It’s not too late to buy the Oura Ring, which is on sale

Look, I can admit when I was wrong. When I first wrote a review of the Oura Ring Gen3 (6/10, Wired review) In 2021, I find the company’s subscription model a little appalling. It’s one thing to charge $10/month for a Fitbit Premium subscription, while A Fitbit costs $100 And you can use it without any subscription. Charging a monthly subscription fee on an already expensive wearable is a completely different thing – especially when Apple Watches And Garmins Their costs are comparable and there are no subscription fees.

However, despite the popularity of smart rings more prevalentThe Oura ring is still in a class of its own. It’s the best ring Fitness Tracker And this The best sleep trackerIt looks good, is comfortable to wear, and is surprisingly accurate – it’s still the only fitness tracker I’ve tried that can reliably tell me when my body temperature drops and when my period starts each month (ahem). So, if you’ve been thinking about buying Oura, today might be your lucky day.

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The Oura ring is on sale

In a small package, the Oura has a lot of sensors. It has three: an infrared photoplethysmography sensor for heart rate and respiration, a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) sensor for body temperature, and a 3D accelerometer for motion. I don’t feel them at all when I wear it.

Since I first complained that Oura was going to charge you for features that won’t even arrive for a year, most of Subscription Features unlocked. This app in particular is the easiest to use—I check it every morning to see how I slept and how it affected my readiness score. It also automatically detects naps and adds them to your readiness score, which is great. The company also regularly introduces new features like resilienceTo see how well you are managing to maintain a balance between stress and recovery.

Since writing this, several of my colleagues have purchased their rings with their own personal money. My colleague Simon Hill cautions you against rings with a black finish, as he says the coating on his ring has started to fade. However, I have been wearing my ring, which also has a black finish, since 2021, and it is still fine.

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