The Verge - Top Shelves

Top Shelf 011: on the ground at Google I/O

2013-05-17T20:05:51Z

The Verge is in San Francisco for the 2013 Google I/O conference. We take the time to reflect on the three hour developer keynote, check out some of Google's not-so-official projects, and catch up with Bradley Horowitz to talk about Google's new unified Hangouts app and the redesigned Google+.

Top Shelf Episode 011

Segment Producers: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger
Editor: John Lagomarsino
Additional Editor: Mauricio Balvanera

Publishing Assistant: Evan Rodgers

Special Guests: Casey Newton, Bradley Horowitz
Host: David Pierce

Top Shelf 010: The Google Glass Menagerie

2013-05-09T23:06:07Z

OK Glass, let's do this... No, Glass, that wasn't a command... OK Glass, Google David Pierce... that isn't me, that isn't me, that isn't me, oh there I am! OK Glass, take a picture. OK Glass, hangout with... nevermind. OK Glass, send a message to John Lagomarsino. "I will be late to filming Top Shelf I am sorry." Cancel. "I will be very late and I am not sorry." Send. OK Glass. OK.

Top Shelf Episode 010

Director: John Lagomarsino

Producer: Ross Miller
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Segments Producer: Christian Mazza
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Publishing Assistant: Evan Rodgers

Special Guests: Chris Ziegler
Host: David Pierce

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Special Thanks to: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger

Top Shelf 009: a few of our favorite things

2013-05-03T12:38:12Z

Laptops, tablets, cameras... that's fun and all, but what do we *really* like? What else do we pine over and obsess about? Cars, apps, notebooks — okay, maybe not notebooks. Welcome to a special live edition of Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. Join David Pierce and a veritable gaggle of (mostly organic) friends as they showcase the best, brightest, craziest, and pixel-dense-iest from the consumer electronics industry.

Director: John Lagomarsino

Producer: Ross Miller
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Editor: John Lagomarsino
Publishing Assistant: Evan Rodgers

Special Guests: Ellis Hamburger, Chris Ziegler, and Paul Miller
Host: David Pierce

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Special Thanks to: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger

Find my Android (Top Shelf 008)

2013-04-26T18:20:09Z

Finding a lost iPhone is easy — the functionality is built right into iOS. But Google doesn't provide built-in tracking services on Android, meaning you'll have to be far more proactive if you want to recover a lost or stolen device running Google's mobile OS.

That's why David Pierce and Dan Siefert decided to play a little game of GPS hide-and-seek to find out which third-party apps and services work best at finding your beloved handset.

Top Shelf 008: Galaxy S4 and the best new smartphones

2013-04-25T22:35:03Z

Hello, S relations! Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. Join David Pierce and a veritable gaggle of (mostly organic) friends as they showcase the best, brightest, craziest, and pixel-dense-iest from the consumer electronics industry.

This week, you'll never guess. It's time to talk about Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4, and afterward we'll be joined by Dan Siefert for a game of Android "hide and seek."

Top Shelf: Episode 008

Directors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger
Technical Director: John Lagomarsino

Producer: Ross Miller
Segment Producer: Christian Mazza
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Editor: Regina Dellea
Publishing Assistant: Evan Rodgers

Special Guests: Nilay Patel, Dan Seifert
Host: David Pierce

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Special Thanks to: Joshua Topolsky, Jim Bankoff, and Marty Moe

Man vs. Camera: how to take great shots with a point-and-shoot (Top Shelf 007)

2013-04-19T17:43:14Z

Ansel Adams said a good photograph is knowing where to stand. With even the most basic of compact cameras - like Canon's best-selling SX260 - you can take great pictures if you just keep a few things in mind. Or so says Michael Shane.

Video by Christian Mazza and John Lagomarsino. This segment originally aired as part of April 17th's Top Shelf: Photography — watch here!

Top Shelf Episode 007: photography — from cinema to selfies

2013-04-18T22:41:14Z

Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. This week we're talking about photography — from Kodachrome to Instagram. Join us for NAB with Bryan Bishop, the new Fujifilm X100s with Michael Shane, and how to take great pictures with even the cheapest of compact cameras.

Top Shelf: Episode 007

Directors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger
Technical Director: John Lagomarsino

Producer: Ross Miller
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Cameras: Christian Mazza
Editor: Regina Dellea
Publishing Assistant: Evan Rodgers

Special Guests: Bryan Bishop, Michael Shane
Host: David Pierce

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Special Thanks to: Joshua Topolsky, Jim Bankoff, and Marty Moe

Top Shelf Episode 006: Facebook Phone Home

2013-04-11T23:00:05Z

Hello, Chat Heads!

Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives.

This week, it's all about Facebook Home and the HTC First. We'll tell you what you need to know and what all you'll be able to do with both Facebook's new platform and the smartphone with a few extra tricks up its sleeve.

Top Shelf: Episode 006

Directors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger
Technical Director: John Lagomarsino

Producer: Ross Miller
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Editor: Regina Dellea
Publishing Assistant: Evan Rodgers

Special Guests: Ellis Hamburger
Host: David Pierce

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Presented by: Virgin Mobile
Special Thanks to: Joshua Topolsky, Jim Bankoff, and Marty Moe

Top Shelf Episode 005: Ouya, Notch, and the underdogs of gaming

2013-04-04T22:00:09Z

For years, gaming in the living room has revolved around a handful of big names. Ouya is trying to change that trend with a $99 console built on crowdsourcing and the Android platform. It isn't just offering a new piece of hardware, though: it's trying to build a whole new platform.

Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. This week we spend time with the latest underdog of gaming. We also sit down with Minecraft creator Notch, who's phenomenal sandbox game has arguably become a platform in and of itself.

Top Shelf: Episode 005

Directors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger
Technical Director: John Lagomarsino

Producer: Ross Miller
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Editor: Regina Dellea

Special Guests: TC Sottek, Markus Persson
Host: David Pierce

Shooters: Sam Thonis, Stephen Greenwood

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Presented by: Virgin Mobile
Special Thanks to: Joshua Topolsky, Jim Bankoff, and Marty Moe

Top Shelf Episode 004: stop the carrier bullshit

2013-03-29T03:15:05Z

You want a new phone. You pay too much. Your reception is awful in the exact location where you live and work. And yet, despite the ongoing frustration with your carrier of choice, there's a very good chance you'll stick with it for years — even decades.

Now the best phones are available on pretty much all the national wireless networks. T-Mobile is now banking on a new campaign that doesn't lock you into two-year plans. Is it everything we wanted, or will anyone even notice?

Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. Join David Pierce and a veritable gaggle of (mostly organic) friends as they showcase the best in consumer electronics, past, present, and future. We're now on iTunes, too!

Top Shelf: Episode 004

Directors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger 
Producer: Ross Miller
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Editor: Regina Dellea
Assistant Editor: John Lagomarsino

Special Guests: Nilay Patel, Sascha Segan
Host: David Pierce

Shooters: Christian Mazza, Regina Dellea

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Presented by: Virgin Mobile
Special Thanks to: Joshua Topolsky, Jim Bankoff, and Marty Moe