Hello, The Vergecast is ready for public consumption! Well, sort of. It's ready, and you're the public, and you can totally consume it via the podcast player of your choice or via YouTube. But that combination of factors, though technically it adds up to public consumption, doesn't really capture the essence of this week's Vergecast. Neither, if I'm perfectly honest, does the list of things we covered — including the Xbox, Samsung's axed next-generation smart TV, and hoverboards.

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