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Motiv's fitness tracking ring now knows even more about you

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A year after we first saw it at CES 2017 , the Motiv fitness tracking ring is back with a slew of new functions. The device can already measure many of the same metrics as, say, a Fitbit or Apple Watch with the goal of getting you on your feet and active for 150 minutes a week. But, at CES on Monday, the company revealed its plans for the new year -- specifically, more nuanced sleep tracking, social sharing and finally ( finally ) Android compatibility. To be clear, the hardware has not changed significantly since last Pepcom, but what the system does with the data it does collect has. The company recently rolled out Sleep Restlessness tracking which, as the name implies, monitors how much you toss and turn in a given night. It can now remember your last recorded heart rate value as well as the time it was measured. In the first quarter of 2018, the ring will receive a significant feature boost. First off, you'll soon be able to actively start recording data at the start of wor...