Est. 2025 · Dallas, TX ktb/os · live
— The two of us — / about · the two of us

We're two brothers. We argue about gadgets . You're welcome to listen in.

One of us is older and “wiser.” One of us is younger and trend-savvy. We review tech with a side of sibling smack-talk. Expect brutally honest takes and the occasional eye-roll.

The everything-tech half // the everything-tech half · bro.matt

Matt Kelso.

I work in tech. I play in tech. I probably love it too much. I'm here for the shiny, the new, the instant-gratification hit — the kind of hardware that just works the moment you take it out of the box. I write the short-and-sweet stuff for KTB: reviews, quick thoughts, things that don't need three thousand words to make their point. Michael handles the longer essays and the data. I handle the vibes.

Daily driver
  • · Alienware Area 51 (yes, pre-built)
  • · Samsung Neo G9 57″
  • · Keychron Q13 Alice
  • · iPhone 17 Pro
“Hard-to-use isn't sophistication. It's a bug.”
The older one · by 8 years // the older one · bro.michael · +8y

Michael Kelso.

The older half. Writes the essays and runs most of the podcast. Prefers muted colors, retro hardware, and software that doesn't try too hard. Owns a working ThinkPad from 2004, on purpose.

Daily driver
  • · ThinkPad T14 AMD + external mech keyboard
  • · Pixel 8a
  • · Analogue Pocket (every day)
  • · A 2012 iPod Classic that still works
“My brother is wrong about approximately everything.”
— The standing disagreements — / standing disagreements · persistent log
iOS
“Best phone OS by a mile.”
“An OS should respect you, not herd you.”
RGB
“I like it.”
“Contempt.”
PC vs Mac
“More power, more choice, more lights.”
“I want my computer to disappear into what I'm doing.”

(One thing we agree on: AI. It's actually good, and yes, we're using it.) /* truce.txt — AI: both bros approve. */

Matt wins
84
VS
Michael wins
81
Tallied weekly on the podcast · Winner buys dinner
How we review / how we review · ethics.md

We buy our own stuff. Mostly.

We do accept review units when it would genuinely be cost-prohibitive for us to buy something ourselves — a $3,500 headset, an enterprise product, something shipping in limited quantities. When we do, we say so, in the piece. We send review units back, or we buy them out.

Nothing on KTB is sponsored, paid for, or reviewed with the manufacturer's approval. If a PR person sends us a pitch, we'll read it. We won't negotiate the review.

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