Published on: 2025-04-26 11:54:37
Nina Raemont/ZDNET In theory, wearable health trackers all do the same thing: they monitor your vitals and deliver insights in a way the average Joe can understand. In practice, however, different devices perform in vastly different ways. Take the Oura Ring and the Apple Watch, for example. You can exercise with them both, wear them to bed, and keep them on in the shower as they monitor your heart rate, body temperature, and sleep. Also: The best Apple Watches you can buy: Expert tested and r
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-28 19:04:57
is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. So, you’re thinking of buying a smart ring. Well, some good news. Picking the best of the lot is incredibly easy right now. The “bad” news is that, as far as trustworthiness and reliability, your choices are somewhat limited, as this is still a niche and emerging gadget category. Smart rings are in the middle of a resurgence. That me
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 07:40:00
ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 Air is a $200 smart ring, one of the first subscription-free and affordable smart rings I've tested. The battery life can survive up to eight or nine days of use, and the sleep data collection rivals Oura. The AI health partner feature is lackluster, and it's essential to view the brand's privacy policy, given the affordable nature of a health wearable. View now at RingConn Smart rings are rising in popularity, but the big names -- the Ouras, Samsungs,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 03:29:48
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Apple has been expanding its presence in the AI and health sectors, aiming to broaden its influence in these rapidly growing fields. Its latest initiative merges these efforts by enhancing the Apple Health app, integrating the product ecosystem's health insights to deliver personalized, actionable advice. Also: This Apple Watch Series 10 discount is one of the best Amazon Spring Sale deals In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg correspondent and Apple watche
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 15:00:14
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Oura Advisor is now officially a full-time feature of the Oura app. The tool leverages users’ biometrics and generative AI to provide insights and advice. It is available globally in the Android and iOS Oura apps. The smart ring market’s front runner is moving full steam ahead with AI wellness coaching. Today, Oura officially launched Oura Advisor, relocating the feature from the Oura Labs program to a permanent spot in the Oura app. After months of b
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 15:00:17
Nina Raemont/ZDNET Starting Monday, Oura app subscribers will have a personal health assistant available for questions and conversations. Oura's personal health chatbot, Oura Advisor, which was previously available only to Oura Labs users, is getting a permanent spot in the Oura app. The Advisor uses the biometric data Oura collects and tracks through the smart ring to provide daily and weekly guidance and answer health queries. Also: The best smart rings you can buy The AI-powered health coa
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 15:13:40
All good things must come to an AI end. Oura, the company behind the Oura Ring, which popularized smart rings and gave Samsung a reason to make a fuss, has announced it’s taking its AI-based Oura Advisor out of beta and making it available to current Oura subscribers. The Oura Advisor is a contextual chatbot, through and through. You can talk to it about your feelings and get advice on what to do. For instance, I admitted to it that I gave myself a migraine by going to a concert and not drinkin
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 17:48:44
ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 Air is a $200 smart ring, one of the first subscription-free and affordable smart rings I've tested. The battery life can survive up to eight or nine days of use, and the sleep data collection rivals Oura. The AI health partner feature is lackluster, and it's essential to view the brand's privacy policy, given the affordable nature of a health wearable. View now at RingConn For a limited time, you can save an additional $20 on the RingConn Gen 2 Air wh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-23 06:45:32
Imagine making a big mess, only to realize it was for naught. A judge has dismissed Samsung’s attempt at striking before the iron’s hot. Last summer, before Samsung had even released the Galaxy Ring to the public, the company filed a lawsuit asking a judge to proclaim its business didn’t infringe on any patents, specifically, patents related to the Oura Ring. This week, the judge ruled this as malarkey (not a direct quote), and Samsung has until late April to appeal the decision with an amended
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-23 11:45:32
Imagine making a big mess, only to realize it was for naught. A judge has dismissed Samsung’s attempt at striking before the iron’s hot. Last summer, before Samsung had even released the Galaxy Ring to the public, the company filed a lawsuit asking a judge to proclaim its business didn’t infringe on any patents, specifically, patents related to the Oura Ring. This week, the judge ruled this as malarkey (not a direct quote), and Samsung has until late April to appeal the decision with an amended
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-23 15:19:00
ZDNET's key takeaways The Ultrahuman Ring Air is the brand's first foray into the smart ring space, and it's available for $349 (though select sizes and finishes are discounted right now at Walmart), no subscription required The ring is great for 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. View now at Walmart The Ultrahuman
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-24 03:28:02
Nina Raemont/ZDNET The Oura Ring Gen 3 remains one of our favorite smart rings on the market and our pick for one of the best smart rings you can buy. While this space got more attention when the new Samsung Galaxy Ring launched last year, Oura has plugged away at the smart ring space, and the brand released a new generation smart ring, the Oura Ring 4, last fall. You know what that means: its third-generation smart ring is finally on sale at Amazon, even ahead of the retailer's Big Spring Sale
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-24 11:08:17
is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Last June, Samsung made a surprising move against smart ring maker Oura. The tech giant filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment saying that its then-unreleased Galaxy Ring didn’t infringe on five Oura patents. Now, a judge has officially dismissed Samsung’s case, saying the company acted prematurely without concrete evidence th
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-26 19:46:05
ZDNET's key takeaways The Ultrahuman Ring Air is the brand's first foray into the smart ring space, and it's available for $349 (though select sizes and finishes are discounted right now at Walmart), no subscription required The ring is great for 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. View now at Walmart The Ultrahuman
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 20:00:15
ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 Air is a $200 smart ring, one of the first subscription-free and affordable smart rings I've tested. The battery life can survive up to eight or nine days of use, and the sleep data collection rivals Oura. The AI health partner feature is lackluster, and it's essential to view the brand's privacy policy, given the affordable nature of a health wearable. View now at RingConn For a limited time, you can save an additional $20 on the RingConn Gen 2 Air wh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 06:00:13
RingConn Gen 2 Air ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 Air is a $200 smart ring, one of the first subscription-free and affordable smart rings I've tested The battery life can survive up to eight or nine days of use, and the sleep data collection rivals Oura The AI health partner feature is lackluster, and it's essential to view the brand's privacy policy, given the affordable nature of a health wearable. View now at RingConn Smart rings are rising in popularity, but the big names -- the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-07 05:32:00
There is plenty to consider when buying a smart ring, so use these tips to help you narrow your choice and get the best from it. Size: Some smart rings come in standard sizes, but there is some variation, and half sizes are rare. Most manufacturers will send you a free sizing kit, enabling you to wear a dummy ring for 24 hours to ensure you get the right fit. (You may have to buy the ring directly from the manufacturer to get this kit for free.) You should absolutely do this. Bear in mind that
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-07 23:00:00
Oura is making it easier to get its popular health-tracking ring. Beginning today, Costco members can buy Oura Ring 4 in silver, gold and black in sizes 4 to 15 online at Costco.com. Oura's chief marketing officer, Doug Sweeny, told CNET, "Costco's customers are highly educated and interested in health and wellness, which makes this partnership a natural fit." As a bonus, Costco members who purchase the ring online will receive a free additional charger -- a first-of-its-kind offer from Oura. W
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 10:00:14
ZDNET Costco shoppers can now add an Oura Ring to their shopping carts. As of Wednesday, the world's largest membership-based retailer is selling the device. The Oura Ring is available on Costco.com. Upon purchasing the smart ring, online shoppers will receive an additional ring charger at no charge. This offer is limited to the fourth-generation Oura Ring. Customers can buy a Gold, Silver, or Black ring in sizes 4 to 15. The other finishes, including Brushed Silver, Stealth, and Rose Gold, ar
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 10:57:00
ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 is a subscription-free smart ring that retails for $300. It monitors your sleep, activity, stress, and vitals, and it's got a marathon battery life. The only downside is the user interface feels underdeveloped. View now at Amazon View now at Ringconn more buying choices Most smart rings these days claim to offer marathon battery lives but often fall short of their promise. Take the Oura Ring 4, for example, which claims to have an eight-day battery lif
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 18:56:58
Nina Raemont/ZDNET The Oura Ring Gen 3 remains one of our favorite smart rings on the market and our pick for one of the best smart rings you can buy. While this space got more attention when the new Samsung Galaxy Ring launched last year, Oura has plugged away at the smart ring space, and the brand released a new generation smart ring, the Oura Ring 4, last fall. You know what that means: its third-generation smart ring is finally on sale at Amazon, even ahead of the retailer's Big Spring Sale
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 14:20:00
At this point in the smart ring race, everyone is trying to beat Oura. But the Oura Ring 4 proves that the smart ring pioneer's position isn't wavering anytime soon. While most smart rings simply provide you with the health data it collects, the Oura Ring 4 tells you the story and the context behind that data for greater information on your health. Oura recently revealed the Oura Ring 4, the successor to its popular Oura Ring 3 which debuted in 2021. The new generation comes with smart sensing
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 06:00:51
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority No one got down on one knee to present the Oura Ring to me — I fell in love with the device all on my own. A subtle, jewelry-inspired fitness tracker without a distracting display and with fantastic battery life? Sold. But while I love my Oura Ring 4 for many reasons, there are a few things (good and bad) I wish I had known about ahead of time. Has your smart ring experience been as you expected? 24 votes Yes 21 % No, it's worse. 4 % No, it's better! 8 % I do
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-29 00:53:54
The Oura Ring 4 (left) has receded sensors that make it more comfortable compared to Oura Ring 3 (right). Nina Raemont/ZDNET Considering buying an Oura Ring to track your sleep, activity, or stress? Oura is taking up to $200 off its third-gen smart ring, depending on the finish and size. This deal applies to the Oura Ring Heritage and Oura Ring Horizon, two third-generation smart rings. Also: The Oura Ring 4 is ZDNET's best product of the year The deal on the earlier generation Oura Ring 3 is
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-08 23:23:58
The Oura Ring is one of the most popular fitness rings on the market, offering five different finishes and various sizes. The Oura Ring 4 debuted in October and boasts some substantial hardware and software upgrades from the tried and true Oura Ring 3. Oura is still the top brand for smart rings, and you can't go wrong with the Oura Ring 3, but if comfort is your main priority, the Oura Ring 4 is best for you. That's because one of the most essential upgrades from generation to generation is Ou
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-09 07:17:42
If you track your health with wearable tech, you'll know that pregnancy and menstrual cycles have long been limited in the insights you can access. But that's starting to change, and Oura is paving the way with a few new announcements and updates to its software. Pregnancy study with Scripps Research Digital Trials Center Oura announced a research collaboration with the Scripps Research Digital Trials Center to study the physiological changes during pregnancy. The study will analyze data from
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-09 20:22:00
ZDNET Your menstrual cycle can significantly impact how you feel throughout the month. But wearables like a smartwatch or smart ring may not reflect those fluctuations when providing you with your energy or sleep scores -- or they might consider those fluctuations as strain. Oura's latest update to its Readiness Score aims to change that situation. Also: Oura's CEO wants its smart ring to be the doctor in your pocket On Thursday, Oura announced a new and updated Readiness Score that factors f
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 08:00:19
Nina Raemont/ZDNET Your menstrual cycle can significantly impact how you feel throughout the month. But wearables like a smartwatch or smart ring may not reflect those fluctuations when providing you with your energy or sleep scores -- or they might consider those fluctuations as strain. Oura's latest update to its Readiness Score aims to change that situation. Also: Oura's CEO wants its smart ring to be the doctor in your pocket On Thursday, Oura announced a new and updated Readiness Score t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-13 23:09:00
Apple Watch Ultra 2 (left) with the Oura Ring 4 (center) and OnePlus Watch 3 (right) Matthew Miller/ZDNET I'm fortunate to have a strong immune system -- and I often frustrate my wife by refusing to acknowledge any signs of illness. But the Oura Ring 4 no longer lets me deny reality. Named ZDNET's 2024 Product of the Year, this wearable continues to prove its value every day. With so many smartwatches to test, I always wear one on each wrist, along with a smart ring. Yesterday, I had an Apple
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 08:00:00
The Oura ring was my favorite smart ring because its app was easy to understand and I liked some of the newer features from its latest software update. At the steep price of $299, this smart ring is made up of aerospace-grade titanium – one of the strongest materials on earth -- according to the site. Before I received my Oura ring, I was sent a ring sizer to figure out my ring size. Other smart rings did the same since sizing varies per brand. Once I received the Oura ring, I downloaded the Ou
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