David Imel begins six-week technology coverage stint
The technology reporter and Waveform co-host said he will fill in for senior reviewer Allison Johnson and host a subscriber AMA.
By James Whitfield · Staff Writer
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David Imel will spend six weeks filling in for senior reviewer Allison Johnson at The Verge, Imel announced in a July 10 column. The temporary assignment puts the technology reporter and Waveform co-host on coverage of upcoming product releases from Apple, Google and Samsung, according to Imel.
Imel said he would also host a subscriber-only AMA at 11AM PT and 2PM ET. He invited readers to ask about subjects including computational photography, analog photography, protocols, emojis, linguistics and ambient computing.
The Verge identifies Imel as a technology reporter who has covered the industry since 2007 and co-hosts the Waveform podcast with Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD. The publication says Imel is a former engineer whose work now focuses on areas such as computational photography and social media protocols.
Imel said his interest in technology dates to seeing the first iPhone introduced at Macworld during a school trip in 2007. He wrote that he bought an Android phone the following year and, while in high school, was paid $100 by Microsoft to put one of his Android apps in the Windows Phone store.
Before the six-week stint, Imel said he had already worked with The Verge as a freelancer. He cited camera reviews, coverage of the Switch 2 launch event, and appearances as a co-host on episodes of The Vergecast and Version History.
Imel also outlined earlier work in technology media. He said he left an engineering job at Intel to lead reviews at Android Authority from 2016 to 2021. He also said he worked as Brownlee’s writer and helped run The Studio Channel for several years.
In the column, Imel described his main areas of coverage as computational and analog photography, protocols, emojis and linguistics. He said he is interested in testing the gap between how companies describe their products and how people use those technologies.
The Verge framed the session as part of its subscriber offering. The page directed non-subscribers to subscribe in order to continue reading beyond the preview.
This story draws on original reporting from The Verge.