The Engadget Podcast

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A weekly news show where your favorite Engadget editors tear themselves away from their crippling technology addiction, to discuss our collective crippling technology addiction.

  1. 4D AGO · BONUS

    Why is the Nex Playground "AI console" such a hit? We chat with CEO David Lee

    Over the past two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a niche for itself with kids and parents alike. It's a small box that sits in front of your TV and uses a camera, along with computer vision AI processing, to track your movement for interactive games. Think of it like a simplified version of Microsoft's Kinect (RIP), with a bit of the local multiplayer we see from the original Wii. In this bonus episode, we chat with David Lee, Nex's CEO and co-founder, about how he went from building a basketball tracking app to one of the most intriguing gaming console alternatives on the market. (The Nex Playground even managed to outsell Xbox in November!)

    32 min

  2. DEC 19

    A look back at 2025: AI, smartglasses and spineless Big Tech

    This week, Engadget Managing Editor Cherlynn Low joins us to look back at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of 2025. We dive into our favorite gadgets of the year, the many ways Big Tech bowed to Trump, the disappointment of AI PCs and the rise of smart glasses.   Our favorite gadgets of 2025: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Airpods Pro 3, bluetooth lav mics and more – 2:26 Favorite Media of 2025: Andor, self-improvement via podcast, and a shoutout to your library – 34:30 iRobot declares bankruptcy – 47:29 Warner Bros. Discovery board rejects Paramount’s hostile bid, shareholders yet to vote  – 53:47 The Oscars will air on Youtube starting in 2029 – 56:05 Ford to turn its F-150 Lightining into a gas generator EV – 57:41 Around Engadget: smart glasses had a great run in 2025, against social media age verification – 58:20

    1h 1m

  3. DEC 11

    Why Netflix is the best worst option for Warner Bros.

    Last week, Netflix surprised us all when it announced plans for an $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., a move that would fundamentally reshape the world of streaming video and Hollywood. But Paramount isn't giving up on WB -- this week it launched a $108 billion hostile takeover effort. In this episode, we discuss why everyone is fighting for WB, and why Netflix may be the best worst option for the storied movie studio. What the Netflix bid for Warner Bros. means for at-home streamers and moviegoers – 1:55 Disney characters are coming to Sora after OpenAI struck a deal – 32:59 Meta may be giving up on open source for Llama – 43:53   Google CEO says we’re just going to have to grin and bear societal disruption via AI – 46:46 Around Engadget: The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is good, but is it $630 good? – 49:06 The best trailers and announcements from The Game Awards’ Day of the Devs stream – 51:28 Here’s why projectors won in 2025 – 54:31 Working on – 56:15   Pop culture picks – 57:33

    1h 4m

  4. DEC 5

    WTF is up with RAM? (With Will Smith from The Tech Pod)

    RAM prices have gone wild, mostly thanks to AI. In this episode, Devindra chats with Will Smith (Brad and Will Made a Tech Pod) about the state of the RAM industry, as well as other hardware we expect to get more expensive. (SSD prices are definitely creeping up too!). Also, we discuss Meta poaching Alan Dye, one of Apple's design executives, and what this could mean for Meta's upcoming devices. And yes, whatever they have next will likely revolve around AI.   Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, plans deep cuts to his company’s metaverse development – 1:09 Longtime Apple UI designer Alan Dye to join Meta’s AI division – 7:08 US DOT cuts fuel efficiency standards, doubles down on gas cars – 25:40 Waymo autonomous cars recently started driving more aggressively – 31:30 Amazon halts its anime dub beta because it sounded terrible – 38:00 WTF, RAM?? Will Smith joins to talk about why RAM prices are spiraling upward – 44:05 Around Engadget: Metroid Prime 4 is a return to form after 18 years on ice – 1:04:42 Working on – 1:07:36 Pop culture picks – 1:08:32

    1h 18m

  5. NOV 20

    Meta wins its massive antitrust case

    So it turns out Meta isn't a monopoly, at least according to a federal judge. In this episode, we dive into Meta's victory in the FTC's antitrust case, which it seems to have won mainly thanks to TikTok's existence. Also, we chat about the Cloudflare issue that took down a huge portion of the web this week, as well as Roblox's plan to collect kids' selfies for age verification. We also carve out some time to chat with the audience and answer your pressing tech questions.   Meta won its antitrust case, will keep control of Instagram and WhatsApp – 2:30 Chat with the Livestream: Flickr’s repository of aughts memories and who uses Facebook anymore – 23:59 The Cloudflare issue that took down a lot of the web? It was a database error – 32:49 Google’s new Gemini 3 model is now available – 34:57 Roblox wants tens of millions of kids to send them a selfie for age verification – 38:27 TikTok’s screen time management function now includes an…affirmation journal? – 41:30 Around Engadget – 43:47 Working on – 50:36 Pop culture picks – 52:27

    57 min

  6. NOV 13

    Valve reshapes PC gaming again + Our favorite games of 2025

    This week Valve surprised us all with the announcement of three new devices: The tiny Steam Machine PC gaming desktop, the Steam Frame VR headset and a new Steam Controller. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's gaming reporter Jessica Conditt discuss how these devices fit into the PC gaming world, which has already been reshaped by Valve's Steck Deck portable. Also, we discuss our favorite games of 2025, as well as the upcoming titles we're looking forward to.   Valve reshapes PC gaming with a new Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset and updated Steam Controller – 1:10 It’s not just Silksong! A look at our favorite indie games of 2025 with Jess Conditt – 25:25 Michael Burry places his next big short on Palantir and NVIDIA – 46:09 WSJ Report: OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT encouraged user suicides – 50:57 Apple unveils Digital IDs for iPhones, to hold passports and other IDs – 59:35 Deezer-Ipsos survey says 97% of people can’t tell if music is AI generated – 1:01:37 Around Engadget – 1:07:18 Working on – 1:08:42 Pop culture picks – 1:09:10

    1h 13m

  7. NOV 6

    Engadget’s best of 2025

    2025 is almost over (gasp!), so it's time to look back at all of the best devices we've seen so far. In this episode, Engadget Deputy Editor Billy Steele joins Devindra to talk about the highlights of the year, which range from the usual suspects (like Google's Pixel and the iPhone 17 Pro), to surprises like the Ninja Swirl. Also, we chat about yet another super-thin phone and the latest sampler from Teenage Engineering.   Engadget’s Best of 2025: phones, tablets, cameras, even EVs! – 1:40 Reuters reports Meta projected 10% of its revenue ($16B) came from ads for scams this year – 32:20 Moto Edge 70 is another super thin smartphone, but who wants it? – 41:43 Netflix is going big on video podcasts in 2026 – 42:56 You can now stream PS5 games you own to the PS Portal via the cloud – 48:23 Around Engadget: Why DJI drones may be banned in the U.S. – 52:27 Pop culture picks – 56:05

    1h 5m

  8. OCT 30

    Would you trust a terrifying home robot? + A chat with former Apple Vision Pro engineer John Gearty

    Home robots are moving way beyond Roombas. 1X unveiled its NEO helper bot this week, a terrifying $20,000 machine that can perform basic tasks after you've trained it, and more complex tasks via teleoperation. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Igor Bonafacic try to figure out why 1X made the Neo look like a murderbot, as well as the future they see for home robots. Also, we discuss last week's AWS outage and our over-reliance on a single cloud provider, as well as Apple's rumored push for OLED devices in 2026.    Devindra also what’s with John Gearty, a former Apple Vision Pro engineer, about the state of Apple’s headset and the world of XR.   Interview with John Gearty, former Apple Vision Pro engineer and founder of PulseJet Studios – 1:30 Robotics company 1X announces Neo, a $20k home assistant that *might* become autonomous…someday – 33:05 Amazon says automation bug caused AWS outage – 45:11 NVIDIA is the first company in history to hit a $5T market cap – 50:55 OpenAI finishes reorganization that paves path for future IPO – 55:21 U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces plan to photograph non-citizens entering the country for facial recognition – 1:08:45 Around Engadget: Billy Steele’s Echo Studio 2025 review – 1:17:25 Working on – 1:19:39 Pop culture picks – 1:22:07

    1h 26m
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A weekly news show where your favorite Engadget editors tear themselves away from their crippling technology addiction, to discuss our collective crippling technology addiction.

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  • Creator
    Engadget
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    360
  • Rating
    Explicit
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