Brittany Roston
School
University Of Akron
Expertise
3D, Software, Gaming
- Brittany was raised in a household full of computers and used that exposure early in life to start a career in tech writing.
- Always eager to write code, she constructed her first program in Visual Basic in the '90s. A decade later, she created a banana boxing game during the peak of Flash gaming popularity in the mid-aughts.
- She is so passionate about 3D modeling and design that she has used Blender and Cinema4D to create 3D models of consumer gadgets.
Experience
Brittany began writing about consumer technology during college, penning articles, features, and reviews for a number of private clients and publications, including Laptop Logic. She joined SlashGear in 2012 and DPReview in 2014, working as a news and features writer at both before transitioning to a senior editor role at SlashGear in 2016. Brittany has written more than 20,000 articles, features, op-eds, and reviews for SlashGear on diverse topics ranging from the latest scientific findings to consumer gadgets, enterprise software, and big tech business matters.
Education
Brittany has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Akron and a Business English Specialization from Arizona State University.
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Stories By Brittany Roston
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The Strong Museum (a.k.a.) the Museum of Play worked with Nintendo to build a giant-sized, playable Donkey Kong arcade machine. We have all the details.
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The hype surrounding the Super Mario Bros. Movie has led to a rare bonus for gamers. Most of the Mario games are at their lowest prices in years.
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If you're a Microsoft Edge user, you now have access to another nifty sidebar app baked directly into the browser: Image Creator. The tool is powered by AI.
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Twitter has received a new (and certainly temporary) design that revolves around the Shiba Inu dog known as the Dogecoin cryptocurrency avatar.
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Bing Chat users may soon see advertisements appear in the new chatbot. Microsoft says it is exploring revenue sharing with publishers, among other things.
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Lucid, the company behind the luxury EV Lucid Air, is the latest to announce a round of layoffs due to financial concerns and a big drop in demand.
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If you're thinking about sharing the password to your Hulu account with someone else, there are some things you should know before handing over the info.
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Twitter will soon start prioritizing replies from users who have a Blue subscription over free users, according to the platform's owner Elon Musk.
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Not only is today's Wordle answer in common usage, but it also refers to an action you likely perform multiple times a week. Need more hints? We have them.
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A major outage briefly took Reddit offline across both desktop and mobile, and it still struggled to fully restore its services hours later.
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The final trailer for Nintendo's hotly anticipated "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" has arrived, it packs a whole lot of action and Easter eggs.
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A Disney+ original series called "Rennervations" will feature "Hawkeye" star Jeremy Renner alongside a crew renovating old buses into useful facilities.
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Lamborghini has dropped some big figures and detailed specs on its upcoming hybrid supercar, the model currently going by the codename LB744.
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Some Tesla owners will have a good reason to charge their EVs overnight at home starting this summer, plus the company has teased something cool for the future.
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Tesla has revealed some key details about its next-gen car platform, and alongside the info came confirmation of a new Gigafactory Mexico location.
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Meta's alleged wearables roadmap for the next several years has leaked, and it includes a true pair of AR smart glasses alongside a unique type of watch.
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The U.S. Postal Service plans to switch to a modern EV mail delivery fleet. One popular automaker has been given a contract to help make it happen.
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Sony unveiled a number of new games at its State of Play event on February 23 including new Suicide Squad and Street Fighter titles. We have all the details.
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Chromebook hardware can potentially become outdated fast, but there are ways to extend the life of your old ChromeOS device on a hardware and software level.
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Google took the brunt of the negative attention surrounding AI due to the viral nature of Bard's mistake, but Bing shouldn't escape similar attention.
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A portable hotspot can be really handy for times when you need to be connected. That's especially true when you're traveling domestically or abroad.
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EVs are the future, but not everyone is convinced. When it comes to off-roading, Jeep is here to show that its Wrangler 4xe hybrid can hold its own.
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Ram put its upcoming 2024 REV 1500 electric pickup in front of the eyes of Super Bowl fans far and wide, and it did so with a very amusing commercial concept.
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Comcast experienced an outage in Philadelphia only hours before the Super Bowl 2023 kickoff, leaving many Eagles fans scrambling for a last-minute alternative.
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Nintendo has shared another teaser for its upcoming "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," one that ties in with a website and phone number that fans can call.
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Mesh Wi-Fi networks are an easy way to expand your wireless network across your home, but you don't want to overspend just to spread your home coverage.
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Yahoo is the latest tech company to announce big layoffs, but the reason differs from that of its competitors, according to its chief executive.