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Fitbit buys Pebble, Windows 10 on ARM, and gadgets aren't dead

Fitbit buys Pebble, Windows 10 on ARM, and gadgets aren't dead

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This week on Vergecast

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Nilay, Dieter, Lauren, and Ashley are back! This week on Vergecast, we talk about Fitbit buying Pebble, the status of the gadget universe, and Microsoft bringing Windows desktop apps to mobile ARM processors. Lots of tech, lots of jokes, here we go.

01:34 - Fitbit / Pebble / wearables

18:23 - Gadgets aren’t dead

33:10 - Windows / ARM

53:23 - Lightning round (Westworld spoilers 53:23–55:10)

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