DJI Mavic Air, HomePod ships in February, and iOS11.3 preview

Published: Jan. 26, 2018, 2:55 p.m.

b'This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul call Ben Popper \\u2014 former business editor at The Verge who now works with DJI \\u2014 to answer some questions about the new drone the company announced this week, the Mavic Air.\\n\\nThere is also a discussion about what\\u2019s happening at Apple this week. The HomePod was announced without some key features at launch in a few weeks. There\\u2019s also an update to iOS 11 that\\u2019s being publicly previewed on their website.\\n\\nThere\\u2019s a whole lot more in between that \\u2014 like Paul\\u2019s weekly segment \\u201cA Kin for your wrist\\u201d \\u2014 so listen to it all, and you\\u2019ll get it all.\\n\\nHere are the articles discussed in this week\\u2019s episode:\\n\\n02:45 - Apple previews iOS 11.3\\n\\n13:37 - Apple will release its $349 HomePod speaker on February 9th\\n\\n27:54 - DJI Mavic Air with Ben Popper\\n\\n54:10 - Paul\\u2019s weekly segment \\u201cA Kin for your wrist\\u201d\\n\\n57:43 - Amazon doesn\\u2019t care if you accidentally shoplift from its cashier-less store\\n\\n1:01:17 - RED says its Hydrogen One smartphone will ship this summer\\n\\n1:01:42 - Acer announces $349 Chromebook Spin 11 with 360-degree hinge and USB-C\\n\\n1:03:25 - Samsung teases camera improvements for Galaxy S9\\n\\n1:04:18 - Trump administration wants to end NASA funding for the International Space Station by 2025\\n\\n1:05:07 - How the Apple Watch tries to change your behavior\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'