Check out the smart ring

Smartwatches have barely been on sale for six months yet that hasn’t stopped engineers moving onto the next level of wearable high-tech devices - the smart ring.

Called Smarty Ring, the stainless steel gadget connects to smartphones via Bluetooth using a dedicated app. 

Its LED screen lights up each time the wearer gets an email, text message, Facebook and Twitter notifications and phone calls, and the ring can also be used as a remote control

 The ring battery is charged on a wireless charging pad, pictured, that can also be used to charge a smartphone.

The ring is expected to retail at $275 (£167) when it goes on sale from April next year and this includes the charging pad