Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

‘Wellness’ feels like it’s losing all meaning in health tech

Oura is lobbying for relaxed wearables regulation. It has a point, but is regulation even the problem here?

Victoria SongFeb 13

Victoria SongFeb 9

I’m telling you, AI fitness coaches have a long way to go.

This is a great read about Runna — a popular running app that was bought by Strava last year. While many runners swear by it, several reported injuries from using the AI-powered running coach. (Including yours truly.) Runna’s now rolling out easier programs, which I’m going to start testing once this horrible cold snap lets up.

Runna Pushed Some Runners Into Injuries. The Virtual-Coach App Is Now Easing Up.

[Wall Street Journal]

Victoria SongFeb 9

Oura goes to Washington.

This Politico story is a fascinating deep dive into Oura cozying up to the government. What caught my eye is a tidbit that Oura is lobbying lawmakers for a “digital health screener” device classification process that would sidestep the more intensive FDA clearance process for medical devices.

Why Washington’s all-in on smart rings

[Politico]

The second-gen AirTags are a scatterbrain’s best friend

As someone who can never remember where I put my keys, the louder chime and extended range are godsent.

Victoria SongFeb 7

Victoria SongFeb 6

Not to say I told you so about AG1…

But here’s Dave Wiskus, founder of the Nebula streaming service, on how AG1 did not pass muster as a sponsor. If you’re curious to learn more, may I point you to this week’s Optimizer?

AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds

Athletic Greens is ‘clinically backed.’ What does that even mean?

Victoria SongFeb 6

Peloton’s gamble on expensive new hardware has yet to pay off

Victoria SongFeb 5

Meet the women furious with Mark Zuckerberg for killing Supernatural

A passionate group of women rediscovered fitness in VR. They’re furious with Mark Zuckerberg for killing their community.

Victoria SongFeb 2

Victoria SongJan 30

Got burning wearable or health tech questions?

Good news, I’ll be on starting at 11AM PT / 2PM ET to answer them in a subscriber-exclusive AMA. Comment your questions in the post below. If you don’t have questions, come hang anyway. Tell me about your latest tech-related existential crisis or what you’d like me to cover in 2026. It’ll be a blast.