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About Ian Carlos Campbell

Ian Campbell is a freelance writer based in San Diego who works with Pocket-lint's Commerce team. Before he spent his days finding great products for readers, Ian was an associate editor at Inverse, focused on writing and reviewing wearables, smartphones, and VR headsets. He's also written for Input and Dot.LA, and covered news for The Verge as part of Vox Media's inaugural fellowship program.

Prior to joining the world of online media, Ian received a BA in Screenwriting from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. His background in film and television and interest in technology has made Ian a jack-of-all-trades in all the ways entertainment touches the products we use every day, and particularly screens we place in our home, keep in our pockets, wear on our wrist, and strap on our face.

What was your first phone?

My first phone was a cheap LG feature phone that I don't remember the name of and mostly neglected in favor of my iPod Touch. The first phone I actually cared about was my mom's chunky hand-me-down first generation iPhone, one of many things that sparked my interest in technology in the first place.

When did your interested in technology begin?

I played computer strategy and simulation games growing up but getting my parent's old gadgets (mainly old iPods and an iPhone) was the real thing that that got me interested in how consumer technology was made and how it worked. That lead to reading tech blogs, following leaks and rumors, and buying quite a few gadgets of my own, setting the groundwork for what I do now.

What tech products or categories are you most passionate about?

Smartphones, wearables, tablets, e-readers, VR/AR hardware, game consoles. In general I'm also really interest in tech that requires us to change our behavior to use.

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