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Aug 2024
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Can a YouTube video really fix your wet ...

The Verge
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Today on the flagship podcast of the native resonance of your smartphone:  02:32 -The Verge’s David Pierce tries to find out if those YouTube videos promising to remove water from your phone with sounds actually work.  32:42 - Then, David chats with The Verge’s Alex Heath about some AR glasses that are reportedly set to launch from Snap and Meta this fall. 5 ... Show More
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