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And you may now kiss the…ring? Yes. Ringly, a fashionable smart ring that alerts wearers of calls, texts, and emails, gives a whole new meaning to the idea of being ‘married’ to your tech.
You’ve seen smart watches, wallets, glasses and fitness bands, but Ringly CEO, Christina Mercando wants to wrap your tech around your finger.
Wearable devices are no longer for the fitness enthused or tech geeks! Ringly is setting its sights to change the way people view wearable devices toward a more fashionable, discreet manner.
“We want the tech to feel really discreet, we didn’t want to add a screen,” Mercando commented.
The key, she added, was to make the technology, which includes a circuit board and a rechargeable battery, very small.
On a side note, a plus for those forgetful techies, if you travel more than 15 to 20 feet away from your phone and leave it behind by accident, the ring will alert you.
The inspiration for this gaudy piece of wearable technology was women who often miss their notifications because their large smartphones are packed away in a bag. Ringly aims to appeal to techie fashionistas – an emerging sector in the mobile market. The technology you sport is quickly becoming a statement about yourself and your way of life.
The future of Ringly? While sales are currently disappointing, the company has high hopes to expand on the ring’s capabilities, adding motion control to your smartphone through programmed gestures.
What’s design got to do with it?
Especially for companies new to the tech game, design for disassembly becomes an issue. When an electronics product is designed for disassembly, the manufacture considers the environmental impact in the early stages and designs according to proper recycling regulations.
Wearable technology is a huge up-and-coming market! Both manufactures and electronics recyclers play a significant role in data security and proper recycling of the new products.
While the research of recycling wearable technology is still minimal, the effort of certified ITAD vendors processing this e-waste has been extremely successful, but nowhere near perfected.
According to e-Scrap News, the annual e-scrap market is expected to reach nearly $41.4 billion by 2019, more than four times its 2012 value of $9.8 billion. By volume, the global e-scrap market reached 48.43 million tons of material in 2012. Volumes in 2019 are expected to reach about 141.1 tons, nearly tripling 2012 totals. Now is the most lucrative time to be a certified electronics recycler, as the global industry is expected to quadruple in the next few years.
HOBI International is known the world over for its pioneering in IT asset management and electronics recycling processes, as well as a clean track record for data security. During the last 22 years, HOBI has established itself as a trusted ITAD provider by growing to meet the needs of not only clients, but the industry as well. By expanding service offerings and unsurpassed customer service, HOBI is proud to be a best-in-class IT asset management and electronics recycler.
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