Clinton Stark

UPDATE: Indiewire, which published its own review of Neon Demon by Eric Kohn, has a round-up of early reviews, many of which are very positive. Mission accomplished. In some corners it's been dubbed Dario Argento's Next Top Model. For auteur Nicholas Winding Refn, the Internet has spoken. And -- predictably -- the early...

Why on earth does a smartwatch need a speaker? Or a ridiculous, microscopic keyboard? And this idea that a smartphone needs to be "standalone" and function just like a smartphone?! I think I learned the answer: This morning I watched the Android Wear 2.0 deep dive at the Google I/O...

"Our biggest platform update yet." Well, how's that for amazing response time?! Yesterday, I lamented the need for a reboot of Google's smartwatch operating system Wear. And Apple's WatchOS. And Samsung's Tizen. And... on and on. Save for Pebble's OS. That one's a keeper, even if the company's long-term viability is a...

"Mobile. Approachable. For everyone." Google's evolution of its clever VR project Cardboard is here. Well almost. Clay Bavor's reveal of "Daydream" was easily the best highlight so far at Google I/O here at Shoreline in Mountain View. Once again, Google is keeping it simple, and I think that's a smart idea. Daydream...

As has been widely reported today, Google unveiled its answer to Amazon Echo. Yep, oh no. It's called Google Home. And like Echo (and it's smaller sibling Tap), it's a small plastic cylinder -- a smart speaker -- that sits in your home, and responds to voice commands. You can book...

Some are saying smartwatch sales, and the overall wearable market, have grown at a decent clip over the past twelve months. Fitbit reported 25% year-over-year growth. Xiaomi (a surprise to be sure) at 41%. Garmin 27%. Overall, shipments increased about 67% y/y. I'm admittedly a smartwatch nerd (ask my wife). But at...

Loni was back from London. And it was the weekend. Clearly, that could mean only one thing: time to test the new RED Raven camera. I had already shot some slowmo (high frame rate) tests with Raven and was very pleased with the image produced by the well-regarded Dragon sensor...

"Violence, motherf***ers!" Well, that's an interesting alternative to shouting, "Action!" on set. Nicolas Winding Refn is laying it all on the line. Next week, when the hotly anticipated indie The Neon Demon premieres at Cannes, we will learn if the high-profile director has pushed the strangeness envelope far enough. After all, if the result is...

It's all about bold purples, and oranges. With a hint of some primaries too, like splashes of yellow and red in the name of vibrancy. Not just Instagram's pretty new icon (see above), but also as I'm seeing the trend across culture in general. In 2016, it would seem one...

Pebble appears to be doing that most famous of Silicon Valley shifts: the pivot. Not in an entirely new direction, mind you. Pebble still makes low-cost smartwatches (starting from $99 vs. $349 for the Apple Watch). But it's now appearing the Palo Alto-based upstart is shifting its strategy and targeting the fitness tracking...