After a few years of hiatus, and to a lot shock, Acer has returned to the wearable tech market with a Samsung Galaxy Ring and Oura Ring 4 rival.
The Acer FreeSense Ring was a shock announcement at Computex 2025, a tech present in Taipei sometimes centered on laptops and PC gear. Wearable tech like this usually will get leaked upfront, however not on this case.
As you may anticipate, the FreeSense Ring is much like different good rings available on the market, designed to be worn in your finger or thumb with biometric sensors on the within.
The ‘subtle’ design is made out of an ultra-lightweight titanium alloy, which is able to are available in shiny black or matte rose gold finishes and 7 sizes (7-13).
It’s additionally IP68/5ATM mud and water-proof, 2.6mm thick and weighs 2-3g relying on the dimensions.
Importantly, when in comparison with the Oura Ring 4, there’s no subscription payment to pay. And in comparison with the remainder of the market, together with the Samsung Galaxy Ring, the FreeSense Ring is likely one of the least expensive good rings at $199-250.
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That’s in keeping with Tom’s Information, which says it is going to be launched in August.
Utilizing its array of sensors, the Acer FreeSense Ring can observe issues like your coronary heart fee, coronary heart fee variability, blood oxygen ranges and sleep.
As you may anticipate for a gadget like this, there’s AI concerned, the place the companion app will recommend wellness insights and strategies based mostly on the info gathered.
“With options similar to sleep stage evaluation and steady monitoring, the Acer FreeSense Ring helps encourage proactive well being administration and way of life consciousness,” stated Acer.
The large query is whether or not the FreeSense Ring can do a adequate job of its information gathering and processing in comparison with key rivals whereas lasting lengthy sufficient. It’s rated at 4 days, which is behind the tempo.
Acer may also have some tips up its sleeve by way of the FreeSense Ring working with its different units, like laptops. Some neat gestures can be an fascinating lure.
The final Acer wearable we noticed was the Liquid Leap+, which appeared at MWC 2015! I’m nonetheless hoping for a Google Pixel good ring.