Pixel reviewer roundtable
The Vergecast

Pixel reviewer roundtable

B1IntermediateAugust 19, 202638 min

Pixel reviewers assemble: Senior reviewer Victoria Song leads a Vergecast roundtable with editors Dominic Preston and Cameron Faulkner to discuss the Pixel 11/Pro/Fold and the Pixel Watch 5. We discuss if HiLight is a LowLight, whether we miss the temperature sensor, and if the Watch 5’s GPS truly beats Garmin and Apple. And stay tuned for more camera discussion on Friday’s Vergecast. Further reading: Nvidia’s new financial strategy does not compute Amazon’s drones will soon deliver to nearly 500 US cities and towns | The Verge Framework gave its 12-inch laptop some har...

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Welcome to the Vergecast, the flagship podcast of wearing foldable phones on your head like a hat. Which is what I'm currently doing right now. Anywho, I'm Senior Wearables reviewer Victoria Song, and the new Pixel devices are out tomorrow. And that's the Pixel 11, the Pixel 11 Pro, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and the Pixel Watch 5. Whoo! If we have a general thesis about these

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devices, it would be that it's all about the software baby. In any case, today joining me are going to be my colleagues and editors Dom Preston and Cameron Faulkner. But first, here's what's happening on The Verge today. I'm Nathan Edwards and this is 90 seconds on The Verge for Wednesday, August 19th, 2026. Last year, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Wang said last generation

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GPUs were basically worthless. This year he says they're a new asset class. Liz Lepato has a report on the site today on the finance industry's latest innovation, which looks a It's a lot like Nvidia trying to find more people to lend money to its customers to pay for more Nvidia hardware, instead of just handing the customers the money to buy the

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