Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.
A gadget lover's guide to the great outdoors
The Verge's Thomas Ricker joins the show with an update on his question to live the #vanlife. He shares stories about Starlink Mini, the new Peak Design backpack everyone loves, converting a Sprinter van to a mobile apartment, and more. Then, The Verge's Andru Marino takes us through his tests on a bunch of new creator- and social-friendly microphones, which plug into your phone and promise to make everything sound better. Finally, we answer a question about web browsers on the Vergecast Hotline.
(Don't forget to send us your questions about The Verge and The Vergecast for next week's episode! Call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com with all your most meta questions.)
Further reading:
- Starlink Mini review: space internet goes ultraportable
- Peak Design’s Outdoor Backpack is a more versatile everyday bag
- Stoke Voltaics’ portable electric cookware review
- This backpack solar generator can help you ignore nature
- This little box provides on-demand power when off the grid
- Living and working from an all-electric VW ID Buzz
- DJI’s new wireless mics skip a few features to get smaller and lighter
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