Fitbit buys Pebble, Windows 10 on ARM, and gadgets aren't dead

The Vergecast

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Tech News, News, Technology

4.3 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2016

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Nilay, Dieter, Lauren, and Ashley are back! This week on Vergecast, we talk about Fitbit buying Pebble, the status of the gadget universe, and Microsoft bringing Windows desktop apps to mobile ARM processors. Lots of tech, lots of jokes, here we go. 01:34 - Fitbit / Pebble / wearables 18:23 - Gadgets aren’t dead 33:10 - Windows / ARM 53:23 - Lightning round (Westworld spoilers 53:23–55:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the Vurchest, the flagship podcast of Vurch.com.
0:07.8	It's been a long time since I've said that, like three weeks.
0:11.2	Three weeks.
0:12.2	One week?
0:13.2	How many weeks, Ashley?
0:14.2	It's been three weeks.
0:15.2	Anyway, I'm Neil Lentel, the energy of the Vurch.
0:16.2	Ashley, Carmen is here, Ashley.
0:18.0	Hi.
0:19.0	Peter Brown is here.
0:20.0	Hello.
0:21.0	Lauren Good is here.
0:22.0	Hello.
0:23.0	That's my next question of Neil.
0:26.4	We're practicing our Neili-Hillos and we just can't nail it.
0:29.2	Yeah, hello.
0:30.2	It's a mix.
0:31.2	That was too friendly.
0:32.2	Anyway, you got to inspire and then terrorize.
0:35.8	Hello.
0:36.8	All in one salutation.
0:38.6	Anyhow, if you've been paying attention, you know that this podcast is brought to you by
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