Oura Ring 5 Wearer Discovers ‘Deep Sleep’ Data Actually Just the Time Their Cat Sat on Their Hand
A new viral report reveals that the Oura Ring 5's advanced sleep tracking has an unexpected flaw: it can't distinguish between REM cycles and a chunky feline's surface area. Users are now joking that the device's "Readiness Score" is actually just a barometer for whether their cat deemed them a suitable pillow at 3 AM. The study, conducted by a single, very tired redditor, suggests that the $300 ring is less of a health wearable and more of a "pet occupancy sensor." Critics argue that while the ring is great for measuring your heart rate during a nightmare, it's useless for determining if you actually slept. "I woke up feeling like a dead battery, but my Oura gave me a 92. My cat, meanwhile, gave me a 0 for not petting her," one user lamented. Tech experts are now calling for a firmware update that can filter out "morbidly obese mammals."