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Casio has released a ring in the form of its iconic watch

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188 points prvt | 5 comments | 16 Nov 24 14:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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awelxtr ◴[16 Nov 24 16:37 UTC] No.42157264[source]▶
> The ring watch’s screen even has a light, and an alarm function that will flash the display instead of playing an audible sound

That is a bit... Underwhelming isn't it?

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1. kijin ◴[16 Nov 24 16:47 UTC] No.42157333[source]▶
A vibration motor would have been even better, but I suppose there wasn't enough space inside for that. Nor for a speaker.

This is Casio, though. If they really want to, the next version could very well contain all of that and a solar battery.

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2. dylan604 ◴[16 Nov 24 18:43 UTC] No.42158214[source]▶
> A vibration motor would have been even better,

The best alarm clock I've ever had is a smartwatch that does this vibrating. No more stupid digital screaming. Just a nice gentle tapping pattern on my wrist, and then a fading bit of music. I'm usually awake and hitting stop before the music really starts.

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3. schwarzrules ◴[16 Nov 24 18:57 UTC] No.42158350[source]▶
Same, except I wear this: https://www.amazon.com/Timex-T49950-Expedition-Shock-Vibrati...

It's a "dumb" Timex watch, but also vibrates. So you get that same nice gentle vibrating without any "smart" alerts.

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4. Cumpiler69 ◴[16 Nov 24 19:52 UTC] No.42158752{3}[source]▶
I have the smaller older variant of the Timex Explorer and is still my most worn out of my whole collection despite its ugliness since it's by far the most useful due to the vibration alarms, great UX and features. Shame they don't make it anymore and has only been replaces with this gigantor edition.
5. Rendello ◴[17 Nov 24 01:09 UTC] No.42161092[source]▶
A vibration motor on the index finger could make it... multifunctional.