Matt Salter
School
Miami University Of Ohio
Expertise
Indie Gaming, Tech Startups And Entrepreneurship, Vintage Cars
- Matt has interviewed everyone from CEOs of tech corporations to Russian dissident punk band Pussy Riot in 7 years of journalism.
- He's covered SXSW for three straight years in three different fields: music, film, and most recently technology.
- Believe it or not, Matt used to be in top 1% of competitive online Uno players worldwide.
Experience
Matt Salter is a full-time professional writer, editor and content creator based in Austin, Texas. He's worked at everything from field reporting and nonprofit fundraising to game design and theatre direction. He unites his versatility with a love of technology and an ongoing fascination with new tools, new ideas, and the ways in which they change the culture around them. His goal is to create content that informs, guides and inspires, helping his readers navigate the post-digital world.
Education
Matt Salter has a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Miami University of Ohio. His self-designed honors course focused on communication and creative voice in the post-Internet age.
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.
Our editors, advisors, and fact-checkers conduct regular reviews to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of our articles. Complete information on our editorial process available here.
Stories By Matt Salter
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Given that the original PSVR received unofficial support in SteamVR via third-party apps, gamers have reason to be cautiously hopeful.
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In an alternate universe somewhere, "Yahoo" would dominate the search engine business, instead of Google.
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Honda has big plans to release electric motorcycles over the next few years, but this isn't the first time it had dabbled with battery-powered bikes.
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Disney gave SXSW audiences an innovative show worthy of its moniker as the "happiest place on Earth."
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Russian defense officials have long touted a next-generation MiG that will fly higher and faster than the Sr-71 Blackbird. Here's everything we know.
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A major hack targeting DC Health Link exposed sensitive data on politicians, including Social Security numbers. The info has made its way to the dark web.
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Back in the day before the Apple Watch and Android Wear, a unique startup started to make waves in the smartphone peripheral space, until it all fell apart.
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In 2020, LG released an odd, T-shaped swiveling phone on store shelves. It was certainly a unique idea, but it failed to take off, changing LG forever.
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Gaming-focused chat service Discord is releasing updates to their bots that incorporate AI-based functions. It's also releasing some brand new AI experiments.
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Prior to cable and satellite TV, the most prominent option to watch television was through over-the-air broadcasts and having to adjust your TV's 'rabbit ears.'
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With the Scout brand getting rebooted under Volkswagen, old-school Scout vehicles of the '60s International Harvester variety may shoot up in value.
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Following an unofficial discovery about the upcoming feature in late 2022, Elon Musk has confirmed that encrypted DMs are making their way to Twitter.
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Gaming became part of the workflow at Microsoft, a principle they still put into practice in tools like Microsoft Teams.
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Rapper 50 Cent recently shared some intriguing images with his Twitter followers that show he may be involved in GTA6.
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While Mercedes-Benz is known for crafting some excellent automotive luxury, it also transformed one of its most popular cars into a potent rally machine.
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Before production of the much-loved Honda Gold Wing, the M1 prototype was a stylistically scaled back platform designed for motorcycle experimentation.
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Spatial Audio takes what you're listening to and elevates it to the next level. We break down what it is, where it came from, and how it works.
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The Honda Gold Wing is the gold star standard for grand touring bikes, proving Japanese manufacturers could hang with icons like Triumph and Harley-Davidson.
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Honda's Vultus NM4 may not have been reviewed or sold well, but one person out there would absolutely love one: Gotham's very own Caped Crusader.
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ChatGTP is an AI model designed to answer questions in a conversational style, so we asked it a question that was definitely in our wheelhouse.
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Meta announced a new AI called LLaMA which is not designed to take on ChatGTP or Google's Bard. Rather it's designed for limited use and safety.
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Alongside its ambitious electrification plans, VW is resurrecting the Scout brand to bring potent, all-electric off-roaders to the U.S. market by 2026.
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The BMW E36 is a popular car for people who like to customize their cars. It is just as comfortable on a track as it is running out for errands.
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An amalgamation of interests from both Jaguar, Mazda, and Porsche helped develop one of the most impressive and successful race cars for Le Mans.
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BMW's future appeal and success was largely spurred by this classic '60s sedan, which redefined what sports cars could be in terms of performance and quality.
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Mercedes-Benz is a scion of cool, high-performance cars. One model stands above the rest when it comes to embodying the aesthetic of the 1960s.
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British and German engineering collided in the development of this Jaguar coach, designed specifically to chauffer royalty to and from their duties with luxury.