And then — wham! — the Oura Ring 4 just got announced, threatening to wipe out all of its competitors. A new wearable beast has entered the ring, pun intended, and it’s got the Galaxy Ring squarely in its crosshairs, ready to deliver the knockout blow.

Oh how times change. Until now, people proposed to their would-be life partners with rings of precious metals studded with precious stones. Now, wh

The smart ring arena is full of competitive choices. We compare two of the newest additions, the Oura Ring 4 vs the Samsung Galaxy Ring.

It’s not a radical redesign, at least on the outside, but Oura’s goal with Ring 4 is doubling down on heart rate accuracy and a more comfortable fit, to improve tracking regardless of the ring’s orientation. It arrives with a fresh, redesigned application for iOS and Android.

Oura has released the Oura Ring 4 and a major overhaul of its accompanying app. The new ring has a proprietary sensing technology called Smart Sensing, which is supposed to be more accurate with health data than ever before.