Sleep
Orthosomnia — the wearable sickness. Do you have it?
For seven years I opened Oura every morning like a report card. Then I learned what I was doing had a name — orthosomnia. What it is, why trackers mislead us, and how I changed my approach.
Sleep
For seven years I opened Oura every morning like a report card. Then I learned what I was doing had a name — orthosomnia. What it is, why trackers mislead us, and how I changed my approach.
💍Oura Ring Gen 3 & 4 & 5
With the Ring 5, Oura started showing how much your blood pressure drops at night. I compared it with the Hilo BP monitor for four months: single nights don’t match – the long-term trend does.
Pebble
No sensors, no charging, no subscription – just a button and a microphone. I tested the Pebble Index 01 voice-note ring as a way to catch ideas on the go.
💍Oura Ring Gen 3 & 4 & 5
I strapped an Oura Ring 5 and a chest strap to one ordinary day — sleep, six workouts, the lot — and pulled the raw data. Here's how a smart ring actually measures your heart rate, and exactly where it goes quiet.
steps accuracy
Three of the newest smart rings, a scientific ankle pedometer on my leg and 20 days of real-life walking. Which one gets closest to reality? And why do all three (SPOILER!) count fewer steps than you actually take?
💍Oura Ring Gen 3 & 4 & 5
The Oura Ring 5 is radically smaller and slimmer than the Gen 4. But does the miniaturization cost you anything in the data? I wore both generations on the same night to find out.
💍Ultrahuman AIR & PRO
The Ultrahuman Ring PRO goes the opposite way to the rest of the market: it got bigger. I measured all three Ultrahuman generations with a caliper, ran an 11-day battery test against Oura 5 and RingConn Gen 3, and spent three weeks in the rebuilt Emerald app.
💍Oura Ring Gen 3 & 4 & 5
Detailed comparison of size, weight, and battery of Oura Ring 5. See how the radical miniaturization turned out — and whether the upgrade is worth it.
💍Oura Ring Gen 3 & 4 & 5
Oura just surprised the market, dropping the Oura Ring 5 just 20 months after Gen 4. The latest iteration boasts a 40% smaller form factor, sharper tracking, and fresh app features—though thankfully, you won't miss out on the software upgrades even if you stick with an older model.
RingConn Gen 3
After testing every generation, I’m diving into the brand new RingConn Gen 3. With groundbreaking vascular trends, a built-in haptic motor, and a sleek new matte finish, this dark horse of the smart ring market continues to deliver premium hardware with zero subscription fees.
Six wearables, six different ages. From Garmin's Fitness Age to Oura's Cardiovascular metrics, we break down the algorithms, proxy data, and clinical accuracy of the world's leading smart devices. Stop guessing and start understanding your physiological trends.
elonga
No GPS. No screen. No steps tracking. No notifications. And still — after two years of testing every smart ring and screenless band I can get my hands on — it's one of the most interesting wearable I've come across. Let me explain.