We’ve seen quite a few Apple Ring patent applications, a number of them granted, and the latest is one of the more extensive ones.
Among the interesting elements here is Siri support, and a description of how multiple rings could be worn – including a ring-to-ring wireless charging arrangement …
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Another Apple smart ring patent has today been granted, which includes both health monitoring and the ability to control other Apple devices.
It suggests that data could be wirelessly sent from the ring for display on devices with screens, including both Vision Pro and smart glasses …
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In my first Oura Ring diary piece, I posed the question of whether Apple should make its own smart ring as an alternative health and fitness tool to the Apple Watch.
Three weeks later, I’m ready to answer that question with an unequivocal ‘yes.’ But quite possibly by buying the company …
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My diary pieces have so far been limited to Apple products, but I’m writing an Oura Ring diary because I view it as a good test of whether I think a long-rumored Apple Ring would be a good idea.
In other words, to answer the question we raised when the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Ring brought the form factor back into the headlines …
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Health and fitness tracking is the primary pitch of the Apple Watch, but has the time now arrived for the option of a more compact device in the form of an Apple Ring?
Samsung yesterday unveiled its Galaxy Ring, which collects health data (including sleep tracking), in a device with a claimed battery life of seven days …
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Rumors about Apple working on a smart ring are not new. In fact, it’s been almost a decade since the company patented the concept of an “iRing” with sensors, but that product has never seen the light of day. More recently, rumors again raised the possibility of Apple finally announcing its own smart ring – but is there room for it in Apple’s lineup of wearable products?
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An Apple Ring patent application has been granted, amid conflicting reports about the status of the company’s development of such a device.
However, while recent reports focus more on the applications of a ring as a health sensor as a cheaper alternative to an Apple Watch, this patent is more concerned with using it as an input device …
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A sketchy report claims that development of an Apple smart ring is accelerating, following a teaser by Samsung of its own upcoming Galaxy Ring (shown above).
The Korean report is light on details, citing an unnamed source claiming that “pre-development for commercialization is imminent” …
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The US Patent & Trademark Office today published a patent application from Apple relating to its smart ring project, which could be used with AR, VR, and MR applications. This is the latest evidence of Apple’s continued work in AR and VR.
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