I'm probably going to be consigned to whatever level of hell is reserved for pretentious editorialists for saying this, but sometimes when I'm trying to evaluate some new piece of technology, I consider whether Thoreau would have taken it to Walden Pond with him.Wait, just give me a second. I know how it sounds. Let me explain.Read similar

Another day, another Apple event. This time our own Devin has created a fun play-along-at-home Bingo card for your and your closest friends to enjoy at home. Will it be an OLED kind of day or dual cameras with flash? Will someone - Steve, even - pop out "One more thing?"Read similar

In this episode of the TechCrunch Gadgets Webcast we assess the value of camera film, decide that Devin is the 6th Decemberist, and express how much we love Asus' new ultrabook.Read similar

The lads here, mostly Devin and Matt, were talking about Everyday Carry, a website dedicated to the things we carry in our bags, pockets, and purses. Most of the EDC gear looks pretty heavy-duty - many EDCs include guns and long stickin' knives for, you know, those times when you need to stick stuff (Merlin Mann's is particularly interesting, for example) - and from the looks of the site it seems lots of people have totemic items, items of power that they carry to get things done. You've got Leathermen and diving watches. Little Moleskine notebooks. Pocket cameras and Space Pens. Read similar

The lads here, mostly Devin and Matt, were talking about Everyday Carry, a website dedicated to the things we carry in our bags, pockets, and purses. Most of the EDC gear looks pretty heavy-duty - many EDCs include guns and long stickin' knives for, you know, those times when you need to stick stuff (Merlin Mann's is particularly interesting, for example) - and from the looks of the site it seems lots of people have totemic items, items of power that they carry to get things done. You've got Leathermen and diving watches. Little Moleskine notebooks. Pocket cameras and Space Pens. Read similar

Is the second time the charm? Probably not, but Devin, Matt, and I all discuss the gadgets lying around our offices including Logitech's new remote trackpad. We also discuss Deus Ex, Qwikster, and the value of disk-based video services.Read similar

We've already talked extensively about how we handle guest posts these days -- we publish one-off articles from people in the community who have something new and meaningful to say on tech topics. But we've also been building up a roster of regular columnists, like Steve Gillmor, Jon Evans and Devin Coldewey. These folks work as engineers, entrepreneurs, biz dev folks, and investors for a living. And we look to them to flesh out our regular coverage with insights from their other jobs at least once each week.Read similar

A new scourge threatens a generation of laptop users. "Toasted Skin Sydrome" is the result of having a hot laptop pressed to your skin for hundreds of hours. You say, "sure Devin but can't they just put a pillow under it?" but I say, "Call the lawyers, we're suing Blizzard and Dell for gross negligence." The Latin name for the syndrome is erythema ab igne, and it's getting some attention today because the latest sufferer is only 12. This really brings up a couple things.Read similar

I know we're not technically in a recession and Americans love their electronics--- especially those that start with the letter "i"--- but as a whole, electronic retailers need a reality check, or a swift kick to the gut. On Wednesday, CrunchGear's Devin Coldewey and I dropped by two product announcements, one for Cisco's purportedly consumer-friendly ūmi and Logitech's Google TV accessory round-up. It was a long parade of flashy products with decent specs and thought-provoking price tags. As I mentioned in an earlier post, ūmi truly does bring high-quality telepresence into the home (assumi... Read similar

Oh man was that a lot of gaming. John, Devin and I just spent the last week deep in the bowels of the massive gaming convention that is E3. We went to the press conferences, played the demos, and livestreamed the show floor thanks to Ustream and John and Jon from TechCrunch TV. It was a bit overwhelming, and, as viewers of our livestream quickly realized, gaming isn't exactly our niche. But we trudged on, forced to play unreleased games, eat free food and hit on booth babes. Nintendo and Sony brought their A Games this year with the Wii U and the PS Vita. Both will no doubt be hits in their r... Read similar