Gadget news, FCC's final proposal, and Vlad

Published: May 26, 2017, 2:47 p.m.

b"Here\\u2019s The Vergecast. This week, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul plow through a week of news starting with (no surprise) the FCC\\u2019s ongoing mission to destroy net neutrality. This was also a week full of new gadgets \\u2014 from the new Microsoft Surface Pro, to the Jamboard, to a $9,000 laptop, we walk you through the things we saw and reviewed in the Circuit Breaker world.\\nAlso, even though we filled our time, we added a bonus segment in between it all: Vlad Savov, a fan favorite of the show, stops by and quickly breaks down what is on his mind and what gadgets have piqued his interests.\\nThere\\u2019s a whole bunch of other stuff discussed on the show, (sorry, this show is an hour and a half), so listen through it all for more. \\n\\n03:27 - Breaking down the FCC\\u2019s proposal to destroy net neutrality\\n\\n32:36 - Inside the mind of Vlad \\n\\n49:38 - And now, a brief definition of the web\\n\\n51:03 - Microsoft's new Surface Pro has 13.5 hours of battery life and LTE option\\n\\n56:22 - Microsoft has created a Surface USB-C dongle for \\u201cpeople who love dongles\\u201d\\n\\n1:00:12 - DJI's $499 Spark is the company's cheapest and tiniest drone yet\\n\\n1:04:43 - Google made a $5,000 whiteboard \\u2014 and it\\u2019s weirdly fun\\n\\n1:06:14 - Samsung responds to complaints about HDMI switching, will offer a firmware update \\n\\n1:10:57 - How Anker is beating Apple and Samsung at their own accessory game\\n\\n1:11:54 - Acer Predator 21 X review\\n\\n1:14:14 - Paul\\u2019s weekly segment \\u201cVroom Vroom goes the car\\u201d \\n\\n1:17:00 - TV lightning round \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"