Top Shelf

The future of TV doesn’t just rest in Netflix’s hands, or Comcast’s. Small companies like Boxee and Aereo are finding new ways for us to watch the channels and shows we’ve always loved - and do it whether we’re on our phone or in our living room. But from Comcast to ABC to the FCC, there are barriers everywhere. So how are we going to watch TV in the future?

This is Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge where we talk about consumer electronics past, present, and future. Join David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Greg Sandoval as we try to figure out what’s happening to the boob tube.

Join David Pierce and Nilay Patel as they explore the newest devices running Intel’s latest CPU, codenamed Haswell. The processor promises better battery life, improved gaming performance, and smoother day-to-day computing. We’re here to bring you all the details, so tune in below!

Update: An earlier version of the article stated that the Lenovo Helix includes a Haswell processor, but it’s definitely an Ivy Bridge. Sorry!

Director: John Lagomarsino

Segment Producers: Regina Dellea and Christian Mazza

Publishing Assistant: Evan Rodgers

Special Guests: Scott Rohde, Paul Miller, and Sean Hollister

Host: David Pierce

The game console of the future will be a tiny box and a large connection to the cloud. Projections will illuminate across your living room, turning your furniture Pleasantville black-and-white to project the somber tone that the game detects from your heartbeat. “You are the controller” — but this is now more a medical distinction than it is a slogan. Intravenously entangled, from plasma to pixel. Welcome to the future. Let David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Ross Miller be your guide.

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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

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

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 007

Directors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger

Technical Director: John Lagomarsino

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.

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.

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?

Google Reader is on the outs, but RSS isn’t dead — so what’s next? And what does the future hold for Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S4?

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.

A look at Microsoft’s top-secret Surface prototypes. A critical take on the Roku 3. A simple question: which smartphone has the best camera?

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.

Is Sony’s future bright or bleak? Can the former tech industry giant get out of its rut and reclaim its position as the top consumer premium brand? Just how much fun is the full-frame RX-1?

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.

It’s last call (for lack of a better pun) at Top Shelf. One final look at the best, worst, and craziest products from this year’s CES. Join David, Nilay, and special guests Chris Ziegler and Russell Brandom as they explore the brave new world of self-driving cars and the legal quagmires they could entail. We’ll also talk robots and new ways to interact with technology. And life, really. Trust us, it’ll be fun.

The show floor has now been open for a day and a half, and mercifully no one on The Verge’s staff has caught the dreaded CES Plague yet. But we have seen gadgets, gizmos, whozits, whatsits, and everything in between. On today’s show, David and Dieter Bohn break down everything we’ve seen from Microsoft, Pebble, watches, other watches, and everything else cool going on at CES. We’ll be live at 3PM PT / 6PM PT, so tune in!

The world you see isn’t necessarily the world as others perceive it. That goes double true when you’re wearing a virtual reality headset. It’s confusing, it’s mysterious, it’s humbling... and it’s exactly what will come of David Pierce and Nilay Patel as they check out the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Is it a headset... or is it an experience? In either case, it’s exactly is what this show is for. Top Shelf is a deeper dive into the products and experience, led by David Pierce and guest-hosted today by Nilay Patel.

Even without a show floor to visit yet — that’s tomorrow — we’ve had quite a day checking out brand new products at CES. And though many thought this year could be very dull, we’ve actually been quite surprised by what’s there so far. And this is what Top Shelf is for. It’s a deeper dive into the products and experience, led by David Pierce and guest-hosted today by Nilay Patel.

It’s a very special episode, and not just because it’s the first ever episode. David and Nilay break down Samsung’s “floating” screen, Vizio’s new lineup (present live at the studio), and Nvidia’s Project Shield (with special guest Vlad Savov). Best of all? An exclusive first look at the Fitbit Flex wristband. And this is just the first day! Enjoy.