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#221: Wares and Wearables
September 19th, 2019 · 88 minutes
Andy and Flo run long this week, but that's because there's too much to say about Google's wearables trajectory. We'll also touch upon what's expected at Google's October 15 event, and why its new free model is a good thing for all of us.
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43:45: Inside Google's shifting smartwatch strategy (But before we get into it, we use up our Not-About-Google Card to rant about Leonardo DiCaprio.)
46:45: Okay, then we get back to talking about wearables.
01:04:05: Here’s what Google got from Fossil in its $40M deal
01:17:04: Pocket Casts is making its app free and is launching a premium subscription service