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Circular’s new smart rings add contactless payments and vibrating alerts

Circular announced its Ring 3 Series featuring two models — Pro and Slim — with health-tracking features including FDA-cleared atrial fibrillation detection. Both models add vibrating alerts for alarms, medication reminders, and breathing exercises, plus integrated NFC chip support for contactless payments without needing a phone or wallet.

Background

Circular is a consumer health tech company known for its medical-grade smart rings, following earlier competitors like Oura Ring. The smart ring market has been expanding as wearable health monitoring devices gain mainstream adoption.

Source
The Verge
Published
Sep 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Score
5.0 / 10