Bedroom · the lead case
Lights off, without leaving your cocoon
You're in bed, half-asleep, and the light is still on —
maybe the bedroom lamp, maybe the one out in the hall. You don't want
to pick up your phone (you're finally winding down, and the screen
wakes you right back up). You don't want to say "lights off" out loud
and wake the person sleeping next to you. And a wall button or a smart
switch means reaching a bare arm out of a warm bed.
- Situation Half-asleep, the light's still on, you're comfortable and don't want to move.
- Today Grab the phone, wake a speaker, or reach for a switch — each one drags you back awake.
- The ring A small gesture from under the covers turns the light off. Because the ring knows you're in the bedroom, "lights off" hits this room — not the whole house — and nobody wakes up.
Comfort · A/C
Nudge the temperature without hunting a remote
It's the middle of the night and the room has drifted
too warm — or you've settled onto the sofa and it's a touch cold. The
thermostat is across the room, the A/C remote has vanished into the
couch again, and unlocking your phone to open an app is far more effort
than "make it a degree cooler."
- Situation Too warm or too cold, and you're comfortable right where you are.
- Today Find the remote, walk to the thermostat, or dig through a phone app.
- The ring A quick gesture nudges the temperature up or down — from bed or the couch, nothing to find, nothing to unlock.
Living room · TV
Pause the moment someone talks to you
You're on the couch and someone starts telling you
something — or the doorbell goes. The remote is buried under a cushion
or on the far arm of the sofa, and by the time you've found it you've
missed both the conversation and the scene.
- Situation You need to pause, adjust the volume, or skip — right now, hands where they are.
- Today Feel around for the remote, or shout at a voice assistant over the TV audio.
- The ring A gesture pauses instantly, and another nudges the volume. No fishing for the remote, no talking over the show.
Anywhere · music & volume
Skip a track from across the room
Music's playing on the speakers while you're cooking,
tidying, or working — and a song comes on that you're not in the mood
for, or a call comes in and you need it quieter, now. The phone is
charging in another room and the speaker only half-hears you over the
music.
- Situation Skip, pause, or drop the volume without stopping what you're doing.
- Today Walk to the phone, or repeat yourself to a speaker that can't hear you over itself.
- The ring A flick of a gesture skips or turns it down — wherever you are in the house.
Scenes · goodnight & movie
Set the whole scene with one gesture
Bedtime means the same little ritual every night: lock
up, lights down, thermostat back, maybe some white noise. Movie night
is the mirror image — dim the lamps, close the blinds, turn the
speakers up. Doing it device-by-device is exactly the kind of chore
smart homes were supposed to fix.
- Situation A handful of things need to change together, the same way, every time.
- Today A string of taps in an app, or a memorized voice phrase that half-works.
- The ring One long hold runs your "goodnight," another runs "movie" — a whole scene from a single gesture on your finger.
Kitchen · hands busy
Control things when your hands aren't clean
You're mid-recipe — hands covered in flour or raw
chicken — and you need to set a timer, turn up the extractor fan, or
check the next step. Touching your phone means washing up first, and
wet fingers on a touchscreen never work anyway.
- Situation Hands are messy or full, but you need to control something now.
- Today Stop, wash up, dry off, tap the phone — or smear the screen and hope.
- The ring A gesture on your finger works with messy hands — no screen to touch, nothing to wipe down after.
Accessibility · low effort
A control that meets you where you are
For anyone with limited mobility, reduced grip, or low
vision, the "simple" smart-home controls aren't: wall switches are out
of reach, phone apps need precise taps and good eyesight, and voice
assistants stumble over quiet or unclear speech. What's needed is a
control that takes almost no effort and no aim.
- Situation Reaching, aiming at a small target, or speaking clearly is hard or tiring.
- Today Every option asks for movement, precision, or a clear voice you may not have to spare.
- The ring A simple gesture you can feel — no reaching, no aiming, no speaking — and it stays right on your hand.
Front door
See who's there without going anywhere
The doorbell rings while you're upstairs or in the
middle of dinner. You'd like to glance at the camera and maybe unlock
for a courier or a friend — but that means finding the phone, unlocking
it, and opening the right app before whoever's there gives up.
- Situation Someone's at the door and you want a quick look — or to let them in — without getting up.
- Today Hunt for the phone, unlock, find the doorbell app, and hope you're in time.
- The ring A gesture pulls the door camera up on the nearest screen, and another can unlock — straight from your finger.
