Samsung broke its silence after man felt 'humiliated' and left 'stranded' at airport due to smart ring

Samsung has released a statement after a man was left feeling ‘humiliated’ and ‘stranded’ at an airport due to his Samsung Galaxy Ring.

Daniel Rotar, known on YouTube as ZONEofTECH, claimed that the battery in his watch swelled and caused it to get stuck on his finger.

This prevented him from boarding his flight, and led to a lot of discussion online.

Samsung has now spoken out about the incident.

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Samsung has spoken out after a smart ring left a man stranded at an airport

Samsung Galaxy Rings cost around $400 and contain a whole host of cool features – monitoring the wearer’s heart rate, sleep activity, general health, and more.

Imagine a smart watch, but for your finger.

The idea is that they’re a snugger fit – but for Daniel Rotar, things might have gotten a little too snug.

In a series of posts over X, the tech creator recalled the time he ended up sleeping overnight at an airport, after his Galaxy Ring caused him to miss his flight.

Whilst travelling back from Hawaii, the lithium-ion battery in his Ring apparently swelled up and trapped his finger.

This led to him not being allowed to board his flight – an understandably frustrating situation.

By sharing it on X, Rotar appealed to Samsung for help, and the company has now responded.

Samsung’s full statement reads: “Customer safety is our highest priority. Samsung has been in regular contact with Daniel whilst we conducted our investigation.

“Following an examination by Samsung and then a further analysis by an independent external agency, it was confirmed that the swelling in Daniel’s Galaxy Ring was caused by a crack in the internal moulding and that there was no wider product battery safety risk.

“The Galaxy Ring has been designed for everyday wear, with durability at the core. Customer care guides for all our devices can be found at: http://samsung.com/uk/support.”

More and more people are wearing smart gadgets

Smart rings may not be widespread yet, but they represent a growing trend of smart gadget usage.

One in four US adults wears a smartwatch, according to SQ Magazine.

While Apple has the lion’s share of global market share at 28 percent, other manufacturers are putting forward their own versions – Aston Martin has created one that can unlock cars, for example.

But it’s not just wristwear that’s changing – smart handbags are now on the scene, adapting to their owner’s style.

Whether or not we’ll see more people wearing smart rings in the future remains to be seen.

To see what happened at the airport, visit ZONEofTECH’s YouTube channel.

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