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The Vergecast\xa0returns to the New York studio this week. Dieter, Nilay, and Paul run through what was announced so far at IFA 2017, including the LG V30, Sony Xperia XZ1, and lots of smart speakers.\n\nHalfway through the show, Loren Grush makes a pit stop on her way to space to talk about episode 3 of her new video series\xa0Space Craft.\n\n04:01 -\xa0LG\u2019s V30 loses the gimmicks and gains a beautiful OLED screen\n\n12:41 -\xa0Sony\u2019s Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact have refreshed designs and Android Oreo\n\n21:10 -\xa0Lenovo made a weird $70 Alexa speaker that only works with its Android tablets\n\n23:26 -\xa0Lenovo\u2019s new Yoga 920 laptop has far-field microphones so you can shout at Cortana\n\n24:56 -\xa0Google announces three third-party speakers with Assistant, plus LG appliance integration\n\n34:07 -\xa0Space Craft episode three\xa0with Loren Grush\n\n51:46 -\xa0In colossal screw up, Essential shared customers\u2019 driver\u2019s licenses over email\n\n57:34 -\xa0Fitbit has a lot to prove with Ionic, its new smartwatch\n\n1:08:56 - Paul\u2019s weekly segment\xa0\u201cWho will let me out of this yarn prison?\u201d\n\n1:11:03 -\xa0Sony's new wireless earbuds include noise-cancellation technology\n\n1:12:36 -\xa0Apple\u2019s iPhone 8 event is happening on September 12th\n\nOh yeah, and Apple announced that its next event will be September 12th. So we announced we are doing a\xa0live\xa0Vergecast\xa0on September 13th in San Francisco! Join us!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices