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• Write the Perfect Craigslist Post May 12, 2012
  Craigslist is weird. Equal parts shady flea market and poetry slam—and crammed full of just as much junk as either. If you're trying to sell something or rent an apartment, your post needs to stand out. Crafting that perfect post is equal parts art and science. Good news: I have a Black Belt in Craigslist. I've bought and sold literally dozens of c […]
  Joe Brown
• Newer Technology Power2U USB Wall Outlet Lightning Review: A Pain in the Ass, but Worth It April 9, 2012
  No matter what proprietary plug your favorite gadget uses to charge, chances are the other end terminates in that ubiquitous electronic duckbill: The USB Type A connector. It's five volts of future fury. If you're like me, you have USB wall warts sticking out of every outlet in your house. Correction: If you're like me—as of last weekend—you h […]
  Joe Brown
• We're Done With Kickstarter March 29, 2012
  I'm done. Over it. Completely fed up. Kickstarter is ruining the world I live in. I used to love crazy gadgets, because I had some measure of confidence that, behind the idea, was some reasonably competent team or plan or, like, anything. Not anymore. Kickstarter has me gun-shy about innovation. I hate to say this, but Ryan Tate was right. I used to liv […]
  Joe Brown
• iPad 3 Review: Better Than Anything Else, but Kind of a Letdown March 24, 2012
  There are many things the new iPad is: A lovely object A spec bump The future of home computing The best tablet on the market And there are many things the iPad New is not. But we're going to skip right to the end of that list and hit you with the main point: It is not worthy of a press conference. We've spent more than a week with this thing, and […]
  Joe Brown
• Dailylister: The Cross-Country Craigslist March 21, 2012
  Social networking? Psha. Communication? I smell a bubble. The most important function of the Internet is online window shopping. When I need to unwind, I pull up a fresh browser window and start pretending I'm in the market for a Porsche. Giddyup. But here's the thing: Ebay Motors is played. There are no deals on the 'Bay—only dealers. And Aut […]
  Joe Brown
• The SEC's Facebook Page Sucks February 1, 2012
  You'd think they would have gussied it up a little bit for today, right? But hey, at least 456 people Like them! […]
  Joe Brown
• The Little Glass Bowls I Can't Cook Without January 25, 2012
  If you've ever worked in a professional kitchen, you've probably heard the term "mise en place" (meez•on•ploss). I don't speak French, but I'm told the phrase means "put in place." Makes sense, because that's the whole idea with these bowls. They're made by Pyrex, and they're officially known as 10-oz Ri […]
  Joe Brown
• I Just Banned Jesus Diaz January 25, 2012
  Last night, during a heated discussion in a post about Google, Jesus called someone a "corporate cocksucker". Then he did it again. Then he said something I don't really understand about tits. It's a clear violation of our commenting policy. In Jesus' own words: If you cross a line, you are done. I hate to do this, but we have to hol […]
  Joe Brown
• The Tiny Pocket Knife That I Will Carry Until I Lose January 18, 2012
  I am not a Navy Seal. I don't need a fixed-blade, full-tang pocket sword with a tanto point and a Rockwell factor of 58. I open a lot of boxes and trim my nails with this 50-plus year-old pen knife. It used to be my grandfather's. I'm named after him. He died before I was born. I found this little knife while cleaning out my family's stor […]
  Joe Brown
• This F*cking Guy January 13, 2012
  A man named Chris Laporte beat me at Street Fighter five times in a row. The stakes were that if he won, I would write a post about him. I might have been a little (a lot) drunk when I entered into this agreement—especially because I don't really think there was a prize in it for me if I won—but a deal's a deal. Chris, your Fei Long is very strong, […]
  Joe Brown
• Check This Out: Gizmodo in HD January 10, 2012
  We've been busy. In addition to bringing you all this epic coverage of the gadget orgy that is CES, we've been cooking up a little surprise in our technological kitchen. We call it HD view, and the name pretty much says it all. Calm down, this is not a redesign. We're not really sure what to call it, except big. And awesome. Unlike the our usu […]
  Joe Brown
• One of the Coolest Cameras I'll See at CES January 9, 2012
  Don't get me wrong, I love digital photography, but very few things make me salivate more than a sweet old Leica. And I'm not the only digicam fan who feels that way. Jim Fisher, Digital Camera Analyst for PC Magazine brought this sweet CL to CES. The CL is a 70s-era Leica that is still one of the better buys in classic rangefinders. When I complim […]
  Joe Brown
• Nice Android Hat January 9, 2012
  No, seriously: Nice Android hat. […]
  Joe Brown
• We Are Liveblogging the Hell Out of CES January 9, 2012
  Some things at CES are not worth covering at all (I'm lookin at you, company with the wood-paneled air conditioners). Some are worth watching like TV shows. And we're coming to you live. In fact, why not catch us live right now at AT&T? Deathstar Mobile is promising a full two-hour keynote. It might be amazing. It might be a snooze. Either way, […]
  Joe Brown
• Welcome to Another Wonderful CES January 8, 2012
  Awwww yeah, it's that time of year again. The Consumer Electronics Show, where we storm Las Vegas and see if there is anything worth writing about. We squeeze into fart-smelling rooms with hundreds of other tech journalists to hear about "vision" and "the future" and, this year, probably a whole lotta ultrabooks. You've probably […]
  Joe Brown