Location
Los Angeles, California
School
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School
Expertise
Laptops, Smartphones, Monitors
- Ben became a product expert in consumer technology by writing over 1500 product descriptions and FAQs for B&H Photo.
- He has reviewed products from NAS's to portable monitors to e-readers and everything in between.
- His extensive collection of portable monitors and keyboards can fill a room.
Experience
Ben has worked as a professional writer for the past five years, gaining his start writing consumer tech product descriptions for a major retailer. Since then, Ben has goes on to write hundreds of news reports, features, reviews, and guides covering computer components, laptops, tablets, and more. His writing has appeared in XDA-Developers and Pocket-Lint. Ben joined Static Media in 2025 where he infuses a life-long obsession with consumer tech into features, reviews, and news writing.
Education
Ben has a dual bachelor's degree in International Relations and Political Science.
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