New Gmail, Spectacles 2.0, and iPhone SE 2?

Published: April 27, 2018, noon

This week on The Vergecast, Dieter, Natt, and Paul are still without Nilay but there\u2019s a whole lot to talk about. \n\nGoogle made some changes with Gmail \u2014 which is now live, and Snap surprised us this week with their new edition of Spectacles \u2014 but what makes them different from the original model? \n\nAlso, there\u2019s a whole bunch of Amazon news and rumors this week, including an Echo Dot for your child.\n\nThere\u2019s even a whole lot more in between that \u2014 like the segment Paul does every week (say it with me) \u201cI\u2019ve carved this for you out of aluminum\u201d \u2014 so listen if you listen to this whole episode of The Vergecast, you\u2019ll be all up to date with the tech news of the week and won\u2019t have to worry about much else the rest of your weekend.\xa0\n\n01:20 - Gmail\u2019s biggest redesign is now live\n\n09:49 - Google is finally making a standalone Tasks app\n\n16:38 - Snap\u2019s second-generation Spectacles are more grown up \u2014 and more expensive\n\n28:05 - Amazon will now deliver packages to the trunk of your car\n\n32:33 - Amazon\u2019s new Echo Dot Kids Edition comes with a colorful case and parental controls\n\n37:04 - Amazon is reportedly working on its first home robot \n\n40:29 - Amazon teases upcoming Fire TV Cube\n\n43:41 - Paul\u2019s weekly segment \u201cI\u2019ve carved this for you out of aluminum\u201d \n\n45:53 - Dieter essential phone feels\n\n47:47 - There are a ton of sketchy rumors about an upcoming iPhone SE 2\n\n50:44 - The OnePlus 6 is coming on May 16th\n\n52:56 - Spotify launches a redesigned app with on-demand playlists for free users\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices