Evolving Compatibility in Smart Home Technologies

Nilay and David talk about the election, and how The Vergecast plans to cover and talk about the next four years of the Trump administration. But only for a minute. Then it's onto our reviews of the new Mac Mini and MacBook Pro, which reset Apple's desktop and laptop lineup in an excellent way. After that, Sean Hollister joins the show to discuss his review of the PlayStation 5 Pro, the news about backwards compatibility for the Nintendo Switch successor, and the state of Nintendo's fight against emulators. In the lightning round, we talk about really expensive domain names, oddly named smart home standards, and cloud gaming whales. Which apparently exist.

Further reading:

• Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election
• What does Trump’s election mean for EVs, Tesla, and Elon Musk? 
• All the Big Tech leaders congratulating Donald Trump 
• Google CEO says company should be ‘trusted source’ in US election
• Another Trump presidency is literally toxic — his opponents are gearing up for battle
• Here’s FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr sucking up to Donald Trump by threatening to take NBC off the air
• Apple Mac Mini M4 review: a tiny wonder
• Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2024) review: the Pro for everyone
• Amazon says it’s fixing the Kindle Colorsoft’s yellow screen
• Kindle Colorsoft owners complain of a yellow bar on the e-reader’s screen
• PS5 Pro review: how close is your TV?
• Nintendo’s next generation is off to a great start
• Nintendo says the Switch successor will be compatible with Switch games
• Why is Nintendo targeting this YouTuber?
• Did OpenAI just spend more than $10 million on a URL?
• The Matter smart home standard gains support for more devices, including heat pumps and solar panels
• Nvidia to cap game streaming hours on GeForce Now instead of raising fees

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