ring with trackpad uses finger as mouse to control computers, smartphones and TVs

Wearable computer mouse ring gives full cursor control

 

Prolo Ring is a wearable computer mouse with a trackpad designed to control computers, smartphones, TVs, and other gadgets. It allows the user to control a screen without using a traditional mouse or touchscreen and gives full cursor control, shortcuts, and over forty gestures. With these gestures, users can point, click, scroll, take selfies, play and pause music, adjust volume, move through slides, or run preset commands.

 

The wearable computer mouse ring connects through Bluetooth and works directly with computers, tablets, smartphones, and smart TVs. Because it supports major operating systems such as Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, it can work with almost every device and can run without software or installing drivers. The device is said to use a patented technology called Modtouch, which combines a two-zone touch surface and a motion sensor. The touch surface includes a Trackpad and a Modstrip, allowing finger movements to control the cursor and gestures. Then, the six-axis motion sensor detects hand movements and helps translate them into screen actions.

all images courtesy of Prolo Team

 

 

Users can change gestures and assign keyboard shortcuts

 

The trackpad, the one easily reachable by the thumb, is made with high-resolution capacitive sensors that give the wearable computer mouse ring precise cursor control. Around the device, the sensors and integrated circuits help detect finger pressure and direction for accurate response. The Prolo Ring also acts as a smart power system, which means it goes into sleep mode when not in use and wakes up within 0.2 seconds when the user moves or touches it to save battery power. The device is designed to be ambidextrous, meaning it can be used on either hand, and the software inside the ring automatically adjusts the control direction when worn on the opposite hand.

 

The ring works right out of the box, but there is an optional desktop app called Prolo Studio, an app that lets users customize how the accessory behaves. Through the app, users can change gestures, assign keyboard shortcuts, and create macros. A macro is a sequence of commands that can be run with a single motion, so, for example, a user can create a macro to open an app, type a command, and play music. The wearable computer mouse ring’s physical design is minimal and button-free, and the band is wide and smooth to fit comfortably on the finger. It is made in three finishes: Champagne Gold, Future Silver, and Carbon Black. During a presentation at Google Devfest 2025 in New York City, the Prolo Ring was shown to the public for the first time, and the team says that after the ongoing campaign, the first batch of the wearable computer mouse ring is set for December 2025 shipping.

there are three finishes: Champagne Gold, Future Silver, and Carbon Black

the wearable computer mouse ring’s physical design is minimal and button-free

Prolo Ring is a wearable computer mouse designed to control computers, smartphones, and other gadgets

it gives full cursor control, shortcuts, and over forty gestures

users can point, click, scroll, take selfies, play and pause music, adjust volume and more

 

project info:

 

name: Prolo Ring

design: Prolo Team

campaign: here

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