In the past few years, there have been plenty of wearable devices at the market, from watches to rings. Some even claim to help people learn more about their sleep. Keeping track of your sleep can be valuable information for your modern lifestyle. There are people who suffer from sleep disorders, so knowing more information for their sleep quality and frequency can be helpful.
Lucky for us, we live in a time where we have a huge range of devices available for tacking sleep. The Oura Ring is one of the most popular sleep tracking wearable devices. It has a simple design, but plenty of features.
Overview
The Oura Ring is a wearable sleep tracking device used for tracking stages of sleep and other useful data about health. This ring offers daily advice to help people learn how to get more restorative sleep and align their lifestyle to their natural circadian rhythm.
Oura is first of its kind with its simple but wonderful design, advanced sensors, and extended battery life. It’s made by durable titanium and a scratch-resistant diamond-like carbon coating. Moreover, the Oura ring has a couple of unique sensors, including a gyroscope, body temperature sensors, 3D accelerometer, and infrared LED sensors.
Features
Besides learning about how you sleep, Oura Ring has plenty of useful Oura Ring features that you can take advantage of. It has advanced sensors that capture body signals like resting heart rate, HRV, and body temperature.
Fitness enthusiasts will be happy to know that the Oura Ring allows you to track your training and measure the number of calories burnt. You can transfer your workouts from fitness apps through Apple Health and Google Fit to the ring. Moreover, this ring has a battery life of up to one week with a fast and wireless charger accompanying it.
The Oura Ring has a feature called ‘Take a Moment’ that helps you to check in with your body. When activated, this feature will give you HR and HRV insights followed with a guided meditation or mindful breathing session. You can track your daily, weekly, and monthly trends to see how your environment is affecting your body. If you want, you can also track your habits like caffeine or alcohol, to see how much they affect your sleep.
Finally, this ring has a personalized sleep score available every morning so that you can see your sleep stages – REM, deep, or light. The team behind this product decided to go with a ring because it’s a small piece of jewelry that people wouldn’t even notice while wearing. Plus, there are two arteries on the palm side of each finger which is also where ring can draw information from.
The team behind Oura Ring claims that the data that this ring provides is completely accurate. It is a unique device that can help a lot of people. The Oura Ring is priced at is $299 and is available in three colors. The ring also has an accompanying app for both iOS and Android.
Photo credit: The photo is owned by Oura and has been provided for press usage.
Source: Oura Ring press release
