Samsung is widely anticipated to fully unveil the Galaxy Ring on July 10 at its Unpacked in Paris. Ahead of the event, the key health tracking features of the smart ring have been seemingly revealed, indicating it would mirror many core features on the Galaxy Watch.
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Ahead of the supposed full launch of Samsung's Galaxy Ring, smart ring maker Circular has announced a refresh to the Ring Slim. The new smart ring brings improved fitness and health tracking features along with a new Kira+ app and a more robust build.
Zepp Health is expanding the availability of its smart ring, the Amazfit Helio Ring, by launching it in Europe. The wearable manufacturer is offering smartwatch bundles that will further reduce the price of the smart ring fitness tracker, making it similar to the initial launch.
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Following the preview of the Galaxy Ring at MWC last year, Samsung is widely expected to launch its first smart ring at the next Unpacked, which is rumored to happen this July. Ahead of the launch, additional details about the Galaxy Ring have begun to surface, with the latest rumors pointing to the different battery sizes.
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While we know a lot about the Galaxy Ring after Samsung previewed it at MWC, there are some details that the company keep under wraps such as the price. Now, new chatter has shed light about the premium price of the Galaxy Ring.
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The smart ring market appears to be getting busier in the coming months. Following the unveiling the Amazfit Helio Ring earlier this year, Zepp Health announced the availability and price of its first smart ring tracker this week.
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Samsung's Galaxy smartwatches are some of the most feature-packed wearables. They feature extensive and wide range of health-tracking tools like blood pressure monitoring and skin temperature sensor. It now appears that Samsung may take it a notch with the Galaxy Watch 7, as the device is rumored to debut with a non-invasive blood sugar monitoring tool.
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Besides Oura, Ultrahuman is among the very few major brands that compete in smart ring wearable segment. Today, it has announced that it is expanding its manufacturing facility in the USA that will see the first smart rings ever produced in the country.
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In 2017, during a visit to Rio de Janeiro, I discovered a standalone "view-master" device at a flea market. These gadgets are made to hold a small image that you can see by looking through a lens. The gadget I picked up featured an image of a person standing next to a console television—the ones that looked like pieces of furniture. Since televisions became popular in Brazil in the 1950s, and the TV in the picture looks like one that was sold between 1950 and 1970, I believe the photo in the view-master was probably taken during this time.
A brand new year, and the world gets a new Xiaomi fitness tracker. We are now looking at the 8th iteration of the Xiaomi Smart Band, aptly named the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro. The new model sports a larger display at a lower price. Find out what else has changed since the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro (review) and what the new fitness tracker from Xiaomi has to offer in general in this review.