The honest trailer ‘The Martian’ deserves
Disregarding the record-smashing movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens for a moment, we can’t ignore The Martian, one of the most interesting movies of 2015. As …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming almost every new movie and TV show release as soon as it's available.
Articles by Chris Smith
Nikon and Kodak both unveiled surprisingly intriguing cameras at CES 2016
This year’s CES 2016 show is in full swing in Las Vegas, and while some of the products unveiled during yesterday’s media events weren’t that …
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert defend the honor of ‘The Force Awakens’
Most people who have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens liked it and many fans have seen it numerous times since its December 18th premiere. But …
Rumored Galaxy S7 specs further detailed in latest leak
Although it’s nowhere to be seen at CES 2016, the Galaxy S7 will be Samsung’s main product announcement in the first half of the year. While we wait …
This might be the first piece of Apple’s unreleased iPhone 7 to leak out
It’s early 2016, which means we have plenty of ground to cover before Apple releases the iPhone 7 series of handsets. Even so, the first pictures …
The 200GB wireless flash drive your 16GB iPhone desperately needs
It’s 2016 but two major smartphone issues are yet to be fixed. First of all, there’s never enough storage on most mobile devices whether they’re …
Forget the iPad Pro, Samsung invents a gorgeous Surface Pro clone of its own
One of the coolest products Samsung unveiled during its CES 2016 on Tuesday is a new tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S. That sort of a …
Self-driving taxi service program already in testing in South Korea
It’ll be a while until we’ll be able to rent self-driving cars or hail driverless taxis, but it’s more than clear that the self-driving car is one of …
Hillary Clinton jokingly says aliens may have visited us, wants to investigate Area 51
Is Hillary Clinton trying to win the hearts and minds of Dennis Kucinich voters? Kucinich, the longtime congressman and former presidential candidate, once talked about …
There’s more to Rey’s mysterious flashback in ‘The Force Awakens’ than meets the eye
The new Star Wars movie is on its track to become the highest grossing film ever, with millions of fans having seen the movie already. Being …
5 of the coolest new gadgets unveiled Tuesday at CES 2016
It’s early January, which means much of the tech world is focussed on the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We’ve already seen a variety …
Watch an F-16 reach 15,000 feet in just 45 seconds from brake release
We’ve seen our fair share of crazy and sometimes death-defying airplane viral videos — check out this compilation of seven terrifying airplane landings caught on video — but …
EFF proves T-Mobile is throttling YouTube
T-Mobile’s Binge On product might be a great way to conserve mobile data while still watching plenty of videos over a cellular connection, but many criticize …
Parrot’s brand new smart drone can reach speeds of 50 MPH
Parrot has wowed us with various drone designs in recent years, and the company keeps pushing the limits of what it can do with its UAV technology. …
Nvidia’s self-driving car computer is as powerful as 150 MacBook Pros
How much processing speed does one need to power a self-driving car? Nvidia thinks that 150 MacBook Pros ought to do it. And the chip …
Here’s the first trailer for Judd Apatow’s Netflix series
If you’re still recovering from a few heavy Netflix binge watching sessions that occurred during the holidays, you should know that the streaming service is …
Your PayPal account can be hacked more quickly than you think
Think you’ve secured your PayPal account so that hackers can’t hijack it and steal money from your bank account? Well, guess again, as there are ways of getting …
Roku’s next big thing: 4K UHD Smart TVs and HDR technology
Apple, Google and Amazon all have TV products that smarten up any TV, transforming it into a portal to numerous digital content sources. Roku is …
Explained: Why there’s no Will Smith in ‘Independence Day 2’
It’s clear from the first trailer that Will Smith will not appear in Independence Day: Resurgence. The sequel to one of the most popular sci-fi movies of …
New app lets you see who likes your Instagram pics the most
How many times were you involved in a conversation with your friends and family about liking each other’s pics on Facebook or Instagram? Some people take …
Everything there is to know about Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ most menacing new villain
The new Star Wars movie introduces a slew of bad guys, including First Order troopers and users of the Dark Side of the Force. There are soldiers …
Kid wins the Internet by devouring an entire watermelon in this viral video
Forget everything you thought you knew about foods to eat while enjoying a sporting event. An Australian kid conquered the Internet this weekend with his …
‘The Force Awakens’ about to shatter U.S. box office record
You’ve probably seen the latest Star Wars, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens at least once since its debut on December 18th, so you’re …
Mesmerizing underwater skyscrapers imagine life beneath the sea
Before we get to live on Mars and transplant human life as we know it to other planets, we may colonize something far closer to …
Researchers say retrieving information from a black hole might be possible
Interstellar is one of the best sci-fi movies of the last decade, imagining a post-apocalyptic human population that needs to be saved from a dying …
Zootopia looks like another winner from Disney in this brand new trailer
Picture this: you’re a fox minding your own business in a town filled with animals that live in harmony. But then you’re framed for a …
Matt Damon: Jason Bourne is in a ‘dark and tortured place’ in upcoming ‘Bourne 5’ movie
The fifth installment in the Bourne saga, and the fourth Bourne movie starring Matt Damon, hits theaters on July 29th but we still have no …
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ script reveals answers to our burning questions
One of the things many of us did this Christmas was see Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters. The first movie in the new Star …
This hidden iPhone trick does wonders to speed up your phone
There are various reasons your iPhone might seem slow at times, especially the older models that are running newer versions of Apple’s iOS platform. The good news …
I can’t wait to see deleted scenes from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
I’m one of the many people who watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens soon after it premiered and I loved it. Sure, there are some things I …
