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Leep Ring 1 Is A British Sleep-First Smart Ring That Undercuts Oura
The reaction to fitness and tech companies pushing pricey monthly subscriptions continues with the Leep Ring 1, a smart ring with no subscription attached.
Leep’s Ring 1 also costs significantly less than market leader Oura, at $199 to Oura’s $349 starting price for the ring plus $5.99 a month in on-going fees.
The ring’s sensors and design are comparable with the better-known wearables from Oura and Ultrahuman too. Its outer layer is titanium. The sensors are the usual array. There’s a motion sensor, an optical heart rate PPG sensor. It can record blood oxygenation and skin temperature.
Leep also says the Ring 1 is slightly thinner than the Oura 4, with thickness of 2.6mm to the Oura’s 2.88mm.
Where’s the catch? The Leep Ring 1 has lesser water resistance than the most popular smart rings, with 5ATM instead of 10ATM. While that is the same rating as many fitness watches, it still demands a little more care when worn in the water.
Leep’s approach to data is also self-consciously lighter than some. Its sell is in avoiding “complicated charts or guilt-inducing scores, so you can focus on feeling better, not decoding numbers.”
Of course, when you actually look at the Leep app’s screenshots you’ll see plenty of charts for heart rate, blood oxygenation and stress. The stats the Leep Ring collates are also familiar.
Among them are heart rate, HR variability, skin temperature, daily steps and blood oxygenation, while the primary focus of the smart ring is sleep.
Leep claims it provides 97% sleep tracking accuracy. And deeper stats it calculates overnight include sleep latency, consistency across nights, efficiency and how long you spend in bed.
Here’s where Leep’s claim to avoid confusing charts may have some weight. The smart ring’s promo materials, at least, suggest there’s not a big focus on sleep cycle charts, the results of which it often won’t generally feel like a person has direct control over.
“Understanding your sleep shouldn’t require a monthly subscription or a PhD in data science! Leep Ring 1 offers accurate biometric tracking served up in our app as clear insights and simple guidance to help you build better sleep habits,” says Simon Neave, Leep’s CEO.
The ring’s battery lasts up to eight days per charge — or 10 days according to presumably now-outdated specs published on Leep’s website. And it includes a charging case that can provide “60+” days of additional use.
At launch the Leep Ring 1’s iPhone app is out, while an Android companion app is coming soon. The smart ring comes in three colors — dark blue, gold and silver — and nine sizes, with a sizing kit available.
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JazzWorld Drives AI-Led Transformation Through Strategic Partnership with MoITT at Indus AI Week 2026
JazzWorld, Pakistan’s leading digital services company, has partnered with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) for Indus AI Week 2026. The partnership will support national AI capacity-building, public-sector pilots, and local language model development.
The collaboration places JazzWorld at the forefront of Pakistan’s evolving AI ecosystem, convening policymakers, industry leaders, technologists, and innovators to shape a shared vision for AI-driven economic growth, competitiveness, and institutional transformation. Indus AI Week serves as a strategic forum to align national priorities with next-generation technologies capable of delivering measurable impact across sectors.
Aamir Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of JazzWorld, during a panel titled “Expert Led Strategic Dialogue: Designing AI Native Government” stated “AI is a multiplier, not a buzzword. Pakistan’s opportunity is to move from being an AI taker to an AI maker, and that requires execution, not just rhetoric. At JazzWorld, we are embedding AI into everyday decision-making, productivity, and customer experience, backed by pragmatic business cases, strong governance, and relevant upskilling. With our renewed focus and the appointment of a Chief AI Officer, we are moving decisively from experimentation to scale and setting the pace for Pakistan’s AIled future.”
Aamer Ejaz, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at JazzWorld, speaking during a fireside chat titled “Building Competitive AI Ecosystems without Losing Sovereignty,” added: “In a globally connected AI economy, sovereignty is about strategic choices, not isolation. You can be sovereign where it matters through the right infrastructure, policy frameworks, and data governance. AI must be driven by real use cases, real customers, and real value. At JazzWorld, our focus is on building a responsible, commercially viable AI ecosystem that remains open to global innovation while protecting local data, language, and context.”
Fatima Akhtar, Vice President Communications and ESG at JazzWorld, underscored the importance of responsible AI deployment and eliminating digital divides. “Language plays a pivotal role in bridging the digital usage gap identified by the GSMA—one in which women are disproportionately represented. Large Language Models can be a powerful enabler in overcoming this barrier, ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion in the digital economy.”
The event reflected JazzWorld’s broader ambition to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem spanning platforms, talent, governance, partnerships, and innovation pipelines — accelerating Pakistan’s transition toward a high-value, AI-driven digital economy.
During the event, JazzWorld showcased the depth of its operational AI capabilities across consumer and enterprise platforms, financial services, cloud infrastructure, digital ecosystems, and next-generation applications through its platforms like JazzCash, Tamasha, ROX, SIMOSA, and the chatbot SIA. The showcase demonstrated how AI is being embedded across multiple segments to enhance decision-making, personalization at scale, operational efficiency, and new value creation.
As Pakistan’s leading digital services company, JazzWorld reaffirmed its strategic focus on embedding AI as a foundational layer across all platforms and services, enabling smarter systems, scalable innovation, and sustained digital growth.
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