SHOULD Apple Make Smart Rings?
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2024
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The only reason I can see Apple making a smart ring is for those who don’t want to wear a smartwatch. Maybe some customers would rather wear a nicer/fancier watch but still have a wearable on to track health tracking, etc.
I am in that category of person! Would buy a health tracking smart ring, but sheeesh I don't want to pay a subscription for it
It’s too niche a proposition for Apple to go there. Clearly based on sales a huge proportion of people have no problem with the Apple Watch aesthetic and sleep tracking isn’t something for the masses either. To me it’s a bit like the AI microwave i.e. if I have a bad nights sleep I know about it! Certainly wouldn’t be much demand for a services based payment model either. I’m sure Apple will leave Aura alone to make a living out of it. It’s definitely not a big time proposition. I agree with Drew on that but why would an Apple washing machine be any better than that AI microwave?😂
Exactly, I prefer to wear actual watches that just tell me the time or maybe moon phase or something than a cheap plastic overglorified display for my notifications
Smart ring is the smart move, since we only have two wrists but we have 10 fingers
@@markbennett6658 No its perfect for Apple, Vision Pro is extremely niche, smart watch requires a lot more commitment than a smart ring that has 80% of the functionality of a smart watch but requires basically no commitment
I wear a smart ring and an Apple Watch. The advantage of a smart ring is that there is no setup needed and you can wear it 24 hours a day, having to charge it for 2 hours once a week or so. I sleep without a watch, though I have no trouble wearing one at night. The ring I have also has no monthly subscription.
Exactly
Which smart ring do you use
what you mean there's no setup needed? if you dont care about non-health stuff on the watch then the needed setup is exactly the same as the ring
@@xeon2k8 No. An Apple Watch requires setting up schedules for when you plan to go to sleep. I don’t have a normal sleep schedule since I’m retired, so this was annoying. It also requires setting up a health history to use the Apple health app. Even Samsung watches don’t require sleep schedules, which I also have. With the ring I have, you don’t have to do any of that. Just log into the iOS app, pair the ring, and that’s it. There’s an option to link to Apple’s health app, but that’s basically one tap to do it. That’s it and it starts tracking everything immediately as soon as you put it on. The ring tracks all kinds of things like activity, SPO2, HRV, heart beat, stress, etc I used to use Samsung watches to track sleep, but stopped after I found all of them (I have three generations) have a nasty bug that incorrectly tracks deep sleep. Typical deep sleep is about 1.5-2 hours a night, but Samsung watches rarely track more than 15 minutes of deep sleep a night.
@@Metamine0 I use a Ringconn.
Excuse me if I missed it, wasn’t there also talk of Haptic/taptic feedback for an accessory ring function for Vision Pro? As well as better hand tracking basically a controller you can wear instead of hold maintaining the hands-free allure.
I am in the camp of people who would buy this. I had an apple watch; when the battery diminished, I was happy to go back to wearing my other non-smart watches, but missed the health tracking. I got the cheapest, small garmin and have turned off all alerts except for phone calls. I want the health tracking and sleep tracking, but that's about it. I would downsize to a bracelet with no screen or a ring if the price was right. If it meshed with my other apple products, even better.
I can't believe those things exist already
I thought I'll have to wait until 2050
This skit was hilarious 😂 I couldn’t stop laughing!
You came for me with the smart microwave 🤣🤣🤣 I TOLD YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE!
I love my Oura ring. It's helpful to wear it at night so that my circadian rhythms aren't affected by Bluetooth, unlike my Apple Watch. I love how the Oura ring looks, so Apple would need to design something compelling for me to switch over. I really don't think Apple should do it and perhaps focus on improving the Apple Watch and its health measures. I don't see people owning a watch getting a ring. It'll probably be expensive, and one would opt for a watch over a ring that will likely have minimal features in comparison.
Apple should just buy over Oura. 🤣
what the heck did you say about bluetooth? and reliable source of that?
If Apple hasn’t put sensors in AirPods, which people wear every day, I don’t see them being able to market a smart ring for the same purpose and trying to convince people to start wearing rings. Plus, I don’t know a single person wearing their jewellery rings to bed.
*raises hand* Both wedding ring and Oura.
You need to get out more.
Nobody wears airpods everyday lol, i dont know a single person who wears their watch to bed either
@@haruyanto8085 *raises hand* my Apple Watch too. Started with a Microsoft Band and this is much more comfortable.
@@LoopyChew Is it more comfortable than sleeping with a smart watch on or without? Then you need to ask which would be more comfortable to sleep with, a ring or a watch
But I'm glad that some people can sleep with a watch on, I just can't do it regularly, nothing wrong with using smart watches though, but I definitely feel that a ring would offer 80% of the functions and use while being much more ergonomic and simple to use.
Smart rings are suffering the same fate as folding phones are facing right now. It’s a gimmick, not all gimmicks are bad though - I just don’t see any compelling reason as to why Apple would ever enter the category. Not saying I wouldn’t buy it (I probably would because I’m a sheep of course), but I probably would return it or probably never use it after a couple of days.
Not a gimmick, smart rings have limited functions, the more you limit technology the more use you can get out of it, folding phones try to be extra and do more than regular smartphones hence why they are a gimmick
Making money is all the reason Apple needs, even if it costs double the price of a smart watch but only has the most basic functionality, as long as it works well with my other Apple products as expected, me and many others would happily purchase it
@@haruyanto8085 That isn’t true. Limiting technology only makes you go backwards, not forwards. Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard in a minute.
They want to marry us part, got me so hard 😂😂😂😂😂
If this hypothetical Apple smart ring is meant only for fitness tracking, I don't think it would cannibalize sales from the watch because the watch can do so much more than just fitness tracking. It can play your music, take calls, manage notifications, and, you know, *show the time* .
You technically can have a tiny screen just enough for important information or use miniled lights to light up time, notifications etc, the whoke thing csn just be a display made of sapphire glass even, it would probably still be cheaper than an apple watch
I actually like the idea of Apple getting into home appliances. It could set a lot of standards that “smart” appliances don’t currently have. Mostly making sure they don’t become paperweights when the internet has issues or servers shut down.
This is for the folks that wear real timepieces but would like to keep track of their fitness.
Here’s a crazy concept for an Apple ring. You use a custom e ink display on the outside that can fill in as you complete your rings. Absolutely impractical and would never happen but pretty cool thought experiment
Smart contact lens, smart earrings, smart necklace, oh baby I can’t wait for the upcoming future
I definitely think it’ll cannibalize Apple Watch sales. As someone who wishes Apple would make a smart tracker (similar to a Fitbit design), if they made a smart ring I would absolutely purchase one and (more than likely) retire the Apple Watch.
That's completely fine, Apple is not new ro cannibalising their own market, happened with the iPods, iMacs and iPads etc
I’d love this as I’ve recently become disabled in my left arm so I can’t use the Apple Watch
My precious one rings to rule them all
Would love to see Apple bring out a smart ring. I don't feel like it would take that many sales away from the watch though. A ring is just this passive device recording your metrics. And even if it had a tiny little display on it, you wouldn't get enough information to know if it's important. You'd still need to use your phone like normal. Whereas a smart watch can give you detailed notifications, and active workout metrics.
Yes, please 🎉
What if the ring is actually a Vision Pro accessory to help with better tracking and can provide a little haptic feed back?
I think it’s possible that the ring could make the sensors on the Apple Watch more accurate by having two reference points.
But does it make sense to use a smart watch so you won't lose it easily also it has a screen
No it doesn't, I dont need a smart watch to monitor my like the most basic of my health, if i wanted something to monitor my health I'd hire a private physician, doctor or something
The smart ring is much more appealing to me
@@haruyanto8085 true
450 with screen on the ring and 35 + subscription ‘ I’m in @Apple
a apple smart ring would not be a replacement to an Apple Watch for most people, it would be a complement to the Apple Watch by giving more in-depth health data while the Apple Watch has an actual screen for everything else like telling the time, filtering notifications, etc. Oliur ultralinx has a great vid on this as he daily's his series 9 Apple Watch with his aura ring.
Smart Rings are perfect for limited important and simple functions, we do not need to them to make huge progress or be able to do much, I just want one to be able to make easy cashless payments and let me know some basic information like getting a message or call
I'm not looking for technology to better my life, I can do that myself, I just need one that compliments and assist me, I much prefer a simple smart ring that does enough and is durable and lasts long and is easy to put on and take off than a smart watch.
Way too niche, they’d need to have at least 5 different sizes. Plus it realistically couldn’t be that much cheaper than a smartwatch
As a guy having a chain if apple makes a ring with a good color options it makes my drip look better
I agree with you 100%! Apple maybe toying with the idea of making a ring. But I don’t see them doing it. Just for the reasons you pointed out.
I love my Apple Watch but it’s to heavy & leaves a mark on my wrist
Ring would be great
Its mind boggling how many people say Apple is copying other companies which is slightly true, they are completely forgetting how much patents and ideas Apple comes up with but decided it’s just not worth it at the moment and wait till they can do it as good as possible and someone else ends up making it before them and years later when apple makes it as they think is good as possible people say they copied so so and completely itgnore the patent they made or a product that’s basically the same thing. just so they can hate on Apple
The I pad was supposed to replace the Mac Steve would have done it
Depends how thick/wide the ring would have to be. If it was small enough I'd rather have a ring than a watch.
Apple making a smart ring and depending on its profit via a subscription is a bad idea because what if users figure out a way to jailbreak the rings and bypass the subscription-locked features.
Smart Ring seems to be simply Apple version of smart band which companies like Xiaomi, Huawei and Zepp (Amazfit) is making. It cost less than 100$ and tracks your health data with accuracy. It's well established market and there's definitely the rooms for Apple to enter for those people who wouldn't want weird Chinese company to track your data.
I believe in 10 years the smartphone will be replaced with smart glasses. Why would you need a watch in that scenario. The ring makes a lot more sense then for collecting health data 7x24, when you’re not wearing the glasses. The ring could be used to interact with the smart glasses without constantly reaching to your head. Think moving the crown dial to your finger.
We have to agree on one thing. Apple's sleep tracking sucks.....sucks really really bad. It doesn't auto track sleeping. So it tracks only if sleep mode is activate and that only happens only with a sleep schedule. I still don't know how my temp is measured during sleep. A few weeks ago I fell asleep some time around 8-9 pm but my schedule is much later. From the 9 odd hours I actually slept it tracked 2/3s as sleep, the rest I was just in bed. It needs propper auto tracking. Let me have my sleep schedule for the alarm....love the different alarm style, but for f's sake. Let the alarm chime on my phone and let the AppleWatch vibrate....as it did before.
I want a ring or better, an Apple Watch to wear in the sauna
Just heard "I will sue you on the next one". Not beeing a native speaker is fun sometimes)
I’d totally use an Apple ring for sleep tracking and such as I don’t ware my watch while sleeping
I hate member ships. But what I would love to see is the ring and the watch are working together all the time to track an ECG all the time our just in a training.
hot take: its gonna be joystick equivalent for apple vision pro
Good point, well brought up Oliver
A ring depends on functionality
I would love to ditch my watch for an Apple Ring, if I really need info I'd rather use my phone or computer anyways,
that's exactly what the watch was created for, to lower the screen on time and annoyance to pick up the laptop or phone for very simple things
@@xeon2k8 I’d much rather something I would wear anyways like a ring, not a fan of watches in general.
@@mikenyr4life491 fair enough
Or just put a bigger battery on the watch
For me, I will not need this (i bought an apple watch to show me time and notifications and I needed a new watch when i bought it) same as the airtags or the vision pro. They can release the product because someone might need it but i think it is not for all.
It’s my new wedding ring 💍
My only concern that this will completely replace the Apple Watch and I just got a first Gen Ultra last Christmas and I’m absolutely loving it and I have no interest in the Apple Ring whatsoever
I don’t do subscriptions!
I understand the argument that it could cannibalize their watch sales but as long as others are successfully selling them Apple is leaving money on the table by not selling one. Personally I would welcome one that augmented, improved or expanded the health metrics. Prices should be in the $200 range, never higher than a base Watch SE. Capable of working with a watch or phone and recording data even when neither are present.
Apple is no stranger to cannibalising their own market either
I can’t wait to refresh the Apple Store app pre-ordering the AppleClean washing machine!
It just washes!
Only if they are convinced they can rip off their base.
You cant accessorize a ring. Apple watches can have bands of multiple colors and material. It makes money. No different than the entire lifespan of lightning cables.
Apple could do it, but in the end its a pro-consumer move and not a pro-company/profit moves.
Sure there would be a benefit of a few users that dont/wont have an apple watch to have a ring. But theres the entire mass of the market that either dont have or use wearables that this endeavor wouldnt pay off.
Apple needs to see where the money is, and i dont think theres enough of it in smart rings. Not that there isnt _any_ just not enough for apple.
If it eats in to third party refurbished they just make more money
Nope! Thumbnail made me thought it was a Apple Watch that goes all the way around like a bangle or something a ring? That’s ridiculous if you wanna get married and use it as your smart ring still kinda lame.
They just need to buy oura ring and problem solved much easier and better.
Apple sheep are ignorant to that features or products until it come to or made by Apple.
Yes exactly, why? Cause I want the smart ring that works best with my Apple products
Like do you pick or make friends who aren't compatible, familiar or work well with you? Then why is it wrong when it comes to brands? At the end of the day these corporate companies aren't my friends, I owe no loyalty or sympathy to them, I will purchase and use whatever is best for me
I don‘t like the aesthetics of a smartwatch.
rings are a stupid idea. look at how little smartwatches have progressed bucking against the limiting formfactor. now imagine how little a ring can do.
an entire decade of iteration has yielded virtually no innovation in the smartwatch space. the ring formfactor is absolutely dead in the water.
This gonna age well
@@jheads5371 cause millions of units would be sold? the success of the applewatch notwithstanding, i still consider it a technological dead end that failed to deliver on the promise of the future.
like year old milk. Lookit! He even replied to his own comment.🤭
@@AnalyticalMenace have fun wasting money on a useless ring for idiots 👍
Yes they should so just can ditch the hideous Apple Watch for a luxury watch
This is my reason too
I stopped wearing the horrid apple watch after 2 years so I could use again my real watches. A ring would be interesting, otherwise for me apple wearables are our for now.
This guy is a weirdo jeez
Take the heart sensor and blood monitor out of the watch and fit it in the ring somehow, then charge it as an Apple Watch accessory. I’ll be surprised if they don’t software lock it to the ultra and latest iPhone only