Eric Abent
Location
Lansing, Michigan
School
Lansing Community College
Expertise
Smartphones, Video Games, Computers
- Eric's introduction to video games came in 1992, when he received a Sega Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog for his birthday — he's been playing games ever since.
- The classic Jeep CJ7 is Eric's favorite car. He has a lot of fond memories of taking the doors off his dad's old CJ7 and cruising around town on summer days.
- Years of testing and covering smartphones have given Eric an extensive knowledge of the consumer technology space, including all of its major players.
Experience
Eric has been writing about consumer technology for the better part of two decades, getting his start with small, personal blogs before landing his first gig writing for Thoughts from the Sidelines in 2010. That was followed by his first of two stints at SlashGear, where he dove in head-first by making CES 2012 his first in-person event. Following that initial run at SlashGear, Eric wrote for other sites such as Android Headlines and even tried his hand at selling phones before returning to SlashGear in 2016 to head up the website's gaming coverage. Ever since then, Eric has been helping SlashGear along the road to becoming the best source for consumer tech and automotive news on the internet.
Education
Eric attended Lansing Community College in Lansing, MI, but dropped out to pursue a career in writing.
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 Eric Abent
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Sony revealed their PlayStation 5's own virtual reality headset, also known as the PS VR2, with a smooth industrial design and comfort-aimed features.
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Last year's most popular car colors show consumers still prefer familiar shades. However, things are slowly changing as two-tone becomes a viable option.
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Coca-Cola has a new sort of flavor for a limited time - one that they suggest tastes like space. Coke Starlight appears in both original and Coke Zero forms.
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Another Nintendo 64 game has been added to the official Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription - is it time to take the plunge?
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AMDs Ryzen 6000 H-Series processors appear in a set of new gaming notebooks alongside a selection of mobile CPU benchmarks (run by AMD itself).
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Nintendo revealed a brand new face for their online store that delivers an all-encompassing physical goods store for all Nintendo-branded products.
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Terraria 2 has made an appearance years after we last heard about it, but it's still unclear whether the sequel to the massively popular indie game is real.
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No Man's Sky gets serious with mech action in the "Sentinels Update". Beyond this piloted beast upgrade, this update gives the Minotaur Exocraft a boost.
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With only days left before its release, we finally know the minimum specs gamers will need to play the hotly anticipated "Elden Ring" on PC.
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In the grand scheme of Apple's updates to hardware, it would appear that the next MacBook release will be the sort where changes are largely under the surface.
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A very wild looking machine creature called a Tallneck was just given a LEGO set to join in on the release of its origin: the video game Horizon Forbidden West.
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The latest Xbox Game Pass update for February of 2022 adds a selection of sports and strategy games to the mix, with a few odd surprises for good measure.
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The first round of "Horizon Forbidden West" reviews are live, and they have gamers excited. Should you play "Horizon Zero Dawn" first or keep putting it off?
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Nintendo revealed a selection of photos of what appear to be delicious Switch controller chocolates for Valentine's Day 2022. Then they dropped the bad news.
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The folks at CD Projekt Red revealed a teaser of a reveal event about Cyberpunk 2077. That event might very well deliver the game's biggest update yet.
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Lost Ark creators Amazon and Smilegate RPG reveal that they'll be launching a new server region in Europe and deliver a few freebies for good measure.
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Nearly five years after hit "Horizon Zero Dawn" arrived on PlayStation, Guerrilla is back with "Horizon Forbidden West" -- and it's everything we'd hoped for.
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While there are several months left to go before the James Webb Space Telescope is fully prepared for max science, the first photos have arrived.
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After years of rumors and reports of the return of the BlackBerry brand, it would appear that the end of the BlackBerry smartphone is at hand, yet again.
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The Corsair K70 RGB PRO has the lights and the keys necessary to enter a gaming tournament, to fool your opponents into thinking you're all about the flash.
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Apple's planned AR/VR devices have been the subject of rumors for years at this point, but now we're seeing some indications that we could be nearing release.
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Siri's voice is one many of us are familiar with. Many iPhone users speak to Siri on a daily basis, but have you ever wondered where Siri's voice comes from?
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While we have no idea what the future will hold, here are 10 features we'd like to see in a Nintendo Switch 2 -- assuming, of course, that there ever is one.
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As robots are become more advanced, they're also becoming marketed primarily at regular consumers. Here are the coolest ones to buy and have around the house.
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The PlayStation 5 is definitely a step up from the PS4. But aside from the obvious, there are some lesser-known PlayStation 5 features you might not know about.
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If you just unwrapped an Xbox Series X over the holidays, here are some impressive things you may not know it can do.
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2021 managed to deliver some great tech, from smartphones to tablets and even earbuds. Here's the technology that made 2021 a year to remember against all odds.