It's gadget season again

Published: Sept. 1, 2023, 9 a.m.

b"The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss all the gadgets announced at IFA 2023, the next flagship phone events from Apple and Google, and a whole lot more.\\nAlso: Nilay Patel breaks news about the 5G banana surgery. \\nFurther reading:\\n\\nNo, they did not do surgery on a banana over 5G\\n\\nApple\\u2019s September iPhone event: how to watch and what to expect\\xa0\\n\\nGoogle leaked Google\\u2019s flagship Pixel 8 Pro, again\\n\\nGoogle sets its Pixel 8 launch event for October 4th\\n\\nGoogle kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber\\u2019s phones\\n\\nTaylor Swift Eras Tour is coming to theaters this October\\n\\nStarfield review: a stellar sci-fi refresh of the Bethesda RPG formula\\xa0\\n\\n\\nSony is raising PlayStation Plus prices up to $40 per year\\xa0\\n\\nDolby might have found a way to make built-in TV speakers sound much better\\n\\nInstagram may be making Reels longer to compete with TikTok\\n\\nGoogle\\u2019s Duet AI now available in Docs, Gmail, and other Workspace apps\\xa0\\n\\nIFA 2023: the biggest announcements from Europe\\u2019s big tech show\\n\\nAlexa and Google Assistant play together nicely, but not perfectly, on JBL\\u2019s new speakers\\n\\n\\nAnker's new MagGo wireless chargers might charge iPhones just as fast as MagSafe\\xa0\\n\\nPhilips Hue has three new smart security cameras\\n\\n\\nJlab\\u2019s $39.99 Jbuds Mini are the smallest yet.\\xa0\\n\\nHow Google made the world go viral\\n\\nWe sent the top ANC headphones to a lab to test their noise-canceling abilities\\n\\nThis USB button helps Jeopardy! contestants get their buzz on\\n\\nThe future of Tesla is in China\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"