Rings

In a tony suburban enclave in the San Diego foothills, police say, an organized retail crime "queenpin" had built an empire.Tucked behind the stone walls of her 4,500-square-foot Spanish-style mansion, Michelle Mack had stockpiled a small fortune in cosmetics that had been stolen from Ulta and Sephora stores across the country, authorities said. Police don't suspect that Mack, 53, took the items herself. Instead, they say, she pulled the strings from the shadows, employing a network of around a dozen women who stole the…

Overview of the study area. Credit: Journal of Geographical Sciences (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s11442-023-2187-6 A study published in the Journal of Geographical Sciences reveals a novel method for reconstructing historical warm season temperatures in North China. Utilizing the blue intensity (BI) of tree rings of Picea meyeri, researchers have developed a 281-year chronology, offering unprecedented insights into the region's…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysAmazon just launched a new Ring Battery Doorbell Pro for $230Having tested the Ring Battery Doorbell PlusAside from the Doorbell Pro being 1mm taller than the Plus, both are the same width and thickness and have an outer housing that appears to be made of the same plastic material. The Pro weighs about 244g, while the Plus weighs about 235g, a difference of less than one ounce. Ring Battery Doorbell Plus (left) and Ring Battery Doorbell Pro (right). Maria Diaz/ZDNETOne of the…

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…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysAmazon just launched a new Ring Battery Doorbell Pro for $230Having tested the Ring Battery Doorbell PlusAside from the Doorbell Pro being 1mm taller than the Plus, both are the same width and thickness and have an outer housing that appears to be made of the same plastic material. The Pro weighs about 244g, while the Plus weighs about 235g, a difference of less than one ounce. Ring Battery Doorbell Plus (left) and Ring Battery Doorbell Pro (right). Maria Diaz/ZDNETOne of the…

Image: Hake’s AuctionsExpected to fetch $10,000-$20,000, this Mattel playset is in exceptionally good condition (according to the auction house, a less-pristine version sold for just over $13,000 last year); bid here by March 20 if you are powerless to resist its charms. According to the lot description, “upon its release in 1986, Eternia was sold at an extremely high price for a toy at the time, which led to few being sold. This large and impressive playset is often referred to as the ‘holy grail’ of Masters Of The…

With the ongoing Mobile World Congress bringing the great and the good of the mobile technology world to Barcelona, Spain, Samsung took the opportunity to officially unveil the Galaxy Ring. A wearable similar to those like the Oura Ring and others, the Galaxy Ring will offer health and sleep tracking without the need for a bulky smartwatch. The announcement also happened to arrive just as rumors began to circulate in earnest that Apple is also keen to launch a smart ring of its own. And that might be the start of a new…

Mobile World Congress 2024, the world's biggest mobile trade show, had a lot of future-looking tech on display.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCThe Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile show, is a place where device makers show off some of their latest innovations.And there was quite a lot on display in Barcelona, Spain, this year.Artificial intelligence took center stage, but there was also plenty of experimentation with different types of screens and first looks at some devices from some of the world's biggest tech…

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWe're at the final stretch of this year's Mobile World Congress, with just about every briefing scheduled, keynote presented, and live demo delivered. (Obligatorily, tapas eaten.)Also: The best MWC products coming to the US this yearWhether you've been keeping up with the week-long event or just catching up, see below my curtain call of the very best gadgets and gizmos at this year's Barcelona trade show, from wearables to laptops to smartphones, and, of course, plenty of concepts.I've also listed my…

So Apple it looks like Apple is making a smart ring — but should you be paying attention? After all, surely you can get the data you need from your smartwatch. I thought something similar when I first heard of smart rings: and then I tried one.The first smart ring rolled onto my desk in 2017. It was the first generation of the Oura ring, and as excited as I was to (finally) hold a smart ring in my hand, I wasn’t convinced I’d like it, let alone that it would have mainstream appeal. At that point, I’d already been…