The Vergecast

NFTs explained / Sonos' new bluetooth speaker / Asus ROG phone 5 review

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Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Verge deputy editor Elizabeth Lopatto about the NFT craze from the past few weeks and explains how the transactions work.

Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert joins the show for a gadget roundup — from the Asus ROG phone 5 review to the new Sonos Roam bluetooth speaker.

Further reading:

  • COVID-19 took disease tests out of the lab — and may keep them there
  • People who are vaccinated can socialize together without masks, CDC says
  • COVID-19 vaccine supplies are on the rise in the US
  • Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is popular at vaccination sites
  • Artifacts from the first COVID-19 vaccination in the US are headed to the Smithsonian
  • Meet Dr. B, the startup connecting people to leftover vaccines
  • Beeple sold an NFT for $69 million
  • NFTs, explained
  • Of course John Legere bought an $888,888.88 NFT from Steve Aoki
  • Jack Dorsey’s first tweet may fetch $2.5 million, and he’ll donate the NFTy proceeds to charity
  • Sonos Roam officially announced for $169, preorders start now
  • Sonos partners with Audi to bring its audio tech to cars
  • Asus ROG phone 5 review 
  • Leaked OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 renders leave little to the imagination
  • OnePlus’ next phones will come out on March 23rd
  • Samsung will host another Unpacked event on March 17th
  • Apple reportedly overestimated iPhone 12 mini demand, by a lot
  • Insta360’s Go 2 is a $299 action camera with a surprisingly powerful case
  • The most powerful Wear OS watches are held back by Wear OS
  • Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 review: AMD and Nvidia at their best
  • Razer Blade 15 Base review: losing its edge
  • Best gaming laptops in 2021

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