phone already Very boring for a long time. Don’t get us wrong – phones are still amazing little devices! It feels like we haven’t seen any truly innovative phone designs or new standout features in ages. This year’s phones look and function a lot like last year’s phones. Your phone looks and functions a lot like mine. Is the phone really stable, smooth or cool? Is their transition from fetish object to commodity complete?
Every time a new phone comes out, the phone’s perfect boringness takes center stage. This week, we saw the debut of the latest Samsung Galaxy devices. WIRED contributor (and producer of our podcast) Boone Ashworth joins us to talk about these new phones, and phones in general, and how amazing and unremarkable they are, all at the same time.
show notes
Read our roundup of everything Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2023, including three new Galaxy phones and five new laptops. If you’re looking to pre-order a Galaxy device, we’ve got some buying advice for you. Last year’s model was also great. Read Lauren’s story about buying a used phone safely.
suggestion
recommended by boone barbarian, which you can watch on HBO Max or rent elsewhere. Mike recommends Fly By Jing’s Sichuan Golden Hot Sauce.Lauren Recommends HBO Documentary Navalny.
Boone Ashworth can be found on Twitter @boone ashworth. Lauren Goode is @Lauren Goode. Michael Calore is @fast food wars. Bling’s main [email protected]gadget lab. Our theme music is composed by Solar Keys.
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