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I don't think I've ever seen a 'smart' ring before. It seems much more convenient than carrying around a fob or smartcard, if they could make it low profile enough.

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Back in 1998 the "Java Ring" from Sun Microsystems was designed for this purpose, and though it never became a mass-market product it got a fair amount of hype when it was new:

http://www.javaworld.com/article/2076641/learn-java/an-intro...

http://www.nngroup.com/articles/javaring-wearable-computer/

There's also Logbar, which I hear is absolutely horrible.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1761670738/ring-shortcu...

I'm amazed they raised any money. Even if it worked perfectly, the thing is so big that it's going to rub the skin raw on the palm and adjoining fingers.

https://ringly.com/

Never seen anyone wearing one before, but my wife tells all her friends about it simply because the concept is so weird.

Yeah now that I google it apparently there are a few. Sadly they're all exactly the product I _don't_ want: One more way to receive notifications, or try to interact with my phone from a really small device.

I was thinking more in terms of identity management. If I could wear a subtle ring instead of carrying around 3 key fobs and a smart card, I'd be very interested. Especially if I could somehow do password manager/ssh keys!

wow that is actually pretty cool. my girlfriend is a huge tech / style nut I would love one of these. did not see shipping expected dates. any clue?

The capabilities sound close to the NFC Ring: http://nfcring.com/

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