I think that currently, the smart wearable market can be said to have unlimited potential, and its products are getting smaller and smaller, from smart watches to more portable wireless headphones to smaller smart rings. Apple’s Smart rings can once again sweep the entire industry, just like Apple mobile phones, which cause quite a stir every time a new model is released.
In recent years, in addition to developing new iPhones, Apple has also been committed to developing wearable devices. Whether it is the Apple Watch born in 2014 or the Airpods in 2016, they have dominated the entire industry as soon as they were released. The volume and profit, especially Airpods, are known as Apple's most popular products in the "post-iPhone era", which shows that Apple's wearable devices are still very popular in the market.
Apple is secretly developing a new wearable device - the Apple Ring. Apple has recently submitted a patent document to the U.S. Patent Office, which describes a "ring-shaped electronic computing device" that can also be worn on the finger. Isn’t this just a ring (although it is not directly stated), judging from the patent pictures, this is indeed a wearable device. It is reported that this intelligent electronic device integrates a processor, wireless transceiver, power supply, microphone, etc. Apple will also add support for more sensors to the ring so that the ring can detect and interpret gestures.
In addition, there will be a circular control panel on the ring, which is similar to the Digital Crown of Apple Watch. There are also multiple tactile actuators inside the ring, including tactile actuators, motion sensors, biometric sensors, and NFC communications. A variety of feedback can be provided. Not only that, the ring can also be used to wirelessly transmit commands to another nearby device, such as unlocking a Mac computer, just like the related functions of the Apple Watch.