Birkenstock Just Went to Ballet Class With Repetto
If you had told me a year ago that two of the most culturally distinct footwear brands in the world would join forces for a…
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These $69 ANC Headphones for kids are so good, I might use them myself: iClever Q950 Hands-on
Designing for children is a unique challenge. Kids are clumsy, impatient, and have a remarkable talent for forgetting to charge their devices. This reality often…
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The Corner 99.5% of Wardrobes Ignore Finally Has a Rack for It
The wardrobe is one of those household objects that seems like it has plenty of room until it doesn’t. Most people eventually find themselves pushing…
BYD Seal 08 is a $29K flagship EV with 905 km range that already secured 65,000 orders
Six days after its official debut in China, the BYD Seal 08 is already making headlines for reasons beyond its specifications. The flagship sedan entered…
Kokuyo Made a Power Strip You Actually Want to Look At
The power strip is, without a doubt, one of the most aesthetically defeated objects in modern life. You hide it behind your desk, stuff it…
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This Presenter Remote Will Replace Your Mouse, Mic, AI Translator, and USB-C Hub
The modern workflow is often a series of disconnected actions; typing in one window, clicking in another, and plugging in peripherals just to get started….
We’re Officially in the Titanium Travel Case Era, Soft-Shell Suitcases Had a Decent Run…
Pull up the baggage carousel at any major international airport and you will see a parade of soft-shell fabric or hard-shell plastic cases, most of…
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The Mechanical Pencil With No Button Is Actually Genius
The mechanical pencil has barely changed in over a century. You hold it, click the top, the lead advances, you write. Nobody questions it. Nobody…
The 8 Best EDC Designs of July 2026
Summer carry is a different kind of edit. Thinner clothes, shorter pockets, and more time outdoors force a reckoning with whatever has been living in…
Public Art Stands Still, This Steel House Lets You Slide It Apart
Public art installations in parks have a familiar relationship with the people passing through them. They hold a fixed position, a fixed meaning, and a…
Bigme Finally Made an E Ink Phone Without the Usual Trade-Off
E Ink phones have built a devoted following among people who’ve grown tired of the toll a conventional smartphone screen takes on their eyes. The…
Beatbot’s AquaSense X Proves the Best Technology Goes Unnoticed
Smart home products have a funny habit of promising to simplify your life while quietly adding to your list of things to manage. Pool cleaning…
Google, Amazon, and Sonos All Redesigned Their Smart Speakers, Except Apple
Between 2017 and 2021, Amazon’s devices division burned through over $25 billion, with Alexa and Echo hardware at the center of almost every bad quarter….
This Japanese Key Ring Has One Press, No Coil, And Zero Need For Your Thumbnail
The EDC community has, over the past decade, upgraded nearly everything it carries. Wallets went from leather bricks to carbon fiber cardholders. Pens became precision…
A 1960s Lounge Chair That Still Feels Like a Future Artifact
Some pieces of furniture explain themselves immediately. Others ask you to slow down for a second. Pierre Paulin’s F300 Lounge Chair belongs to the second…
This Leaked $300 LEGO Poké Ball Is the Most Ambitious Pokémon Set Yet, and It Opens Into an Entire World
Polly Pocket understood something most toys missed. The magic was never the doll, it was the reveal, that little hinged compact snapping open to expose…
Nothing Ear (3a) boasts built-in audio recording, smarter ANC, and 42-hour battery life for just $99
Most wireless earbuds are designed to disappear into your daily routine. The Nothing Ear (3a) does the opposite. While the pair of buds brings the…
Nokia’s 4 New Dumb Phones Still Come With an AI Button
The dumb phone comeback has been one of the more quietly satisfying design stories of the last few years. People are tired. Tired of doom-scrolling,…
Most MagSafe Wallets Just Hold Cards, MOFT’s Also Tracks Itself
MagSafe wallet accessories have become their own product category, and the options aren’t in short supply. Most do one thing well. The slim ones snap…
Wake Up, Neo. Your Ring Is Playing the Matrix.
Look at the Digital Rain Ring when the screen is off, and you might not immediately clock what you’re looking at. A clean silver bezel….
adidas BB.01 is first 3D-printed basketball shoe built to improve stability and flexibility on court
While the world is fixated on who’s making it to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. adidas thinks it’s done enough for the love…
The Smartest $9 Pet Accessory Is Just a Bottle Cap
The best design ideas tend to be the ones that make you stop and think, “why hasn’t anyone done this before?” Gaenim’s silicone bottle cap…