Tshaka Armstrong-Contributor

Tshaka Armstrong

Contributor

Contributor Since September, 2024
Qualifications 18 years covering consumer technology online and on TV. Insatiable curiosity and the ability to take complex ideas and make them easily digestible.
Expertise
Apple, Android, headphones
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About Tshaka Armstrong

Tshaka Armstrong is a nerd. Co-Founder of the non-profit digital literacy organization, Digital Shepherds, he’s also been a broadcast technology reporter, writer and producer for Good Day LA. Big on social justice, Tshaka has also traveled the country helping facilitate Android dev workshops and conferences for underserved youths as VP of Outreach for IDEAA.

In addition to being an award-winning broadcast storyteller, he’s also covered tech online and in print for everything from electropneumatic paintball gear, to parenting gadgets, and film industry tech for Rotten Tomatoes.

Tshaka has covered Amazon launches, GDC, Apple Keynotes, Samsung Unpacked, E3, CES, emerging VR/AR tech, and more, either online or on television.

He blathers on about his many curiosities on social media everywhere @tshakaarmstrong.

What was your first phone?

I'm Motorola StarTac years old. I remember thinking I was the business because cellular phone ownership wasn't as ubiquitous as it is now, and I was quite young.

When did your interest in technology begin?

I've been interested in technology since writing my first DOS prompts and watching them "run" endlessly on my "personal computer" in the 80's.

What tech products or categories are you most passionate about?

I'm insatiably curious, so I'm interested in all categories of tech. Those I'm most passionate about are those that have a profound material impact on people's lives. Accessibility tech, communications tech that bypasses systemic oppression, and bio-cybernetics technologies are my passions.

Latest

Campfire Audio Axion showing the connector and inline microphone
These $250 earbuds solve a big problem for lossless newbies
Headphones

Audiophile USB-C earbuds with must-have features.

23 hours ago
Galaxy S25 Ultra Spotify above a cat laying on a sofa.
I compared Spotify lossless to Apple Music and Tidal and the loser is clear
Apps

I A/B tested Spotify's "lossless" setting against "normal" and the difference was far too subtle.

35
Oct 20, 2025
FiiO M21 on a desk with its packaging contents displayed around it.
FiiO's new M21 MP3 player is a sonic treasure for your entry-level listening pleasure
Gadgets

For sound quality, power, and price, the FiiO M21 is the best entry-level MP3 player you can buy right now.

3
Oct 19, 2025
google-pixel-buds-2a-front-buds-G
The Pixel Buds 2a are a great, wallet-friendly alternative to the Pixel Buds Pro 2
Headphones

For $100 less, you can get much of what the Pixel Buds Pro 2 offer, including solid sonics

Oct 8, 2025
Google's Pixel Watch 4 sitting on a stand
The Google Pixel Watch 4 is mesmerizing, buttery smooth, and smarter than ever
Smartwatches

The stunning Actua 360 display is the centerpiece of a smarter, faster charging, more refined Google Pixel Watch 4

Oct 8, 2025
Apple Music and Spotify open on iPhones
4 key differences between Apple and Spotify lossless audio
Apps

Apple Music vs. Spotify lossless, by the numbers.

Sep 26, 2025
Tshaka wearing Nothing Headphone (1).
The retro-inspired Nothing Headphone 1 are polarizing on sight but pleasing on sound
Headphones

Radio Raheem would be proud to rock these "dual cassette deck" headphones made for the modern listener.

1
Aug 16, 2025
Microsoft Recall and a laptop.
I gave Microsoft Recall another look and was surprised by what I found
Microsoft

Microsoft has had its share of privacy gaffes, but what it's done with Recall may make it usable for you.

Jul 12, 2025
Tshaka at his computer with the CoPilot+ icon overlayed.
I used a Copilot+ PC for 2 months, and it's game-changing
Laptops

Artificial Intelligence is front and center with Copilot+ on the Surface Pro 11, but is it just a gimmick?

Mar 2, 2025
Reviewer wearing Powerbeats Pro 2.
The Powerbeats Pro 2 are incredible fitness-focused iOS earbuds
Headphones

The Powerbeats Pro 2 stand head and shoulders above other fitness-focused earbuds.

Feb 11, 2025
AirPods 4 vs AirPods 4 with ANC.
AirPods 4 vs. AirPods 4 ANC: There's a right choice
Headphones

On paper, the difference between the AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with ANC seems minimal, but as the saying goes, "little things add up."

Oct 19, 2024