Aug 18, 2017 7:21 PM

Essential Wants to Get Into Your Pocket—and Your Smart Home

This week's Gadget Lab podcast: all about the Essential Android phone.

What It Will Take for Airchat to Take Flight

This week, we talk about the buzzy new social media app where there’s no typing allowed.

Michael Calore

Test Your Knowledge of Internet Acronyms

This week, we probe each other’s knowledge of common acronyms from the early internet, the mobile era, and the AI boom. So fire up your LLM, send an RCS, and tell your BBS pals the game is afoot.

Lauren Goode

Thinking About Buying a Hybrid Car? Listen Up

This week we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles.

Lauren Goode

You Can Clamp Your Phone Into Razer’s Fancy New Game Controller

Plus: GMC has a new great big electric pickup, Meta adds instant AI image generation to WhatsApp, and everyone’s talking about the new audio app Airchat.

Boone Ashworth