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Victoria Song

Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

Victoria Song reviews all things wearables and fitness tech for The Verge.

Before coming to The Verge, she'd been yammering on about this space—and other consumer tech—for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. When not nerding out over gadgets, she can be found on the couch binging the latest K-dramas.

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Ever wonder what a fly brain looks like?

Turns out it’s pretty neat. After a decade of work, scientists have mapped out all 140,000 neurons of Drosophila melanogaster — or a fruit fly. The pictures are pretty sick, and scientists hope to use the fly brain map to figure out how bigger brains might work.


We tested six smart rings, and there’s a clear winner

Six smart rings for the wearable reviewer, but only one ring could rule them all.

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Meta might have more wearable plans down the line.

In a chat with Decoder, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says:

Over time, I think the glasses are also going to be able to be powered by wrist-based wearables or other wearables

So maybe not a smartwatch — which was reportedly nixed — but... something worn on the wrist that ties into smart glasses. Reminds me a bit of how the now-defunct Focals by North had a little smart ring for controls. Interesting, interesting.


watchOS 11 puts a Dynamic Island on your wrist

watchOS 11 is nowhere near as flashy as Apple Intelligence, but it’s full of neat little moments.