School
Chapman University
Expertise
Streaming services, E ink tablets, Indie games
- Before his career in journalism, Ian worked at a talent management company writing coverage of screenplays and novels, which has given him a unique perspective on how content is developed for streaming services.
- Ian has reviewed a variety of different products, including the first Google Pixel Watch, Amazon's Kindle Scribe, and the original Oppo Find N foldable.
- While it started as a work assignment, Ian is now obsessed with note-taking apps and gadgets, spanning the gamut from Obsidian to Boox's various E Ink tablets.
Experience
Ian Carlos Campbell has written about consumer technology for over five years, and followed the industry as a fan for at least a decade before that. As a Contributing Reporter at Engadget, Ian covers everything from the latest Instagram update to government speech regulation, but he's particularly interested in the way technology changes the way film and television are made and enjoyed. Prior to working at Engadget, Ian was an Associate Editor at Inverse covering virtual reality, augmented reality, and wearables, and before that he worked with The Verge as part of the inaugural class of Vox Media's Fellowship Program. Ian's work has also appeared at Pocket-lint, Android Police, and dot.LA. When he's not writing, you can typically find Ian at his favorite movie theater or endlessly starting and not finishing video games.
Education
Ian attended Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, where he received a Bachelor of the Arts in Screenwriting, and a minor in Psychology.
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Science
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Anthropic produced an extensive collection of case studies covering the ways its current AI models have been misused.
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News
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The platform was linked to an FBI investigation into a dark web marketplace last week.
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Google
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With football season just hours away, Google has turned its AI into a fantasy football coach.
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Apple
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Using multiple apps at once? You bet.
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Accessories
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The new AT cans offer great sound and convenience, even if they can't be truly noise-cancelling.
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Gaming
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The game, 'Build the Wall,' filtered classic block-stacking mechanics through the Trump administration's immigration policies.
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Gaming
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Tetris knockoff 'Build the Wall' is one of six new games hosted on the White House website, and The Tetris Company is not happy.
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Big Tech
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Florida joins a growing list of cities and states responding to the license plate reader backlash.
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AI
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The new frontier model is particularly competent at agentic, computer-use tasks.
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AI
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WeatherNext 3 is also supposed to be much better at predicting precipitation.
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Xbox
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Anything but your console or PC can be an Xbox for 5-15 hours a month.
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Robotics
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The DJI ROMO 2 lineup also includes LiDAR-enabled mopping arms and improved obstacle avoidance.
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Accessories
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Nearly all of Anker's new chargers have displays, and several can power multiple devices at once.
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Accessories
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Acer is also introducing a new 34-inch ultrawide and several models with dynamic refresh rates.
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Entertainment
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Roku has announced its first OLED TVs, available this fall from Amazon starting at $999.
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Streaming
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An ESPN Unlimited subscription seems like the easiest way to get into all the US Open action.
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Gaming
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Stealing cars in GTA 6 will require different approaches depending on their make and model.
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Gaming
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Gaming
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The Steam release was supposed to get fans excited for an upcoming remake.
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Gaming
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The console was subject to added fees under the Trump administration's original tariff regime.
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Streaming
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Eight Sunday night NWSL matches will be available to watch for free through The Roku Channel.
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Gaming
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The latest ASUS gaming monitors all feature 24.5-inch, high-refresh rate OLED panels.
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Apps
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First Draft takes care of the busywork of video editing.
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Gaming
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The company is searching for leakers ahead of GTA's November release.
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Streaming
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Big Tech
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The new traffic peak caused "capacity failures" that led to the developer platform's recent outage.
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Gaming
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The fighting game will still receive content updates through October 2026.
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