Day job: US editorial director of consumer tech media sites. On BlueSky: personal takes and, yes, some shares from PCWorld, Macworld, Tech Advisor and TechHive.https://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3mj34nedrds2mForgot how fun it is to cover startups. But as a floor lamp, the Syncere Lume is beautiful. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3110605/resolved-laundry-folding-is-the-future-of-home-robotics.html09 Apr 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj34nedrds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3ma6xwand2k2bI'm GenX, highly irritable, steeped in dude science, and now (metaphorical god help us all) have some gift ideas. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3013279/techy-gifts-and-gadgets-for-genx-guys.html17 Dec 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6xwand2k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3lkvuyiwjls25Well, *this* has been a week. I was promoted to global editorial director of Foundry's consumer brands, IDG sold Foundry to Regent, and Regent just also bought TechCrunch. Positives come in threes? What's next?21 Mar 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvuyiwjls25https://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3lkmmk7sguk2uLooking for a great Tesla deal? West Coast Tesla Relocation Services has proudly been relocating unwanted Teslas since February 2025. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2pRhkh1/18 Mar 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkmmk7sguk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3ldz7veh4cc2pWith immense sadness -- and a LOT of cherished memories -- we say goodbye to Gordon Mah Ung, a hardcore chip journalist like no other, and one of the funniest co-workers most of us have ever known. https://www.pcworld.com/article/2564783/gordon-mah-ung-remembered.html24 Dec 2024 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldz7veh4cc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3ldhtwc3d7k2mSo @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @maddow.bsky.social just spent 10 minutes discussing the creation of a “shadow government”? As if conspiracy nut jobs don’t have enough to chew on? Did we learn nothing from “defund the police”? Words matter. 🤦17 Dec 2024 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhtwc3d7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3ld2og6owbs2vTechHive, our smart home and video streaming site, has moved! Please check out its new home on PCWorld for authoritative perspectives and reviews on smart home security and other home tech. Dare I say #hygge ? https://www.pcworld.com/article/2553881/meet-techhive-the-new-pcworld-home-for-smart-home-tech.html11 Dec 2024 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2og6owbs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3lcj5omtapc2mMy precious tweets! I have already turned all my most valuable tweets into NFTs for just this use case. /s bluemigrate.com https://bluemigrate.com/04 Dec 2024 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcj5omtapc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3lbshxwzelc26Don't miss TechHive's 2024 Cord-Cutter Awards by @advisorator.com, our video streaming expert. This is ALWAYS a fun read. https://www.techhive.com/article/2527354/cord-cutter-awards-best-streaming-services-devices-and-more.html25 Nov 2024 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbshxwzelc26https://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3lbrtu5dx7c2gCan AI detect AI-authored “journalism”? PCWorld ran some tests. https://www.pcworld.com/article/2510217/i-tried-4-ai-detection-tools-and-they-were-mostly-disappointing.html25 Nov 2024 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrtu5dx7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thejonphillips.bsky.social/post/3layoazho6k2qI think social media is the source of many systemic problems, from political strife to low self esteem and attention deficit. But Bluesky *has* to be better than X and Facebook, right? Giving it a go. You know… for journalism.15 Nov 2024 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:vogf2n3ideazzepf46zxa4zr/app.bsky.feed.post/3layoazho6k2q