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Nina Raemont/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Ultrahuman Ring Air is the brand's first foray into the smart ring space, and it's available for $350, no subscription required. The ring is great for both hardcore fitness enthusiasts and recreational exercisers looking to use their health data to optimize their wellness routines. The app's user interface could be improved for easier access to daily logging functions. The Ultrahuman Ring AirUnlike the Oura Ring, which requires a $6 monthly subscription, the Ultrahuman Ring…

Oura Ring Heritage (left) and Oura Ring Horizon Andy Boxall / Digital Trends If there is one product category that’s experiencing a big boon right now, it’s the smart ring. The first smart ring to hit the market and really take off was the Oura Ring. The current Oura Ring Gen 3 has been available since late 2021, and it’s quickly become the default smart ring of choice. However, now we have several other options, such as the Movano Evie Ring, Ultrahuman Air, RingConn, the Circular Ring Slim, and more. Even Samsung…

I’m a longtime Apple Watch user who is starting to see the appeal of smart rings after ignoring them for years. It’s not because Samsung’s Galaxy Ring might be the first such product from a big tech giant. Or the rumors that Apple is working on its own Apple Ring. The way I use the Apple Watch makes me consider smart wearables that do not have displays but can offer detailed health and fitness tracking features. Smart rings might help with that, though I will also admit I’m not fully ready to ditch the Apple…

Last updated: March 8th, 2024 at 07:34 UTC+01:00 Samsung hasn't even launched the Galaxy Ring yet but the impending release already seems to have scared Oura into selling its Rings on Amazon. Oura is one of the incumbents in the smart ring market but the company has directly been selling its products for the past few years. It shied away from selling its rings on Amazon, likely due to the significant margins that the world's largest online retailer charges, for exposure to its vast customer base. However, given that…

Oura Ring Andy Boxall / Digital Trends In a world where there are more smart ring choices than ever before, the Oura Ring still stands tall as the best of the best. If you’ve been thinking about jumping on the Oura bandwagon, good news! It just got a whole lot easier to buy one. As of Thursday, March 7, the Oura Ring is now available for purchase on Amazon. Previously, you could only buy the Oura Ring through Oura’s website or at Best Buy. It’s never been challenging to buy the smart ring, but its new availability on…

Min Shin/ZDNETSmart rings are a great way to track your fitness and health journey. Competition in this wearables market has been fierce, especially with the Samsung Galaxy Ring on its way and the Apple Ring reportedly "imminent".Oura -- a smart ring that tracks your health, fitness, resilience, stress, and sleep -- is making it a little harder for other companies to catch up through its partnership with Strava. Also: The best smart rings you can buy: Expert testedNow, the Oura Ring will track your daily activities…

Ringo The Samsung Galaxy Ring was revealed in February as a direct competitor to the Oura Ring. Now, another smart ring competitor, Ringo, could also be making waves later this year — assuming it lives up to its promise. Ringo is the focus of a Kickstarter campaign that has already raised over eight times its goal. The ring, which could begin to arrive to backers as early as June, promises several features that are somewhat hard to believe. Like other wearable devices, Ringo offers ECG monitoring and sleep and…

The Samsung Galaxy Ring is set to compete with the popular Oura Ring (pictured). Nina Raemont/ZDNETUnless Samsung finally takes the wraps off of its long-rumored VR headset this year, I'm finding it more and more convincing that the Galaxy Ring, announced at Unpacked in January, will be the company's biggest product of 2024.Also: Samsung Galaxy Ring: Features, price, availability, and everything else we knowAhead of MWC, in a meeting room just a few blocks away from the Fira de Barcelona, I sat down for an intimate…

While an Apple Ring has yet to be announced, the rumors are growing louder than ever. Maria Diaz/ZDNETWhile we're expecting a Samsung Galaxy Ring in 2024, Apple is reportedly working on the launch timing of its smart ring. This would be another new device released on the heels of the Apple Vision ProAt least a decade of work on a wearable product for a large technology company like Apple sounds like it would be enough time for the device to be ready for the market, especially with as much experience on wearables as…

When you think of Apple and wearables you probably think about the Apple Watch Ultra 2 or the less rugged Apple Watch Series 9. But amid ongoing disputes over their blood oxygen monitoring capabilities and the technology they use, Apple now seems set to turn its attention to a whole new type of wearable. One that it hasn't dipped its toe into so far, but is far from a new idea for people who have been wearing products from Oura and others for years.According to a new report, Apple is pondering a new so-called Apple Ring,…