{"id":10992,"date":"2024-05-14T13:20:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10992"},"modified":"2024-05-14T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:20:48","slug":"movano-evie-ring-review-running-out-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10992","title":{"rendered":"Movano Evie Ring Review: Running Out of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"


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No one was<\/span> more excited than I was to try the Movano Evie ring. When it was first announced, I added it to our list of the Best of CES<\/a> in 2023. I was excited to finally find a fitness tracker<\/a> that solved an actual problem for an underserved population! It is really hard for many women to track their menstrual cycles, and this is especially relevant if you\u2019re a woman in perimenopause. The 10-15 years before your period ends are typically characterized by health conditions like hot flashes and lack of sleep. Monitoring these conditions would be the first step to treating them effectively.<\/p>\n

However, in the intervening year, almost every fitness tracker has come out with a similar cycle tracking feature. Apple debuted skin temperature sensing and automatic ovulation detection with the Series 8 (8\/10, WIRED Recommends<\/a>), and so did the Samsung Galaxy Watch<\/a> and the Withings ScanWatch (7\/10, WIRED Recommends<\/a>). Several months ago, the period tracking app Clue introduced a new feature set, Clue Perimenopause<\/a>, where you can manually track perimenopausal symptoms.<\/p>\n

Most significantly for biological women in the United States, Roe v. Wade<\/em> was overturned. Depending on where you live, you might not even want<\/a> to track your period online at all. Assuming that you still want to track your period in an app, and don\u2019t have menstrual cycle features on your existing fitness tracker, is the Movano Evie ring worth buying? Right now, it’s probably not.<\/p>\n

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The Evie ring has a number of great features. At $269, it\u2019s relatively affordable (as far as smart rings go), and it doesn\u2019t require an additional subscription fee. I used the free sizing kit and got my usual size 8, and the tester came in a gold finish (there is also silver and rose gold).<\/p>\n

The ring itself is injection-molded and has a titanium finish that feels high-quality and comfortable, with tiny sensors packed into the inside. There is a notch cut into it, which makes the sizing a little more flexible than it might be otherwise. It can accommodate your hands changing size when you work out or have hormonal fluctuations, but the downside is that the notch gets caught in my hair.<\/p>\n

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