The development of Samsung‘s Galaxy Ring has reportedly reached an advanced stage. The company has teamed up with Japanese firm Meiko to develop PCBs (printed circuit boards) for the upcoming smart ring, which will serve as a health and fitness tracker. We don’t yet have a timeline for the wearable device’s market launch, though.
Samsung has been exploring a smart ring for some time now. Over the past few years, it has filed several patents for technologies related to such a product. In October 2022, the Korean media reported that the company had begun the development work on the project, with the first-gen model expected to be called the Galaxy Ring.
A fresh report coming out of Samsung’s homeland now reveals that the company has commenced the advanced development of the product. Because of its tiny size, making a powerful smart ring is a technological challenge. Hence the Korean firm has turned to a firm that has expertise in making minuscule tech components.
Meiko, which supplied the HDI PCBs (high-density interconnected printed circuit boards) for the Galaxy S23 series, will make PCBs for the Galaxy Ring. This board will help facilitate the communication between various internal components to ensure the proper functioning of the device. It’s unclear if Samsung has finalized the suppliers for other Galaxy Ring components.
Samsung is coursing along nicely with the development of the Galaxy Ring
The latest report on the Galaxy Ring comes just a couple of weeks after Samsung filed as many as six trademark applications related to smart rings. The accompanying documents suggest three of them — Galaxy Index, Galaxy Insight, and Galaxy Circle — are the names of the wearables. The other three — Galaxy One, Galaxy Pulse, and Galaxy Rhythm — appear to be mobile apps used for tracking health and fitness data through those devices.
Rumors are that Samsung is looking to make the Galaxy Ring a more reliable health monitoring device than smartwatches. The tiny device will reportedly include a PPG (photoplethysmography) sensor and an ECG (electrocardiogram) sensor, among other things. And since its inner surface will wrap around your finger, it can measure the health data accurately.
But as said earlier, it’ll be a technological challenge for Samsung to pull this off. The company will likely take its time and proceed cautiously to ensure that it offers the best smart ring device. The market is still relatively small with no big players rushing to enter this space. Stay tuned for more information on the Galaxy Ring.
2023-07-19 15:07:43