Summary: RingConn unveiled its Gen 2 Smart Ring at IFA 2024, featuring integrated sleep apnea monitoring with real-time insights into potential sleep disruptions. The Gen 2 model is 24.8% thinner and 50% lighter than its predecessor, with an extended battery life of 10-12 days, or up to 150 days with a charging case. With over 90% accuracy in detecting obstructive sleep apnea based on internal lab data, the device aims to provide a convenient, long-term sleep health monitoring solution. An AI-driven health coaching system is also set to launch later this year.
Key Takeaways:
- Integrated Sleep Apnea Monitoring: The RingConn Gen 2 Smart Ring includes a feature for detecting potential sleep apnea symptoms, providing users with real-time data on their sleep health.
- Improved Design: The Gen 2 model is 24.8% thinner, 50% lighter, and designed for extended wear, making it more comfortable for long-term sleep monitoring. The Gen 2 offers a battery life of 10-12 days, a 71.4% improvement over the first generation, and up to 150 days when used with a charging case.
- AI-Driven Health Coaching: RingConn plans to launch an AI-based personalized health coaching system later this year, designed to provide users with actionable insights based on their sleep and health data.
RingConn showcased its newest innovation—the RingConn Gen 2 Smart Ring, which will feature integrated sleep apnea monitoring—at IFA 2024.
RingConn Gen 2 Smart Ring was initially launched on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform on Aug 1, where it has raised almost $4 million from around 16,000 backers.
RingConn has evolved its products based on feedback from over 40,000 users of its first-generation product, focusing on enhancing performance and functionality. The company aims to address the needs of users, particularly in sleep health, as over 1 billion adults globally experience sleep apnea, which increases risks of hypertension, heart disease, and stroke.
Integrated Sleep Apnea Monitoring
The Gen 2 will offer a convenient, comfortable, and cost-effective way to assist users in understanding their sleep conditions. With three continuous hours of real-time sleep monitoring overnight, users can gain insights into potential sleep apnea symptoms and their overall sleep health.
Internal lab data from RingConn indicates that the product has an accuracy rate of over 90.7% in detecting obstructive sleep apnea. Its compact design allows users to wear the ring for multiple days, facilitating long-term monitoring.
Thinner, With Longer Battery Life
Compared to the first generation, the Gen 2 is 24.8% thinner, 50% lighter, and 12.8% narrower, weighing between 2 and 3 grams depending on size, with a minimum thickness of 2 mm. The ringis made with medical-grade epoxy resin and aerospace-grade titanium alloy.
The Gen 2 battery life ranges from 10 to 12 days, a 71.4% improvement over the first generation. When paired with a charging case, it can last over 150 days without needing to carry a charger.
Looking Ahead
To help users gain a comprehensive understanding of their health and provide actionable improvement suggestions, RingConn is in the process of developing an artificial intelligence-driven personalized health coaching system that will utilize the Gen 2 Smart Ring to offer tailored health insights and improvement plans through in-app interaction.
This feature is to be launched by late October.
The ring is meant for use as a pre-diagnostic tool; the Gen 2 does not replace the diagnosis or treatment by a qualified healthcare professional.
Photo caption: RingConn Gen 2 Smart Ring
Photo credit: RingConn
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