Oura Ring 4

#1

Post by lazyjeff » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 5:57 PM UTC

Re: Oura Ring 4

#2

Post by mikae1 » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:30 PM UTC

I'd be to pay a premium for a device like this if I wasn't limited to the manufacturers own app for collecting and interpreting data.

As is? Nah...

Re: Oura Ring 4

#3

Post by aarestad » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:32 PM UTC

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Re: Oura Ring 4

#4

Post by flutas » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:33 PM UTC

I refuse to even look at devices like this anymore after they removed features and locked them behind a paywall.

If you want ongoing revenue from a device, don't charge up front.

If you want to charge up front, don't try to get ongoing revenue from me for things the device does itself already.

Re: Oura Ring 4

#5

Post by sahaskatta » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:35 PM UTC

I'm curious to see how it compares to Samsung's Galaxy Ring. It's Samsung's first-gen model and Oura is on their 4th iteration.

Re: Oura Ring 4

#6

Post by 8f2ab37a-ed6c » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:43 PM UTC

I'd be curious to hear from Oura Ring fans what they find so useful about them beyond the initial period where you get to diagnose poor sleep patterns and maybe a low step count. What value do you get out of it long term?

Re: Oura Ring 4

#7

Post by generalizations » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:43 PM UTC

mikae1 wrote: post #2

I'd be to pay a premium for a device like this if I wasn't limited to the manufacturers own app for collecting and interpreting data. As is? Nah...

I was curious about getting one of these things, and your comment prompted me to find this - looks like it's totally possible to collect & interpret yourself: https://github.com/Pinta365/oura_api

Re: Oura Ring 4

#8

Post by bloopernova » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:43 PM UTC

No silicone Oura rings? I'm not wearing any metal rings after reading about degloving and other horrors.

Re: Oura Ring 4

#9

Post by margalabargala » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:44 PM UTC

flutas wrote: post #4

I refuse to even look at devices like this anymore after they removed features and locked them behind a paywall. If you want ongoing revenue from a device, don't charge up front. If you want to charge up front, don't try to get ongoing revenue from me for things the device does itself already.

You can't expect the founders and investors to become billionaires with that attitude.

Why would they make a quality product for a reasonable price when they could simply become rich as fast as possible, then shutter the company, leaving themselves wealthy and their customers with useless devices? [0]

[0] Note: the people who have everything to gain by doing this and nothing to lose by lying, promise they will not do this.

Re: Oura Ring 4

#10

Post by juliangoldsmith » Fri, Oct 04, 2024, 6:48 PM UTC

generalizations wrote: post #7

mikae1 wrote: post #2

I'd be to pay a premium for a device like this if I wasn't limited to the manufacturers own app for collecting and interpreting data. As is? Nah...

I was curious about getting one of these things, and your comment prompted me to find this - looks like it's totally possible to collect & interpret yourself: https://github.com/Pinta365/oura_api

That still requires going through Oura's API, which is where the second/third-party data collection happens.

I think the concern is privacy, not the user's access to the data.