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Matthew was the Lead Editor of Reviews at Digital Trends. He guided the site's evaluation of consumer technology across all product categories. Matthew wrote the style guide, determined evaluation and scoring criteria, and edited hundreds of his reviews. His team reviewed over 1,000 devices each year. He also supervised the gaming editor at Digital Trends. Matt's tech experience extends farther, of course, into using a variety of software and apps in his daily life and business, including video conferencing software, mobile apps, and more. As evidenced by his gear, Matt loves diving deep into hardware, accessories, and home theater tech as well.
My Gear Matthew's pride and joy is a custom-built gaming PC, but he also has a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, iPhone 7 Plus, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Google Pixel 3, and Motorola Moto G4. He often plays Microsoft Flight Simulator, which looks great on his Acer Nitro 34-inch ultrawide monitor, using Logitech's X56 HOTAS. A casually-hardcore gamer, Matthew owns an Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo GameCube, Sega Genesis Mini, and Nintendo SNES Mini. He plays console games and enjoys movies on a classic 55-inch Panasonic VT60 plasma HDTV. He also built a solar-powered home office that runs off a single 200-watt solar panel. It includes an Intel NUC desktop and a 24-inch Viewsonic USB-C hub monitor.
Matthew S. Smith
Writer
Portland OR
Education
Beloit CollegeExpertise
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More than a decade of experience explaining consumer tech.Former Lead Editor of the product reviews team at Digital Trends.Over 2,000 published articles, over 250 published reviews.Experience
A veteran consumer technology journalist and general-purpose hardware geek, Matthew S. Smith has covered the industry since 2007. Matthew’s work can be found at numerous publications including PC World, Wired, IEEE Spectrum, IGN, Business Insider, and Reviewed. In addition to attending the Consumer Electronics Show every year since 2009, Matthew has attended multiple industry events including E3, Microsoft Build, and Oculus Connect. He earned behind-the-scenes access to Microsoft, Intel, AMD, and Lenovo, visiting each company campus. This exclusive access led to features covering Microsoft's futuristic programming language for quantum computers, Intel's efforts to miniaturize the home PC, and Lenovo's insanely thorough ThinkPad durability testing center.Matthew was the Lead Editor of Reviews at Digital Trends. He guided the site's evaluation of consumer technology across all product categories. Matthew wrote the style guide, determined evaluation and scoring criteria, and edited hundreds of his reviews. His team reviewed over 1,000 devices each year. He also supervised the gaming editor at Digital Trends. Matt's tech experience extends farther, of course, into using a variety of software and apps in his daily life and business, including video conferencing software, mobile apps, and more. As evidenced by his gear, Matt loves diving deep into hardware, accessories, and home theater tech as well.
My Gear Matthew's pride and joy is a custom-built gaming PC, but he also has a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, iPhone 7 Plus, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Google Pixel 3, and Motorola Moto G4. He often plays Microsoft Flight Simulator, which looks great on his Acer Nitro 34-inch ultrawide monitor, using Logitech's X56 HOTAS. A casually-hardcore gamer, Matthew owns an Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo GameCube, Sega Genesis Mini, and Nintendo SNES Mini. He plays console games and enjoys movies on a classic 55-inch Panasonic VT60 plasma HDTV. He also built a solar-powered home office that runs off a single 200-watt solar panel. It includes an Intel NUC desktop and a 24-inch Viewsonic USB-C hub monitor.