Samsung launches the Galaxy Ring — a first-of-its-kind product for the tech giant

Samsung launched the Galaxy Ring on Wednesday, its first foray into “smart rings.” The South Korean tech giant is looking to integrate its products — such as smartphones and wearables — and offer health-tracking features to rival [Apple](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/AAPL/)’s push into the space.

[The Galaxy Ring, which Samsung has teased for the past few months](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/26/samsung-galaxy-ring-specs-features-release-date.html), is a lightweight ring equipped with sensors designed for health monitoring 24 hours a day, the company said at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday in Paris, France.

Samsung’s push into a new product category comes at a time when [smartphone sales are making a slight recovery](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/23/global-smartphone-sales-rebound-after-a-2-year-slump-counterpoint.html) but users are holding on to their handsets for longer. Device makers are looking for add-on electronics products to sell.

For Samsung, the Galaxy Ring adds a new device to its portfolio that can track health features alongside its smartphones and smartwatches. Over the past few years, Samsung has been trying to market its health applications — which is increasingly popular among consumers — as a big reason to buy such products.

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No thanks. I’ve only just stopped wearing my smart watch, mostly because it felt like a Tamagotchi that I had to keep alive, except the thing I was keeping alive was me.

Samsung products have a history of exploding. This is the first step to dismemberment.

I’d buy it. I always felt the smart watches were redundant. This pretty much nails everything I wanted from the watch in a small unassuming form. Me likey. Lol.