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Searching for the perfect minimalist smartphone
Manage episode 474555799 series 2476724
David has a Light Phone III, and it's making him wonder a lot of things about technology. So The Verge's Allison Johnson joins the show to talk about the whole trend of minimalist smartphones, and to figure out which features a smartphone absolutely needs, and which ones we could all probably do without. After that, The Verge's Andy Hawkins takes us through a big weekend in the Tesla Takedown movement, what's happening with Elon Musk's car company, how automakers are responding to impending tariffs, and whether we're wrong to be excited about the new Nissan Leaf. Finally, The Verge's Jen Tuohy answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11, or email [email protected]!) about all-seeing cameras in our homes. Which mostly don't exist yet. Mostly.
Further reading:
- Light Phone III review: everything in moderation
- There’s no perfect minimalist phone — yet
- One year with the Light Phone 2
- We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too
- ‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters planning ‘biggest day of action’
- How Elon Musk turned the Tesla brand so toxic
- The Nissan Leaf lives on as a compact SUV with a Tesla charge port
- Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house
- Project Astra is the future of AI at Google
- Alexa Plus arrives with promise but plenty of questions
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
877 episodes
Manage episode 474555799 series 2476724
David has a Light Phone III, and it's making him wonder a lot of things about technology. So The Verge's Allison Johnson joins the show to talk about the whole trend of minimalist smartphones, and to figure out which features a smartphone absolutely needs, and which ones we could all probably do without. After that, The Verge's Andy Hawkins takes us through a big weekend in the Tesla Takedown movement, what's happening with Elon Musk's car company, how automakers are responding to impending tariffs, and whether we're wrong to be excited about the new Nissan Leaf. Finally, The Verge's Jen Tuohy answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11, or email [email protected]!) about all-seeing cameras in our homes. Which mostly don't exist yet. Mostly.
Further reading:
- Light Phone III review: everything in moderation
- There’s no perfect minimalist phone — yet
- One year with the Light Phone 2
- We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too
- ‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters planning ‘biggest day of action’
- How Elon Musk turned the Tesla brand so toxic
- The Nissan Leaf lives on as a compact SUV with a Tesla charge port
- Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house
- Project Astra is the future of AI at Google
- Alexa Plus arrives with promise but plenty of questions
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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