Today on the flagship podcast of region locked phones:\xa0\nThe Verge\u2019s Allison Johnson and Jon Porter report back on all the tech we saw at Mobile World Congress this past week.\xa0\n\nMWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona\n\n\nPeering through Lenovo\u2019s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future\xa0\n\n\nWhat if phones actually bent to our needs?\xa0\n\nThe Phone 2A makes a guest appearance at Nothing\u2019s MWC event.\n\nThe Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected \u2014 until it didn\u2019t\xa0\n\nSamsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring\xa0\n\nA short gif of Infinix\u2019s color-changing charging E Ink phone concept.\n\nNow there\u2019s a 28,000mAh battery with a phone in it\xa0\n\nXiaomi\u2019s new Watch S3 has a bezel you can swap as easily as a strap.\n\nHonor\u2019s Magic 6 Pro launches internationally with AI-powered eye tracking on the way \n\nHMD is making a Barbie flip phone alongside a smartphone for tinkerers \n\n\nLater, David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about web crawlers and AI.\xa0\nWith the rise of AI, web crawlers are suddenly controversial\n\nThe Vergecast and Decoder are live at SXSW this weekend, March 8th and 9th. SXSW attendees can see both shows live on the official Vox Media Podcast Stage at the JW Marriott, presented by Atlassian. Learn more at\xa0voxmedia.com/live.\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices