A Samsung smart ring could be in the works, and Im here for it.
The company recently filed two new patents with the Korean Intellectual Property Right Information Services.
The patents are labeledGalaxy RingandGalaxy Glasses.
This is the Motiv Ring, but a Samsung Galaxy smart ring would have a similar form factor.Photo:Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo
Which means we might also see a pair of AR glasses, especially with the companysextended realitypush.
It might even have a temperature sensor, which Samsung bundled into theGalaxy Watch 5.
Samsung said the capability would go live in the second quarter of this year.
This isnt the first time Samsung has filed a patent for a smart ring.
Its been exploring the machine throw in since at least2015, though nothing has yet come to fruition.
Samsung will face stiff competition if/when it launches the Galaxy Ring.
How would Samsung get around that?
As for the augmented reality glasses, theyre referred to simply as Galaxy Glasses.
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