DJI Mavic Air, HomePod ships in February, and iOS11.3 preview

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul call Ben Popper — former business editor at The Verge who now works with DJI — to answer some questions about the new drone the company announced this week, the Mavic Air.

There is also a discussion about what’s happening at Apple this week. The HomePod was announced without some key features at launch in a few weeks. There’s also an update to iOS 11 that’s being publicly previewed on their website.

There’s a whole lot more in between that — like Paul’s weekly segment “A Kin for your wrist” — so listen to it all, and you’ll get it all.

Here are the articles discussed in this week’s episode:

02:45 – Apple previews iOS 11.3

13:37 – Apple will release its $349 HomePod speaker on February 9th

27:54 – DJI Mavic Air with Ben Popper

54:10 – Paul’s weekly segment “A Kin for your wrist”

57:43 – Amazon doesn’t care if you accidentally shoplift from its cashier-less store

1:01:17 – RED says its Hydrogen One smartphone will ship this summer

1:01:42 – Acer announces $349 Chromebook Spin 11 with 360-degree hinge and USB-C

1:03:25 – Samsung teases camera improvements for Galaxy S9

1:04:18 – Trump administration wants to end NASA funding for the International Space Station by 2025

1:05:07 – How the Apple Watch tries to change your behavior

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