The author of Anger Management for Beginners and self-confessed technology newbie, Coren will write exclusively about technology for T3 as he turns his ire and bewilderment to the latest consumer electronics in a series of exclusive monthly columns. His tales of adventures in technology begin in the September issue of T3, on sale now.
His inaugural column focuses on Apple’s iPhone 4, the latest object of desire for technology enthusiasts. Admitting “I couldn’t have given less of a crap”, Coren reveals he still makes calls on an old Nokia phone and owns a “moody old PC”, before being drawn in by Apple’s all-conquering convergence device.
“The thing itself beggared all understanding. That men with their clumsy thumbs and podgy cowpats of fatty tissue we call a ‘brain’ could make such a thing: black and rectilinear but curved and silvery, weightless but hefty, mineral-hard yet gentle as a girl. Playing with it in my hands I felt like one of those apes at the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey, howling first with fear and rage at the inexplicable black monolith, but soon obsessed by its beauty, determining to learn its power and use it to destroy my enemies and rule the world.”
Over coming months, Giles Coren will turn his attention to 3D TV, tablet computing and next-generation gaming, such as the Xbox Kinect and Sony PlayStation Move.
Luke Peters, Editor of T3, said: “T3 is all about giving our readers in-depth and eclectic views on technology and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Giles will add a new dimension we’ve never had before. He’s a brilliant writer and commentator and given his self-confessed cynicism about new technology, he’ll bring a completely different perspective from the expert view as he gets to grips with the latest gear. Amusing and provocative, yes. Dull, definitely no. I can’t wait!”
Giles Coren added: “I can’t believe a gadget magazine has asked me to write a column for them. It’s like asking Gordon Brown to write about charm. Technology is truly the thing I know least about. The thing that scares me most. I still don’t trust a telephone without a dial, or a radio without wires, or a carriage without a horse in front of it. I’m just going to have to bluff my way through it. Or get some teenage geek to write a computer programme that’ll do it for me…”
