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| Smart rings: An alternative to traditional gold rings in weddings that also hear heartbeats |
Czech couple Jerry and Andrzej Vedral exchanged smart rings instead of traditional gold rings on their wedding day.
The Smart Ring is a wearable electronic device that works like a smartwatch. Generally, they monitor the heartbeat of humans and also help in contactless payments.
This is a fast-growing trend in the technology world. It is being said that the world market for such technologies is growing at a rate of 21% per annum.
However, Jerry and Andrzej's smart rings are more romantic than other such rings. They give them a chance to see and feel each other's heartbeats.
Each ring connects via Bluetooth to an app or the wearer's smartphone, and the two rings can be connected to each other via an app.
So whenever Jerry presses his wedding ring, it beats with Andrzej's heartbeat and shows that beat as a red line on the screen. The same function is also present in the ring of Andrzej.
As long as their mobile phones have internet access, they keep getting information about each other's heartbeats. If one of them goes offline, it gets information about the last recorded beats.
"We never wanted a gold or diamond ring," says Jerry. We wanted something different so we liked the idea of this ring because it had something new and different. We think we are the first couple to do that.'
This rechargeable ring is named 'HB Ring'. It is made by the Czech company 'The Touch'. Well, its first edition made in 2016 was brought to the market for limited sales. But now the interest in smart rings has increased in the market and the products of this company are also becoming popular.
Along with this, the company has introduced another similar product in the market this year, which is called 'The Touch Pendant'. It can be worn around the neck like a necklace and also uses smart ring technology.
Its potential customers are couples who want to feel the heartbeat of their loved ones but don't want to give up traditional wedding rings.
Use of artificial intelligence
Jerry and Andrzej are one of many couples around the world who are making full use of technology in their wedding ceremonies.
From using drones to capture wedding photos to digital wedding planning tools like budgets and guest seating arrangements, technology is now being used in all aspects of a wedding.
Zoe Burke, editor-in-chief of the website Wedding Planning in the UK, says the trend of using technology in wedding ceremonies is growing rapidly as many people around the world spend most of their lives on their smartphones.
"I think it's very common now that you can plan your wedding on your phone," says Zoe. You may have even met your spouse on the phone.
It is believed that a third of couples in the UK use WhatsApp to invite guests to their wedding and 60% of couples who get married announce their engagement on social media.
Some people have even started using artificial intelligence software to write their wedding vows and speeches. Joy, a US-based wedding planning website, recently launched an artificial intelligence tool that can do all this for you.
It is called 'Wedding Writers Block Assistant'. This chat is based on GPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based technology company.
Vikas Joshi, Joy's co-founder, and CEO, says that instead of completely removing the romanticism associated with wedding vows or writing speeches, artificial intelligence reduces the difficulty of people who find it difficult to express their feelings in words. Difficulty occurs.
"We conducted a survey in which 89 percent of people said that they find it very difficult to write about marriage," says Vikas Joshi.
According to Vikas Joshi, this technology of artificial intelligence is not intended to replace human emotions. But, it is very helpful for many people.
The worldwide coronavirus epidemic has given rise to the trend of technology-based weddings. Couples who didn't postpone their wedding any longer had a virtual wedding on Zoom or streamed their wedding ceremony live to guests sitting in their homes.
However, Zoe Burke says that virtual weddings are still seen in the context of Covid restrictions and people don't live stream their weddings anymore. Rather, they don't even want to remember that time.
Reduction in wedding expenses
For couples worried about rising wedding costs due to high inflation, using technology can be a money-saving recipe. They can send e-cards instead of paper invitations. It is also beneficial for the environment.
"It's a matter of saving on wedding expenses and being environmentally responsible," says Rohita Pabla, a London-based wedding planner. Nowadays more and more people are concerned about the environment there are no.
Showing off your wedding on social media might not surprise you anymore because many people in the world today give social media a lot of importance. Be it the married couple or the guests at the ceremony, everyone posts videos of the ceremony on Tik Tok or Instagram during and after the wedding.
A new trend in this direction is to hire a 'GIF booth' for the event. These are photo booths that create gifs (or gifs) or animated images from a collage of small photos. Users just need to enter their mobile number, and the GIF is instantly sent to their phone.
"Wedding couples want to choose special photos and share them together on various social media platforms," says Rohita. These couples want to be 'Instagram couples'.
But couples also need to be mindful of their guests who aren't as tech-savvy. Or those who prefer to receive wedding invitations the traditional way.
Digital invitation
Rohita Pabla specializes in South Asian wedding arrangements. She says that many couples make sure their weddings have a mix of technology-based options as well as some traditional customs.
For example, in traditional Indian weddings, it is customary for the bride and groom to hand out wedding cards to their family members and senior guests themselves.
“For this, some wedding cards are printed, especially for parents and grandparents,” says Rohita. And to guests of our age, they send digital invitations.
Vikas Joshi added that wedding-related technology can be used to 'make every aspect easier and more interesting'.
Along with this, he cautioned against excessive use of technology lest the beauty and romance of real weddings be lost.
They say that the real joy of marriage is in performing rituals with friends and family.