Top Shelf, Episode 002: set top warfare

A look at Microsoft’s top-secret Surface prototypes. A critical take on the Roku 3. A simple question: which smartphone has the best camera?

Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly show from The Verge that takes a deeper dive into the products and experiences of the technology that shapes our lives. Join David Pierce and a veritable gaggle of (mostly organic) friends as they showcase the best in consumer electronics, past, present, and future.

This week’s guests? Our resident Microsoft expert Tom Warren and “War for TV” veteran Nilay Patel. We’ll be broadcasting at 5PM ET today (and yes, it’ll be available on demand soon after). After the show, stick around for our live blog of Samsung Unpacked followed by The Verge Live: Samsung Galaxy S4.

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Top Shelf: Episode 002

Directors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger
Producer: Ross Miller
Studio Producer: Brendan Murphy
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Kyle Kramer

Editors: Billy Disney and Jordan Oplinger
Assistant Editor: Regina Dellea and John Lagomarsino

Special Guests: Nilay Patel, Tom Warren
Host: David Pierce

Shooters: Robert Langevin, John Lagomarsino, Ryan Manning, Sam Thonis

Vox Studio Manager: Marcos Bueno
From Vox Studios: Robert Langevin, Will Buikema, Nick Prouty

Presented by: Virgin Mobile
Special Thanks to: Joshua Topolsky, Jim Bankoff, and Marty Moe