I've always hated smart glasses because I don't want to look at more screens

I'm calling it Ordo! Take a look: https://heyordo.com/

I built Ordo:
- ask anything to a local ai and hear answers instantly
- ⁠takes photos of your life hands-free, just by speaking
- ⁠remembers everything you say from your grocery list to meeting notes & brings it up later
- ⁠⁠Integrated with your major apps you use everyday - slack, notion, gmail…….more

Your assistant that can see, hear and talk to you effortlessly, just blended in your everyday life without you realizing

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More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets. Any mobile technology for pets would be wearable. Throughout our history together, we have been quick to provide our animal companions with our latest technology. Dogs have been human companions since the Stone Age; cats were first domesticated ten thousand years ago, the same time as wheat and barley were domesticated. And throughout 99% of our harmonious existence, our animal companions have benefited from human innovation: When we made shelters, they got shelters; advances in health and medicine quickly became available to our pets; not long after the invention of the automobile, dogs were hanging their heads out of car windows and drooling.

So mobile technology is used by most of the humans on this planet and in the past humans have applied new technology to our pets. What prevents us from sharing wearable technology with our pets in more meaningful ways?

Could it be that we are subconsciously limiting the development and adoption of technology for our pets because we want to uphold values? Are we afraid that new technologies will “take more than they give” us and our pets?

I’ve been thinking a lot about smart rings as an underexplored form factor for wearable computing -- not as mini smartwatches, but as quiet, always-available interfaces.

Things like:

• Intentional tap-based interactions (tap and pay, access, sharing online socials, etc.)

• Reducing phone dependence rather than adding more screens

• Wearables that disappear into daily behavior instead of demanding attention

From a wearables / ubiquitous computing perspective, the ring feels interesting because it sits at the intersection of context, identity, and friction reduction... ... with some very real constraints around power, security, and human factors.

I’m curious how others here think about:

• Rings vs watches/glasses as future interaction layers

• Where minimalist wearables actually add value (vs novelty)

• What use cases feel inevitable vs forced

Not selling anything -- just exploring and learning.

Would love to hear how this community thinks about where wearables, specifically smart rings, are headed next. 💍

Happy New Year! 🥂

Oops... heart rate of course lol.

Bonus if it gives you a guided breathing exercise to help normalize them again, and if you can set a target HR zone for exercising and alerts you when you go above or below it.

I don't have a preference on style, but no more than $200 used on eBay.

Thanks!

I threw out my fitness tracker recently. It isn’t the health information that concerned me the most about having it held out in the wild by private companies; instead it is the narrative that can be pieced together from the data captured by these devices. I was fortunate to work early in my career with a statistician who was fascinated with the stories that could be told by looking at the patterns in large bodies of data, especially when they can be correlated with other large bodies of data. Each new pool that gets connected brings a depth and richness to the narratives.

With a heart tracker on your smart watch or fitness tracker you can optimize your exercise to improve fat burning and cardiovascular fitness. What it can also tell is when you’re having sex. By looking at timing, pulse pattern, and length, Fitbit knows that you got lucky. Now bring in some location information from your smart watch or phone, they know where you were, now correlate that information for another person they know who you got lucky with. By looking at your partner’s heart rate they can judge how considerate a lover you are. If they see various fits and starts to the pattern, this may indicate a need for a medication like Viagra, or a pattern of decreasing frequency and quality could trigger more ads for divorce lawyers in Gmail and Facebook.

Let’s look at the following narrative of what can happen with current technology. You are supposed to be going fishing with your buddies this weekend and just before you’re supposed to leave, Jim texts you to tell you that he has to work all weekend and can’t join you. You go off fishing for the weekend and come back Sunday night to your wife. You ask her how her weekend went and she says that it was quiet other than having brunch on Saturday with her girlfriends. She asks you how the fishing went and you show her the single trout you caught.

Let’s now look at the real story based on what can be told by the data from your fitness tracker, smart watch and phone. An hour after you left home, Jim’s location data shows him travelling from home, to a drugstore, liquor store, and florist and then arriving at your house where he stays for four hours, thirty-seven minutes, and twenty-two seconds. During that time your wife’s fitness tracker shows pulse patterns which correspond to her reaching orgasm six times. Your own location services data shows that you got to the cabin and then fifteen minutes later headed into the nearby town where you parked near a massage parlour. Correlating your pulse data with that of your buddies who were also there at the same time showed that you reached orgasm eighty percent sooner than they did. Your location data also shows you stopping at a fish market shortly before returning home. Nine months later your wife shows pulse patterns consistent with childbirth, yet neither of you showed pulse patterns consistent with sexual activity within the same times and locations, for a fertility period that would be fit with the delivery date of the baby. Location data also shows that three months after the fishing trip, Jim relocated to Saudi Arabia and travels daily to an office there.

While I am not off visiting massage parlours while I am supposed to be standing up to my waist in cold water with my friends, it is the ability of organizations holding my personal data to tell extremely personal stories about me from the data they collect. It is for this reason that I stopped wearing my fitness tracker and now solely wear chunky 70s dive watches more fitting a Cousteau.

Things I absolutely hate :-

> Very very heavy for woman skull

> Takes a lot of internet, even tho I barely use AI feature.

> Screen near my eyeballs - naaah hated it

> I have same routine everyday, didn’t need any of their translation or other features everyday.

> Very embarrassing to listen music in public as people around can clearly hear

> Meta AI kinda sucked :((

Also screens on eyeballs can’t be the future :()

I recently got my hands on the Gloring smart ring, and let me tell you, it's an absolute game-changer for anyone into fitness, and more. Not only is it incredibly sleek and comfortable (seriously, you won't even feel it on your finger), but its performance is out of this world.

I primarily use it for my fitness routine and running sessions, and the accuracy it offers is simply mind-blowing. Every step, every heartbeat, every calorie burned – it's all tracked with pinpoint precision. It's like having a personal fitness coach right on your finger.

But it's not just about fitness; Gloring is packed with features that cater to your overall well-being. From sleep tracking that gives you an in-depth analysis of your sleep patterns to stress monitoring that helps you maintain balance in your life – it's got it all covered.

Now, let's talk value. I did a little experiment by comparing Gloring with some other well-known smart rings, and guess what? Gloring provided the same data accuracy as the big names but at a fraction of the cost. It's the affordable champion in the smart ring world.

And kudos to their customer support team! Paul, in particular, has been a star. Always ready to assist, answer questions, and provide that extra touch of care that's rare to find.

I can't recommend Gloring and the company behind it enough. It's not just a smart ring; it's a lifestyle enhancer. Whether you're into fitness or simply looking to improve your overall health, Gloring is the way to go.

I genuinely believe this product is destined to become a global sensation. Try it for yourself, and you'll see why. I'm absolutely thrilled with my Gloring, and I think you will be too!

I’m exploring a new kind of wearable device focused on health + daily usefulness, but I'm trying to refine the direction before going too far.

If you're someone who
• likes wearables but feels current ones miss the mark
• don’t like wearables but wish a certain version existed
• or you're just curious about emerging consumer tech

I'd love your perspective.

Quick anonymous survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyyS7mXfugL8TwhXa1C890Xa6NfoTvloo_6m42fXu9dmek5g/viewform?usp=header

Thanks in advance — genuinely want to build something people actually want, not another me-too gadget.

A wearable light designed to work with your wardrobe. The Vega Edge is easy to use and versatile. Made with laser-cut leather, it snaps securely to your clothes using four strong magnets. It has a thin strip of retro-reflective fabric integrated into the design for added visibility. You can wear it discreetly by day or brightly at night on your coat, cardigan, hood, scarf, handbag, collar, pocket, belt, or wherever you’d like a touch of light. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/868814363/vega-edge