Enjoy the archives of this retired, award-winning series from Christopher Thomas Plante and The Verge that explained technology bit by bit. The series finale aired December 6th, 2016, shortly before Chris re-joined Polygon as its executive editor. For more on what’s happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets, listen and subscribe to The Vergecast.
                        
                                
                                    | Title | Date published |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | How a computer the size of a credit card is changing education — and GameBoy emulators | 2016-06-07 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | How people play Nintendo games on a computer, and why that's probably illegal | 2016-05-31 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | What are graphics cards, and why do you want one? | 2016-05-24 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Everything you wanted to know about Drake, but were too afraid to ask | 2016-05-17 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Why movie theaters should and shouldn't be afraid of VOD | 2016-05-10 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Why the future of video games may be free-to-play | 2016-05-03 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | What is a gadget blog, anyway? | 2016-04-28 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Why bots are the new big thing, and what that means for ordering pizza | 2016-04-19 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Why artificial intelligence is more important than ever and how it will change our lives | 2016-04-12 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | What is Slack, why is everybody using it, and will it destroy my work-life balance? | 2016-04-05 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Wrestlemania: why you should watch, even if pro wrestling isn't your thing | 2016-03-29 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Everything you need to know about the Hyperloop, a potential transportation game-changer | 2016-03-15 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Dota 2: an explainer for newcomers and the confused family of addicts | 2016-03-04 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Before the driverless car, there was the PRT | 2016-03-01 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Encryption: what is it exactly, and who is right about it? | 2016-02-18 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Reusable rockets could send you to space — eventually | 2016-02-16 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | It's time to give film cameras a second chance | 2016-02-09 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Super Bowl: how to sound like an expert | 2016-02-02 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal: which service is right for you? | 2016-01-26 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | What is Sundance? | 2016-01-19 |  |  |