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2 stories filed under health tracking on Spoot: Spotted Early. The newest of them: “The Oura Ring 4 is $249 now and almost as sharp as the new one” and “Oura's smart ring learns two new tricks for measuring how hard your heart works”. The Oura Ring 4 just dropped to $249 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, that's a full hundred bucks off, and the first real discount since July. Oura's smart ring just picked up two new cardiovascular tricks, and honestly, it's about time someone asked what your heart is *doing* during a workout, not just how fast you went. Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns,… The list below is every health tracking story on Spoot: Spotted Early, newest first.
The Oura Ring 4 is $249 now and almost as sharp as the new one
The Oura Ring 4 just dropped to $249 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, that's a full hundred bucks off, and the first real discount since July. Silver and black models between sizes 8 and 13 are easiest to find at that price, though Best Buy's exclusive deep blue "midnight" version runs $279. If you're sizing blind, grab the $10 kit (it comes with $10 in store credit toward the ring itself). This last-gen model is a hair thicker than the new Oura Ring 5, but shares the same sensors, software, and subscription ($5.99/month or $69.99/year). Victoria Song tested six smart rings and Oura won. The Ring 5 is lighter, but not meaningfully sharper. That makes this deal the one to actually act on.
Oura's smart ring learns two new tricks for measuring how hard your heart works
Oura's smart ring just picked up two new cardiovascular tricks, and honestly, it's about time someone asked what your heart is *doing* during a workout, not just how fast you went. Cardio Effort measures how hard your cardiovascular system actually worked, which is a much more interesting number than calories burned or mile splits. The automatic VO2 Max tracking, previously called Cardio Capacity, returns as well, now baked into the Gen 3 and later rings for anyone with an active membership. This is the kind of granular data that makes you wonder why we spent so long staring at pace charts. If you're also curious about surfaces that measure you back, check out our coverage of Wyze's new scale, which uses conductive glass so your feet can land anywhere.