Oura Ring 2 Teardown: Inside the NBA’s COVID-19-Detecting Smart Ring

The Oura Ring 2 has been around for a while now, but it became mainstream news after the NBA got one for each player to try to detect early signs of COVID-19. There are a lot of questions about the effectiveness of the Oura Ring, but one thing’s for sure: it’s jam-packed with a lot of tech for such a small device.

The Oura Ring is interesting for a whole basket of reasons. If you’re a sports fan, you’re probably rooting for the Oura Ring 2 to work so we can have basketball back in our lives. If you’re a biohacking fan, you might be interested because it monitors your vitals and analyzes your sleep. We’ve seen a lot of gimmicky devices over the years, but it’s in our blood to understand how new tech works—so we took it apart to find out what tech is hiding underneath that .25 Oz of titanium.

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00:00 Intro
1:10 X-ray view in 360 degrees
1:26 Disassembly (first attempt)
2:01 Bringing the heat
2:49 Disassembly for real
4:10 Alcohol bath
4:38 Circuit board separation
5:29 Battery reveal
6:23 More circuit board wrangling
7:11 Circuit board breakdown and component ID
8:07 X-rays of charging hardware
8:33 Repairability and final thoughts

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