The Vergecast 045: IFA 2012, and Obama on Reddit

The party's just getting started at IFA 2012 in Berlin, and Samsung and Sony are leading the charge with new phones, tablets, laptops and a little bit of magic. On this week's Vergecast, our man on the ground Vlad Savov calls in with his first-hand account of all the action. Also - Offline Paul Miller gives a rare sneak peak at his archive of future tweets and Joshua Topolsky shares his tale of his ill-fated quest to procure the coveted Rasta Banana. For audio only version, comments and links to subscriptions visit the show post on The Verge: http://vrge.co/T00vbu 00:04:45 - Samsung outs Ativ Smart PC, Smart PC Pro Windows 8 tablets with Intel processors 00:10:40 - Best of IFA 2012: live from Berlin 00:12:45 - Samsung Galaxy Note II official with 5.5-inch screen and Android Jelly Bean (video preview) 00:14:45 - Samsung Ativ S officially announced: Windows Phone 8 with a 4.8-inch 720p display 00:17:45 - Samsung Galaxy Camera announced: 16 megapixels, 21x optical zoom, and Android 4.1 00:19:35 - Sony announces NEX-5R mirrorless camera with Wi-Fi, better focus, and more controls 00:32:05 - Watch this: Samsung's Mobile Unpacked event at IFA 2012 in all its magical weirdness 00:36:05 - Sony at IFA 2012: Tablet S, 4K TV, Windows 8, and more 00:38:10 - Sony enters the 4K TV era with the XBR-84X900 00:53:25 - Acer Aspire S7: now this is what I call an ultrabook 01:05:30 - Amazon Fire 2 and new Kindle e-reader rumors heat up: what we know so far 01:13:00 - Party crasher: Obama brings down Reddit during Mitt Romney's big week 01:19:20 - Beyond lies the wub: a history of dubstep More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playl... Like The Verge on Facebook:   / verge   Follow on Twitter:   / verge   Follow on Instagram:   / verge   Read More: http://www.theverge.com