Alex Cranz, Author at Gizmodo

Plex Now Offering Over a Thousand Movies on Demand and for Free

Plex, the build-your-own-Netflix software suite, is adding over a thousand movies to the service for free. Films like The Terminator, Ghost in the Shell, and The Right Stuff will be available on demand for anyone who downloads the app to their device. Sort of like Netflix, only free. The news was announced today in a…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Is It Time to Upgrade Your Game Console?

Don’t do it. The deals will be plentiful, the money will be burning a hole in your pocket, and your shiny new 4K TV will be begging you to get a console worthy of it, but my friend, it is 2019 and you should not be upgrading your current PS4 or Xbox One to the…

Gadgets Alex Cranz

I Would Eat Baby Yoda

When something as adorable as The Mandalorian’s little green gremlin floats into our collective conscious, we find ourselves wading through an overwhelming flood of emotions. Some of us whisper that they would kill for the tiny baby of indeterminate origin and species. Others, that they would sacrifice themselves, dying for Baby Yoda in an act…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Netflix Doing Something That Was Basically Illegal Until Last Week

Netflix has saved a well-known movie theater in New York City from imminent closure, and that is ostensibly a good thing. But something much more devastating lies beneath. The company that made streaming mainstream says it will rescue NYC’s Paris Theater. This comes on the heels of an announcement from the Department of Justice that…

Internet Alex Cranz

Apple and Nvidia Are Over

The last vestiges of Nvidia and Apple’s long-term relationship are ending shortly. On Monday Nvidia published the release notes for the next update of its CUDA platform and noted that “CUDA 10.2 (Toolkit and NVIDIA driver) is the last release to support macOS for developing and running CUDA applications.” That means all future versions of…

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Stadia Is a Glimpse Into the Future—But Maybe Not Yours or Google’s

When Stadia works perfectly, it feels like the future of gaming. Laptop, phone, and TV: Google’s new game streaming service works across all three with the press of a button or two. The simple controller knows what to connect to and does so with ease. With Stadia, you can slip into a game typically found…

Reviews Alex Cranz

Everything to Know About Disney+

Over a year after it was first announced, Disney+ is finally here and full of cartoons, superheroes, and space wizards for you to gawk at. Last week, Gizmodo got a chance to check out the new streaming service app in its final form and speak with the team behind Disney+’s launch. The time I spent…

Reviews Alex Cranz

We Finally Know What Games Are Launching With Stadia

The launch of Stadia is only a week away, so it’s extremely surprising that we’re only learning about its launch titles now—after pre-orders have already happened. But given the list of games available maybe it makes sense that Google held off so long. As launch lists go the Stadia one has me worried. When Stadia…

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Bland Content Isn’t Apple TV+’s Biggest Problem

Apple has had a long slow crawl from hardware maker to entertainment service provider. First, there was iTunes and selling music online, then movies and TV shows. Later came Apple Music, a streaming service provided for a monthly fee, and earlier this year there was News+, a news service… provided for a monthly fee. Now…

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Did We Need to See That Much of the Childhood of Batwoman‘s Villain?

Batwoman continues to be Arrow’s rightful successor—a grim exploration of superheroics with a lead that’s all charm, but hampered by their character’s sullenness. Only, where Arrow leaned into realism to the point of ridiculousness, Batwoman at least has the sense to embrace the comic book nature of its titular character. Every single week Batwoman fights…

Books & Comics Alex Cranz

Supergirl Completely Screwed James Olsen

James “Jimmy” Olsen got a raw deal. The character found on Supergirl was never the character from the comic books, and often never the same character from season to season of Supergirl. He was a soft and sweet love interest who wanted to keep Kara safe, until suddenly he was a grim vigilante or a…

Books & Comics Alex Cranz

Nvidia’s Newest Set-Top Box Uses AI to Turn Content 4K

It’s not magic, but when the new Nvidia Shield works, it almost feels like it. The new tube-look revision of Nvidia’s already superb set-top box has taken away a few features, dropped the price, and packed in a new variant of the Tegra X1 chip. This chip is important because it allows the Shield to…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Alex Cranz

Google’s Pixelbook Go Is Really Weird, But Holy Crap That Battery Life

The Pixelbook Go is the cheapest Chromebook Google has made to date. Google’s flagship Chrome OS devices typically start at $1,000, so the $650 price tag on the base-level Pixelbook Go is incredible. Compared to other Google-made Chrome OS devices, the Pixelbook Go is a fantastic budget alternative that gives you some of the best…

Laptops Alex Cranz

Sean Astin Made a Surprise Appearance on Supergirl

Man, Supergirl has been right up my personal alley the last few weeks. There’s been an entire storyline about augmented reality and an entire storyline about how CatCo needs to unionize, plus a kicky new look for the titular character that has me seriously contemplating bangs. Also, it’s been an extremely gay show, and possibly…

Books & Comics Alex Cranz

Microsoft and AMD’s Surface Laptop 3 Is Something Special

The 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 might be one of the most portable 15-inch devices I’ve ever used. It’s thin, it weighs just 3.4 pounds, it has a big 15-inch display, and somehow it manages to be pretty powerful to boot. I’ve rarely used a laptop this big that feels so small when transported from home…

Laptops Alex Cranz

The Pixelbook Go Walks the Fine Line Between High Design and Great Value

The Pixelbook is the best Chromebook you can buy, but it’s also one of the most expensive Chromebooks you can buy. The big pitch for the Pixelbook Go is that it takes a lot of what you like about the Pixelbook and Google’s aesthetic in general, and charges only $650. That’s a damn fine idea,…

Reviews Alex Cranz

The Pixelbook Go Is a Smaller Cheaper Google-made Chromebook

We’ve seen plenty of leaks of Google’s latest Pixelbook, but the company finally showed off the actual thing today, a reasonably small Chromebook with a reasonably small price tag for a Google-made product. Google was remarkably light on details as it rushed through the announcement. The new Pixelbook Go is 13mm thick, weighs 2 pounds,…

Tech News Alex Cranz

How to Watch Google’s Pixel 4 Event

Google is holding it’s big annual phone event today and here’s how to watch it. Although, okay, most of it has already been leaked—or Google has announced the stuff outright. Still, there could be some surprises in store! Gizmodo will be out in force at the event so you can follow along with our liveblog…

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Our Google Pixel 4 Liveblog Is Right Here

After months of leaks and Google just tweeting all the big stuff out with zero fanfare, the Pixel 4 is finally being officially announced today. We’ll be getting a new phone, but we still don’t know the extent of the camera wizardry Google could be packing into the device. There are also plans for a…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Apple Opts to Contribute to the Hollywood Hellscape by Launching Its Own Studio: Report

Apple is reportedly making a Band of Brothers spin-off and launching its own in-house studio to do it. The Hollywood Reporter says the studio, which does not yet have a name, will be run by Apple’s new Worldwide Video heads, Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht. Van Amburg and Erlicht previously ran Sony Pictures Television,…

Tech News Alex Cranz

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Plex Now Offering Over a Thousand Movies on Demand and for Free

Is It Time to Upgrade Your Game Console?

I Would Eat Baby Yoda

Netflix Doing Something That Was Basically Illegal Until Last Week

Apple and Nvidia Are Over

Stadia Is a Glimpse Into the Future—But Maybe Not Yours or Google’s

Everything to Know About Disney+

We Finally Know What Games Are Launching With Stadia

Bland Content Isn’t Apple TV+’s Biggest Problem

Did We Need to See That Much of the Childhood of Batwoman‘s Villain?

Supergirl Completely Screwed James Olsen

Nvidia’s Newest Set-Top Box Uses AI to Turn Content 4K

Google’s Pixelbook Go Is Really Weird, But Holy Crap That Battery Life

Sean Astin Made a Surprise Appearance on Supergirl

Microsoft and AMD’s Surface Laptop 3 Is Something Special

The Pixelbook Go Walks the Fine Line Between High Design and Great Value

The Pixelbook Go Is a Smaller Cheaper Google-made Chromebook

How to Watch Google’s Pixel 4 Event

Our Google Pixel 4 Liveblog Is Right Here

Apple Opts to Contribute to the Hollywood Hellscape by Launching Its Own Studio: Report

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

How to Watch the F1 Japanese GP 2026 on a Free Channel

Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

How to watch UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer live this Saturday

‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees