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I don't think I've ever seen a 'smart' ring before. It seems much more convenient than carrying around a fob or smartcard, if they could make it low profile eno

I don't think I've ever seen a 'smart' ring before. It seems much more convenient than carrying around a fob or smartcard, if they could make it low profile enough.

nostrademons 11y ago
https://ringly.com/ https://ringly.com/ Never seen anyone wearing one before, but my wife tells all her friends about it simply because the concept is so weird.
- showerst 11y ago
  Yeah now that I google it apparently there are a few. Sadly they're all exactly the product I _don't_ want: One more way to receive notifications, or try to interact with my phone from a really small device. I was thinking more in terms of identity management. If I could wear a subtle ring instead of carrying around 3 key fobs and a smart card, I'd be very interested. Especially if I could somehow do password manager/ssh keys!
- BorisMelnik 11y ago
  wow that is actually pretty cool. my girlfriend is a huge tech / style nut I would love one of these. did not see shipping expected dates. any clue?
mbrubeck 11y ago
Back in 1998 the "Java Ring" from Sun Microsystems was designed for this purpose, and though it never became a mass-market product it got a fair amount of hype when it was new: http://www.javaworld.com/article/2076641/learn-java/an-introduction-to-the-java-ring.html http://www.javaworld.com/article/2076641/learn-java/an-intro... http://www.nngroup.com/articles/javaring-wearable-computer/ http://www.nngroup.com/articles/javaring-wearable-computer/
grantbachman 11y ago
There's also Logbar, which I hear is absolutely horrible. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1761670738/ring-shortcut-everything https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1761670738/ring-shortcu...
- anigbrowl 11y ago
  I'm amazed they raised any money. Even if it worked perfectly, the thing is so big that it's going to rub the skin raw on the palm and adjoining fingers.
LukeB_UK 11y ago
The capabilities sound close to the NFC Ring: http://nfcring.com/ http://nfcring.com/

I don't think I've ever seen a 'smart' ring before. It seems much more convenient than carrying around a fob or smartcard, if they could make it low profile enough.

nostrademons 11y ago

https://ringly.com/ https://ringly.com/ Never seen anyone wearing one before, but my wife tells all her friends about it simply because the concept is so weird.

showerst 11y ago
Yeah now that I google it apparently there are a few. Sadly they're all exactly the product I _don't_ want: One more way to receive notifications, or try to interact with my phone from a really small device. I was thinking more in terms of identity management. If I could wear a subtle ring instead of carrying around 3 key fobs and a smart card, I'd be very interested. Especially if I could somehow do password manager/ssh keys!
BorisMelnik 11y ago
wow that is actually pretty cool. my girlfriend is a huge tech / style nut I would love one of these. did not see shipping expected dates. any clue?

mbrubeck 11y ago

Back in 1998 the "Java Ring" from Sun Microsystems was designed for this purpose, and though it never became a mass-market product it got a fair amount of hype when it was new: http://www.javaworld.com/article/2076641/learn-java/an-introduction-to-the-java-ring.html http://www.javaworld.com/article/2076641/learn-java/an-intro... http://www.nngroup.com/articles/javaring-wearable-computer/ http://www.nngroup.com/articles/javaring-wearable-computer/

grantbachman 11y ago

There's also Logbar, which I hear is absolutely horrible. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1761670738/ring-shortcut-everything https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1761670738/ring-shortcu...

anigbrowl 11y ago
I'm amazed they raised any money. Even if it worked perfectly, the thing is so big that it's going to rub the skin raw on the palm and adjoining fingers.

LukeB_UK 11y ago

The capabilities sound close to the NFC Ring: http://nfcring.com/ http://nfcring.com/