Enjoy the archives of this retired, award-winning series from Christopher Thomas Plante and The Verge that explained technology bit by bit. The series finale aired December 6th, 2016, shortly before Chris re-joined Polygon as its executive editor. For more on what’s happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets, listen and subscribe to The Vergecast.
88 episodes
The What’s Tech series finale
00:24:2512/6/2016
What are Snapchat Spectacles, and do I have to be a teen to wear them?
00:21:0311/16/2016
How smartphone cameras took over the world
00:25:2710/25/2016
How HTTPS is slowly but surely making the internet safer
00:29:4210/19/2016
Why is everyone making GIFs of themselves?
00:14:4110/13/2016
How immersive haunted houses and participatory plays are making Halloween scarier
00:24:0310/6/2016
Why smartphone batteries explode, and why they may get worse
00:16:349/20/2016
How Snapchat’s goofy faces made everyone comfortable with selfies
00:13:049/13/2016
The good and bad news of the Earth-sized planet Proxima Centauri b
00:20:479/8/2016
A few simple tech tips for living in a dorm or a New York apartment
