This post is (exactly) not about GDGT podcast, but about their 
founders Peter Rojas and Ryan Block. I have been following them since Peter used to work at Gizmodo and when they started Engadget.
I like the way they think and kind of perspective they bring to the table. In the gadget world which moves too fast and it’s very hard to predict what customer want, they have done excellent job not only reviewing products but figuring out what’s best for consumers. Testimonial for that is the open letter to Palm they wrote few years back asking them to add certain features people would like. Palm followed some of their advice as we see in the response from Palm and in the release of Pre we see most of the suggestions have been taken care of. It is not hard to make a list of suggestion but to have realistic suggestions based on consumer behavior and predicting what people would like to have, is hard and they succeeded in that.
Most of the time when I review product we miss few details or I just see it from few perspectives. Sometimes I am a fanboy and overlook things that I should not have. But these guys view it from different levels, understand the maturity of market, analyze market segments, government regulations, competitions, technological barriers, complexity of implementation and provide us a complete picture. The picture informing us how, when and why about the gadget rather than just praising or ranting about it.
I believe one should have an understanding like that if he wants to talk about that subject. That makes one the best in the business. That is why engadget is my favorite blog and now gdgt appears to be top podcast. Even if you are not interested in gadgets listen to gdgt once, just to understand how analysis of any topic should be done.
And if you are technically inclined you should listen to these three podcasts – This Week in Tech, GDGT and Buzz Out Loud.
