Ben Schoon is a Senior Editor at NewGeekGuide, working for the publication as one of its primary news writers since 2016.
In 2013, Ben helped start an independent tech publication where he learned the skills used at NewGeekGuide including writing, product photography, and videography. He is located in the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina where he lives with his wife Melissa. Ben is an avid disc golf player.
He primarily covers Android products, including Google Pixel devices, Samsung Galaxy smartphones, as well as devices from OnePlus, Oppo, Motorola, and more. Beyond just covering news about these products, Ben also spends time using these products himself, speaking from experience with the articles he writes. Some of Ben’s most recent hands-on reviews include; Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Motorola Razr+, HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook, and more.
Ben is also a leading source for information about Google’s Android TV, diving deeply into important parts of the platform including its powerful Operator Tier, explaining future changes to the platform, and reviewing its products such as Chromecast with Google TV, Nvidia Shield TV, and more.
In 2019, Ben leaked one of the first in-person photos of the Pixel 4 before later revealing the Recorder and Pixel Themes apps months ahead of launch. In 2020, Ben also reported on multiple upcoming Pixel devices including Pixel 5a and the first report of Google working on a foldable Pixel smartphone. That same month, he was also the first to correctly report the $49 price point of what became the Chromecast with Google TV.
Ben Schoon is active on Twitter, @nexusben, but can also be found on Instagram and LinkedIn. For questions or tips, you can email him directly, and his portfolio is also available online.
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Philips Hue is launching a few new upgrades in 2026, including new “SpatialAware” lighting scenes that more intelligently distribute color through a room.
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Motorola took to CES 2026 with previews of some big announcements including its first book-style foldable, but also tagging along for the ride is a new “Moto Watch” that just can’t help but bring up memories of the Moto 360 that Motorola seemingly refuses to give a second chance.
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Motorola has announced a sequel to the Moto Tag, with the new Moto Tag 2 coming later this year with improved battery life and better tracking in the Android Find Hub app.
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After a few generations of clamshell foldables, Motorola is officially teasing the “Razr Fold” this year at CES, with the device launching later this year with stylus support as a major bullet point.
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At CES 2026, Samsung briefly showed off a new crease-less display panel for foldables that’s seemingly ready for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, but it seems it wasn’t supposed to be shown.
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At CES 2026, XREAL has announced a new partnership with Google that will see Android XR act as the foundation of the company’s future hardware plans.
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While most of us think about a portable PC just being a laptop, HP has another idea. Why not just stuff it all into a keyboard? That’s exactly what the HP Eliteboard G1a does.
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Samsung is introducing another new series of Galaxy Book laptops, with the new Galaxy Book 6 series adding more AI features, new Intel chips, and it also ditches a long-time complaint of the 16-inch model’s keyboard too.
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Amazon is rolling out a new Fire TV homescreen redesign that, well, looks a whole lot like Google TV.
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According to new reports out of Korea, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 series is set to see a price hike of at least $50 on each model.
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At CES 2026, HP is showing off some new laptops powered by the latest chips including Snapdragon X2 Elite and Intel Panther Lake coming this year.
Oh, and there are some Chromebooks too.
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It’s been a couple of years since Eufy, one of the brands under Anker’s umbrella, first announced it would be making trackers for Android’s Find Hub network, and CES 2026 is the time we’re finally seeing it launch.
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At CES 2026, TCL is launching its new X11 series of TVs with SQD-Mini LED display tech that offers more accurate color and up to 20,000 dimming zones.
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Google TV is finally getting support for Xbox Game Pass, at least on TCL TVs.
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At CES 2026, Withings is announcing its new Body Scan 2 scale, which the company claims is the first at-home scale able to detect certain heart conditions, including your risk for hypertension.
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Proper Qi2 support on Android has been rather elusive thus far, with only Google’s Pixel 10 series bringing the feature to a mass audience. While there are rumblings of support from Samsung in 2026, another Qi2 Android phone has been confirmed for next year, it’s just not one anyone expected.
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Motorola is seemingly about to unveil a new flagship-tier smartphone called “Signature,” and its specs look pretty compelling.
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Ahead of launching its first Android XR product, “Project Aura,” the new XREAL 1S glasses deliver some impressive new display upgrades, and for a lower price than its predecessor too.
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Qi2 battery banks are perhaps one of the best accessories for a Pixel 10 owner, but finding one that’s compact while actually having a decent amount of power inside is not easy. But with the new PicoGo AM52 power bank, Baseus has built a 10,000 mAh Qi2 battery bank that just feels right.
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After a somewhat underwhelming release last year, privacy-focused brand Punkt is back with the new MC03 smartphone, which is based on Android and ships with “AphyOS,” and coming to the US this year.
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The Pebble smartwatch is back, and now that includes the thin and stylish Pebble Round 2.
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Coming from the same company that revived a physical keyboard for your smartphone, the “Clicks Communicator” is a dedicated piece of hardware that acts as a phone for your phone and is all about managing your messages.
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Asus has seemingly confirmed that it is mostly done with Android phones, with no plans to release new devices in the Zenfone or ROG lineups in 2026.
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The Clicks Keyboard case that revived the experience of using a physical keyboard for modern smartphones is now coming to, well, everything, with the new magnetic “Click Power” launching in 2026 with support for any device you want to use it with.
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