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[-] Bonifratz@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago

Literally the first time I hear about smart rings. What do they do?

[-] casmael@mander.xyz 104 points 1 week ago

They swell up and get stuck on your finger! Pretty cool innovation if you ask me 😎 🆒

[-] lowleekun@ani.social 34 points 1 week ago

They are supposed to be monitoring your health (blood pressure, pulse). I think they also try to make some claims about your sleep pattern.

Essentially it is a gadget for people trying to "optimize" their lifes.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Some of them can also vibrate for notifications like phone calls or use LEDs for some status information.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago

Usually do the fitness tracking stuff of a smart watch in the form factor of a ring.

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Samething a smart watch does, but don't tell time yet.as far as I know.

[-] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Explode, as far as I can tell

[-] Grim@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago

It's a smart watch without a screen (you use a phone app to control its functions).

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Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

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