--- title: Logbar Created Ring Wearable Tech That Turns Fingers Into Magic Wands description: There's a ring that will allow you to control gadgets by just using gestures canonical: https://time.com/15782/this-ring-will-turn-your-finger-into-a-magic-gadget-controlling-wand/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-07T19:11:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:47.470Z og:title: This Ring Will Turn Your Finger Into a Magic, Gadget-Controlling Wand og:description: It allows you to control gadgets and write texts just by making gestures og:url: https://time.com/15782/this-ring-will-turn-your-finger-into-a-magic-gadget-controlling-wand/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Ring Will Turn Your Finger Into a Magic, Gadget-Controlling Wand twitter:description: It allows you to control gadgets and write texts just by making gestures twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Ring Will Turn Your Finger Into a Magic, Gadget-Controlling Wand by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Mar 7, 2014 7:11 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Mar 7, 2014 7:11 PM UTC Wearable technology is taking over. There are[ bras that tweet at you](http://fashionista.com/2013/10/a-bra-that-tweets-when-unhooked-and-other-bizarre-wearable-tech/), [dresses that help you fly](http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938%5F105-57611983-1/lady-gagas-flying-dress-looks-like-a-giant-drone/), and now a[ ring that can essentially turn your finger into a magic wand.](http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/15643/one-ring-rule-shortcut-everything/) While Ring doesn’t have the most creative name, its [functionality is pretty awesome.](http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/28/the-ring-input-device-puts-gesture-control-and-home-automation-on-your-finger/) Connecting to phones and other devices, the electronically advanced band has sensors that allow wearers to control appliances just by moving their fingers. People can write texts by writing in the air or turn on the lights by drawing a lamp.  Logbar It’s not the most beautiful accessory, but it might be the most functional. Logbar created a Kickstarter to fund the project, and with a month to go it has more than doubled its goal. Logbar was asking for $250,000 and is currently at almost $600,000\. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/15782/this-ring-will-turn-your-finger-into-a-magic-gadget-controlling-wand/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/15782/this-ring-will-turn-your-finger-into-a-magic-gadget-controlling-wand/"},"headline":"This Ring Will Turn Your Finger Into a Magic, Gadget-Controlling Wand","datePublished":"2014-03-07T19:11:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:47.470Z","description":"It allows you to control gadgets and write texts just by making gestures","url":"https://time.com/15782/this-ring-will-turn-your-finger-into-a-magic-gadget-controlling-wand/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Technology","Kickstarter","Wearable Tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/15782/this-ring-will-turn-your-finger-into-a-magic-gadget-controlling-wand/","name":"This Ring Will Turn Your Finger Into a Magic, Gadget-Controlling Wand"}}]}] ```