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Victoria Song

Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

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    Prepare to see more stats in the Fitbit app.

    Namely, Google’s rolling out Heath Connect integration. So if you have 5,000 steps on a Pixel Watch and then switch over to a Garmin for a run, that workout data will still be viewable within the Fitbit app. It’s not perfect — that data won’t count toward Fitbit badges, for instance. Still, this is a neat option for folks who like to use multiple devices.

    Victoria Song
    Victoria Song
    Meta’s been tinkering with mixed reality for 10 years now.

    This video is a fun speedrun through all the VR headsets and AR glasses that Meta’s been tinkering with over the last decade. There’s a mention of Project Aria, and you even get a glimpse of some experimental smartwatch like controls. It’s a neat highlight reel, but I did chortle at how fast the video glosses over Ray-Ban Stories.

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    Victoria Song
    The best April Fools’ “prank” in tech.

    Turns out, it was Gmail. Twenty years ago, nobody believed Google would give out a whole gigabyte of email storage for free. But like Sundar says — it was, in fact, not a joke. The rest is history.

    So, where were you when you got your first Gmail beta invite?

    20 years of Gmail

    Gmail revolutionized email with fast search and a whole gigabyte of storage. But where’s it headed next?

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    The Forerunner 165 series is the budget training watch Garmin needed

    The tradeoffs are well worth the savings over the slightly more advanced Forerunner 265.

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    The principles of wearable etiquette

    First adopters are ambassadors for the future. Glassholes need not apply.

    Victoria Song