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.
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Stories By Chris Burns
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Google released Android 12 Beta 5 today as the final Beta release for this generation of Android. This software is the final build before Android...
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This week the folks announced they'd acquired a very interesting game developer studio. They are Firesprite, the creators of a few games that've been key...
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Twitter is testing a new feature this week that'll make the whole platform a lot more like Instagram. Starting on iOS devices (of course), Twitter...
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On the 14th of September, 2021, we're expecting the reveal and release dates for the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro. Features included with these...
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Ford just announced Doug Field as their new Advanced Technology and Embedded Systems Officer. Field most recently worked at Apple as Vice President of Special...
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This week the folks at Razer are celebrating the release of Halo Infinite with a collection of new peripherals. These products are similar to their...
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If we're looking at monthly average time per user, and we're watching the USA and UK first, TikTok just surpassed YouTube. Video viewing time changed...
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When The Matrix was first released, a website appeared with the title "What Is The Matrix" (dot com). Now, decades later, a new website appeared...
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Today Apple confirmed the date for their next big event. This event will more than likely include iPhone 13, Apple Watch 7, and other goodies....
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Today we're taking a peek at the massive variety of Pokemon available in Wild Spawns in Pokemon GO for September. Before we get too far...
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As of the 7th of September, 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender. "For the first...
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New details leaked this week about the contents of The Book of Boba Fett. This is a series of episodic productions that'll appear on Disney+...
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Pokemon GO has Hoopa now, for the first time, and in a form that wasn't particularly difficult to catch. As such, we're taking a peek...
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Over the last couple of weeks we've been working with the Elegoo Mercury X Bundle Washing and Curing Machine(s) for 3D printing. This set of...
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Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene published a video this week speaking about his next "game." The game is currently called Prologue. It's not clear at the moment...
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The best day Pokemon GO ever had is just about upon us, as Hoopa just had a major spill. According to details discovered in the...
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Epic Games just revealed information about the final bit of action in Fortnite's Chapter 2, Season 7 grand finale: Operation: Sky Fire! This is all...
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Over the past couple of weeks, an abnormal amount of Android users have reported their Google Clock app skipping alarms. On some devices, the issue...
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ASUS revealed a collection of new laptops this week with creators in mind. Designers and illustrators that've used ASUS ScreenPad in any laptop over the...
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An automobile with an automated driving mode that turns the vehicle into a "spacious sphere of experience." That's what Audi envisioned for their grandsphere concept...
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Roblox Spatial Voice is ready to roll in Beta mode, bringing the Roblox Metaverse one step closer to reality. I mean, technically Roblox already IS...
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We got the opportunity to take an early look at a collection of cards from the next major Magic: The Gathering card set called Innistrad...
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The chair game at Razer ramped up once again with a couple of new versions of original models. Now there are six - with a...
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The annual Minecraft celebration known as Minecraft Live has been given a date and a time for the year 2021. This year's Minecraft Live will...
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The Pokemon Company International announced a celebratory release of a new episodic animated series this week. They've titled it Pokemon Evolutions, and it's set to...
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Hoopa is in the game Pokemon GO now - but you might not yet be able to catch this impossibly rare Pokemon. There'll be a...
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The final Beta release before the full public release of Android 12 is upon us. If all goes according to expected plan, the final release...