A biometric AI “digital faithfulness” ring that claims to light up when your partner becomes aroused is set to be released, billed as an “intimate bridge between partners’ emotional worlds”.
Named simply The Ring, the device is being made by the dating app Raw, in a small laboratory run by the corporation called Queens Tech. It has a microphone to record the voice tone of the wearer, plus biosensors to capture heart rate, skin temperature and movement.
When partners each wear one of the rings, they can be synced so this data is transferred to the other partner’s ring, where it is converted to LED light effects of varying colors and patterns. The Ring’s makers claim that the device can identify emotional states such as stress, anxiety and arousal.
The company says that The Ring “understands context”, for example distinguishing between heart rate increases from exercise and those from emotional arousal.
“If your partner experiences unexpected arousal or excitement, your ring will immediately begin pulsing with that signature magenta glow – creating an intimate awareness that transcends distance and circumstance,” the company told SEXTECHGUIDE.
So, in theory, if you and your spouse both have synced rings you should see a purply-red color pattern blasting on your ring if your partner starts getting amorous with someone else.
A companion app for the device will also be available, giving “deeper insights” into the emotional patterns captured by the device. The Ring’s makers said their device offers a “fundamentally new form of human connection”.
You could also argue that The Ring also offers a chance to bio-spy on someone you’re supposed to intimately trust, that goes far beyond Find My Friends-level creepiness.
The Ring’s makers said that most of its data processing occurs on the device, which extracts “only emotional markers” and discards raw data. The data it handles is also encrypted. The microphone only records voice tone patterns for analysis, rather than actual conversations, its makers say.
The device can be used for up to one week between wireless charges, and takes around 30 minutes to get to full power. Price details for The Ring have not yet been announced, but you can sign up for email updates about its future release.
Dating app Raw initially launched in New York, following a trend for more ‘authentic’ online content on social media and dating apps. To use the app you upload a new photo to it daily, hence showing the ‘real’ you rather than the overly-curated ‘you’.
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