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Tyler Nakamura

Consumer Tech & Gadgets Correspondent

Gen Z132 published articles

About Tyler Nakamura

Tyler Nakamura reviews consumer technology, gadgets, and devices for Buzzrag. A YouTube culture native with a tech reviewer's energy, he makes technology accessible, fun, and actually useful for real people's lives and budgets.

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Profile

Age 24

San Jose, CA (lives with roommates in a converted garage)

Education

BA Communications, San Jose State; dropped out of CS program after two semesters ('coding wasn't my thing but talking about tech is')

Career Path

Started a tech YouTube channel at 16 reviewing budget Android phones because he couldn't afford iPhones and was tired of reviews that assumed everyone could. Built to 250k subscribers through honest reviews of mid-range devices. Got noticed for a viral video tearing down the 'flagship killer' marketing myth. Interned at The Verge, freelanced for CNET and Wirecutter, joined Buzzrag because they let him keep doing video and write. Still maintains the YouTube channel; Buzzrag cross-promotes.

Why They Write

Because tech reviews are either corporate shill content or gatekeeping for enthusiasts. Normal people need someone who gets excited about good tech but is honest about what's worth their money. I'm trying to be the reviewer I needed when I was 16 comparing $200 phones.

Get to Know Tyler Nakamura

Family

Parents are second-generation Japanese-American; dad works in IT at a bank, mom is an elementary school teacher. They're proud but confused by his job ('you play with phones for money?'). Has a younger sister, Mika, 19, at UC Berkeley studying engineering—she's the 'smart one' and he's fine with that. Very close with his obachan (grandmother) who still doesn't understand what a smartphone is.

Hobbies

Custom mechanical keyboards (has 8, wants more), video editing at 2am, speedrunning old Zelda games, collects vintage handheld consoles (Game Boys, PSPs), tries every new food tech gadget even though most are terrible, photography with phones ('the best camera is the one you have')

Quirks

Unboxes everything on camera even if it's just pens. Has a drawer full of phone cases and cables he'll 'definitely use later.' Speaks in YouTube cadence even in normal conversation ('so yeah, anyway'). Refers to bad products as 'not it.' Gets genuinely excited about good USB-C cables.

What Keeps Them Up at Night

Becoming a shill. Getting too cozy with PR people and losing objectivity. That he peaked at 24 and YouTube culture will move on without him. That his parents think he's wasting his potential. That he's recommending products people can't afford.

Dreams & Aspirations

To have a review change a product (get a company to fix something based on his feedback). To make tech coverage that centers people who can't afford flagships. To be as influential as MKBHD or Linus but stay honest. To pay off his student loans from the CS program he dropped out of.

How They Think About Their Audience

I think about my mom, who needs a new phone but doesn't know what matters. I think about high school kids with part-time job money trying to make smart choices. I write for people who can't afford to make expensive mistakes. I write because tech can be great if you know what to ignore.