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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Oura Gen 3 review: can smart ring worn by celebs and athletes work for you?

Oura Gen 3 review smart ring held in hand showing sensors.
The Oura looks like jewellery, available in a range of sizes, materials and colours, rather than a piece of tech. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Smart rings are having a bit of a moment with the Oura seen adorning the fingers of celebrities and elite sportspeople alike. It promises the health-tracking features of a smartwatch squeezed into a much smaller, less techie device focused on sleep, recovery and resilience. But can it deliver for regular people, too?

Now several years into its third iteration, the Oura Gen 3 is the most popular smart ring on the market, available in a range of attractive colours, metals and sizes. It looks and feels like an attractive piece of jewellery, and is priced accordingly, costing from £299 (€329/$299) and requiring a £6-a-month subscription on top. Keeping up with celebrity crazes has never been cheap.

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