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Apple's smart ring technology may not be limited to just fingers (appleinsider.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Apple's smart ring technology may not be limited to just fingers::Smart rings on fingers, smart bracelets on ankles, and smart lanyards around necks — far beyond the Apple Watch and AirPods, Apple has wide-ranging plans for a new wearable.

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[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, that's just Apple's way to ensure that their patent is as broad as possible.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Maybe, but it could also be that there are other locations more suitable for specific sensor types or that comparing sensor data across the body adds other valuable health data.