The Vergecast 056 - November 29th, 2012

It feels good to be back! It's been two weeks since the last Vergecast and three since Joshua Topolsky last sat in the captain's chair. What better way to get back in touch with the people than to take calls? We hear from you on some of the most important matters of the day — Star Wars trivia, and the always worrisome problem of keeping vegetables fresh. Also hear about the Vergecasters' latest adventures with the Wii Mini and the Wii U.

For audio only version, comments, and links to subscriptions visit the show post on The Verge: http://vrge.co/Yf25tH

00:06:50 - How Apple can build the next-generation TV
00:17:15 - The stars are liars: how Twitter outs celebrity smartphone shills
00:23:20 - Microsoft's Surface Pro to arrive in January, priced from $899 for 64GB model
Microsoft says the Surface Pro will have 'approximately half the battery life' of the Surface RT
00:28:30 - 'Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi' writer hired for new 'Star Wars' trilogy
00:38:50 - Why Nintendo's Wii Mini is out of touch with the internet and the future
00:50:00 - Psy's 'Gangnam Style' becomes most viewed YouTube video of all time
00:51:40 - Jawbone Up review (2012)
00:58:50 - iTunes 11 hands-on: a faster, cleaner, more connected version of Apple's jukebox)
01:15:45 - Microsoft's next-generation Xbox to arrive for the 2013 holiday season, says Bloomberg

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[nikolay stanchev]

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[SimKessy]

you must be new here

[niek baalbergen]

if apple wanted to the could buy disey 7 times

[davidsdiego]

I like the intro...

[cartur25]

I'm glad you're saying "ahhhhhh" "uhhhhhh" much less. Much improved, great job.

[wilde77]

I don't care if aggregator systems disagree with my view. Up was great, the first sequence, then it's again downhill from there. Pixar doesn't make a brilliant Pixar-of-the-old-times movie since right before the acquisition. I dunno whose fault it is. But I don't like it. You seem to compare The Beatles hate to the Pixar hate, so if it's edgy to hate on the band maybe it is to hate on the studio too. I am sorry if I misunderstood, but anyway I don't like em (Pixar) anymore for other reasons.

[TheAxlSnaks]

I've been here for a year, it's still fucking annoying. Gives me the impression that their egos matter more than their points.

[Lucas de Abreu]

I said it was edgy to hate on the beatles, not pixar. didn't make myself clear due to character limits, my bad.

and all critic aggregator systems disagree with your view on TS3, as valid as it is. Up was a fantastic film as well. pixar making films that aren't brilliant isn't disney's fault, but disney making watchable animations again is due to pixar.

[wilde77]

Pixar right now sucks and it's not edgy to hate on them. It's the simple truth. Cars was made when independent and it was the last one and a big mistake. Making a sequel to that was an even bigger one. All the movies made after the deal go from shitty to so and so. Toy Story 3 is far from being one of their best. I'd say their best ones are prolly Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. It's all downhill from there.

[WiredMash]

I am new too. Don't frighten us. ;)