Apple is reportedly stepping up its incursion into the wearables market with the development of a smart ring designed to monitor users’ health.
Apple has been paying close attention to the market for signs that a smart ring would be a popular, less intrusive, alternative to a watch, that can be worn for longer and is easier to sleep with.
Apple is said to be seriously weighing up the idea as a viable expansion of its wearables lineup, and has been increasingly applying for patents related to an NFC-enabled finger-worn device as it coordinates the timing of the release.
The emerging smart ring category is currently led by Oura Ring, first released by Finnish health technology company Oura back in 2015. In March 2022, Oura announced that it had sold more than one million rings.
Source: www.qna.org.qa