Cupertino, 1980. Steve Jobs is giving an impassioned motivational speech to a small team working on Apple’s Lisa. “It’s social status. It’s social currency,” he says. His voice is deliberate, paced to emphasize the most emotionally-driven words. On the whiteboard behind him it reads “File | Edit | Page Layout | Format.” He asks the […]

Cyberpunk is a genre; a dystopic vision of the future exemplified by films like Blade Runner and books like Neuromancer. But it’s also a game. First released in 1988 and designed by Mike Pondsmith, Cyberpunk took the style and feeling of the works of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and adapted them for the pen-and-paper […]

What’s in your bag? is a recurring feature where we ask people to tell us a bit more about their everyday gadgets by opening their bags and hearts to us. Show us your bag in this forum post. This week, we’re featuring Justin Rubio. When preparing for big shows like CES, Google I/O, or any […]