A quest for the best headphone mics
Summary
Victoria Song guest hosts The Vergecast, joined by producers for a mic test of popular over-ear headphones on a noisy Brooklyn street, ranking the best for calls. Victoria then interviews Ladder CEO Greg Stewart about the challenges of creating a successful strength training app, focusing on personalized programming, community, and motivation. Finally, they tackle a hotline question about the value and frustrations of AI fitness insights offered by wearables.Episode description
On this episode of The Vergecast, we kick off Hot Girl Vergecast Summer with a classic Vergecast segment: the mic test. Guest host Victoria Song is joined by Vergecast producers Andru Marino and Erick Gomez to see how the Nothing Headphone 1, Sony WH-1000XM6, Apple AirPods Max, and Bose QuietComfort Ultra hold up against what’s possibly the noisiest street in Brooklyn.
After that, Victoria is joined by Ladder CEO Greg Stewart to talk about what it takes to build a successful strength training app — especially for people just starting out. As it turns out, it’s quite challenging, between curating playlists, accommodating users’ different access to equipment, skill levels, and preferences for coaching styles. (And maybe, some occasional beef with Peloton?)
Lastly, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com) about AI fitness summaries, whether people actually like them, what’s frustrating about them, and what scenarios they might actually be useful for.
Want to learn more about the topics in this episode? Here are some handy dandy links for your reference:
- Nothing Headphone 1 review
- Sony WH-1000XM6 hands-on
- Apple AirPods Max review
- Bose QuietComfort Ultra review
- A lazy person’s guide to getting into shape
- Ladder isn’t done trolling Peloton
- The unbearable obviousness of AI fitness summaries
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