However, the important changes here are on the underside of the ring. Gone are those skin-contact nodes, and in their place are flat sensors. These sensors are, Oura says, better at detecting ...

It ups the signal pathways from 8 to 18 — but not only that — refines the signal based on BMI, skin tone, physiology, and the position of the Ring 4. Firstly, I can only praise Oura for doing ...

I wanted to see which was best, and the Oura Ring Gen 3 was the clear winner ... Rings had raised sensor bumps — they ensured good skin contact to mitigate those factors.

Monitoring my heart rate, skin temperature and oxygen saturation, the Oura Ring tells me more than I ever thought I wanted to know about my quality of rest. My sleep score functions as a quick ...

Oura released its newest model, the Oura Ring 4 on October 15. The device features several cosmetic changes as well as some significant hardware improvements. First, the Oura Ring 4 replaces the 3 ...

The sensors are recessed into the interior of the ring, so, I didn’t feel those three central domes poking into my skin. There are just two raised dots and a series of sensors set back into the ...

The ring also has a digital sensor to measure skin temperature variations and an accelerometer that tracks movement and activity all day. The big deal isn’t the sensors but how they can keep ...

Please verify your email address. The Oura Ring 4 is the kind of iterative hardware update I like to see. For the same $349 starting price as the Gen 3 Horizon, Oura's latest smart ring is a bit ...

I’ve made no secret about wearing the Oura Ring smart ring for many years. I am definitely a fan of the product, as is made clear by this longevity, but don’t take this to mean I’ll go easy ...

I’m PCMag’s senior analyst covering smart home and wearable devices. I’ve been writing about tech professionally for nearly a decade and have been obsessing about it for much longer than that.