Myriam Joire

Myriam Joire (born 1968 or 1969) is a technology writer in the United States, best known for her editorial and podcasting work on the website Engadget.

As of 2017 Joire is the host of the Mobile Tech Podcast.[1] She has also written for Chip Chick,[2] Mobile Geeks,[3] and has co-hosted "All About Android" on TWiT.[4] She has also advised startups on media and product strategy.[1][2][3]

Originally a video game programmer[2] she became a writer/reviewer in 2010 with her blog tnkgrl Mobile, which led to her becoming a senior editor at Engadget.[5][6]

She was a technology evangelist for the smart watch company Pebble Technology[3] until October 2014.[7]

Personal

Joire splits her time between San Francisco and Portland Oregon.[3][4] She was born in Cannes, France, and moved to Canada in 1986, originally as an exchange student; she lived in London, Ontario and later moved to Vancouver. She was married from 1995 to 1997 and has since identified as trans[8] and queer.[9] She began transitioning in 1999.[8]

References
  1. Mobile Tech Podcast, retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. "Myriam Joire", Chip Chick, archived August 11, 2017.
  3. "Myriam Joire", Mobile Geeks, retrieved April 10, 2018.
  4. "Myriam Joire", TWiT.tv, retrieved April 10, 2018.
  5. Miroslav Wranka, "Svjetska blogerica otkrila nam je kako će izgledati smartfon budućnosti i što misli o hrvatskim tehno uspješnicama", tportal.hr, February 3, 2018, (in Croatian).
  6. Myriam Joire, Coding 101 60, presented by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Louis Maresca, TWiT.tv, March 23, 2015 (video).
  7. John Biggs, "Myriam Joire AKA tnkgrl Is Out At Pebble", TechCrunch, October 26, 2014.
  8. "Myriam Joire", in Kathleen Cross, The Trans Biography Project: Stories from the Lives of Eleven Trans People in BC, Women/Trans Dialogue Planning Committee and Trans Alliance Society, Vancouver, September 2001.
  9. "Myriam Joire", Muck Rack, retrieved April 10, 2018.

Notable interviews and articles
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