Jason brings a decade of tech and gaming journalism experience to his role as a Managing Editor of Computing at Tom's Guide. He has previously written for Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, Kotaku, Stuff and BBC Science Focus. In his spare time, you'll find Jason looking for good dogs to pet or thinking about eating pizza if he isn't already.
Latest articles by Jason England

Nvidia wants to make 8GB GPUs great again with AI texture compression — but I'm not convinced
By Jason England published
8GB back on the menu? I'm not sure

Reddit was down — live updates on the worldwide outage
By Jason England, Dave LeClair last updated
Reddit was down after experiencing a huge global outage. Here are live updates on what happened.

Leaked Windows 11 gaming handheld UI hints at long-overdue fix ahead of ROG Xbox Ally launch — and it’s about time
By Jason England published
A new leak has revealed a new UI experience for Windows 11 on gaming handhelds — ahead of the launch of the ROG Xbox Ally.

TikTok owner reportedly building its own XR glasses — rivaling Meta
By Jason England published
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, may be working on a new pair of mixed reality glasses — taking on Meta's future mixed reality devices!

Android head says 'we’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform'
By Jason England last updated
Google has seemingly confirmed that Chrome OS and Android are merging into one unified OS, and I couldn't be happier!

These Prime Day laptop deals are somehow still live — this is your last chance before Black Friday
By Jason England published
Prime Day is over, but these laptop deals are somehow still available. This is your last chance to get them before Black Friday.

I replaced all my monitors with the Viture Luma Pro — here’s why they take the fight to Xreal for the best AR glasses crown
By Jason England published
The Viture Luma Pro is another sizable step forward in image quality at this price, offering impressive clarity and mesmerizing color packed into a seriously sleek pair of specs!

I saw the future of AR glasses with a 70-degree field of view — but it’s going to take time to get there
By Jason England published
AR glasses maker Luma is showing off the next frontier is in AR spec display tech: a 70-degree field of view. Here's my first impressions.

I tested the Viture Beast glasses — should you wait for these AR glasses launching in October?
By Jason England published
I tested the Viture Beast AR glasses (yes, the ones I've been teasing for a while now), and the step change in the field of view and quality is insane! But there's a catch.

I love the MSI Claw A8, but its price proves PC handhelds are officially going off the rails — here's why
By Jason England published
There’s a very real chance that PC gaming handhelds could cost a thousand dollars as standard, and the pre-order pricing for the MSI Claw A8 with AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme proves it.

I wouldn’t buy a GPU with 8GB of VRAM — turns out, neither would you
By Jason England published
Nvidia and AMD GPUs with 8GB of VRAM are being brutally rejected by PC gamers, as shown by recent sales data. Here's what you should buy instead!

I just tested this 45-inch OLED gaming monitor — and it's so good it could be your next TV
By Jason England last updated
The all-in-one screen for small spaces

I’ve been waiting for this: Nvidia RTX 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 SUPER could finally fix the biggest flaw — not enough VRAM
By Jason England published
According to Kopite7kimi on X, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER, 5070 Ti SUPER and 5070 SUPER GPUs are in the works.

I've used MacBooks for almost 2 decades — here are 3 I'd buy with my own money
By Jason England published
If you're looking for a MacBook, here are three choices we recommend.

ChatGPT was down — Here's what happened during the quick OpenAI outage
By Jason England last updated
ChatGPT is experiencing a major outage right now, and we're covering it live.

Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is real — and after months of cloud gaming, I'd choose it over an actual Xbox
By Jason England published
The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is real, and after testing cloud gaming on my standard Quest 3S for months, I believe this is the best way to play.

I tested the most advanced Chromebook yet — Google and Lenovo have built the ultimate AI laptop that beats Windows and Mac
By Jason England published
The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 has just been announced with a ton of new Chrome OS AI features that could make it a fantastic laptop for students.

Exclusive: I tested Viture’s next-gen AR glasses, and my eyes couldn’t believe what they saw
By Jason England published
Take my advice — wait until July.

I got the inside scoop on Snap Specs from the hardware VP — here's what you need to know about the new smart glasses
By Jason England last updated
Following the announcement of Snap Specs launching in 2026, I got to ask Snap's VP of Hardware, Scott Myers, all about them and the future of smart glasses.

I was wrong — Oakley's Meta smart glasses actually look better than the Ray-Bans, and they bring massive upgrades
By Jason England published
Oakley's Meta HSTN smart glasses are officially here, and I'm left eating my own words because these look so cool!

I tested the Doom: The Dark Ages path tracing update — the difference is night and day but my GPU got hotter than hell
By Jason England published
I've been testing the Doom: The Dark Ages path tracing update for the last 7 days. Here's how it performs!

I flew 10,912 miles with Xreal One Pro AR Glasses — here’s why they are the best (but at a steep price)
By Jason England last updated
The next generation of AR glasses has fully arrived

Best of AWE 2025: The top 7 XR gadgets that caught our eye
By Scott Younker, Jason England published
AWE 2025 hinted at the future of AR, VR and XR platforms, but we saw some devices that are available now or soon that could change how you navigate the world.

I let smart glasses read my emotions and watch what I eat — and now I can’t unsee the future
By Jason England published
They knew when I was faking a smile, and judged my chewing speed

These VR shoes let me walk in place and control game movement — and somehow I didn’t fall flat on my face
By Jason England published
I just tried the Freeaim VR shoes, which replace treadmills by allowing you to walk in place while controlling your in-game character. Here's what I thought of them.
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