Author Archive for Matt Cadwallader
10 Questions for Matt, Millennial
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Matt’s a junkie. He gets his fix on social media, technology news and politics. As a student at UMass Amherst, Matt led the UMass chapter of Students for Barack Obama and was a web communications editor for the university. Follow him on twitter: http://twitter.com/mattcad
5 Gift Ideas for the Techie Millennial
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It’s tough to buy technology products for techies. We’re a generally knowledgeable bunch and can be very particular about platforms, formats and compatibility. The trick is, you have to do your research. Hopefully this guide will help give you a kick start.
CES Superlatives
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With CES 2010 over, we thought we’d round up some of the show’s highlights. Most awe-inspiring booth: Samsung I’m not sure that this video can quite capture how enormous this thing looks, but it stopped me dead in my tracks as I approached. Bonus points for the clever use of a mirrored ceiling for even [...]
Tech Perspectives: The iPad
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Tech Perspectives is a discussion between two TNGG writers on the latest news from the tech industry. Matt Cadwallader: So the big announcement has come and the world has been introduced to the much-hyped Apple iPad. Although it looks like a cool device, truthfully I’m a bit underwhelmed by it. First of all, I’m not [...]
The Worst Idea At CES
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When I received an email from Taser with the subject line “TASER’s solution to kids “sexting” and driving while texting debuts at CES” you can imagine what I was thinking. Unfortunately, as entertaining as the concept was, the company was not advocating electroshock treatment for the nation’s teens. However, what they are offering seems just [...]
Natal Changes The Way We Game
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When the Nintendo Wii was launched in 2006, it revolutionized gaming. At least, we thought it would. Truth is, most of us didn’t do much more than play Wii Sports. Beyond that, the motion control was just a gimmick. Meanwhile the Xbox 360 took off. With an unrivaled online community, popular games and an all-in-one [...]
Through The Cracks Pt. 1
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Too big for twitter, too small for an article and too cool to miss, these are the top 5 gadgets to have fallen through the cracks. 5. fit PC2i – While the name conjures images of another fitness device, the fit PC2i is actually the smallest computer I have ever laid eyes on. The fully [...]
Move Over 3G, Here Comes 4G
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It wasn’t too long ago that 3G was the bees knees in mobile internet, but times have changed and the wireless world is about to experience another shakeup. 4G is the next big thing and I’ve had the chance to see it in action at CES 2010. I visited the Sprint tent just outside the [...]
Android Lands A Backflip
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When the first phone with Google’s Android operating system debuted, it was a bit hard to take seriously. The hardware was bulky and cumbersome, there was very little memory and the software was still a bit rough around the edges. Android had been hyped up as the iPhone’s best competition, but lost the battle for [...]
TNGG: Live Coverage at CES
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My boarding pass is printed, my bags are packed and I’m off to Las Vegas to cover CES 2010 – the largest collection of gadgets and geeks this world has to offer. My brother Rob and I will be posting full coverage of the show, including photos, video and more. CES is not only the [...]
