Top Shelf

Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that dives deep into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. This week we explore Microsoft's Xbox One announcement, the lingering mysteries surrounding the PlayStation 4, and gather our thoughts on the rapidly-approaching E3 game conference.

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.

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+.

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+.

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.

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.

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. This week, just a few of our favorite things

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

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."

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 Director: John Lagomarsino Special thanks to: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger 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

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

Hello, fellow photographers! This is 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. Whether you're an beginner or a pro, photo technology is developing at a rapid pace. This week, Bryan Bishop visits the NAB 2013 photography show, gets slapped in slow motion, and goes hands-on with the latest gear in professional cinema. Then, Michael Shane shows us how to take great pictures with any camera — even a point-and-shoot.

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.

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? 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.