The Vergecast

Amazon buys Roomba, non-watch wearables, and the best cheap(er) phones

Aug 10, 2022

01:21:50

Episode guests

Will Ahmed

Victoria Song

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Allison Johnson

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What You Can Get Away With With Mid Range Smart Phones

01:46

What Is the Best Phone for You?

01:30

Are We Just Waiting on the Next Thing?

03:13

Introduction

2min

Amazon Buying I Robot for a Whole Lot of Money?

2min

Robot Vacuums - Is This Just a Vehicle for Amazon?

3min

I Robot

3min

What Is Amazon Really Buying Here?

2min

The Amazon Echo Is Getting Inside Our Homes

2min

The Ambiant Computing Side of the Amazon Echo Speakers

3min

The Smart Home Is Not Mainstream Yet

2min

Are You Afraid of Amazon's Coalescing of All This Data?

3min

10.

Do You Trust the Tech Company?

2min

11.

Salesforce and Salesforce Streaming - Sales Horse Plus

2min

12.

Wearables That Aren't Smart Watches

2min

13.

Sleep Trackers

2min

14.

Sleep Trackers and Sleep Apnea

2min

15.

Wearables and Heart Variation

2min

16.

Is Ora a Predictive Contraceptive?

2min

17.

Wearables

2min

18.

Ocas, I Like the Frames

2min

19.

Are We Just Waiting on the Next Thing?

3min

20.

How to Get Good Metrics From Multiple Watches

2min

21.

The Future of Running Shoes

3min

22.

What Is the Best Fitness Tracker?

2min

23.

Whoop

2min

24.

Whoop Is Not a Smart Watch - Is It?

2min

25.

The Future of Wearable Phones

3min

26.

The One Plus Ten T Review

2min

27.

What Is the Best Phone for You?

2min

28.

Iphone S E, I'm a Small Phone Proponent.

2min

29.

The Battery Champion of the Mid Range Phones

2min

30.

How Long Will My Battery Last?

2min

31.

The Bottom Line Is That You Don't Get the Best Screen

2min

32.

Should I Expect Good Camera Quality From a Phone Around 500 Dollars?

2min

33.

Is This a Most Amazing Camera?

2min

34.

The Pixl Sixa

2min

35.

What You Can Get Away With With Mid Range Smart Phones

2min

36.

The Nothing Phone Is a Brand New Company That Has No Track Record of Being Good at This

2min

37.

The Long Jommi Davis Phone

2min

38.

What's the Perfect Size for a Phone?

2min

39.

Is There a Best Option Out There Right Now?

2min

40.

The Pixel Sixa Is the One to Beat So Far

3min

David Pierce taps into The Verge's reviews team to explore where we're headed with smart home gadgets, wearables, and midrange phones.

01:56 - Verge smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy comes back to the show to break down the news of Amazon acquiring iRobot, maker of the ever popular Roomba robot vacuum.

24:46 - Verge wearable tech reviewer Victoria Song joins David to explore the fascinating world of non-watch wearables: rings, earbuds, sports bras, and sleep trackers. Afterward, we hear from Whoop CEO Will Ahmed about his approach to wearable technology.

53:40 - Verge mobile reviewer Allison Johnson and David discuss the ideal version of a mid-range smartphone, and what are the best trade-offs for the price.

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The Vergecast

Amazon buys Roomba, non-watch wearables, and the best cheap(er) phones

Episode guests

What You Can Get Away With With Mid Range Smart Phones

What Is the Best Phone for You?

Are We Just Waiting on the Next Thing?

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