- Circular has announced the next generation wearable - the Ring 2 at CES 2025.
- The successor to the original Circular Ring comes with better sensors and Titanium build.
- The Ring 2 will cost $380 and will be available in March 2025.
Besides other fitness devices in 2024, Smart Rings finally gained some popularity thanks to the Oura Ring and more importantly, the Galaxy Ring, among other best smart rings . However, this may be the first time you’re hearing about Circular Ring, and that’s because the first generation of the device didn’t do well. However, the firm wants that to change with its next generation – Circular Ring 2.
The Circular Ring 2 is now out in CES 2025, and it comes with features that should put it on-par with the Oura Ring and the Galaxy Ring. However, one area where it beats both is with the idea of digital sizing , where your phone’s camera can scan your finger.
Depending on the algorithm’s analysis, Circular will send you the exact fit based on the images. This reduces packaging waste and ensures users get their rings faster.
Image Credit: Circular
Circular also claims that it’s solving two major complaints with the Ring 2 – build quality and health tracking. It’s now made of Titanium. The firm claims the “enhanced sensors” add things like ECG and Atrial Fibrillation detection , which is FDA-certified.
Circular Ring 2 also aims to solve connectivity woes and overall user experience. The battery can now last for 8 days (vs 5 days on the first generation). Besides, there are more colors this time around — Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, and Black.
As for the price, the Ring 2 will cost $380 , which is a steep price increase from its predecessor. That said, the first generation came with a free app and no subscription fee. We expect to see the same in the second generation. Overall, the Circular Ring 2 is shaping out to be a pretty exciting Galaxy and Oura Ring competitor. As for the availability, the device will launch in March 2025 .
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- Movano is coming out with their new EvieAI coming to their smart rings.
- It is post-trained on 100,000 medical journals, including FDA-approved content cross-referenced from Harvard, UCLA, and Mayo Clinic.
- The AI chatbot achieves high accuracy rates and doesn’t provide answers to unknown topics.
Nearly every device at CES has AI labeled all over it, given its flexibility of use and marketability. But its incoherence and the room for hallucinations make it a poor choice for medical advice. So, companies stray away from it because of the major repercussions it can have on someone’s health and life. But smart ring maker Movano is coming out with their new health and wellness LLM called EvieAI, offering more reliable medical advice.
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So EvieAI will only be pulling its information from this data set reducing its chances of hallucinations. The results speak for themselves as the answers from the AI chatbot are 99% accurate. That’s also because EvieAI confirms whether your query tracks with the Movano’s training data. The AI will also follow industry-standard encryption methods. Since chats are deleted periodically, no one will be able to track them back to the users.
Movano’s CEO John Mastrototaro also mentioned that the AI doesn’t shy away from saying no. If you ask anything related to a topic it hasn’t been trained upon, “it’s not going to tell you because it doesn’t have any information about that” according to Mostratotaro. He further added, “I think that it’s okay to say no if you don’t know the answer to something,”
Movano has recently re-released their Evie Ring to customers which addresses feedback on sleep data and heart rate accuracy. The company has also received FDA clearance for the EvieMED ring which is aimed at remote monitoring and clinical trials of patients. The beta version of the EvieAI will be rolling out starting January 8th to current Evie Ring users in their companion app.
Movano is trying to do something that can change the way people perceive AI. Training their LLM on just medical journals will for sure improve the accuracy of results, and they are going to be better than other general AI models. However, even Doctors coincide with each other on the recent development of new techniques and technologies. So its accuracy and how correct it stands with its answers will be interesting to see.
With over 4 year of experience under the belt, I cover all facets of consumer tech, from smartphones to other consumer electronics, our favorite social media apps, as well as the growing realm of AI and LLMs. As an Apps and AI writer app Beebom, I provide my expertise in all these areas, weaving stories that help you get familiar with the tech around you. But you will find me playing NYT daily puzzles in my free time.
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