
Garmin Cirqa Launch Sparks Apple Ring or Band Debate
Garmin today unveiled Cirqa, its first screen-free smart band with up to 10 days of battery life and continuous health tracking accessible via the Garmin Connect app. Designed for subtle wear, it can be worn on the wrist or upper arm and emphasizes unobtrusive health monitoring without a subscription. The piece uses Cirqa to question whether Apple should expand beyond the Apple Watch into a screen-free tracker like a ring or band, and invites readers to weigh in via a poll.