HobeSoundDarryl
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iBelt could be iSkinny or iFat.. maybe flashing LED or notification when wearer moves between the two. 😉
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'Apple Ring' Allegedly in Development to Rival Samsung Galaxy Ring
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Sounds like another product for a gold "edition" version.
Personally, while small wearables sound like a nice idea, I wouldn't want to wear something on my fingers. Also, how would it work? Siri? 🤣 (just woke up to four homepods not responding to siri requests - that stupid thing now can't even tell the time)
Personally, while small wearables sound like a nice idea, I wouldn't want to wear something on my fingers. Also, how would it work? Siri? 🤣 (just woke up to four homepods not responding to siri requests - that stupid thing now can't even tell the time)
How does this work for sizing. As a jeweller, the biggest problem for stocking rings is that sizes vary, obviously.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
AI already showing disdain for puny 5 finger organics. Like being able to go to 11 on an amplifier because it’s one better than 10, 6-finger terminators are superior… and the future…
“Take any of my 6 fingers if you want to live”😉
I would be all for this (an Apple Ring). Currently I wear and Oura Ring and the Apple Watch. I have a streak of closing my rings 2,338 days currently and would like to be able to maintain this streak while moving back and forth between mechanical watches and the Apple Watch.
I also prefer the Oura Ring for sleep tracking as I find the Apple Watch (Ultra in my case) to be too annoying for sleep tracking both from a wear perspective and a charging perspective.
I may be one of the rare people who would buy both as it would give me more flexibility to wear what I want, when I want.
I also prefer the Oura Ring for sleep tracking as I find the Apple Watch (Ultra in my case) to be too annoying for sleep tracking both from a wear perspective and a charging perspective.
I may be one of the rare people who would buy both as it would give me more flexibility to wear what I want, when I want.
To show that you are married to Apple.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
With this ring, I thee wed... you to additional Apple service fees… till death do you part.
By the powers granted by this state, you may now tap to pay.😉
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The Apple Watch does everything this would do, and doesn't have any subscriptions. So I imagine an Apple Ring wouldn't either.
Unless they have something completely out of left-field planned; it looks like the ring would essentially be an alternative TO the Apple Watch for folks who don't want to wear a smartwatch (or don't want to wear a watch at all). I'm sure it would pair to your phone, like the Apple watch, and just provide data that way.
I would likely purchase an Apple Ring. It certainly falls outside of the traditional product categories that I would expect Apple to get involved in, but that said, Apple of the past 10 years has become a different beast from the company it was when most of us on forums like this became fans in the 80s-00s.
Apple has long copied product categories from other companies—compare iPod to e.g., Creative Nomad; iPhone to Treo, Blackberry, and the Windows Mobile devices. I don't chastise Apple for entering a new category after competitors—but what made Apple products good when they did launch into new areas was the meticulous work to make it dramatically better and easier to use than what was on offer. There doesn't seem to me to be the scope to do that with ring wearables except, perhaps, integrating it with mixed reality products (as has been suggested by another commenter).
I have stopped wearing Apple Watch after two iterations. I only really used it for notifications and Apple Pay, and occasionally cared about the health data. The notifications became too intrusive for me, and I got a Tapster contactless payment ring which is handy for public transport and paying at pubs, supermarkets, etc. I like my Tapster ring, and without streams of notifications on my wrist I now check my phone less often and more purposefully. I may get a Fitbit or similar for some basic health data, but the cost will still be so much more reasonable than forking out for a new Apple Watch every few years as the battery degrades. I'm enjoying wearing some nice watches I had collected before getting a Pebble smartwatch in 2012 and latterly Apple Watch.
If Apple Ring came out, there's a real chance I would buy it. I would expect it to have the following features if I were to buy it:
Apple has long copied product categories from other companies—compare iPod to e.g., Creative Nomad; iPhone to Treo, Blackberry, and the Windows Mobile devices. I don't chastise Apple for entering a new category after competitors—but what made Apple products good when they did launch into new areas was the meticulous work to make it dramatically better and easier to use than what was on offer. There doesn't seem to me to be the scope to do that with ring wearables except, perhaps, integrating it with mixed reality products (as has been suggested by another commenter).
I have stopped wearing Apple Watch after two iterations. I only really used it for notifications and Apple Pay, and occasionally cared about the health data. The notifications became too intrusive for me, and I got a Tapster contactless payment ring which is handy for public transport and paying at pubs, supermarkets, etc. I like my Tapster ring, and without streams of notifications on my wrist I now check my phone less often and more purposefully. I may get a Fitbit or similar for some basic health data, but the cost will still be so much more reasonable than forking out for a new Apple Watch every few years as the battery degrades. I'm enjoying wearing some nice watches I had collected before getting a Pebble smartwatch in 2012 and latterly Apple Watch.
If Apple Ring came out, there's a real chance I would buy it. I would expect it to have the following features if I were to buy it:
- health data on par with Oura
- battery life of bare minimum 7 days, but really ought to be 14-28 days
- Apple Pay
- Haptic notifications
- ≤ $300
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Custom orders from the one and only Apple Store at a one and only one Apple price. 💰💰💰
And if- in time- your finger evolves to a different size, you toss the old ring and buy another… or maybe they will ”recycle” a “trade-in” for you for 1/100th of what you paid. 💰💰💰
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Oh, yes. Tim got so mightily excited about it. HomeKit in part is just broken for me. It might not be obvious to those that have only ever used HomeKit, but it is awful compared to Alexa. Alexa isn't perfect, but it seems to have better integration and more support for devices across the board.
It clearly doesn't matter to them that they've sold an idea, which people have invested in, and they have now thrown those who have invested in that idea into the sea to drown while everyone fawns over floating VR windows.
I can only imagine how the patent war will go with these rings… with an existing company with rings already on the market.
I’m all set with another product that will have forced obsolescence. It’s getting expensive.
I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but there are many other men out there that you don't know.... and many that DON't work with their hands in fact. And DO wear rings.... GASP!
Apparently the Oura has a sizing kit you can order. I can imagine an Apple Store sizing experience. The inside of the ring might be slightly adjustable, too?
My concern would be the metal it was made of. Too many horror stories about not being able to cut titanium or tungsten rings off in an emergency.
In the TV series “A Murder at the End of the World” all of the guests at the hotel were issued a ring that gave them access to their rooms. Seemed like a much better way to not lose your room key…
At the time I thought “oh, Apple should make that!”
At the time I thought “oh, Apple should make that!”
Well said!
Our focus determines our reality - why not focus on positivity and optimism?!
Tracking your health and activity is pointless? Personally, I find them rather valuable
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Dear Apple,
Don't want a ring. Just boost the battery life of the Apple Watch.
Don't want a ring. Just boost the battery life of the Apple Watch.
Inflatable RingPiece with pressure sensing for seamless realtime adjustment. Can’t innovate anymore my ass!
I'm in the market for an Apple Ring because I can't wear watches. I tried Apple Watch a few times and I was always getting massive skin irritation right underneath the sensor after a few days. Would only go away after 1-2 weeks of not wearing the watch. Unfortunate but a ring could solve this potentially.