LA’s 60-Foot Light Sculpture Actually Makes Music Visible
An orchestra can fill a room with sound, yet the experience of that sound is mostly invisible. For someone curious about live classical music, a…
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Wing’s Walmart drones are coming to Denver and Seattle — and they won’t drop your parcels in the pool
Lindsey Austen of Richmond, Texas, ordered cat food, light bulbs, and shoe insoles, then watched a drone hover over her backyard, open its hatch, and…
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Vollebak Built a $50,000 “Rock Jacket” Out of 54,000 Actual Wearable Slate Tiles
Rock has been around for billions of years. Humans have been around for a few million. In that time we figured out how to wear…
5 Glass Homes Where the View Is the Room
Transparent living has evolved from a futuristic idea into a defining feature of contemporary architecture. Glass homes have stepped beyond luxury statements and now represent…
PlayStation 5 compatible Nacon Revolution 5 Unlimited Gaming Controller Shows Off A Built-in Screen
A new breed of gaming controllers with built-in screens is emerging, including the ROG Raikiri II Pro. Nacon, however, has taken the idea a step…
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Poclink Motion Ultra is a modern walkie-talkie with LTE, GPS, SOS, and Zero Monthly Fees
The walkie-talkie has had the same design problem since WWII: great up close, a plastic brick the moment you’re out of range. Bluetooth mesh updated…
No plugs, no batteries, no mess: this futuristic kitchen pad wirelessly powers your appliances
Remember when wireless phone chargers felt like magic? Set your phone down, it charges, no fumbling with a cable in the dark. Somebody at Kitchenery…
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These Glass Vases Look Better Empty, and Nobody Questions It
A vase usually gets its moment when the flowers arrive. Once the bouquet is gone, even an expensive one can become background scenery. That is…
Every K-Cup You’ve Brewed Is Still in a Landfill, and Keurig Has a Fix
Single-serve coffee machines solved one morning problem and created another: a pile of plastic pods beside the sink. Keurig’s Alta tries to keep the convenience…
5 Gadgets Gen Z Actually Wants to Own Right Now
Something shifted. The generation that grew up with every song, show, and photo living inside a glass rectangle is now buying CD players, handheld consoles,…
The Selfie Camera on Your Phone Has Always Been in the Wrong Place
Most budget phones have one screen you stare at and a back you think about. The Honor X5d s makes that back worth a second…
Nike Actually Made Sneakers That Look Like Grandma’s Couch
I lived in an era and a culture where our couches’ designs were pretty maximalist and contained a gazillion details. So when I see similar…
Flat-Pack Furniture That Actually Survives Your Next Move
Flat-pack furniture is easy to appreciate on the day it arrives. It fits through the door, and you can usually put it together without much…
MERACH’s new W60 Plus walking pad boasts 12 incline levels, RGB lights, and a built-in Bluetooth speaker
The under-desk treadmill had its moment, arriving as the perfect sidekick for our sudden work-from-home lives (can you believe it’s been six whole years?). It…
This Expandable LEGO Frame System Finally Solves the Collector Storage Nightmare
Somewhere in a closet, a perfectly good LEGO minifigure is staring through a plastic bag at the back of a cardboard box. It has a…
5 Best EDC-Style Gadgets Designed to Get You Through Hurricane Season
Hurricane season has a way of exposing which of your belongings are actually useful and which ones just take up drawer space. When the power…
After 15 Years, Patek Philippe Returns With a Hand-Wound Chronograph That Stores Energy Like a Bow
Perpetual calendar chronographs are Patek Philippe’s version of a solar eclipse. They do not happen often, and when they do, everyone stops what they’re doing…
Hilariously Practical USB-C Cable Looks Exactly Like a Construction-Site Extension Cord
There are exactly zero USB-C cables that anyone has ever called beautiful. They come in black, white, or occasionally braided grey, and they all look…
This 20-Foot Tiny Home on Wheels Proves Better Design Beats More Square Footage
Not every home needs to shout to be heard. Highlands Tiny Homes, based in New South Wales, has built that idea into every corner of…
Nespresso x Swarovski: A $299 Coffee Machine Nobody Ignores
Coffee machines have an awkward relationship with the kitchen counter. We need them within reach every morning, but once the coffee is made, many look…
A 1908 New York building’s discarded fragments got turned into furniture instead of being demolished
A renovation across the street from Rafael Prieto’s studio offered an unusually good view of his next project. As decorative pieces came off the facade…
4 Marvel Kettlebells for Collectors Who Actually Work Out
If you were ever cast in a Marvel movie that would require you to be in an action scene, probably one of the first things…