Samsung Galaxy Ring ($400)
"As part of our trip, we were also given the Galaxy Ring to check out. San Francisco is a notoriously wellness-focused city, and despite my parents and friends using biometric health trackers, I'd never tried one myself (I told you I'm late to the party!). Most of the reason I hadn't yet tried out a tracking device was, honestly, because I was nervous. I'm health-conscious — I love to get eight hours of sleep at night, and work out almost every day — but I worried that seeing all that data could make me anxious about those nights that I don't sleep well or about the amount of steps I take every day.
The reality is that, after using the ring for even just a week, I found the data more encouraging and helpful than anxiety-inducing. Seeing my stats for various nights of sleep taught me a lot about myself that I didn't know, and it was very cool to see how my ring picked up on different kinds of workouts, from running to hot yoga.
In the end, I was convinced that tech can really improve my life, if only I let it." — Lena Felton, senior special projects director
