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neyya Puts a Smart Ring On It

The neyya smart ring was first seen at TechCrunch’s Hardware Battlefield at last year’s CES, a concept which married the inconspicuous presence of jewelry with the touch/tap/swipe app-manipulative utility of wearable technology. In essence, the neyya was designed to liberate controls from our device screens so users could silence calls, fast forward songs, control a Powerpoint presentation, or snap a photo remotely without ever having to pull out their phone.

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The neyya’s smart touchpad and gesture features work with iOS/OS X devices, Windows powered computers, GoPro, and ROKU, all with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity and a battery life rated for 3 days of average use (9 days of standby). A docking station takes care of charging duties in about 90 minutes, while a companion Android or iOS app extends the ring’s utility beyond remote controls, offering daily reminder notification for activities (yoga, exercise, water breaks), a dosage reminder for supplements or medication, and an auto-response messages feature. Press on the ring’s black polycarbonate capacitive surface for three seconds, and the ring can summon the aid of Siri on iOS devices.

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Powerpoint controls, supplement reminder apps, and canned responses during “busy” moments make it clear this ring is aimed at those in a corporate environment, and to use when it’s more appropriate to keep a mobile device put away (and in fact, the neyya site calls it the “perfect gift” for designers, executives, and entrepreneurs, with a vibrate mode for silent notifications).

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Available in a Silver Sterling Titanium Finish or Medallion Gold Finish in three sizes (S, M, L), the $139 (Titanium)/$179 (Gold) ring could be the stocking stuffer you’ve been searching for to give this holiday to the technology obssessed entrepre-nerd who lives in spreadsheets and meeting rooms.

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Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.