Forbes August 9, 2024
There are plenty of health gadgets on the market right now, and more arriving all the time. One of the latest form factors is the smart ring, and the Finnish company Öura is the pre-eminent of these. I sat down to talk to the company’s CEO, Tom Hale, to ask him about fitness metrics and how he sees the impact of the just-released Galaxy Ring from Samsung.
A smart ring has several advantages over a phone or a watch. For a start, it’s on your person 24 hours a day, quietly recording data. A watch might be on your wrist while you sleep, but a ring is much more unobtrusive. “Well, it’s a philosophical choice, “ Hale explains, “to be...