The South Korean giant ends its big event with a mysterious ring

Samsung said goodbye to its Unpacked 2024, announcing the release of its first Galaxy Ring… and stopping the broadcast. They did not provide any details.

New year, new Galaxy S24, and also wearable devices new Samsung home. This time no bracelet, no watch: The ring is a new product offered by the South Korean company. a product focused on fitness and sleep monitoring for those who prefer to leave their wrist free.

Samsung Galaxy Ring was announced as part of a category yet to be discovered. Similar rings have been on the market for many years, some of them particularly worthy, such as the Oura ring, but none of them managed to become mainstream.

However, Samsung hasn’t told us anything more about the Galaxy Ring other than its name.

Name and superficial glance

The announcement came right at the end of Unpacked 2024. After introducing Galaxy AI, the Galaxy S24 family, and reviewing the company’s sustainability efforts, the final section focused on Samsung’s efforts in the healthcare space.

They talked about some new features from Samsung Health., its platform designed to collect and cross-reference health-related data. Among these new features, they introduced one of the upcoming additions: “My Vitality Score,” a numerical measure of our level of recovery based on various indicators of our health, presumably resting heart rate and heart rate variability. They also talked about improving our sleep patterns.

Immediately after the farewell, Samsung announced that it was going to release a device focused on these functions in a new form factor. They said it would be called Galaxy Ring, the audience applauded, the lights turned on and the cleaning lady appeared.. Not the last, but almost.

Meanwhile, the spectators and press covering the event looked at each other with the expression “that’s it?”

Yes that’s it.

We don’t know anything else because Samsung decided so, so it is now assumed that at a future event we will learn more about this mysterious product, which, by the way, has been rumored for several months.

For now, we can assume that he will follow the same line as Oura and company: miniature sensors and battery to monitor our health in the background without requiring us to wear a bracelet or watch. Heart rate, body temperature, sleep patterns, physical activity…

Advantages of a ring over rings wearable devices The most common option is to leave the wrist free, either by choice of the user or because they prefer to wear a traditional watch. It’s also less intrusive, such as before bed.

However, it also has disadvantages or cases where its use is less appropriate, such as when playing sports that require the use of the hands, such as basketball or weight training.

Everything else remains unknown. Until Samsung calls us again to provide more details.

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