The Apple Watch is undoubtedly one of the most capable wearables on the market, but not everyone wants a device that needs to be recharged daily and constantly demands their attention.
The majority of you have long agreed with me that Apple should also make a smart ring, and today’s launch of the Garmin Cirqa Smart Band adds to the evidence of growing demand for screen-free activity trackers …
I should make it clear at the outset that I’m not arguing a smart ring or fitness band is better than an Apple Watch. For many, the watch is the perfect form factor, and offers a great many capabilities within a single device, including serving as a music player and phone.
But for some people, a screen is a bug rather than a feature. The power consumption means that it needs to be charged on a daily basis, and it’s another device to ping us with notifications we may not need or want. There’s a separate market for a device which silently tracks our health and fitness, and otherwise stays out of our way.
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