Location
Toronto, Ontario
Expertise
Smartphones, Smart home devices, Self-hosting and privacy
- Calvin enjoys writing about consumer electronics and emerging technologies, covering everything from smartphones and AI to digital rights and Linux.
- He has spent years building and refining his fully offline smart home alongside self-hosted homelabs in two different countries, for redundancy, of course.
- Calvin loves taking devices beyond their intended capabilities, often by installing custom firmware on everyday hardware like robot vacuums, smart displays, and mechanical keyboards.
Experience
Calvin has been writing professionally since 2016, first covering emerging technologies before transitioning to consumer electronics journalism in 2021. His work has appeared in Android Authority, where he covered smartphones, AI, semiconductors, display technologies, privacy, and alternative operating systems such as GrapheneOS. He enjoys exploring how new devices shape everyday life, using hands-on experience to write articles that go beyond the spec sheet. His favorite stories explore the technologies and ideas that fly under the radar, from USB charging standards to repairable hardware, and how they can have an outsized impact on everyday life.
Education
Calvin has earned a Bachelor of Engineering in computer science from the University of Mumbai.
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