Is Sony's future bright or bleak? Can the former tech industry giant get out of its rut and reclaim its position as the top consumer premium brand? Just how much fun is the full-frame RX-1? Coming up today? "The one about Sony" with Nilay Patel, Dan Seifert and very special guest Justin McElroy, Managing Editor of Polygon.
A look at Microsoft's top-secret Surface prototypes. A critical take on the Roku 3. A simple question: which smartphone has the best camera? This week's guests? Our resident Microsoft expert Tom Warren and "War for TV" veteran Nilay Patel.
Google Reader is on the outs, but RSS isn't dead — so what's next? And what does the future hold for Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S4? Coming up on today's show, our resident Google Reader aficionado Thomas Houston explains the impact of its loss and we talk to Feedly's Cyril Moutran about how the company's popular news reader plans to evolve. Then Evan Rodgers shows you how to make your phone feel more like stock Android. Finally, David sits down in studio with Avi Greengart from Current Analysis to get his take on Samsung — past, present, and future.
You want a new phone. You pay too much. Your reception is awful in the exact location where you live and work. And yet, despite the ongoing frustration with your carrier of choice, there's a very good chance you'll stick with it for years — even decades. Now the best phones are available on pretty much all the national wireless networks. T-Mobile is now banking on a new campaign that doesn't lock you into two-year plans. Is it everything we wanted, or will anyone even notice?
For years, gaming in the living room has revolved around a handful of big names. Ouya is trying to change that trend with a $99 console built on crowdsourcing and the Android platform. It isn't just offering a new piece of hardware, though: it's trying to build a whole new platform. This week we spend time with the latest underdog of gaming. We also sit down with Minecraft creator Notch, who's phenomenal sandbox game has arguably become a platform in and of itself.
This week, it's all about Facebook Home and the HTC First. We'll tell you what you need to know and what all you'll be able to do with both Facebook's new platform and the smartphone with a few extra tricks up its sleeve.
This week we're talking about photography — from Kodachrome to Instagram. Join us for NAB with Bryan Bishop, the new Fujifilm X100s with Michael Shane, and how to take great pictures with even the cheapest of compact cameras.
Hello, S relations! Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. Join David Pierce and a veritable gaggle of (mostly organic) friends as they showcase the best, brightest, craziest, and pixel-dense-iest from the consumer electronics industry. This week, you'll never guess. It's time to talk about Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4, and afterward we'll be joined by Dan Siefert for a game of Android "hide and seek."
Laptops, tablets, cameras... that's fun and all, but what do we *really* like? What else do we pine over and obsess about? Cars, apps, notebooks — okay, maybe not notebooks. Welcome to a special live edition of Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. Join David Pierce and a veritable gaggle of (mostly organic) friends as they showcase the best, brightest, craziest, and pixel-dense-iest from the consumer electronics industry.
OK Glass, let's do this... No, Glass, that wasn't a command... OK Glass, Google David Pierce... that isn't me, that isn't me, that isn't me, oh there I am! OK Glass, take a picture. OK Glass, hangout with... nevermind. OK Glass, send a message to John Lagomarsino. "I will be late to filming Top Shelf I am sorry." Cancel. "I will be very late and I am not sorry." Send. OK Glass. OK.
The Verge is in San Francisco for the 2013 Google I/O conference. We take the time to reflect on the three hour developer keynote, check out some of Google's not-so-official projects, and catch up with Bradley Horowitz to talk about Google's new unified Hangouts app and the redesigned Google+.
The game console of the future will be a tiny box and a large connection to the cloud. Projections will illuminate across your living room, turning your furniture Pleasantville black-and-white to project the somber tone that the game detects from your heartbeat. "You are the controller" — but this is now more a medical distinction than it is a slogan. Intravenously entangled, from plasma to pixel. Welcome to the future. Let David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Ross Miller be your guide.
At E3 2013, we saw the future. The future of video games. The future of the PS4 and the Xbox. The future of angrily yelling at random people while we massacre them in Halo. And maybe, just maybe, the future of how we'll watch TV, play games, and hang out with our friends. We're in Los Angeles, and this is Top Shelf, where we look into the gadgets that are taking over our lives and living rooms whether we like it or not. Just make sure you watch this episode with the volume down. Your Kinect might hear you
Join David Pierce and Nilay Patel as they explore the newest devices running Intel's latest CPU, codenamed Haswell. The processor promises better battery life, improved gaming performance, and even smoother day-to-day computing. We're here to bring you all the details, so tune in!
The future of TV doesn't just rest in Netflix's hands, or Comcast's. Small companies like Boxee and Aereo are finding new ways for us to watch the channels and shows we've always loved - and do it whether we're on our phone or in our living room. But from Comcast to ABC to the FCC, there are barriers everywhere. So how are we going to watch TV in the future? This is Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge where we talk about consumer electronics past, present, and future. Join David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Greg Sandoval as we try to figure out what's happening to the boob tube.
First movies talked. Then they came in color. Now they come in 3D and in IMAX. And the Oculus Rift might be ushering in a future filled with virtual reality headsets, and worlds more immersive and interactive than we've ever seen before. This is Top Shelf, a weekly show from the Verge where we look at the past, present, and future of technology. Join David Pierce and guests as they look at how our movies will become like games, and our games will become like real life.
We're not living in the Jetson's world, at least not yet. But that doesn't mean there's not amazing innovation happening right where we sleep, eat, watch TV, and brush our teeth. Our houses can already be smarter, more efficient, and more comfortable than ever - you just have to know where to look. This is Top Shelf. Join David Pierce and friends as they step inside the home of the future - and the home we can have tomorrow.
Google used to just be a search engine. Now it makes software, hardware, apps, and everything in between. Google wants to be on your TV, in your bag, in your pocket, and in front of your face. Last week, we saw what's next from Google — a new Nexus 7, the crazy Chromecast dongle, and a lineup of Droid phones that hint at the future of Android. This is Top Shelf. Join David Pierce and Nilay Patel as they survey the Google landscape, debate what a tablet is really for anyway, and wonder why in the world the Droid Mini exists.
You could always count how many laps you ran on the track. But now you know how many steps you took, how many calories you burned, what your bowels were doing at the time, and whether or not that pasta you ate is really helping. With the right apps and gadgets, there's nothing you can't track about yourself. But what happens when our lives become a series of numbers and charts? This is Top Shelf. Join David Pierce and friends as they look inside the "quantified self" phenomenon, and try to figure out who will be the Google of our bowel movements.
As people move into cities and as we continue to try and combat global warming, biking is becoming a more useful mode of transportation than ever - it's not just for exercise anymore. But bikes mostly look the same as they always have. There's plenty of technology under the hood, advances you might never notice but that will make you go faster, stay safer, and bike more conveniently than ever. And there are a few changes you'll notice as soon as your foot hits the pedal. This is Top Shelf. Join David Pierce and friends as they look into the future of two-wheeled transportation, and find out why it might be more high-tech than we think.
We spend a lot of time sitting in our homes or at work, staring at screens. But that's not all technology is; even the most rustic, most remote places are being touched by technology. Or, at least, they're being overrun by technology when the Top Shelf crew goes camping. This is Top Shelf. Join David Pierce and friends as they head out into the wilderness to discover how gadgets and technology affect camping — and whether that's a good thing or not.
The Verge's David Pierce and Casey Newton get a behind-the-scenes look at the people and technology behind America's Cup.
David Pierce meets with The Verge's international editors to talk about some of their favorite devices.
You've waited, you've wondered, but now it's here. Top Shelf is back. This week, David Pierce takes a look at the world of private investigating. What kind of gear will he need? Where does he park his unmarked van? How many fake moustaches should he own? It turns out it's a bit more complicated than he originally thought.
For hundreds of years musicians have searched for the next sound, the next evolution that could change everything. In this week's episode of Top Shelf, Michael Shane explores the interplay of technology and music — how traditional musicianship can be enhanced by modern breakthroughs. And more importantly, how many Rush references can we make?
Have you ever had a dream that you knew was a dream? Were you able to control it? What did you do? In this week's episode of Top Shelf, Katie Drummond dives into the world of lucid dreaming and the technology that's helping people reach the holy grail of dreaming.
The world of video games and virtual reality is ever-evolving. Developers are continuing to discover new ways to connect people from around the world, but what happened the classic game night? Are people still shuffling cards and passing out paper money to players around the board? In this week's episode of Top Shelf, T.C Sottek explores the world of games, both big and small, and discovers that family game night is far from over. This is our last episode of Top Shelf for now, but don't worry, we'll be back. In the meantime, check out our most recent episodes like I, Spy, Good Vibrations, and Living the Dream.
