The iPad Pro case and what’s next for Sonos

The new iPads have been released and they are fantastic. They are also expensive and are a very from the iPad. Do you really need an OLED screen, an M4 processor, all that engineering to make it so thin and light, and the new and increasingly better but also increasingly expensive controllers?

About this episode of The Vergecast, We explored this same question with On the edgeIt’s Chris Welch, who uses the iPad in the most varied and powerful ways you’ll find. We talk about the advantages of OLED, the pros and cons of huge screens, and what really makes an iPad an iPad.

After that, we talked to Chris about what’s happening at Sonos. It looks like there are just a few weeks left until the launch of the company’s first headphones, which will be called Ace and will look very nice. We’re also about a week into the lifespan of the new Sonos app, which is… less pleasant. So we discuss how Sonos is changing, what kind of company it wants to be, and whether it can impact the headphone market.

After that, Vergecast producer Will Poor joins the show to tell us about his latest adventures in the world of right to repair. New bills are being passed, corporate policies are changing, and we’re still trying to figure out what it all means for everyday people who just want their stuff to work. Will bought some broken phones and tells us what happens next.

Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (866-VERGE11 or vergecast@theverge.com, we love hearing from you!) about why so many people want the iPad to be more than just an iPad. The answer is complicated – it’s a little bit about the iPhone and a lot about the fact that creating a device that does it all is really difficult.

If you want to learn more about everything we discussed in this episode, here are some links to get you started, first on the new iPads: