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The Vergecast

Apple TV, universal remotes, and the joy of dropping phones

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

Tech News, News, Technology

4.34.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2015

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It was a good week to arguing about the state of television, with both Apple and Roku releasing new content delivery boxes. A trio of original Verge editors — Nilay Patel, Chris Ziegler, and Ross Miller — are joined by Helen Havlak in the Hype seat. In between heated debates about universal remotes and IR blasters, our Fab Four find time to talk about HTC's One A9 and — quite literally — toss around the new "drop-proof" Droid Turbo 2. Don't worry, you'll hear it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everybody.

0:06.4

Welcome to the Verge cast.

0:09.9

We're recording this as you may have noticed on Thursday, October 29th, wherever you are,

0:14.3

it's whatever day it is.

0:16.4

So that's great.

0:17.4

That's always true.

0:18.4

Yeah.

0:19.4

I mean, infallible logic.

0:20.8

Is it?

0:21.8

I mean, I can tell, I'm joined today by a crew of, I think, Verge All Stars, some Verge

0:29.6

OGs.

0:30.6

I got Chris Siggler.

0:32.6

Yo.

0:34.4

The always excited Chris Siggler.

0:36.6

I got Ross Miller.

0:37.9

Yo.

0:38.9

And then I got Helen Halenhaven and Hype Seat.

0:41.2

Hey.

0:42.2

What's up?

0:43.2

Not too much, Nila.

0:44.2

I feel like I stole your entire team last week from Hype Seat side.

0:47.4

Yeah, pretty much.

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