Ringly Launches ‘Aries’ Smart Bracelet

One of the biggest hurdles with wearable tech is actually wanting to wear the things. It sounds vain, maybe, but if you’re not aesthetically inclined to wear a smart watch or an activity tracker, all promise of function is worthless. In an effort to be more attractive (literally) to female shoppers, we’re seeing wearables take on a jewelry feel: Jawbone adapted a metal hook closure, Mira has a design that hides its tracker inside of a cuff bracelet, and Tory Burch designed a pendant necklace to disguise Fitbit’s Flex tracker.

Today, the world of pretty wearables gets another win with the launch of Ringly’s “Aries” collection; a quartet of slim, gold-plated bangles in four semi-precious stone options.

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This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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