sam byford
@multicore.blog
proprietor of www.multicore.blog
editor at @japantimes.co.jp in tokyo
formerly @theverge.com and @reuters.com
dad of pascal the shiba
editor at @japantimes.co.jp in tokyo
formerly @theverge.com and @reuters.com
dad of pascal the shiba
here is my analogue 3D review! the N64 never looked so good. www.multicore.blog/p/analogue-3...
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
here is my analogue 3D review! the N64 never looked so good. www.multicore.blog/p/analogue-3...
Reposted by sam byford
Over 340% funded! 2,405 backers! 21 days to go! 🎉
Thank you all so so much for your incredible support so far, this is the fastest campaign we've ever done. APWOT is a 100% independent and advert free publication, and it can't exist without you! Thank you all so much! 🙌🫂✨
Thank you all so so much for your incredible support so far, this is the fastest campaign we've ever done. APWOT is a 100% independent and advert free publication, and it can't exist without you! Thank you all so much! 🙌🫂✨
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Over 340% funded! 2,405 backers! 21 days to go! 🎉
Thank you all so so much for your incredible support so far, this is the fastest campaign we've ever done. APWOT is a 100% independent and advert free publication, and it can't exist without you! Thank you all so much! 🙌🫂✨
Thank you all so so much for your incredible support so far, this is the fastest campaign we've ever done. APWOT is a 100% independent and advert free publication, and it can't exist without you! Thank you all so much! 🙌🫂✨
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so how about those raptors
so how about those raptors
November 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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so how about those raptors
so how about those raptors
you know what today could really use? more baseball
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
you know what today could really use? more baseball
otoboke beaver at tokyo dome. what a world
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
otoboke beaver at tokyo dome. what a world
landed in london at 6am, now back at st mary's for what i'm sure will be a competent afternoon of football
October 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
landed in london at 6am, now back at st mary's for what i'm sure will be a competent afternoon of football
it is time to read my pixel watch 4 review www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
Google Pixel Watch 4 review: charging ahead
Time is a domed circle
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October 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
it is time to read my pixel watch 4 review www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
pixel 10 pro fold review! www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: not jaded yet
A subtle update to an awesome phone
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October 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
pixel 10 pro fold review! www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
the xiaomi pad mini rules. i think it might be the first time ever where an android tablet is just straight-up better than the closest ipad equivalent www.multicore.blog/p/xiaomi-pad...
Finally, an actual iPad (mini) killer
The Xiaomi Pad Mini is genuinely better than Apple's version
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October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
the xiaomi pad mini rules. i think it might be the first time ever where an android tablet is just straight-up better than the closest ipad equivalent www.multicore.blog/p/xiaomi-pad...
reviewed the iphone air. bad camera, bad battery, best iphone. www.multicore.blog/p/iphone-air...
iPhone Air review: travel light, move fast
My favourite iPhone in as long as I can remember
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September 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
reviewed the iphone air. bad camera, bad battery, best iphone. www.multicore.blog/p/iphone-air...
D is running away with this, come on.
my life would probably be improved if i imposed this restriction on myself voluntarily
my life would probably be improved if i imposed this restriction on myself voluntarily
For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
September 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
D is running away with this, come on.
my life would probably be improved if i imposed this restriction on myself voluntarily
my life would probably be improved if i imposed this restriction on myself voluntarily
many incredible revelations in this story but perhaps none more shocking than the fact that a 22-year-old was somehow inspired by the pablo honey liner notes www.wired.com/story/i-hate...
I Hate My Friend
The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy.
www.wired.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
many incredible revelations in this story but perhaps none more shocking than the fact that a 22-year-old was somehow inspired by the pablo honey liner notes www.wired.com/story/i-hate...
reviewed the base pixel 10 too. mostly a very nice phone for what it is, but the camera system is kind of a step back overall compared to the 9, unless zoom is your priority www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
Google Pixel 10 review: an upgrade for zoomers
For everyone else? It's complicated
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September 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
reviewed the base pixel 10 too. mostly a very nice phone for what it is, but the camera system is kind of a step back overall compared to the 9, unless zoom is your priority www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
🚨 pixel 10 pro xl review 🚨 www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL review: magnetic
The hardware stays mostly the same, but this is the software to beat
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August 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🚨 pixel 10 pro xl review 🚨 www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
magnets. how do they work? apparently only apple — and now google — know www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
With Google's Pixelsnap, Android finally catches up to Apple
The Pixel joins the MagSafe party with Qi2 magnetic wireless charging
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August 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
magnets. how do they work? apparently only apple — and now google — know www.multicore.blog/p/google-pix...
perfume still the GOATs
August 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
perfume still the GOATs
magsafe batteries are getting really slim. does that change your mind about the iphone 17 air? www.multicore.blog/p/magsafe-ba...
MagSafe batteries are getting really slim
Just in time for the iPhone 17 Air
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August 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
magsafe batteries are getting really slim. does that change your mind about the iphone 17 air? www.multicore.blog/p/magsafe-ba...
wrote about the revised kindle colorsoft, which is both nice and pointless www.multicore.blog/p/kindle-col...
Kindle Colorsoft 2025 review: nice to have
How much do you judge ebooks by their covers?
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August 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
wrote about the revised kindle colorsoft, which is both nice and pointless www.multicore.blog/p/kindle-col...