Here we are, a few days after the election. With the world still adjusting to the future, we thought we’d give you a break from it all and briefly talk about what we know best: the future of technology. This week we have reviews for the Playstation 4 Pro and Google Daydream, the continuing saga of adapting to a plug drought, and Snapchat’s new Spectacles tha ... Show More
Jan 13
How Lego’s Smart Brick works
January brings two things in Vergecast-land: CES, and New Years' Resolutions. We start this episode with a dive into the story of this year's biggest tech show, the Lego Smart Brick, which is either a clever way of thinking about creativity or the end of creativity as we know it. ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 9
Live from CES: What is the point of a robot that falls over?
The theme of CES 2026 is gadgets. It's always gadgets. This year more than most, though, the world's biggest tech show is about how fast the hardware world is moving — and how much work the software, and the AI, have to do to catch up. On stage live at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Ve ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 2020
Our Black Friday Rules, a Blind Smartphone Camera Bracket, & the Future of Apple Silicon
In today's episode, Andrew pitches his new Mario Kart game mode, Marques gets his hopes up regarding Apple's new M1 chip, and then we go over some Black Friday planning and "rules" to live by. Lastly, we go behind the scenes of our annual blind smartphone camera bracket. Links: h ... Show More
1h 29m
Sep 2019
Porsche vs Tesla, Travel Cameras, & Gaming Industry Nostalgia
This week on Waveform we compare the newly-introduced Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S, we debate the best travel camera for your jet-setting life, and we discuss the phenomenon of older games and endless nostalgia currently dominating the gaming industry. Lastly, we wrap it ... Show More
1h 13m
Nov 2020
LG Rollable Phone, Apple Silicon Event, & How We Survived Techtober
In this week's episode, we dissect LG's new concept rollable phone patent and preview Apple's upcoming Silicon event. Lastly, we hit up the Twitter mailbag to answer questions from you, our listeners, about anything we may have missed during our busy season. It's a fruitless atte ... Show More
54m 33s
Apr 2020
Quarantine Updates, 480p YouTube, & Apple Purchases the Dark Sky App
In this episode, we begin by taking a look at how quarantine is affecting our everyday lives and how tech is helping us stay sane during it all. Next, we discuss how YouTube and other streaming platforms are downscaling videos to 480p and what that means for people who like that ... Show More
1h 21m
Oct 2020
Playstation 5 vs Xbox Series X, Amazon Opens Your Razr Box, & Embargoes That Go Too Far
The first thing we cover on today's episode is the fact that YOU NEED TO VOTE. Then, we move on to slightly less important things like AMD's new graphics cards and how they compete against NVIDIA's RTX series. Next up is a quick peek at how Amazon bizarrely opens your Motorola Ra ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2020
New Year, New Decade, & Bold Predictions: CES Part 1
In the spirit of CES and the new year, we hunker down in a hotel room to share our predictions for the near future in the tech world, talk about our first day at CES 2020, and wrap it up with a discussion about what we're looking forward to seeing at the remainder of the Consumer ... Show More
51m 26s
Feb 2021
The Super Bowl's Weird Camera, Audi's New EV, & Ads on Smartphones
This week, we discuss the odd focus issues with the new on-field Super Bowl cameras, the rumors surrounding the Amazon Alexa Command Hub, and a truly crazy four-sided waterfall display Xiaomi smartphone. Then, we discuss the phenomenon of ads on smartphones and how they're rapidl ... Show More
55m 27s
Aug 2019
Thu. 08/22 - Google Deserts Desserts (h/t The Verge)
Will we see an iPhone Pro next month? Google has a new proposal for ad tracking, Android deserts dessert nomenclature, why hasn’t tech solved parking yet, and why The Irishman might be a major fork in the road for Netflix.
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19m 6s
Nov 2019
The Worst Tech Event of My Career, Tesla's New Cybertruck, & the 16-inch MacBook Pro
This week, Marques talks about the disaster that was the Motorola foldable RAZR unveiling event, Tesla's new homage to Blade Runner, and his first impressions of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. Finally, he wraps it all up with a regularly-scheduled Listener Q & A and the one thing h ... Show More
48m 1s
Oct 2022
Thoughts on Pixel 7, Pixel Watch, and Meta Quest Pro!
The reviews are in! Marques, Andrew, and David all had the new Pixel phones and watches so they were able to each talk about their experiences with the products. After that, they get into the new Meta Quest Pro and talk about the metaverse and of course Among Us in VR. There's a ... Show More
1h 16m