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RingConn’s Lord of the Rings promotion assumes smart ring wearers want to be like Gollum

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Smart ring maker RingConn is running a Lord of the Rings marketing campaign, drawing surprisingly grand parallels between Frodo's epic transformation and the daily choices tracked by their wearable. According to The Verge, RingConn positions the device as a tool for meaningful personal change through everyday awareness and small decisions. It's an ambitious pitch for technology that primarily counts your steps.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/953655/ringconn-lord-of-...

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