This Korean Hat Was Always Meant to Be a Lamp and Finally Became One
The gat is one of the more distinctive objects in Korean material culture. Woven from horsehair and bamboo and worn by scholars and noblemen during…
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SonicMax Finally Built a Wireless Cutter That Stays Cool Enough to Use
Ultrasonic cutters have been a genuine revelation for makers. Running at 40,000 vibrations per second, the blade doesn’t force its way through material; it glides,…
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The $399 Charcoal Grill That Folds Into a Suitcase
If you’ve ever stared down a bulky kettle grill and thought there has to be a better way, Nomad seems to have been listening. Their…
Vietnam Is Building Floating Bamboo Homes Before It’s Too Late
The Mekong Delta has always lived by the rhythms of water. Its rivers rise and fall with the seasons, and the people who call this…
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max Review: A Beautiful Comeback With Caveats
It has been a long time since I last reviewed a Huawei phone. The last one was the Huawei P50 Pocket Premium Edition. I still…
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Beni Is What Sony Aibo Grew Up to Be – A $549 Camera Robot That Captures Life While You Live It
Every camera product ever made has one thing in common: it needs you to operate it. A gimbal needs a hand to hold it. A…
This tiny $74 device turns an old tablet into a smart dashboard for cars that never had one
Somewhere in your house right now, there is a perfectly good iPad/Android Pad doing absolutely nothing. Maybe it is the one you replaced two years…
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Watti Is the Robotic Desk Lamp That Wants to Know What You’re Doing Before You Ask for Light
The desk lamp has been, essentially, a solved problem since Edison. A light source, a shade to direct it, and a switch. Every design evolution…
10 Best Tech Gadgets for Men In 2026 Who Think Their Smartphone Has Gotten Too Big for Its Boots
The smartphone got away from us. What started as a communication tool is now an alarm clock, a boarding pass, a camera, a bank, a…
Bixdo Glossonic Brush Air (W30) Review: The Toothbrush That Replaces Your Whitening Strips
At-home teeth whitening has never been more accessible, yet most people can’t stick with it. Whitening strips take 30 to 45 minutes and often cause…
This Clear Acrylic CD Player Turns Your Music Collection Into Kinetic Art
The iMac G3’s translucent Bondi Blue shell sold 800,000 units in its first five months, which was Apple’s way of proving that exposing a computer’s…
The Navy Chair That Refused to Be Replaced
The Emeco Navy Officer Swivel Chair walked into the present carrying about 75 years of history on its brushed aluminum frame. That kind of backstory…
Bevel Is Set to Become the Tallest Mass Timber Office Building in North America
When Waugh Thistleton Architects and Mithun sat down to design Bevel, the brief was as clear as it was ambitious: build an office tower in…
Someone Built Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence Album Art as a Monochrome LEGO Diorama
There was a solid decade there where every other Tumblr blog, VSCO caption, and breakup playlist owed a spiritual debt to one blank faced woman…
iPhone Ultra lands September 18 at $2,000 and kills the visible crease
Every foldable phone you have ever held has a crease in the middle of the display, and that crease has been the category’s most embarrassing…
Xiaomi Takes the IFA 2026 Spotlight as Samsung Makes A Quiet Exit After 35 Years
Imagine spending 35 years building the most recognizable booth at the world’s biggest consumer electronics show, then deciding one year to just… not. That is…
MAD’s Shenzhen Bay Culture Square Is Architecture That Breathes
Most buildings in Shenzhen compete for your attention. MAD’s Shenzhen Bay Culture Square earns it. Designed by Ma Yansong and his Beijing-based studio, the project…
The New $1,300 Espresso Machine That Sets Itself Up for You
If you’ve ever spent twenty minutes dialing in your grinder before 8am, you already understand the particular madness of home espresso. It’s a hobby disguised…
Nike’s most responsive running shoe with visible Air Zoom and ZoomX Foam sole is arriving August 30
If you haven’t trained in a Nike Pegasus, you haven’t experienced a running shoe as it should be. My first outing with the silhouette was…
4 Small-Batch Lamps That Treat Darkness as a Feature
Most table lamps are designed to give you light. The Rift Series, a small-batch collection by New York-based architect Yongwon Kwon, is designed to make…
The Alarm Clock Built for People Who Lose 20 Minutes to Phone Alarms
There’s a specific failure mode that most bedside alarms share. You reach for your phone to set an alarm, and by the time you’re done,…
5 EDC Gear Upgrades for Fall 2026 That Prove Pockets Are Still the Best Accessory You Own
Something happens in September that carries habits nobody quite plans for. The lighter pockets of summer, built around a phone, a card, and a key,…