THREE KEY FACTS: Wearable technology refers to devices designed to be worn as accessories to track health and fitness data. It’s a rapidly growing industry, with fitness trackers from smart watches to rings and other jewellery now available. The Samsung Galaxy Ring is one of the newest wearables on the market, first launched in July 2024 and available in NZ from April 2, 2025.
Samsung’s answer to the Oura Ring is the latest wellness wearable promising to track your stress levels, steps and sleep and offer tips to help boost your wellbeing and hit your fitness goals. Bethany Reitsma got the chance to trial the ring for two weeks – here’s the verdict. I’ve never worn a smartwatch – to me, getting notifications on my wrist defeats the purpose of trying to reduce my screen time.
But smart rings are another story. A health tracker that doesn’t constantly buzz with notifications and blends in with your jewellery is much more appealing, as the popularity of the Oura Ring, Ultrahuman and many others has proven..