Why You Shouldn't Trust Your Smart Ring

Опубликовано 8 апреля 2026, 18:47

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From the Samsung Galaxy Ring to the Oura and the rumored Apple Ring, everyone wants to "put a ring on it." But shrinking a laboratory's worth of sensors into a titanium hoop requires some massive engineering compromises. In this episode, we break down why your smart ring might be "fat-fingering" your biometric data.

A huge thank you to Dr. Daniel Franklin and the Franklin Research Group at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering for their expertise. Check out their incredible work on wearables and biomedical engineering here: franklinresearch.ca

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