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MKBHD N o, it’s not Roman or metric,
THE GADGET GOD it’s the handle of the twenty-
two-year-old who has over 2.6
“TECH REVIEWER, YOUTUBE STAR” “I USUALLY REVIEW WHAT’S HOT.“million YouTube subscribers
and 474 million views of his YouTube videos.
Marques K. Brownlee (aka MKBHD.)

What does he do? He makes video consumer
reports regarding new technology. Since his
first video, at age 14, he has incorporated more
video technique and technology but his poise
and uncomplicated manner of answering all
the questions you never knew you should ask
about that software, gadget, widget, television
or phone remains the same; knowledgeable
and accessible. Google’s former Senior Vice
President, Vivek Gundotra, described him as
“The best technology reviewer on the planet."

On average, Brownlee posts one video per
week. His most popular video is a review and
scratch test of the iPhone 6 and was featured
on sites such as The Verge, Forbes Tech, HuffPost
Tech, CNET, and Time Magazine. To date it has
been viewed more than 8.5 million times.

Photo: Cotty Tar Brownlee is a business and technology major at
Stevens Institute of Technology, in New York.
50 www.oceanblueMAGAZINE.com Brownlee’s business manager is his mother. He
has never publicly stated how much he earns,
only that the amount “blows his mind.” All
offers from media have been turned down.
He prefers to be independent though he has
done several videos with The Verge, owned by
Vox Media and has collaborated with other
technology reviewers. Plans for the future are
kept under wraps until he graduates.