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Galaxy Ring gets FDA-cleared sleep apnea alerts
Samsung's Galaxy Ring becomes the first smart ring the FDA trusts to flag sleep apnea risk.
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Oura postpones its $2.2 billion Nasdaq IPO
Oura pulled its Nasdaq debut hours before pricing, and there's no new date.
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Oura wants up to $2.2 billion, and most of it goes to existing investors
Oura wants up to $2.2 billion, but only 13.5 million of the 50 million shares are new. Existing backers are selling the rest.
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Oura's IPO filing counts 5 million paying members
Oura's prospectus puts 350,000 people in its blood pressure study and net income at $60.8 million, up from $1.6 million a year ago.
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Oura advertised 95% accuracy and publishes 79% agreement
The suit is over a 95% accuracy claim. Oura's own published figure, measured against a clinical sleep study, is 79%.
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Circular puts contactless payments on a smart ring
Both new rings tap to pay, and the Pro's ECG is FDA-cleared. Blood pressure and glucose are the parts that need a subscription.
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Oura wants your ring to see a migraine coming
Oura's new patent describes using heart rate variability and skin temperature to flag a migraine before the headache starts.
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Oura is going public, and the ask is $16 billion
Oura wants up to $3 billion at a valuation north of $16 billion, and it could price as soon as September.
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Ultrahuman filed for a ring that never stops to change its battery
Ultrahuman patented a smart ring that swaps batteries in seconds, with a backup cell so your data doesn't drop during the swap.
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Oura filed for a ring that alerts without vibrating
Oura's patented a way to zap your finger with current pulses for alerts so it doesn't need a vibration motor eating into battery or size.
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Oura and Zepp settled, and neither side won a ruling
Oura and Zepp dropped their mutual patent suits on the same day. Someone blinked.
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Oura wants a blood pressure number, not a pattern
Oura has published a patent filing describing a new optical sensor layout designed to squeeze more information from pulse signals The post Oura patent points to blood pressure and arterial stiffness tracking appeared first on Gadgets & Wearables.
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The Galaxy Ring is the first cleared for sleep apnea
Samsung's Galaxy Ring detects sleep apnea this fall, and it's the closest thing to a new ring Samsung's shipping.
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A prototype ring reads blood sugar from finger sweat
A prototype ring pulls sweat from your finger to track blood sugar, no needles required.
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This $399 Ring Reads Your Blood Pressure Without a Cuff
Apple Watch alerts you to high blood pressure. A startup ring launching in October tells you the number.
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Oura's new ring caught a cold before he did
Oura Ring 5 detected a reviewer's cold one to two days early.
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Ultrahuman pairs live glucose tracking with full blood work
Ultrahuman's new M2 Live tracks live glucose and over 100 blood markers in one place.
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Oura Ring 5 announced with blood pressure tracking
Oura Ring 5 infers blood pressure from artery stiffness in a 6mm body. Apple Watch can't fit in your finger.
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Oura's next ring confirmed with blood pressure detection
Oura's next ring will tell you when you're wearing it wrong before it records bad data. Most health wearables wait until after.
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Oura Ring 5 revealed at 40% smaller
Oura Ring 5 is 40% smaller than older versions. Turns out the biggest health tracking problem was the ring itself.