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WITH A RANGE of smartwatches from Samsung, Sony and other third-party manufacturers failing to set the world alight, and Google Glass still making its way through the beta stages, a team in India has decided that the future of wearable technology should come in the form of a ring.
The Smarty Ring lets you control your iPhone or Android device and provides you with updates on your finger.
Through Bluetooth 4.0, it alerts you to emails, calls, messages as well as updates from Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Google Hangouts, and claims to have a 24 hour battery life.
The ring has physical buttons on the back of it, allowing you to receive or make calls to preset numbers, and control music from your phone.
More companies have been developing smartwatches although nobody has created an essential one. Deveices like the Pebble smartwatch, which raised more than $10 million on Kickstarter in 2012, have had some success, but they have yet to hit the mainstream.
The Smarty Ring has raised just over $200,000 on Indiegogo, surpassing its original goal of $40,000. Those who backed the project will find out whether it lives up to its claims on April 2014 when the first batch arrive.
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Your ring is phoning.
He he he… this made me giggle
@cian. Wittiest comment I’ve seen in a long time…. well done
You need to get out more Thomas.
Why would I need to “get out more” to see a funnier comment on a phone app.
I said nothing about it being the funniest “thing” i’d heard.
Yours definitely wasnt witty. But thanks for tryng.
Do ya know what else alerts you to messages, calls etc…… Your phone!! It’s in your pocket along with your hand and that lovely shiny ring thing!!
Fantastic wedding ring “with this ring I thee wed” oh sorry father just need to check this email won’t be a sec
Jesus, a smart ring. I simply can’t think of another more useless device on the market or maybe I can “a chocolate teapot”
butt call….25 seconds in….
Is that like a booty call I wonder…
Knowing my luck if I had one id end up ringing someone with the ring as I was knocking one out. And nobody want to be hearing that.
After asking my wife if she wanted one for Christmas, the only thing she wanted to know is what happens if she set it to silent. All those cool features and that’s what she wants to know? She’s so non-techie it’s unbelievable.
It might vibrate, a vibrating finger! now that’s an idea
Nydons wife would love that!
It could discreetly tighten on your finger to let you know you have an incoming call. If the designers have their heads screwed on it will also have a built in speaker and mic to let you answer the call by making a “telephone” with your thumb and pinkie.
Ask me ring
apparently they are bringing out ‘smart’ toilet paper, its so clever , you won’t need to check its full of sh## as it will beep when full
What aloud of crap
Just another NSA homing/surveillance device, same as Google Glass and Xbox Kinect.
Google are currently developing password free security for their mobile devices and their chromium OS, it will use NFC, Bluetooth or other such technology, from other devices you own to unlock your Google device, this ring its a match made in heaven for that.
how much is this surpost to cost there customers to buy??
Will gloves become a thing of the past ?
I think it’s an excellent idea
“What time is it? Why don’t you ask my ring?”
I just bought a pebble yesterday as a chrimbo pressie for myself ! :) Cant wait for it to arrive ! no more fishing my phone out of my pocket to see notifications, emails or messages! Good display, GPS directions, vibrate function, AND a whopping 5-7 day battery life rather than a very annoying charge every day! Discreet and functional..Awesomeness
Kiss me ring……..jasus….me ring is vibrating….I need to plug in me ring…does your ring get hot?
Put a ring on it
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