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Oura faces lawsuit accusing it of misleading consumers about sleep-tracking accuracy:“To capitalize on consumers’ desire for a tracker that could actually track sleep and monitor their sleep cycles, Oura sold expensive tracking rings, priced at $300 and up, advertising exactly that: that Oura rings are capable of seeing what only a hospital sleep lab can see, including the four different stages of sleep,” the complaint reads. “Oura did not just claim to measure a heartbeat or a temperature, but the exact stage of sleep the wearer is in—which in reality requires electrodes in the scalp and sensors on the eyes, as only a hospital or other clinical setting can do.”Tracking accuracy aside, I’ve always wondered about the usefulness and actionability of the information these smart rings provide. You wake up broken after a bad night’s sleep, and your ring tells you, “Your sleep score was bad. Try to sleep better next time.” What do I do with this information? I already know I had a bad…

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