions about the shape of the graph.

        • oktoberpaard@feddit.nl
          3·
          1 month ago

          My Garmin also shows the shape of the graph, but to be honest I don’t trust it at that resolution. I just keep track of the moving average, which is the main value that is shown. I do agree that that kind of data shouldn’t be hidden from the user.

          • Crashumbc@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 month ago

            It’s hidden because the data is notoriously inaccurate. If people knew how bad, they wouldn’t be using/buying the devices.

            • oktoberpaard@feddit.nl
              4·
              1 month ago

              Exactly. Same as with sleeping data. When it says that you’ve been awake 3 times last night, it doesn’t really mean much. That kind of data shouldn’t be presented as being accurate. However, it could still be made accessible behind a button er menu option. For example, it might show you that the signal is intermittent because your watch band isn’t tight enough, or other anomalies. And of course you’re right: they won’t tell you that the data is of low quality and as a user you don’t necessarily know that, so in that sense it can be very misleading.

    • Stupidmanager@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I’ll take a ring over the smart watch any day. Battery life alone, makes this easier. Drives me nuts to see my coworkers, friends, dates, just looking at their watch as we chat away or work, then complain about so many alerts.

      So no, smart rings are not stupid

    • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 month ago

      I dont know i have been waiting for some nerd to build a wand vr controller or magic controller rings because just the premise alone tickets my fantasies.

      Impractical maybe, i just want someone to try and publish results.

  • ieatpwns@lemmy.world
    95·
    1 month ago

    Apple will just wait til oura makes it mainstream then Apple will reinvent it and sell out

    • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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      26 days ago

      Apple are brave that way. I mean, they introduced oled maybe 15 years later in a revolutionary media launch. Amazing.