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The Vergecast

Pixel 2 XL screen, Amazon Key, and iPhone X preorder

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

Tech News, Technology, News

4.34.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2017

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Nilay, Dieter, and Paul run through the news this week on The Vergecast, with a lot of heavy sighs to go around. There's the Pixel 2 XL screen fiasco, Amazon's home camera invasion efforts with Amazon Key, and Amazon's oversized new Fire TV. Plus, Paul is back with his weekly segment about water pods. And more! Listen in and lament the current state of technology with your three best friends. 02:44 - Google 'actively investigating' reports of Pixel 2 XL screen burn-in … 17:39 - Google Pixelbook review 27:50 - Microsoft kills off Kinect, stops manufacturing it 31:38 - Amazon Key is a new service that lets couriers unlock your front door 37:22 - Amazon Echo (2nd gen) review 38:07 - Amazon Fire TV (2017) review 46:00 - Apple’s Face ID struggles detailed in new iPhone X report 55:54 - Paul’s weekly segment “WATER PODS” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.1

Hello and welcome to the Vergecast, the flagship podcast of the Verge situation.

0:40.2

You know, we're doing great. I will say this. I want to call out our friends or co-workers,

0:46.1

Kaitlin Tiffany, Ashley Carman, and our producer, Andrew Merino,

0:50.0

the Vergecast producers. Also, the producer of Kaitlin Ashley shows

0:53.7

why did you push that button? Yeah, why does he make them sound so good? We sound like

0:57.7

butts. Yeah, Andrew, why don't you ever organize our thoughts?

1:00.2

Andrew works very hard on this show.

1:04.0

Which is an awesome. Anyway, why did you push that button?

1:06.6

Yeah.

1:08.4

In the top five of the iTunes technology podcast section,

1:13.6

since the entire two weeks it's been out,

1:16.6

number one trending in Pocketcasts on Android.

1:19.9

Feature of the Pocketcasts. Thank you, Pocketcasts, that was nice to you.

1:23.0

But doing great. So if you are interested in an organized conversation around technology and

1:29.0

culture, go listen to why you push that button. It's great. It's everywhere you find a podcast.

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