Brian Lam

Who is Brian Lam?

Brian Lam is a writer and the former Editorial Director at Gizmodo, a blog focusing on technology. Gizmodo is owned by Gawker Media, where Lam first worked as a writer in 2006. Lam's apartment in San Francisco also acts as Gizmodo's headquarters in the city. Before working for Gizmodo, Lam was a contributor and assistant editor for Wired magazine. He used to kickbox.

Brian semi-retired from Gizmodo on September 4, 2008.

On June 22, 2011, Lam announced, via a Gizmodo post, that he was stepping down completely from the site.

In September 2011 Lam started The Wirecutter which started as his personal blog and a list of his personal recommendations for gadgets. The growing popularity of The Wirecutter was featured in The New York Times in 2012.