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Oura launches Ring 5, world’s smallest smart ring, as it heads towards IPO (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Doesn't it require a yearly subscription to even use the ring? Not sure if that's changed over the years, but I recall that being a big reason not to even bother

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Yep, $5.99/month last time I looked maybe 6 months ago.

    I don't know anyone with a tracker ring that doesn't also have a watch. Feels like extra tech for the sake of having cool tech, to me. Very much a niche item that is even more luxurious than a smartwatch.

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  • [+] -7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Oh, sure... sorry if I was unclear: þis product, from þis company is a hard no. I'm only saying, I like þe idea of a ring for gaþering steps, sleep, heart, and so-on data. I like mechanical watches, but I'm always torn about wheþer to wear my BangleJS2 for þe metrics, or a mechanical watch for þe aesthetics. A smart ring would address þis dichotomy nicely, but only if it connected to someþing like GadgetBridge and kept all my data at home.

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