The real price of a free TV | The Vergecast

This week, everything is a HomePod. And has ads. The Verge’s Jen Pattison-Tuohy joins the show to talk about all of Amazon’s new hardware, the current state of Alexa Plus, and whether the new Kindle Scribe is the one we’ve been waiting for. Then, The Verge’s Emma Roth tells Jen and David about her experience with Telly, the TV that ships to your house for free in exchange for showing you ads all the time. Telly may not be for everyone. Finally, in the lightning round, the gang talks about a handy new Spotify feature, Emma’s first Waymo ride, and the glory that is Chunk. #Vergecast #Podcast #Technology

0:00 Intro
01:07 Amazon's Big Event: New Echo Devices
04:25 Echo Show Upgrades: Enhanced Touchscreen and Design
05:21 Echo Dot Max: The New Standard for Smart Speakers
22:53 Alexa Plus: The Future of Smart Home Integration
34:09 Kindle Scribe: A New Era for E-Readers
34:25 New Kindle Scribe: Features and Pricing
35:25 Kindle Scribe as a Paper Replacement
39:11 Google's Smart Home Strategy Overhaul
39:45 Gemini AI Integration in Google Home
43:06 Google Home App and New Camera Features
53:56 Telly: The Free TV with Ads
55:29 Living with Telly: User Experience
01:05:44 Telly's Additional Features and Drawbacks
01:14:56 Rating the Experience
01:15:21 AI and Ads Overload
01:15:30 Startup Experience and AI News
01:15:58 Navigating the Telly Interface
01:16:37 The Dystopian AI Experience
01:17:15 Viewer Reactions and Tolerance
01:18:16 Future of AI and Free Devices
01:19:30 Lightning Round Introduction
01:19:42 Claude AI and Coding
01:21:00 Lightning Round Stories
01:21:39 Microsoft's AI Copilot Faces
01:26:10 OpenAI's Sora App
01:31:06 Fat Bear Week
01:34:51 Waymo and YouTube Music
01:37:36 Spotify's Tasteful New Feature
01:40:28 Ring's New Cameras and Features
01:49:39 Conclusion

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