About this episode
A new wearable is coming to the market in 2024: a smaller ring to track your sleep, stress, calories burnt, and other vitals and activities. Already pre-ordered by over 7000 people.You’ll hear abouta smart ring that is smaller than other rings and what fits insidewhat can you track with itthe differences between various wearables: smartwatches, ringshow does PPG technology work and how small the sensors can behow to earn trust and raise substantial funds with crowdfundingand also, how to act as a zebra if there are big players around the same technology and you're just a startupDr. Antonino Caizzone is an engineer specializing in microengineering and nanotechnologies, especially sensors, with experience working on wearables.Velia Smart Ring is the first product develped by Senbiosys, a Swiss startup, a spinoff of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technolology (EPFL). It is the smallest, at the time of this recording, ring to track your health and wellness. Thanks to the crowdfunding campaign that raised so far over 1.7 MLN dollars they’re on the way to launch the ring at the beginning of 2024.You can still preorder the ring athttps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/velia-smart-ring-ex-iris#/And have some more info about the company athttps://www.senbiosys.com/velia/Timestamps:0:00 Dr. Antonino Caizzone, Velia Smart Ring1:12 What Can You Track with a Smart Ring4:24 How Does the Miniaturized PPG Sensor in the Smart Ring Work15:32 Data Protection18:04 Optical Feedback, Ring Functions, Integrations, Battery22:46 Scientific Research Behind the Smart Ring32:57 Crowdfunding for the Wearable41:31 Dodging the Big Players as a Zebra44:52 Being There for the Community and Benefiting from It50:40 Velia Ring Planned Launch56:43 Thank you, Follow Velia Smart Ring57:19 Follow X-Health.show, Disclaimer If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review.The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.
