Kevin Purdy
Freelance writer in Buffalo, NY
Kevin Purdy is a writer, former Lifehacker editor, TEDxBuffalo organizer, author of Google+: The Missing Manual (bit.ly/gplusmm) & The Complete Android Guide book/app (completeandroidguide.com)
PROJECTS
Fortune
The next big battery disruption isn't coming next year - Fortune
The next big battery disruption isn't coming next y...
thesweethome.com
The Best Kitchen Trash Can | The Sweethome
The Best Kitchen Trash Can | The Sweethome
The Magazine
The Everending Story
The greatest video game sequel never authorized remains incomplete.
Lifehacker
What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain
For all of its wild popularity, caffeine is one seriously misunderstood substance. It's not a simple upper, and it works differently on different people with different tolerances—even in...
buffalospree.com
The Phantom King of Buffalo
Twenty-one-year-old Michael Wilson bought a half-dozen properties around Buffalo and may have taken up to $8.2 million from people he had never met. Then he disappeared.
Fast Company
Test Drive: What Life Looks Like Through Google Glass
The sky-diving, bike-jumping, building-scaling demonstration for Google Glass was, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, "a nutty idea that somehow became real." But most people can assume that applies equally to Google's cloud-connected, instant-awareness glasses themselves.
buffalospree.com
Leaders of the Pack: On the trail of Buffalo's most elusive organization
It's the most secretive and exclusive social organization in Buffalo, NY. It may be a seat of power, or a group of older guys playing cards. Or both.
Mens Journal
Best Crowdsourced Products of All Time
Great ideas can crop up anywhere, but the distance ...
New York Post
Coverage of Flight 3407 Crash in Buffalo
A commuter flight crashed into a home in suburban Buffalo, NY, killing all 49 on board and a man inside his house.
Lifehacker
Learn Willpower Techniques from the Marshmallow Test
Back in the 1960s, a researcher learned a lot about willpower from studying hundreds of four-year-olds left alone in a room with a marshmallow or cookie. Here's what the strong-willed ones had in common.
Lifehacker
The Geek's Guide to Rebooting Your Kitchen
Making your kitchen more efficient isn't that different from hacking your workday—decide what you actually do, and trim the resistance to doing it. Here's how you can upgrade your kitchen with a pen, a few hours, and fairly cheap upgrades.
ITworld
What does Google want out of your Voice? | ITworld
Update: Response from Google spokesperson now included.