A few notable pieces of writing over the years
2025
- The vacuum robot with a mechanical arm is super cool. I'm certain it's the future, just not yet - Business Insider
- Sonos Isn't Doomed, But Its New CEO Has a Big Job Ahead - PCMag
- The best running earbuds for 2025 - Business Insider
2024
- Apple AirPods 4 review - Business Insider
- Volvo C40 Recharge review - PCMag
- 21st Century Laser Tag? Connecting With My 13-Year-Old in a VR World - PCMag
- Apple Vision Pro review - How-To Geek
2023
- The Best Phones For Kids - Forbes
- 7 Apple TV+ Shows to Watch - Shondaland
- Rivian R1S review - How-To Geek
2022
- Talking Tech With Apple Music 1 Host Zane Lowe - Newsweek
- After My Mom Died, a Sympathy Plant Helped Me Grieve - Parents
2021
- Designing NBA Top Shot Moments: How These 6-Figure NFTs Got Their Look - PCMag
- How Pandora Won Its Royalty Battle But Lost the War to Spotify - Vice
- How to Make Your Music Streaming a Little More Social - WIRED
2020
- How To Make The Perfect Playlist - The New York Times
- New Songs of Hope, Awareness, and Protest Are Not New Messages - Shondaland
2019
- For Some Of Us, The Amazon Van Is A Symbol Of Heartbreaking Loss - BuzzFeed
2018
- In the 23andMe era, kids of sperm donors are finding each other - Fast Company
2015
- A Global Snapshot of Android's Top Music Apps, and a Glimpse Into Digital Listening's Future - Billboard
2014
- A Beats co-founder's second act - Fortune
2013
- The Music Service You Didn’t Know You Needed - Fast Company
Side projects
2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Judge
- The science behind Endel's AI-powered soundscapes at Endel [Article about Endel for Amazon's science blog]
- Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run [Essay for the Library of Congress's National Registry about the album Born To Run]
- Relative Identity [Tribeca Studios short film inspired by my 2018 Fast Company article]
Quoted in articles
- Snapchat’s new shot at high-tech glasses comes with a more traditional marketing strategy - Digiday
- Why Facebook and Snapchat are pushing QR codes in our faces - Mashable
- Here's what people think about Apple's new Beats 1 radio - Business Insider
- Amazon Is Fixing An Annoying Flaw With Fire TV - Huffington Post
Work experience
2013—present: Freelance technology journalist
Covering tech, music, entertainment, and everything in between for WIRED, PCMag, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, The New York Times, Shondaland, and many more.
2023—2024: Reviews Editor at How-To Geek
2021—2022: Product reviewer at Newsweek
Reviewed technology and lifestyle consumer products at Newsweek for two years.
2018—2019: News Experience Manager at Microsoft
Content platform building at Bing.com
2015—2018: Senior Communications Manager at Cheetah Mobile/LiveMe
U.S. lead for content and communications, including press releases, newsletters, op-eds, original live programming, social messaging, and other content strategy.
2004—2014: Geek Squad [computer technician]
Contact
Email: tyler@liisten.com
Full portfolio of work available on Muckrack