Circular’s new smart rings add contactless payments and vibrating alerts
Circular announced its new Ring 3 Series today as a follow-up to the Ring 2 that debuted at CES 2025 with upgraded sensors and FDA-cleared atrial fibrillation detection. The new Ring 3 collection consists of both a Pro model that carries forward those same health-tracking features, and a smaller Slim option that offers more limited […]
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- First observed by CurrentWire: The Verge · Sep 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
- Coverage span: 42 min
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 59m
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TechCrunchTier B
Circular unveils Ring 3 series with contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts(opens original report in a new tab)The Circular Ring 3 series announcement comes amid a year of heightened competition in the smart ring market, following the launches of the Oura Ring 5 and RingConn Gen 3. — TechCrunch
The VergeTier B
Circular’s new smart rings add contactless payments and vibrating alerts(opens original report in a new tab)
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