Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar is a senior editor at Engadget who focuses on PC and gaming hardware, home theater gear and emerging platforms like AR and VR, grounding his coverage in clear testing and explaining how technology fits into everyday life. He has been writing about technology for nearly 20 years and consistently treats consumer hardware as part of a broader ecosystem, not isolated gadgets. His work combines detailed reviews, event coverage and an editorial voice on the Engadget Podcast, giving him multiple ways to frame new products for a wide audience.
PCs, laptops and gaming hardware
PC and gaming hardware is the core of Hardawar’s beat, and he returns to it across reviews, buying guides and news coverage. He reviews mainstream and enthusiast systems, such as Apple’s Mac mini (M6), combining performance tests with value analysis to judge where a compact desktop makes sense and where it no longer feels like a good deal. His Engadget author archive includes buying guides for laptops and gaming gear, showing that he not only scores individual machines but also helps readers compare options across the market.
He focuses on laptops, video cards and consoles in his broader role, treating them as the backbone of modern computing and entertainment.
Hardawar also covers platform and ecosystem news that shapes the PC and gaming landscape.
In advance of Microsoft events, he writes what-to-expect pieces that walk through likely announcements around Windows, Surface hardware and AI features, connecting hardware launches to shifts in software and cloud services. On the Engadget Podcast, he discusses new notebook lineups in depth, like the MacBook Neo, refreshed MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, tying design changes and chip updates to real-world workflows.
He takes the same approach with gaming-focused components, such as NVIDIA’s RTX 5090, explaining how new GPUs affect gaming performance and broader creative work. The ROG Xreal R1 AR gaming glasses sit in this same lane: gaming hardware that extends the PC into new display and interaction modes rather than standing alone.
Home theater and audio gear
Home theater coverage is another consistent thread in Hardawar’s work, and he treats it with the same hardware-first rigor as his PC beat.
In his review of the Sonos Beam Ultra, he evaluates the soundbar as a “huge Atmos upgrade” at its $699 price point, focusing on surround performance, connectivity and room-friendly design. He situates products like this within complete living-room setups, weighing how they pair with TVs, streaming devices and consoles rather than looking at audio gear in isolation. His author bio underscores that home theater equipment is one of his primary focus areas, and his archive reflects recurring attention to soundbars, streaming boxes and other living-room hardware.
Across these reviews, Hardawar’s style is to balance spec-driven analysis with practical judgments. He explains how features like Dolby Atmos, HDMI standards and wireless multi-room setups change day-to-day use, and he is direct about whether a premium device earns its price. That mix of technical detail and consumer framing is a hallmark of his coverage, and it mirrors his broader aim of explaining technology “for audiences of all types - from neophytes to experts.”
AR, VR and wearable computing
Hardawar treats AR and VR as extensions of his gaming and entertainment beat, and he spends substantial time in headsets and related hardware. His Engadget bio notes that he has spent “way too much time” in AR and VR headsets, signaling hands-on familiarity with how immersive devices work over long use rather than just during brief demos. The ROG Xreal R1 AR gaming glasses fit this pattern: he covers them as gaming accessories that bring large virtual displays into portable setups, linking them to PCs and consoles rather than framing them as abstract future tech.
His interest in emerging platforms carries over to broader event coverage and industry discussions. As a guest on a CES podcast episode, he joins a panel on wearables and consumer tech, talking through which devices feel genuinely useful in daily life. That experience feeds back into his writing, where AR, VR and wearables are judged on comfort, utility and ecosystem support as much as on specs. Within Engadget, his focus on AR and VR complements his PC and home theater work, because he treats headsets, glasses and consoles as parts of a single entertainment stack.
Analysis, live coverage and the Engadget Podcast
Beyond reviews, Hardawar provides analysis and commentary pieces that map out where major platforms could go next. In an article asking where Apple should go after the iPhone Duo, he argues for smaller and larger foldables and situates Apple’s options against what Samsung, ASUS and other makers already ship, showing his habit of comparing strategy across companies rather than treating Apple in a vacuum.
He brings this same comparative lens to live coverage, such as co-leading Engadget’s OpenAI Dev Day 2026 live updates, where he tracks ChatGPT and Codex announcements as part of a wider AI trajectory.
The Engadget Podcast is a central outlet for his perspective. He relaunched the current iteration of the show and serves as a co-host, using weekly episodes to unpack major hardware launches and platform moves. Recent episodes feature deep dives into NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 and Samsung’s Galaxy S25, as well as extensive discussion of Apple’s MacBook Neo and other Mac and iPhone updates. Across these conversations he returns to a common thread: how new chips, displays and form factors change everyday computing, gaming and media consumption.
His long tenure covering tech news, startups and consumer hardware gives these discussions context that extends beyond a single product cycle.
Hardawar’s body of work shows a reporter who combines seasoned hardware reviewing with clear explanations and consistent ecosystem thinking. PCs, gaming gear, home theater devices and emerging AR and AI platforms are all pulled into the same frame, and he uses both written stories and podcast episodes to make that landscape legible to a broad audience.
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