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Vital Signals Announces $399 Signal Ring That Gives Blood Pressure Readings
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Consumer Tech A $399 Smart Ring Aims to Replace the 150-Year-Old Blood Pressure Cuff A three-year-old startup says it has produced a smart ring that can track blood pressure as accurately as a traditional arm cuff and that — eventually — it could be able to make medical diagnoses. If the company, called Vital Signals, can successfully deliver on the promise, it would represent a significant breakthrough in consumer wearables. The $399 Signal Ring is unique in that it doesn’t require a...
Consumer Tech
A $399 Smart Ring Aims to Replace the 150-Year-Old Blood Pressure Cuff
A three-year-old startup says it has produced a smart ring that can track blood pressure as accurately as a traditional arm cuff and that — eventually — it could be able to make medical diagnoses. If the company, called Vital Signals, can successfully deliver on the promise, it would represent a significant breakthrough in consumer wearables.
The $399 Signal Ring is unique in that it doesn’t require a traditional blood pressure cuff for users to get started or periodically calibrate the data. And, unlike wearables from certain high-profile companies such as Apple Inc., it provides not just blood pressure trends, but actual readings.