Author Archives: Michael Crider

If there’s one thing that Nintendo fans like, it’s arguing over which character Smash Bros should add next. But if there are two things they like, then the next one is making new Nintendo systems look like old Nintendo systems. An upcoming … Continue reading →

Face-based unlock systems probably shouldn’t work when the owner of the phone isn’t, you know, conscious. Some camera authentication tools work like that, but not Google’s Pixel 4 phones, which rather proudly replaced their fingerprin… Continue reading →

The redesigned NVIDIA SHIELD looks like a big plastic hot dog. But it’s still the best stand-alone streaming box around, infused with Android TV and semi-magical 4K upscaling technology. If you’ve been waiting to pull the trigger on one, to… Continue reading →

The market for high-end Chrombooks, the kind that can stand toe-to-toe with names like “Macbook” and “XPS,” is pretty thin. But it’s getting one more entry today, courtesy of Samsung: the Galaxy Chromebook that made a spla… Continue reading →