Vergecast: Amazon buys Roomba, non-watch wearables, and the best cheap(er) phones

Every Wednesday and Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where our editors make sense of the week’s most important technology news. On Wednesdays, editor-at-large David Pierce leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives — and which ones you should bring into your home.

This week, David taps into The Verge’s reviews team to explore where we’re headed with smart home gadgets, wearables, and midrange phones.

At the top of the show, Verge smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy returns to discuss Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot, maker of the ever-popular Roomba robot vacuum. What does Amazon want with Roomba? Jennifer explains.

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