Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

This ’90s-esque social media site only works for three hours a day

Victoria SongApr 3, 2025

Cory Booker wore an Oura Ring during his 25-hour speech.

According to The New York Times, his ring asked him if he was working out and showed that “his heart rate shot up to over 100 beats per minute.”

100bpm is the higher end of what’s considered a normal resting heart rate. The fact Booker considers that “shooting up” probably means his resting rate is lower. The ring asking if he was exercising indicates the device correctly identified Booker experienced an unusual for him amount of physiological stress.

The Physiology of Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech

[nytimes.com]

Micro USB is the bane of my existence

Victoria SongApr 2, 2025

Victoria SongApr 1, 2025

The Garmin Vivoactive 6 is an awful lot like the Vivoactive 5.

Just don’t mistake it for a new Vivomove, Vivosport, or Vivosmart. (Why does Garmin do this!?)

In all seriousness, I spent some time going through the specs on the new $299 Vivoactive 6 versus the Vivoactive 5. There’s very few differences. You’re getting a handful of extra software features that weren’t around when the Vivoactive 5 launched, more activity profiles and GPS systems, a slightly slimmer form factor, and new colors. There’s no EKG compatibility, however. If you’re looking to upgrade, they go on sale April 4th.

Meet vívoactive 6, the latest health and fitness smartwatch from Garmin

[prnewswire.com]

Victoria SongMar 31, 2025

Get a load of this smart manicure.

Last week I reviewed a smart nail chip that I saw on some trashy reality TV. This week, I give you a social video demonstrating how some of its NFC-powered features work. My favorite is playing the John Cena theme song every time I destroy my spouse in an argument.

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Want to feel like a spy? Stick a smart chip in your manicure

Impractical party trick? Most definitely. But if you’re creative, a NFC nail chip is a cool wearable experiment.

Victoria SongMar 31, 2025

Oura’s AI chatbot is officially out of beta.

Dubbed Oura Advisor, the chatbot combines generative AI with your actual data so you can ask it about your long-term trends and patterns, as well as general guidance on health matters. This is the second feature from the company’s experimental Oura Labs program — the first being Symptom Radar.

AI-powered features are the latest craze in health and fitness tech. Garmin, Strava, Samsung, and Whoop have also recently done the same.