Tech Competition and the Sonos Roam

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Chris Welch dive into the tech and gadget news from this week — including theories on what will be announced at Apple's spring event next week, LG quitting the smartphone business, and Sonos' next speakers.

Further reading:

• US recommends pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine use over extremely rare blood clots
• How the Johnson & Johnson pause could move the needle on vaccine fears
• For many, COVID-19 vaccines come with a side of side effects
• How CO2 sensors might help us return to ‘normal’
• Airbnb is trying to preemptively cancel post-pandemic bacchanals
• Celebrate your COVID vaccination with these off-the-wall tchotchkes
• Expedia launches a new tool to check coronavirus travel restrictions
• Apple officially announces Spring Loaded event for April 20th
• New iPad Pro still coming soon but supply could be short, says Bloomberg
• Apple officially starts letting your iPhone help find lost third-party products
• Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag Plus with UWB to track items with AR is out April 16th
• Logitech officially discontinues its Harmony remotes
• Apple gets its own button on Roku’s latest remotes
• Roku announces Express 4K Plus streaming player and rechargeable Voice Remote Pro
• Roku OS 10 adds instant resume for streaming apps, brings AirPlay 2 to more devices
• Apple reportedly developing an Apple TV with a built-in camera and speaker
• LG is quitting the smartphone business
• LG had a few smartphone hits, but it’ll still be missed
• LG leaves behind more than a flip phone-shaped hole in our hearts 
• Google announces Pixel 5A 5G by denying rumors it’s canceled
• TCL aims to build a better budget phone with the 20 Pro 5G
• TCL’s Fold ‘n Roll concept transforms a 6.87-inch phone into a 10-inch tablet
• Sony announces the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III with variable telephoto lenses
• US carriers have thankfully abandoned at least one bad plan for RCS
• Apple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’ 
• Sonos Roam review: portable potential 
• Ikea is working with Sonos on a hidden speaker built into art you hang on the wall
• Spotify’s Car Thing debuts as a limited release for selected US users
• Amazon announces new Echo Buds with more powerful ANC and better comfort
• ONEPLUS WATCH REVIEW: BIG, BASIC, AND BORING
• Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 4 with choice of Intel or AMD processor
• Can Clubhouse keep the party going? 
• Apple trusts Phobio for its trade-ins, but maybe you should think twice
• Google is poisoning its reputation with AI researchers

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