Patrick Norton (born June 26th, 1970 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) was co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers, an interactive television program on TechTV geared toward the technology enthusiast. He is now the host of the IPTV show DigitalLifeTV, as well as an editor for ExtremeTech and ExtremeiPod and lives in San Francisco, California with his wife, Sarah. Prior to joining TechTV, Norton tested products and wrote for PC Magazine, Computer Shopper, and InfoWorld, and ran the hardware reviews section of Windows Sources magazine. He cut his technical teeth on Osborne and Kaypro CP/M systems in the early 1980s.
Norton grew up all over the Midwest and Northeast, but he considers the Jersey Shore home. He graduated from Pace University in New York City with a major in English literature.
He likes to read, race sailboats, snowboard, and spend as much free time as possible in the ocean on a surfboard or kayak. While he no longer plays bass guitar in a punk rock band, he does dote upon his massive collection of compact discs. He is also known for his love of the kilt (and he wore one on multiple occasions on The Screen Savers) and Flogging Molly.
Norton hosts his own Internet videocast, DigitalLifeTV, which is streamed live weekly. He also appears on the weekly podcast This Week in Tech along with several other former cast members of The Screen Savers, including Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, and DigitalLifeTV co-host Robert Heron.