Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

AMC Plus is getting an ad-supported subscription tier

Victoria SongSep 29, 2023

Lululemon’s laying off 120 people following Peloton deal.

Lululemon isn’t wasting time getting out of connected fitness. Following news it’s outsourcing content production to Peloton and halting Mirror sales, the company is laying off an additional 120 employees from its Studio division. This is a second round too, after laying off another 100 employees in July.

This is hardly surprising. Connected fitness companies that relied on premium hardware sales are all struggs to func these days. Turns out, the average joe isn’t fond of shelling out thousands for smart gym equipment when a digital subscription is much, much cheaper.

Lululemon is throwing in the towel on Mirror

Victoria Song

Sep 27

The Fitbit Charge 6 looks like a return to form

Victoria SongSep 28, 2023

Lululemon is throwing in the towel on Mirror

Victoria SongSep 27, 2023

I love this intense cat lady energy.

Li-Chen Miller is on stage talking about the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and she is bringing the energy decked out in a cat meme shirt and Hello Kitty pants. Clearly, she knows that us cat owners are going to be using these glasses to record that cat twirling meme all over TikTok.

Victoria SongSep 27, 2023

So there’s the AR.

Zuck just mentioned that a software update will come to the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses that sort of turns them into a true AR device... even though these glasses themselves don’t have a screen.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses hands-on: in pursuit of content

Unlike the original, I kind of see where Meta’s going with its second-gen smart glasses.

Victoria SongSep 27, 2023

Immersive spreadsheets?!?

Zuck just talked about productivity apps on the Quest 3, including Microsoft Office. I swear to god, if you stick me in a virtual Excel hellscape, I will yeet myself from existence.

Victoria SongSep 26, 2023

Withings’ smartest scale just got FDA clearance.

The Withings Body Scan Connected Health Station is an extra as hell scale. It’s got a handle for 6-lead EKGs and can purportedly take segmented body fat scans. As in, differentiate how much fat you carry in your arms versus legs, etc. Withings also claims the scale’s EDA sensors can measure your foot sweat to gauge your nerve health. Wild.

In any case, Withings first announced this baby nearly two years ago at CES 2022 — and this is a good example of how long FDA clearance can take as this $399.95 scale will be available at the end of September 2023.