- Apple is getting ready to bring AI to iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
- Samsung has decided to bring AI to Ring.
- The company has unveiled the Galaxy Ring, a wearable designed to track health biomarkers using AI.
While Apple wants to put artificial intelligence in your pocket or on your desk, Samsung wants to put it on your fingers.
The South Korean company on Wednesday officially unveiled the Galaxy Ring, a piece of smart jewelry that was first teased in January.
The black, silver and gold models with a titanium ring look simple at first glance, but they represent Samsung's latest hardware with Galaxy AI, a bold alternative to Apple's AI-driven Intelligence platform unveiled in June.
The Galaxy Ring is made with health and wellness in mind, according to Samsung: The company says its design features pick up various biomarkers that its AI uses to give the wearer a more “comprehensive understanding” of themselves.
For instance, a new feature called “Energy Score” aims to show users their overall health based on an assessment of seven health metrics including sleep, heart rate and activity performed by on-device AI.
Other AI features include “Wellness Tips,” which aims to provide users with AI-powered advice on steps to improve their health based on their energy score, and a dedicated AI algorithm designed to check and improve sleep quality.
Samsung's UK mobile chief, James Kitt, said the ring was a key part of the company's ambitions to offer users a more personalised and “unified experience”.
The more data Galaxy AI can get about you, the more information it has to enhance the services it provides.
In Samsung's ideal scenario, users with a smartphone, smartwatch, and smart ring should have a better experience with Galaxy AI than those with just one device.
“The Galaxy Ring adds to this,” Kitto said. “It will be an integrated passive health data collection device that can track your sleep through the night and track long-term health trends.”
However, this is not Samsung's first foray into the smart ring space: Finland's Oura, for example, has been selling smart rings since 2015.
Samsung says users can wear the ring 24/7, while sleeping, showering, swimming, etc. The company claims the battery will last up to seven days, so you'll only need to charge it every now and then.
