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That’s because, unlike a watch or wristband that’s adjustable, the ring needs to be very specifically sized to your finger. The first thing to know about the new ring is that the sizing has changed slightly for it, and thus, there’s a new sizing kit.
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– Added Explore app tab with guided audio sessions for sleep/meditationĮverything else feature-wise is still outstanding, and according to Oura that includes hardware aspects like enabling green LEDs (optical HR sensors) at full strength and frequency for proper/accurate daytime and workout tracking. So in short, as of writing this review (late Nov 2021), there are three new features on the Oura V3 currently functional:
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Meaning, they won’t say if this is a ‘January 2022’ thing or an ‘October 2022’ thing. However, there are no specific timelines, or even guesstimates, from Oura, on any of the 2020 features. An example here is the SpO2 tracking – whereby those red LEDs are in the ring today, but won’t be enabled till 2022, where they’ll start providing blood oxygen tracking. This seems to be the pattern du jour lately, with Fitbit doing the same thing on products both this year and last year. Now as you can see, this is clearly a case of Oura launching a product now with the sensors it needs to add the promised features later. – “Improved” sleep stages algorithm (coming in 2022) – Adding some 50 “science-backed videos” on understanding all this data (coming later 2021) – Added period prediction (available today in beta) Meanwhile, on the software/platform side, you’ve got: – Water-resistance claim at 100m, including saunas and ice baths – Ring size stays the same as Gen 2, but is 67% smaller than Gen 1 – Increased internal memory from 0.5MB to 16MB – Changed temperature sensor system for higher accuracy Green for workout, red for SpO2, infrared for night tracking – Significant increase in LEDs: From just infrared LED to green, red & infrared LEDs. – Adding of SpO2 (Blood Oxygen) tracking (coming sometime 2022) – Adding workout heart rate tracking (coming December 2021) – Added daytime/semi-real-time heart rate tracking Starting with the hardware side, there’s the following changes: Together, both require a subscription now for Gen 3 devices. The new Gen 3 unit changes physically to include new sensors, as well as additional platform changes that are more software-focused features. With that, after a month of 24×7 wear, let’s dive into it. So if I’m being repetitive, it’s merely to try and be super clear on what’s here today and what’s still coming. As such, I’ll apologize upfront for all the caveating for unfinished features throughout this post. And I’ll cover all those elements throughout this post. In fact, as you’ll see – there are many aspects of the Oura Ring that I’m incredibly impressed with. Still, that doesn’t mean the tech is a flop – or that it’s bad.
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Only a handful of the new software features are enabled today (even less if you’re male). Rather, it’s their shift to a new subscription model that’s upset existing users, all tied to a product launch that promises features that won’t come for many months. And oddly enough, very little of it has to do with the tech. Of course, this launch has been anything but smooth. Thus adding to the complexity of Oura as a product. There are things Oura does far better and deeper, and yet oddly, there are also things that a $59 Fitbit does far better. However, putting it in the same category of devices as a $59 Fitbit Inspire 2 would be a quirky and weird comparison. a walk or run), and can share that data with Apple Health or Google Fit as well. In effect, they hope to smoothly shift into a much broader market, while hoping to retain the accuracy they’ve historically been known for.įrom a basics standpoint, the Oura Ring actually isn’t all that much different than most lightweight activity trackers.
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But more important than those sensors, are the new features and functions those sensors light up, which shift the company’s focus from primarily being a sleep tracker, to now being a more 24×7 life tracker with everything from workout support to period prediction. Last month Oura announced their 3rd iteration of their ring, which packs in more sensors while still looking the same.