
Derek Kessler
Derek Kessler is Special Projects Manager for Mobile Nations. He's been writing about tech since 2009, has far more phones than is considered humane, still carries a torch for Palm, and got a Tesla because it was the biggest gadget he could find. You can follow him on Twitter at @derekakessler.
Latest articles by Derek Kessler

Zens keeps your phone charged wirelessly, but steals your car's precious coffee holder
By Derek Kessler last updated

QBracelet wrist battery is stylish, gives you half a charge for $100
By Derek Kessler last updated

The ASUS ROG Strix Hero II and SCAR II gaming laptops bring intense style and specs
By Derek Kessler last updated
The new ROG Strix Hero II and SCAR II bring the intense gamer styles and hardcore gamer specs you expect from an ASUS gaming laptop. And so many lights.

Acer goes full beast mode with the 21-inch curved screen Predator 21X gaming "laptop"
By Derek Kessler last updated
What do you get when you put dual GPUs, eye-tracking tech, five fans, and a curved 21-inch display in a laptop? Well, it's not really a "lap" top anymore, is it?

Acer's insane 21-inch curved-screen Predator 21 X 'laptop' has an insane price: $8,999
By Derek Kessler last updated
Let's refresh: a curved 21-inch ultrawide display, dual GTX 1080 GPUs, 64GB of RAM, four SSDs, and a mechanical keyboard… in a laptop.

CES 2016, Day 1: Lenovo, ASUS, Faraday, and Acer galore
By Derek Kessler last updated
CES technically hasn't even started yet, but that doesn't mean there's not a whole slew of newness to take in.

WC on the Road: What's in Derek's gear bag in 2016?
By Derek Kessler last updated
So we're off to Berlin to cover IFA 2016, one of the world's largest annual tech extravaganzas. But what kind of gear do we need to make that happen? Here's what I'm taking.

CES 2017 Day Three: How many pixels do you really need?
By Derek Kessler last updated
Laptops that are thinner and longer lasting, displays with more pixels than we've ever seen, everything connected to the web in ways we can't yet comprehend. This is CES.

CES 2017 Day One: Processors, convertibles, and clamshells galore
By Derek Kessler last updated
CES proper is still a few days away, but that wasn't enough to hold back the flood of news.

CES 2017 Day Two: New laptops, new phones, and old ideas made new
By Derek Kessler last updated
The big announcements day ahead of the actual CES show brought some things we expected, and plenty of pleasant surprises.

Mobile Nations Weekly: Sequels and successors
By Derek Kessler last updated
iPhone 7 takes the world by storm, Forza races onto consoles everywhere, and yet another chat platform says Allo.

Mobile Nations Weekly: Sevens
By Derek Kessler last updated
You might have heard about the hot new thing in tech...

Mobile Nations Weekly: MrMobile!
By Derek Kessler last updated
Michael Fisher is back in action, ladies and gentlemen! As the one and only MrMobile, he'll be bringing you his own unique take on the latest and greatest in technology.

Computex 2018: All the biggest announcements (and coolest stuff)
By Derek Kessler published
Taipei brought the goods.

Windows Central's Best of Computex 2018 awards
By Derek Kessler published
Computex always brings out the best in PC hardware, and this year was no exception!

The most insane custom PCs we saw at Computex 2018
By Derek Kessler published
What better way to show off your crazy new fans, RAM, lights, and liquid cooling tech than with a crazy new custom rig?

Hands-on with the built-for-Windows Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 ARM processor
By Derek Kessler published
Thinner, lighter, better performance, and coming to a mainstream PC near you.
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