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James Pero

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Senior Writer at Gizmodo

Reporter ~ Writer ~ Working On It. Senior writer @Gizmodo. Former editor @inversedotcom and Input (RIP)

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Articles

  • The Best Tech Gifts for Father's Day 2025

    2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Raymond Wong |Kyle Barr |James Pero

    Getting a gift for Father’s Day (reminder: it’s Sunday, June 15) is no easy task. What more could the dad in your life need other than your unconditional love? Turns out, physical gifts—preferably something useful or entertaining—are exactly what he needs to escape the hellscape that is our current timeline. Like we did for Mother’s Day, we’ve curated a selection of the finest tech to get your favorite dad.

  • Bad News: Google’s Veo 3 Can Make VR Slop, Too

    2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | James Pero

    Just when we thought the AI slop fest was over, Google pulls us right back in. First, we had YouTube slop, then video game slop, and then we had Michael Bay slop.

  • Apple Has a Huge Siri Problem That WWDC 2025 Probably Won’t Fix

    3 weeks ago | technewstube.com | James Pero

    Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

  • Apple Has a Huge Siri Problem That WWDC 2025 Probably Won't Fix

    3 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | James Pero

    Apple’s annual WWDC developer conference is almost here, and it’s shaping up to be an important one. Not just for iOS, which is taking another step forward into a rumored redesigned iOS 19—er—iOS 26, or for iPadOS, which just got WhatsApp right on time, or even for visionOS, the operating system for Apple’s seemingly sidelined Vision Pro headset that is still awaiting a rumored cheaper version.

  • Apple Has a Huge Siri Problem That WWDC 2025 Probably Won't Fix

    3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | James Pero

    NowI tested Apple’s 11th-gen iPad for a week, and it’s still the best tabletApple put so little effort into revealing the new 11th-generation iPad this past spring that I’d bet most don’t know that there’s a new basic iPad for 2025. Announced within the press release for the new iPad Air M3, the new entry-level iPad is both massively important and admittedly boring.

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James Pero
James Pero @jamestpero
4 Jun 25

I turned @KyleBarr5's Switch 2 video on Gizmodo into AI slop with @getcaptionsapp. Sorry, Kyle, and everyone with eyeballs. https://t.co/fXpbcAI6Lv

James Pero
James Pero @jamestpero
16 May 25

Baby's first post for Giz

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Gizmodo @Gizmodo

Nothing’s New Audio and Phone Teasers Are Making My Wallet Tremble https://t.co/yTbQGu1jkD

James Pero
James Pero @jamestpero
15 May 25

Some ~personal news! Today is my first day at @Gizmodo as a Senior Writer on the Consumer Tech team with @raywongy and @KyleBarr5. Big things coming, STAY TUNED!