Move over smart rings and smartwatches – smart earrings are on the way

Slowly but surely, technology is finding its way into every wearable accessory we own – the best smartwatches have been on the market for years, serving not only as extensions of our smartphones but also as health and fitness trackers, while the best smart rings offer sensors for important health metrics in a smaller package than watches. And now it’s time to get ready for smart earrings.

Researchers from the University of Washington have revealed this Thermal earring, which is worn in your ear like a normal earring and is equipped with two temperature sensors. One of these sits in the stud and detects your skin temperature, while the other dangles below it, monitors the ambient temperature around you and sends the readings from both sensors via Bluetooth to a compatible device (via Android Police).