The Vergecast

Microsoft's Surface event, Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch reviews, and Meta Connect 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the announcements at Meta Connect, the new products from Microsoft's Surface event, and reviews for Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.

  • Meta Connect 2022: all the news on the Quest Pro
  • The Meta Quest Pro is a cutting-edge headset looking for an audience 
  • Meta figured out legs for its Horizon avatars
  • What does Mark Zuckerberg think ‘open’ means?
  • Mark Zuckerberg takes a shot at Apple’s closed ecosystem
  • FTC files to block Meta from buying VR fitness studio Within
  • Google Pixel Watch review: it’s a smarter Fitbit
  • Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro review: better and better  
  • Smartwatches, not phones, are where the action is at this year
  • The biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Surface event 
  • Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul
  • Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2 Plus ships with an RTX 3060 for $4,299
  • Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is the latest major gadget to ditch the headphone jack
  • The Surface Laptop 5 arrives with Thunderbolt 4 but no AMD options 
  • Surface Pro 9 lets you pick between Intel or Arm 5G and new color options
  • Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to VR
  • Apple shows Windows some love with new Music, TV, and iCloud photos integration    
  • AI-generated imagery is the new clip art as Microsoft adds DALL-E to its Office suite   
  • New York’s weed laws mean marijuana is legal but the stores selling it aren’t yet


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