Devindra Hardawar

Senior Editor

Devindra has been writing about the way technology intersects with our lives for nearly 20 years. He started the Amherst Student's first technology column, worked in IT support for many (many) years, and eventually moved to Brooklyn to cover New York's tech scene in 2009. After several years at VentureBeat, where he reviewed gadgets, covered countless early startups and led East Coast coverage, he joined Engadget to focus on consumer technology in 2014. Devindra focuses PC and gaming hardware -- including laptops, video cards and consoles -- home entertainment, and anything he finds particularly cool. He also launched, and currently co-hosts, the latest iteration of the Engadget Podcast. He holds no awards, but M. Night Shyamalan once played with his iPhone. When he's not diving into tech, he's probably at the movies, binging TV, or podcasting about why The Fast and Furious is the definitive franchise of our time.

Articles by Devindra Hardawar

Engadget Podcast: Bluesky’s big moment
In this episode, we discuss why Bluesky now feels like the best of early Twitter.
A white Steam Deck OLED can be yours for $679
After briefly offering a transparent Steam Deck OLED last year, Valve has announced its next limited edition variant featuring a bold new color: "white."
HTC Vive Focus Vision review: A premium VR headset with average performance
The Vive Focus Vision is a sleek premium standalone VR headset that can also deliver solid PC VR. But it’s also running aging hardware, it’s riddled with software issues and it’s expensive compared to the Meta Quest 3.
Engadget Podcast: Reviewing the PS5 Pro and Apple’s M4 Macs
We recover from the election by discussing our final thoughts on the PlayStation 5 Pro, as well as Apple’s M4 Mac mini (so cute, so powerful!) and new MacBook Pros.
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch review (2024): Brace yourself for M4 speed
Apple’s MacBook Pros are better than ever thanks to its M4 chips, Thunderbolt 5 support and slightly brighter screens.
Apple Mac mini review (M4 Pro, 2024): Shockingly small, incredibly powerful
Apple’s smaller Mac mini is mightier than ever, thanks to the M4 and M4 Pro chips, and it’s a better deal with 16GB of RAM to start.
PlayStation 5 Pro review: A superpowered $700 console for gamers who won't buy a PC
The PlayStation 5 Pro is the most powerful console ever made, but you’ll pay dearly for its performance. Thanks to a faster GPU, it finally delivers 4K and 60 fps performance for PlayStation gamers, with a dash of new ray tracing features.
Engadget Podcast: Apple’s M4 chip heads to the iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro
In this episode, Devindra and producer Ben Ellman dive into all of Apple's new M4 hardware: the new iMac, Mac mini and refreshed Macbook Pros.
Apple's MacBook Pros get an M4 upgrade, including the new M4 Max chip
Apple is finally bringing the M4 chips to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Every MacBook Air now starts with 16GB of RAM at no extra cost
Starting today, every M2 and M3-equipped MacBook Air will come with 16GB of RAM by default.
Apple's redesigned Mac mini is a tiny beast with M4 and M4 Pro chips
Apple's new Mac Mini is incredibly small and comes with M4 chips.
Engadget Podcast: The new iPad Mini is boring and that’s okay!
We finally got an iPad Mini refresh, and it's not particularly exciting. But that's fine!
Nintendo Alarmo review: Charming, yet frustrating
Alarmo brings a dose of Nintendo fun into your bedroom, with sleep noises and motion sensing alarms featuring classic Nintendo characters. It’s expensive, though, and its sleep tracking is mostly useless.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite is its next premium mobile chip
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite is its next mobile powerhouse chip headed to premium smartphones.
Engadget Podcast: Why we're intrigued by the Kindle Colorsoft
This week Amazon announced the Kindle Colorsoft, its first color E Ink e-reader.
Meta Quest 3S review: Impressive VR for $300
The Meta Quest 3S delivers immersive virtual reality for just $300. It’s fast, comfortable to wear and it has a wealth of games and VR experiences to choose from.
Engadget Podcast: Hunting data center vampires with Paris Marx
We chat about how data centers suck up vast amounts of power, water and other resources, and why the AI boom is exacerbating those issues.
Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake H laptop chips will offer beefier GPUs for AI workloads
Intel today also gave us a few tidbits around its upcoming Arrow Lake H mobile chips for high performance laptops.
Meta Quest 3S hands-on: A $300 VR headset without major compromises
The Quest 3S is Meta's latest budget VR headset, with many of the features of the Quest 3 at a more accessible $300.
Meta's Movie Gen looks like a huge leap forward for AI video (but you can't use it yet)
Meta's Movie Gen can produce realistic videos alongside music and sound effects.

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