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Casio made an Oura Ring alternative that's everything but smart (www.theshortcut.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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💍 Casio made a ring that tells the time

📐 It’s made from a single piece of metal and comes with a classic digital face

📱 It’s not a smart ring, which means you can’t track your health with it

🇯🇵 Casio will sell it in Japan to celebrate 50 years in the watch business

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[–] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 120 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wth is this article, the ring is being made in celebration of them as a watch company. It's a cute little gimmicky ring because making an anniversary watch is exactly what people expect them to do.

They didn't make a ring to compete with the Oura or Samsung's whatever. The article even mentions the Timex ring watch which was similarly made because they're celebrating 170 years of being in the business. Why even bring up smart rings/watches at all?

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'm about to release a not so smart AR Headset. Super light, It won't generate fake TV screens or give information like the apple vision pro, but it will just be tinted to help bright sunlight be less bright. Still brainstorming what to call this low tech VR/AR technology.

[–] f43r05@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

This is golden.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Don't over think it, call is the Augmented Reality Sunlight Absorption Headset with AI.