Vine Camera Killed Vine and Nobody Even Noticed
Vine quietly turned into a dead-end camera app last week, and it's strange how little anyone reacted to four years of six-second culture actually ending.
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Nobody Backdoored WhatsApp (Calm Down)
The Guardian's WhatsApp "backdoor" story is technically accurate but the framing is off - siding mostly with Moxie Marlinspike here, with some real annoyance at WhatsApp's buried settings.
Three A.M., a Pot of Coffee, and the Nintendo Switch Reveal
Watched the Nintendo Switch reveal live at 3am and came away more annoyed about battery life, Joy-Con pricing, and the lack of a launch Mario game than the headlines suggest.
Faraday Future's Parking Problem, One Day Later
Faraday Future's flashy CES unveil of the FF 91 was overshadowed by its self-parking demo flopping on stage, and given the company's shaky finances, that felt like more than bad luck.
The Car That Couldn't Park Itself
Faraday Future unveiled its FF91 at CES and the live self-parking demo flopped on stage, which was funnier and more memorable than anything on the spec sheet.
The Great NES Classic Hunt of 2016
Still no NES Classic Edition under the tree after weeks of trying, so a rundown of the shortage, the eBay scalper markups, and why Nintendo's silence on restocks isn't an accident.
Rogue One's Digital Tarkin Problem
Rogue One digitally resurrected Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin, and its an astonishing piece of VFX work that also left me a little unsettled about where this tech is headed.
Ten Dollars, No Lives to Buy: A Weekend With Super Mario Run
A few days in with Super Mario Run: the flat ten dollar price is refreshing, the always-online requirement is baffling, and the download-versus-revenue gap says something about Nintendo-mania post Pokémon GO.
I Paid Ten Bucks for Super Mario Run and I Dont Regret It (Mostly)
Super Mario Run landed on iOS Thursday and the internet immediately lost its mind over the $9.99 price tag. Here's why I paid it anyway, and the one design decision that actually bugs me.
Amazon Go and My Deep Distrust of "Unexpected Item in Bagging Area"
Amazon's new checkout-free store looks incredible in the promo video, but after years of fighting self-checkout machines at my grocery store, Im not ready to believe the demo just yet.
Amazon Go and All Those Cameras Watching You Shop
Amazon's cashier-free Go store looks slick in the promo video, but between the self-checkout machines Ive already hated for years and the jobs its quietly replacing, Im not sold yet.
Good Luck Finding an NES Classic This Week
Eleven days after launch, the $59.99 NES Classic Edition is nowhere to be found in stores and going for triple the price on eBay. A few thoughts on nostalgia, scarcity, and bad planning.