Within the robotic vacuum world, there’s Roomba and there’s everyone else. iRobot’s autonomous cleaner might not have been the very first of its type, however it was the primary one most individuals knew about, and for a few years it was clearly the very best one you can purchase. However now, greater than three a long time after iRobot began constructing its futuristic bots, each the product and the corporate look like in large hassle.
After that, we chat with Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn concerning the state of e-readers. Michael has been engaged on E Ink gadgets, and competing with Kindles, for a few years. He has ideas on how the enterprise has modified, the problem of creating nice gadgets on the proper worth, the professionals and cons of competing with Amazon, and what folks really need once they’re searching for a tool that isn’t their smartphone.
Lastly, The Verge’s Chris Welch helps us reply a query on the Vergecast Hotline (name 866-VERGE11, or electronic mail vergecast@theverge.com!) about TVs. When you’re not seeking to spend a mortgage cost on an OLED, however you additionally don’t need to be caught with some crummy, ad-filled set made by an organization you’ve by no means heard of, now we have some recommendation for you.
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