Innovation

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Our compulsion to monitor our sleep, heart rate, and activity has made smartwatches ubiquitous. But there is a more discrete wearable grabbing our attention. Smart rings started as obscure oddities, but by the early 2010s, more consumer-friendly versions offered practical benefits to consumer lifestyles. Today, the smart ring market is growing fast and shipping millions of units each year. Here are some brands that are ready to shine.

Despite a significantly modest 5% market share, according to Omnia, RingConn is considered one of the serious contenders to take on the market leaders. It doesn't require a subscription to access standard health tracking features and data. Ringconn's most popular model, the Gen 2 Air, has an exceptional nine to 10 days of battery life, and at 2mm and 2.5 grams, it’s also one of the smallest and lightest smart rings available. The larger Gen 2 is the first smart ring with native sleep apnea monitoring.