Special guest Matias Duarte sits down with Josh for an in-depth interview, a live demonstration of the Lytro light field camera, and Josh and the boys run through their favorite "New Thing," with 15 seconds apiece to share their hearts.
Special guest John Gruber sits down with Josh for an in-depth interview about the tech industry and the future of Apple, Joanna shows Josh a few ways to make Windows more tolerable, Josh gets an exclusive look inside Microsoft Research, and Paul shares tales of adventure beyond the studio.
When Jimmy Fallon gets angry, he gets even. Also, he shows up as a guest on On The Verge, where he wows the crowd with his professional comedy antics and tales of his A-list lifestyle. We, the putty in his hands, barely got out alive. Still, Joshua, Nilay, and Paul managed to keep it together long enough to talk about their humdrum weeks — Paul went to GE's research labs, Nilay discovered a truck / boat hybrid, and Josh suffered a minor breakdown working on his iPad 3 launch date theories. On a more serious note, the team bid farewell to Joanna Stern in the only way they know how: to the heartfelt song stylings of Sarah McLachlan. After that, our musical guest George & Jonathan played us out in a lush 16-bits.
On The Verge is ready for a lot of things, but we clearly weren't ready for renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, who stopped by to talk space exploration, life as a meme, and why he carries a slightly-illegal laser with him at all times. After we recovered, we talked about what we learned this month: Nilay took a trip to SXSW, Josh visited the new iPad line and tried to steal Greg Packer's seat, and we found out what happens when whiskey meets dubstep.
For the first time, and hopefully not the last time, we have two guests sitting on the Verge couch. Former Apple hardware designer Tony Fadell (now CEO of Nest) talks about working on eighteen generations of iPods and early prototypes of the iPhone. And Chris Grant gives us a look at what his new video game site could have been called if he didn't get Polygon.com. Paul announces that he is leaving the internet, Nilay makes some Kickstarter funding suggestions, Josh reveals what Instagram is doing with a billion dollars and everyone comes out to play a little Johann Sebastian Joust. Watch the full episode below, followed by a ton of clips, in case you want to share some with your friends. Oh, and make sure you check out our musical guest Animal Style on 8bitpeoples, and File Freakout.
On The Verge returns with its biggest show ever. Damon Lindelof talks Lost and Prometheus, Masi Oka takes a trip to the Museum of the Moving Image, and Marco Arment joins us in studio to talk about Instapaper and Tumblr.
Joshua sits down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene (The Elegant Universe, Hidden Reality) to talk about all the crazy edges of science. Our newest member of the team Nathan Cykiert ventures out into Times Square. And maybe a few things about Tim Cook, Arrested Development, Mayor Bloomberg, and Cicada. Just watch, it'll all make sense.
Our intrepid reporter (we say that a lot) Bryan Bishop took a trip to Pixar and talked to the many, many brilliant minds behind the studio and Monsters University. And before that, Nilay Patel and Josh have a heart-to-heart about some of Google's more "ambitious" plans. Stay a while, watch.
Last week, we took a break to do something fun, and this week, you get to see why. Josh and the crew took a trip to Chicago to sit down with Ashton Kutcher, the actor known for That 70s Show and Two and a Half Men but more importantly his portrayal of Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic. It's a bold choice and Josh challenges him on his decision and performance. The two also talk about Kutcher's other life, as that of a venture capitalist and social media forerunner. After that, enjoy an early look at Small Empires, our new original series with Alexis Ohanian. It premieres Tuesday, July 30th. On The Verge 2.8 - The one with Ashton Kutcher
