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May 28 from https://www.404media.co/

‘Cracked Oura’ Is an App For Using the Oura Ring Without the Monthly Subscription

Rather than pay a monthly subscription for an app that plenty of people think kinda sucks , a developer has created Cracked Oura, an open source app that lets Oura ring wearers query and analyze their health data without the monthly fee. On Thursday, Oura announced the new Ring 5 , a lighter and smaller wearable with an allegedly better battery life. That ring will cost at least $399, and...

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May 28 from https://www.engadget.com/

Oura's Ring 5 is a dramatically thinner smart ring

Smart rings may blend invisibly into our lives, but they're not good at blending invisibly into our hands. Unless you're a fan of chunky statement jewelry, it's likely your smart ring makes every other ring you wear look tiny by comparison. That's the issue Oura is looking to solve with the new Ring 5, which is a whopping 40 percent smaller than its immediate predecessor. Shrinking such a...

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May 28 from https://www.theverge.com/

They’ve finally made the Oura Ring smaller and lighter

is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables, health tech, and more. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Wherever I go, whatever I do, people point at my finger and ask, “Is that an Oura Ring?” Lots of people find they like the design, and they tell me why they’re thinking about...

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May 28 from https://www.wired.com/

Oura’s New Ring 5 Is Smaller and Lighter—and Adds an AI Health Coach

Two years on since the Oura Ring 4, Finnish health tech company Oura is back with a new smart ring—right in time to compete with the other screenless fitness tracker of the moment, the Fitbit Air. The Oura Ring 5 doubles down on the company's minimalist ethos with a smaller ring design, upgraded durability, and—unsurprisingly—a suite of AI-powered wellness features. The Ring 5 is available...

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May 28 from https://www.404media.co/

Oura unveils its Ring 5 with a thinner, lighter design starting at $399

Oura on Thursday unveiled the fifth generation of its popular smart ring, starting at $399. The Ring 5, which Oura describes as the world’s smallest smart ring, arrives just a year and a half after the company launched the Ring 4 and seven months after the Ring 4 Ceramic. The Ring 5 is 40% smaller than its predecessor and comes with more accurate sensing and enhanced battery life. The Ring 5...

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