We’re all looking for a way to reduce the amount of technology we carry around, right? And a smart ring seems like a good way to do that.
I replaced my Apple Watch with a Smart Ring!
Smart rings have been popping up like mushrooms in the past few months. Rings like Oura , the recently announced Samsung ring (no details yet) , and even a ring like the Circular Ring Slim that I recently tried out . They’re touted as a great way to track everything from how much sleep you’ve had to your heart rate per minute. And as a true gadget geek, I thought, “Hey, let’s give this ring a try and leave the phone at home for a change.” Yeah, that didn’t quite work out the way I expected.
Here’s the thing. Smart rings are amazing little pieces of technology. Think about it. It took Apple decades to develop a watch that tracks things like your movement, heart rate, or blood oxygen levels. And a smartwatch is a lot bigger than even one of the larger rings.
When I tried the Circular Ring Slim, I was impressed with how it could track my heart rate, temperature, blood oxygen levels, energy expenditure, and more. Right from my finger. And my iPhone didn’t even have to be near it to track these things. I found myself relying on the measurements it took to figure out things like when to go to bed or how long to walk to reach my exercise goal.
