Casio’s Tiny Ring Watch Is Now a Full-Blown Oura Alternative
Casio has dabbled with adding smart features to its iconic watch designs before, but the company is trying a new twist on that idea by making the follow-up to its viral ring watch a proper Oura Ring alternative. Like Casio’s previous model, it still has a stainless steel exterior, but this time there’s a ceramic lining on the inside to hold the CRW-H001’s new health monitoring module. The health sensor can track things like heart rate, sleep, and blood oxygen levels, then sync your data with Casio’s companion app.
- ▪Casio has dabbled with adding smart features to its iconic watch designs before, but the company is trying a new twist on that idea by making the follow-up to its viral ring watch a proper Oura Ring alternative.
- ▪Like Casio’s previous model, it still has a stainless steel exterior, but this time there’s a ceramic lining on the inside to hold the CRW-H001’s new health monitoring module.
- ▪The health sensor can track things like heart rate, sleep, and blood oxygen levels, then sync your data with Casio’s companion app.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Casio's new Ring Watch has a few smart features — Boing Boing
- ▪ Casio's new ring watch is an undercover Oura competitor and it's adorable — Engadget
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Casio has dabbled with adding smart features to its iconic watch designs before, but the company is trying a new twist on that idea by making the follow-up to its viral ring watch a proper Oura Ring alternative. The new Casio CRW-H001, as spotted by Notebookcheck, looks like the company’s earlier ring-sized watch but now includes sensors for tracking your health and a vibration motor for…
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