Joe Brown, Author at Gizmodo

These Are Nokia’s Hot New Windows Phones (Updated: Hands On)

We flew all the way to London and crashed on a friend’s couch just to tell you all about the new hotness from Nokia. Nokia? Huh? Why? Because this is important: Windows Phone has long been a legit competitor in need of some beast hardware. It just got it. As promised, Nokia just threw a…

Tech News Joe Brown Oct 26

These Are Nokia’s Hot New Windows Phones

We flew all the way to London and crashed on a friend’s couch just to tell you all about the new hotness from Nokia. Nokia? Huh? Why? Because this is important: Windows Phone has long been a legit competitor in need of some sexy hardware. It just got it. As promised, Nokia just threw a…

Tech News Joe Brown Oct 26

We’re Live at Motorola, Ready to Peep This New RAZR. And More???

Oh man oh man oh man, we’re live in Midtown Manhattan, waiting with bated breath, hoping to check out the new Motorola RAZR. Wait, why are we liveblogging this? A few reasons. https://gizmodo.com/oh-god-the-motorola-razr-is-back-with-android-on-board-5850594 1) If you’ll recall, the RAZR was one of the most successful cellphones of all time, selling more than 130 million handsets.…

Tech News Joe Brown Oct 18

A Story of Steve Jobs and Gizmodo

This is a really sad day. I sort of can’t explain it. I feel helpless and wistful and overwhelmingly sad. By the time I got here, Gizmodo was already an unspoken name at Apple HQ. A publication pariah. But it wasn’t always that way. According to our former editor, Brian Lam, Steve used to be…

Tech News Joe Brown Oct 5

Gizmodo Exclusive: Looks Like There Will Be a Cheaper iPhone 4, Made in Brazil

Our Brazilian brothers, Gizmodo.com.br, got their hot little hands on a few photos of a new iPhone, to be announced next week. How? Well, there’s a Foxconn factory in Brazil, and Pedro & co got one of their men inside. Inside, they found a new-SKU iPhone that looks just like the old iPhone 4. Most…

Tech News Joe Brown Oct 1

Is Digital Money the New Way to Buy Drugs?

I’m not gonna name names, but someone just mentioned paying for weed with a Square account. It’d be equally easy to use Paypal, Venmo, Bitcoin (RIP) or any of the myriad mobile payment systems that allow you to send money from your phone. I mean, think about it: As long as you don’t put some…

Tech News Joe Brown Sep 29

Everything You Need to Know About the New Kindles

Cheap Kindles! Touchable Kindles! Firey Kindles! Amazon really unloaded an entire clip of hardware goodness on the world—including the most important tablet since the iPad. Today, Amazon became one of the most important companies in consumer electronics. Here’s everything you need to know: • This Is the New Amazon Kindle Fire Color Tablet-and It’s Only…

Commerce Joe Brown Sep 28

We’re Live at the Amazon Tablet Event

The nerd world is all atwitter about today’s Amazon event, eagerly anticipating a tablet or two. Will Bezos & Co crash the iPad’s party with a color Kindle Powerhouse? Will the black-and-white e-reader sink below $100? Keep it dialed in to live.gizmodo.com/amazon to find out. Our crew is ready to pounce on any news that…

Commerce Joe Brown Sep 28

Tomorrow’s Amazon Event: We’re Covering It Live

If you’re expecting the star of tomorrow’s Amazon announcement to be just another black-and-white Kindle e-reader, think again. We’re expecting a full-fledged, full-color, fully-functioning tablet from the company that never gets its due for bringing the tablet to the mainstream. https://gizmodo.com/whats-amazon-announcing-on-sept-28-a-tablet-probabl-5843324 Oh, and probably another, less expensive Kindle. We’ll take one of those too. Can’t…

Commerce Joe Brown Sep 27

Yeah, So Fark Won the Internet Today

We thought we had a decent headline on this Netflix story, then Fark up and outdid the hell out of everyone on the Net with this little beauty. Nice one. [Fark] https://gizmodo.com/why-netflix-just-cut-itself-in-half-5841675

Tech News Joe Brown Sep 19

Gillian Welch: Annabelle

You think the Geto Boys’ lyrics are disturbing? Sure, the glorification of rape will make anyone cringe, but in “Annabelle,” Gillian Welch sings the part of a sharecropping mother who has to bury her daughter. Messed up. The story, along with Welch’s haunting voice and spooky harmonies, send a chill from my neck all the…

Tech News Joe Brown Sep 16

If You Are Famous and Take Nude Photos of Yourself, They Will End Up on the Internet

Attention celebrities, I have some shocking news: People really want to see you naked. So if you take a photograph of yourself in the buff, someone’s gonna find it. So put down that cameraphone. Or don’t! By now, you’ve probably heard that possibly genuine nude photographs of someone who may or may not be Scarlett…

Privacy & Security Joe Brown Sep 14

Introducing Gizrank

Hey guess what: We’re rating stuff now! AREN’T YOU EXCITED?? I am. I’m so excited that I’m not even gonna talk about it anymore. Here’s what our ratings mean: 1 STAR: Total garbage 1.5 STARS: Mostly garbage—with one or two aspects that are not completely offensive 2 STARS: Well-intentioned #FAIL 2.5 STARS: Meh 3 STARS:…

Reviews Joe Brown Sep 13

Kenny Rogers and Some Muppets: The Gambler

Ignore for a moment that I just commission an oil portrait of Kenny Rogers holding a deck of cards for my sitting room. “The Gambler” is an objectively awesome song. And the Muppets are objectively awesome. So I present to you: “The Gambler,” performed live on the Muppet Show by Kenny Rogers and the Muppets.…

Tech News Joe Brown Sep 7

Bowers & Wilkins Gives Its Customers a Special AirPlay Party Mode

Airplay’s pretty great, right? You can zap whatever music you like on over to your compatible device. Fun. Great. Just one problem: Only one person can be AirPlayin’ at any given time. Minor quibble? Maybe, but it’s a tad antisocial. Think about it: Your friend wants to show off his knowledge of the Greenpoint IndyFolk…

Tech News Joe Brown Aug 29

Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Lightning Review: High Fidelity, High Price, High on the Christmas List

You can get an iPod dock for $50, and it’ll do everything you’d expect: play your music, charge your phone. So how the hell can you justify spending $600 on one? You find something that surprises and delights you. Say goodbye to your stereo system, because this “dock” just replaced it. Like Even though the…

Reviews Joe Brown Aug 29

Why I Won’t Post that Photo of Steve Jobs

There is a photo floating around the Internet of Steve Jobs looking very ill. It’s shocking. You won’t find it here. I’m not posting it. Instead, I’m posting a picture of myself that was also snapped unexpectedly. See above. This isn’t about journalism or ethics or taste. We have violated those precepts before to bring…

Tech News Joe Brown Aug 26

Nokia Needs to Stop Making Symbian Phones RIGHT NOW

Hey look! There are three new Symbian phones out today. What? Where? Why, they’re over there, next to the pennyfarthings and the ham radios: the obsolete section. What the crap is going on here, Nokia? https://gizmodo.com/the-brightest-and-loudest-smartphones-in-the-world-run-5833888 Look, we all get it: Symbian used to be boss and blah blah first to blah blah N-Series blah…

Gadgets Joe Brown Aug 24

Yeah, We’re in NY Mag’s Approval Matrix

Is it the exclusive province of media geeks to get excited over making it into New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix? I dunno, but we’re so amped that we almost capsized the Gizmodo Yacht while jumping for joy. The esteemed editors at NY Mag were stoked about our #fixcable series. So were we! Irony alert: I’m…

Tech News Joe Brown Aug 22

Oh Man, Some Hacker Just Hit Paydirt

So, our favorite venture capitalist Bill Gurley has helped quite a few people make more than $2,290 per week working from home—but not with whatever is linked here. I hope nobody thinks this is actually some great business idea. Nobody click that link (duh). Sucks, Bill, but it happens to the best of us.

Tech News Joe Brown Aug 19

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These Are Nokia’s Hot New Windows Phones (Updated: Hands On)

These Are Nokia’s Hot New Windows Phones

We’re Live at Motorola, Ready to Peep This New RAZR. And More???

A Story of Steve Jobs and Gizmodo

Gizmodo Exclusive: Looks Like There Will Be a Cheaper iPhone 4, Made in Brazil

Is Digital Money the New Way to Buy Drugs?

Everything You Need to Know About the New Kindles

We’re Live at the Amazon Tablet Event

Tomorrow’s Amazon Event: We’re Covering It Live

Yeah, So Fark Won the Internet Today

Gillian Welch: Annabelle

If You Are Famous and Take Nude Photos of Yourself, They Will End Up on the Internet

Introducing Gizrank

Kenny Rogers and Some Muppets: The Gambler

Bowers & Wilkins Gives Its Customers a Special AirPlay Party Mode

Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Lightning Review: High Fidelity, High Price, High on the Christmas List

Why I Won’t Post that Photo of Steve Jobs

Nokia Needs to Stop Making Symbian Phones RIGHT NOW

Yeah, We’re in NY Mag’s Approval Matrix

Oh Man, Some Hacker Just Hit Paydirt

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

Steam Gaming Has Arrived on Apple Vision Pro, and It’s Unexpectedly Glorious

RFK Jr. Will Take on Joe Rogan for Podcaster Supremacy

The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

Uber Is Testing Driverless Volkswagen ID. Buzz Vans in Los Angeles

Cast Adrift, Meta Employees Have No Idea Who the ‘Token Legend’ Is Anymore

Microsoft Office 2024 and Windows 11 Pro Bundle Hits 76% Off, a Complete PC Setup for Less

You Can Add ‘Lamp That Folds Your Laundry’ to the List of Doomed Startups

Logitech MX Vertical Wireless Mouse Is Back at Almost 40% Off, Save Your Wrists with Ergonomic Comfort for Less

The First Big ‘Alien: Earth’ Season 2 Addition Is Peter Dinklage

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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