Smartwatches, fitness rings, health trackers, and the platforms behind them. Coverage spans Apple Watch, Oura, RingConn, Google Health, and the broader health monitoring space. With honest analysis of what the data is actually telling you and what the companies building these products want you to think it means.
A five day Disneyland and Legoland trip put the Oura Ring 5's comfort and battery claims to the test. The hardware delivered. The new software features are a mixed bag so far.
Oura Ring 5 is 40% smaller than its predecessor, but the bigger story is the platform: Health Radar, GLP-1 Insights, live workout tracking, and in-app physician access.
Google's Fitbit rebrand isn't a name change -- it's a data strategy. The Google Health app now reads Apple Health on iOS, betting that platform-agnostic health data aggregation beats ecosystem lock-in.
RingConn V4 shipped to everyone last week. The redesign is real and the intentions are good. The community that bought the ring is telling them exactly what they got wrong.
Google's Fitbit Air is a compelling $99 screenless tracker, but the bigger move is the Fitbit app becoming Google Health and what that means for the platform long-term.
Apple's Sleep Score barely moved across a 7-month documented deterioration in my Central Sleep Apnea data. Two years of personal data shows why that matters.
RingConn's V4 app rebuilt the platform around guided insights. Here's what changed, and what's coming to Gen 3 ring on May 29.
Oura is now rolling out a comprehensive app redesign alongside Cumulative Stress, a new feature that tracks 31 days of physiological data to reveal the hidden toll of chronic stress before it leads to burnout.
Oura is measuring stress through overnight temperature regulation and sleep twitches rather than just tracking stressful moments, while simultaneously pursuing FDA clearance to detect hypertension from passive ring data.
Nomad's Tempo Band refines their Sport Band design into a slimmer, more sophisticated profile that's comfortable enough to forget you're wearing—especially during sleep—without sacrificing any of the durability or build quality that makes their bands worth the investment.
Oura just dropped a collection of announcements that fundamentally change how we think about smart rings. The big story? The Finni
The smart ring market, once a niche corner of wearable technology, is heating up with innovation and competition. At the cen
