BioRing

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BioRing
BioRing.JPG
Category Limb-mounted
Developer BioRing Inc. [1]
Announced June 2016 [2]
Released Developers: January 2017 [3]
Consumers: November 2016 [3]
Price 219 USD [3]
Operating system iOS 8 Android 4.4 later Windows Phone
Sensors

3-axis accelerometer, Optical heart rate monitor,Bio - impedance sensor [3]

Weight 14 g depending on size, maximal weight 17g
Controls

smartphone

Data available Limited
Risk factor
Not Standalone
http://www.thebioring.com/

BioRing should be a new type of smart fitness wearable, one of the smallest on a market. It has close-fitting contact with body of its owner and thanks to it can measure more data of it. BioRing is equipted with three types of sensors, which measure intake and consumption of calories, amount of stress during day, phases of sleep during night and other parameters. To access informations from the device it is necessary to connect a smartphone or a tablet. The idea of BioRing was born in November 2014 in minds of three engineers who then formed company BioRing Inc. Later in June 2016 they started IndieGoGo campaign which succesfully funded start of mass production and ïntroduction on the market in November 2016.[2] However at the beggining of that month nobody get the ordered product nor prototype and the campaign on IndieGoGo has been closed. [2]

Main characteristics

BioRing looks like ordinary ring, but inside it are three types of sensors which measures functions of human body. An accelerometer can measure a motion of its owner during day. The second sensor measure a heart rate and from it is calculated level of stress and sleep. The most innovative is the sensor of bioimpedance which thanks to tight contact with skin can measure hydration of cells by way of sending of electric signals with high and low frequencies.[3] The level of water is connect level of glucose going up and down dependence on sort and quantum of food.[3] After connecting a smartphone or tablet application construct graphs these parameters and calculate how much water and calories is good to take in. Except for this is in the ring installed small motor vibrating when the connect smartphone has some notification. BioRing is compatible with iOS8 and Android 4.4, but developers are working on compatibility with other systems.[3]

BioRing is made from ceramic zirconium, is waterproof and scratch proof. Customers can choose from several sizes and three colors – blue, black and white. During campaign on crowfunding server were introduced some limited editions of carbon, silver, gold and matte rings, but they were more expensive.[3] Part of a packet is a charging station, because the ring is necessary to charge approximately once per week.

Sensors and motors inside BioRing

Purpose

A purpose of BioRing is to monitor processes of a human body which is suitable to know for health lifestyle - heart rate, activity intensity, calorie and water intake and consumption or sleep status.

Company & People

co-founders:

  • James Lee [3]
  • Michael Johnson [4]

The team about BioRing is presented as an international team with experts in Sweden, the USA, China, Germany, and Denmark. However detailed informations about co-founders were deleted from official pages during October 2016.

Important Dates

  • November 2014 - idea was born, concept designed and team formed
  • January 2015 - researching on the market, concept testing
  • July 2015 - first gen prototype was developed
  • June 2016 - started campaign on IndieGoGo
  • November 2016 - should start mass production, campaign was closed[3]

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

BioRing is not a invasive technology, its task is only to measure a body functions. It can make more healthy lifestyle of its owner only indirectly.

Ethical & Health Issues

In order to measure and calculate the most relevant result is neccessary to wear BioRing as freqently as possible. It could cause eczematic or alergic reaction on the skin under the ring, beacause there can stay a dirt.

As a same devices which have to be connected to a smartphone or tablet exists a risk of abuse of personal data. However the producers say that BioRing uses secure pairing and data encryption to ensure privacy of their customers. [3]

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

In June 2016 the BioRing company developed campaign on crowfounding server IndieGoGo and there were offering that thier backers get BioRing at lower price. They have been withdrawed more than 500 000 USD, but in November 2016 when should start of production and shipping, nobody gets their indents. An owner of the campaign Dan Bidar do not have communicated and the campaign has been closed. The backers demand for bring back their money [5] , but company IndiedGoGo informed them, that it can not acquire them back:

"We are writing to inform you that we have suspended the BioRing campaign because of a recent violation of our Terms of Use. As a result, the BioRing team can no longer update contributors on the status of the campaign on Indiegogo. However, the BioRing team has access to all order details for contributions submitted to their campaign. You contributed X USD to this campaign, which was disbursed to the BioRing team on August 24th, and Indiegogo does not have access to these funds (...)" [6]


Public Policy

Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research

References

  1. http://www.thebioring.com/
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bioring-the-personal-trainer-on-your-finger-fitness-gadget#/ (Retrieved 16th October, 2016) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Source1" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bioring-the-personal-trainer-on-your-finger-fitness-gadget#/ (Retrieved 16th October, 2016) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "“Source1“" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "“Source1“" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "“Source1“" defined multiple times with different content
  4. KEATING, Lauren. The BioRing Wearable Brings A Personal Trainer To Your Fingers, 30th June, 2016 http://www.techtimes.com/articles/167682/20160630/bioring-wearable-brings-personal-trainer-fingers.htm
  5. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bioring-the-personal-trainer-on-your-finger-fitness-gadget#/comments (Retrieved 5th November, 2016)
  6. http://imgur.com/a/AmYfX (Retrieved 5th November, 2016)