Oura's CEO wants its smart ring to be the doctor in your pocket

ZDNET I've been wearing an Oura Ring for over a year. Whenever I'm asked about my thoughts on the device, I say that the Oura Ring is one of the few products that nearly always does exactly what it claims to do. The ring can predict when you're about to get sick, catch variations in your heart rate, provide an accurate list of ingredients to log after you take a photo of your breakfast, and document your physical and emotional stress in real time. I'll never forget how it captured my sky-high daytime stress levels after going through airport security for the first time wearing the Oura Ring. Also: The best smart rings In fact, the Oura Ring and the brand itself are a perfect example of how magical it can be when technology fulfills its promises. I told Oura's CEO Tom Hale this opinion during a recent interview and he laughed. He told me I had low expectations about technology. Maybe they'd be considered low, I thought, if Oura weren't innovating in a market position that other tech ... Read full article.