Chris Burns
School
Minneapolis College Of Art And Design
Expertise
Smartphones, 3D Printing, Industrial Design
- From 2008 to 2010, work with conceptual industrial design publication Yanko Design gave Chris a unique perspective on the world of consumer tech.
- Shortly after joining SlashGear in 2010, Chris was entrusted with seeking out and capturing content at tech conferences such as CES, MWC, IFA, GDC, Google I/O and press events held by organizations such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Samsung.
- His gadget collection includes rare and high-profile disasters like Google's Nexus Q, which measured its lifespan in months.
Experience
Chris has been publishing content online since internet access was delivered by mail carriers via software on CDs. As Chris has gained experience with cutting-edge technology — like the latest in 3D sculpting and drawing tablets — he's also established himself as an artist and graphic designer under the name World Famous Design Junkies. Chris tests the real-world capabilities of consumer gadgets with his creative works and expands his artistic horizons with each new review of bleeding-edge technology. Chris Burns is Senior Lead Features Editor for SlashGear.
Education
Chris has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design.
SlashGear's content hails from a group of experienced technology and automotive editors and a wide-ranging team of writers, engineers, enthusiasts, and experts across consumer tech and transportation. Our goal is to provide up-to-the-minute breaking news coverage as well as original and engaging opinion and editorial content that serves as the ultimate resource for those who want to stay up to date on the latest and greatest the industry has to offer.
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Stories By Chris Burns
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Chipmaker TSMC reportedly notified partners they'll be raising prices for hardware this year. As has been the case with several major hardware manufacturers over the...
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The latest Blue Origin launch took place this morning at approximately 9:35 AM (EDT) with a live broadcast that is now available to watch in...
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The system known as Facebook Messenger has now been around for 10 years. The folks behind the Messenger app and "Messaging Products" at Facebook reminded...
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This week the folks at 2K revealed a new came called Midnight Suns - made in the Marvel universe. This is all about Marvel's darkest...
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The next Kanye album was revealed today in a device called the Donda Stem Player. It's entirely possible this device will be released without Donda...
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This week the next Apple smartphone release date was teased weeks before actual official reveal. The next iPhone will likely be called the iPhone 13,...
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The folks at Liquid Death have made a deal with skateboarder Tony Hawk in order to acquire his blood. The blood- the literal, actual blood...
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This week Best Buy announced they'd be restocking NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards at physical store locations. If you're looking for a graphics...
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A Samsung Galaxy A21 "caught on fire" in the cabin of an airplane that'd landed in Seattle this week. The Alaska Airlines flight took off...
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New data was provided today by Johnson & Johnson supporting the use of a vaccine booster shot for COVID-19. This shot is designed to be...
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This week Facebook and Oculus released the Oculus Quest 2 with 128GB internal storage. This device is essentially the same as the version released at...
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The year 2022 will be a very, very strange year for Magic: The Gathering. As the longest-lasting collectable card game in history, Magic could simply...
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Users of Chrome that regularly open multiple windows at once, rejoice! The latest version of Chrome shows a new Save Group toggle when creating a...
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Australia, you've done it again! A study published this month studied the behaviors of invasive populations of cane toads in Australia. These toads, it would...
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The folks behind SVP (Smooth Video Player) have moved beyond their desktop counterparts to release an app on Android. This new app has similar abilities...
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The newest in Samsung Galaxy foldable devices appears to have a few more locks on it than some past devices. As discovered this week by...
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Today we're taking a peek at the Pokemon called Falinks as represented in Pokemon GO, made by Niantic. As is sometimes the case with a...
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Playdate is a handheld gaming machine that encourages users to buy in to the concept as much as they've bought in to the device itself....
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A new 3D scanner appeared in the release schedule at Scan Dimension with an aim for top performance in a desktop sized machine. This is...
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The latest way in which Apple is getting in to the homes and eyes and minds of everyday citizens with Apple TV+ is with T-Mobile...
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A Spider-Man NWH trailer (that's No Way Home, mind you), leaked this week in just about as potato a quality as possible. We're going to...
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Did you know Cowboy Bebop has been in production for a significant amount of time at Netflix? There's a show that'll be released in November...
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We're looking at the most exciting week in Pokemon GO for the past several months here, and Zacian is at the head of the spear....
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Today we're taking a peek at the Pokemon GO event unlocked during Pokemon GO Fest 2021: Sword and Shield! The "Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword...
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The latest canonical story action in the Star Wars universe comes courtesy of the Star Wars comic book series from Marvel Comics. In the latest...
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The first episode of the newest season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is called "2020: A Year In Review." This is the longest hiatus...
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The company Bird made their name in working with cities to bring electric bicycles and scooters to communities. They're made to be eco-friendly, they're made...