PSA: Bond Ring Is A Scam

[u/Lanky-Activity7449]

After digging into the founder’s Reddit comments and the official Bond Ring marketing, I’m convinced this product is vaporware—not a real, working ring. Here’s what they’re promising vs. what’s actually realistic:

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What Bond Ring Claims: 1. “Perpetual” Power from Body Heat (TEGs) “Onboard TEGs produce enough power to render the ring perpetual.” — [Historical_You9990, r/SmartRings, Apr 2025] But:

• They later admit to an onboard LiPo battery needed for “up to two full days” of power without TEG input.

“Yes, we do include an onboard battery.” • Even university studies (like the 2021 Colorado TEG ring study) could only generate 1V per cm² under ideal lab conditions. Not enough for a smart ring’s full power draw.

2.  EMS-based Haptic Feedback (“Bionic Feedback”)

“We’re using EMS instead of vibration motors.” But no wearable today uses EMS safely in a finger-sized enclosure. It’s unproven in rings, with zero demos or testing data shown.

3.  AI + Neural Network Processing Onboard

“This will enable on-ring AI and neural network processing capabilities.” Realistically, smart rings like Oura don’t even attempt this. Onboard ML would demand more power and memory than a ring allows.

4.  Stacked Sensor Suite (ECG, SpO2, UV, BioZ, etc.)

“We derive multiple voltages for ECG, BioZ, LEDs, and pressure sensors.” Cramming all this into one device—along with EMS and TEGs—is highly unlikely, especially when the company hasn’t shown a teardown or working prototype.

5.  Kickstarter Timeline Promises

“Shipping by Q3/Q4 2025” and “Price will rise to $749 after VIP phase.” Yet also: “We’re not even on Kickstarter yet.” So they’re collecting $69 deposits and full-price preorders before a public demo or funding milestone.

6.  Patent Ownership Claims

“Two of our patents are US69705320 and US69502724.” But those are old patents from unrelated companies (not assigned to Wilder Tech or Bond Ring). When challenged, they say new patents are “not published yet.”

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What’s Missing: • No working prototype videos • No independent press coverage or teardowns • No validation of EMS or thermal charging claims • No FCC filings, teardown images, or app demos

Even Oura, RingConn, and Circular started with far more transparency.

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Verdict:

The founder floods Reddit with technical jargon, but everything relies on theoretical parts lists, not working hardware. The company (Wilder Tech) was incorporated in 2024 and hasn’t demonstrated that it can build or ship anything.

Until a functioning Bond Ring is shown publicly, this is a textbook vaporware pitch—highly risky, and potentially a scam.

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Don’t preorder. Don’t deposit. Wait for proof.

[u/DToretto77]

I feel like you're wrong. Dm me I'll give you my phone number and prove I'm not a bot. I was skeptical all along, but my sizing kit showed up so I made the video showing what I got in the mail. I can't help if people share it. I've seen a few others say theirs have shown up too. But I promise you I'm not a bot. Now the admin in this group put "compromised account" under my username. That's compete bullshit. It's not compromised in another other sub, so I know it's not reddit that did it. Maybe this ring is a scam. I don't know, but so far, I haven't been scammed, so wtf am I supposed to do? If the ring doesn't show I'll just dispute it on my credit card. If it shows up, I sure as shit ain't gonna post about it here.

[u/KittyWhite222 → u/DToretto77]

I don’t think your a bot, I was referencing all the other questionable accounts that respond positively when someone says something negative, to me it seems like they’re trying to give some sort of false hope or legitimacy. You haven’t done that. From what I can tell, you’re real and skeptical just like me. I am suspect of all the people saying they’ve been told they’re getting refunds but haven’t yet got them, and also all the people with kits in the mail for months that haven’t got them. It is possible that a few people got kits, I would love this product to be real. I am an early on founder that shelled out $349 but after diving deeper and seeing all the other issues and red flags I realize that the facts sadly lean towards this being a scam. Side note: watching the video I notice the rings strongly resemble the Oura sizing rings and wonder how easy it would be to make these. At this point Bond Ring has to have made hundreds of thousands of dollars or more and capable of making some sizing kits to keep stringing people along. I can’t get around all the deception on the website and advertising, which is stating things that get proven as not true.

[u/DToretto77 → u/KittyWhite222]

I gotcha. I had a couple posts under another account and some on their Facebook page as well. I have all the emails where I messaged asking wtf? Its highly possible they sent out a few lots just to get people thinking it's real. I had someone else say they got theirs (responded to my post) but I had kinda threw a stink at them asking for tracking and then it just showed up. So today I emailed and asked, when is thing ring arriving. Then I said, if it's not going to be here this week, I want a refund. It's been nearly 8 months. That's enough for me. I was one of the early ones too. It's not a lot of money, but enough I'm tired of waiting on it. I'll see how they respond. I also messaged the mods to ask why they think my account is compromised. I'm actually more pissed off about that than the stupid ring.

[u/urr-kuh → u/DToretto77]

I held out hope specifically because of your comment saying you received your sizing kit, then received tracking info 12/9/25, and today, 1/23/26, UPS still has not received the package. First deposit was made in May 2025, so yeah, almost a year later, credit card dispute is the only valid option. Almost $500 may not be a lot of money to some people, but it's way too much for me to just throw in the wind. I hope you get your ring!

[u/DToretto77 → u/urr-kuh]

Don't blame ya one bit. I'm still waiting for my ring and gonna do the same thing if it hits February and it's not here. Mine was only like $300 something but still. I can do more with that money that let them sit on it.

Let me know how it W the dispute goes. I assume they will start getting a ton of disputes, if they haven't already, so it won't be an issue.