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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The $180 Razer Mouse That Makes a Second Gaming Mouse Pointless
Gaming mice have always had a specialization problem. The ones built for MMOs come loaded with thumb buttons that feel excessive the moment you switch…
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Sony’s Wolverine PS5 Comes in Two Very Different Designs, and Only One Feels Worth the Price
Sony has a pattern with these limited edition consoles now. Announce a big first party or Marvel game, dress up a PS5 to match, sell…
A $160 Japanese Everyday Carry Card Holder Designed to Disappear Into the Breast Pocket of a Blazer
The business card holder is one of those objects the design world quietly decided was finished. A flat rectangle of leather or metal, room enough…
Wooden Bench Hides a Full Survival Kit Inside
Most benches exist to give you somewhere to sit and catch your breath. They are humble, taken-for-granted objects, placed at intervals on a trail to…
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A Coin-Sized Disc Just Reinvented the Multi-Tool Nobody Could Fix
The multi-tool has been around long enough that most people have developed a frustrated relationship with it. You carry one because having a blade, a…
This Damascus Steel compact EDC knife packs two sliders into a 0.6-inch body
Double sliders in a pocket EDC tool? That’s not something you see often, mostly because fitting two independent sliding mechanisms into a body small enough…
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JBL Pulse 6 portable speaker is also an ambient lamp designed to set the mood anywhere, anytime
A Bluetooth speaker usually asks you to choose between sound and atmosphere. JBL’s new Pulse 6 is designed to make that choice feel unnecessary. Wrapped…
Roca’s New Bathtub and Basin Turn Recycled PET Bottles Into Sculptural Bathroom Design
The plastic bottles in your recycling bin have a surprisingly glamorous potential future. Roca’s Stonex material comes from recycled PET resin, and the expanded Ohtake…
The Adidas Sneaker That Takes 24 Hours to Print and Seconds to Want
Footwear has always been a quiet conversation between technology and design. But every so often, a shoe comes along that forces the conversation out loud….
Your Entire Steam Library Now Fits in a Game Boy-Sized Handheld
The Steam Deck modding community has taken Valve’s handheld gaming PC to some unexpected places. Modders have swapped in more RAM, loaded the hardware with…
A Goat-Headed Robot With a Chainsaw Is Actually a Great Idea
The first time I saw Threehalves, I did a double take. Seven feet tall, four-legged, with a horned goat head and glowing eyes, it looks…
This solar-powered ambulance brings medical care to remote communities without relying on the grid
Stella Juva has the proportions of a futuristic ambulance, but its most interesting feature is what happens when it stops. Instead of simply waiting to…
Why London’s 2025 Campus Design Was Built for Hedgehogs
Most of us move through cities without thinking too hard about who else lives there. We navigate subway systems, dodge scooters, queue for coffee, and…
People Are Putting This $3,000 Toilet on Their Wedding Registry
The toilet is one of those objects we use every single day, and yet it has somehow remained completely untouched by the design revolution sweeping…
5 Japanese Pens & Notebooks So Beautifully Made You’ll Never Want to Type Again
There is a specific quality to well-made Japanese stationery that is difficult to name and easy to recognize. It is not about price or brand…
The World’s Slimmest Power Station (2.6″) Was Built for Your Fridge
Backup power is one of those things most people don’t think about until they absolutely have to. You lose electricity during a storm, open the…
Ex-McLaren Designers Just Built a $130,000 Carbon Fiber Chair
Luxury furniture has long borrowed the language of high-performance design without much of the substance behind it. Carbon fiber panels get applied as surface decoration,…
Dental Floss Finally Got the Premium EDC Upgrade It Always Deserved
Everyday carry culture has done something interesting to the way we think about the small objects in our pockets. Lighters, pens, and multi-tools have long…
This Rooftop Tent Has a Skylight, a Ladder, LED Lighting, and deploys with a button.
Most rooftop tents still act like tents. You climb in, you’re surrounded by fabric, you sleep, you leave. The Sky Cruiser is going for something…
7 Packaging Designs That Dissolve, Compost, or Actually Feed You – Plastic’s Replacement Is Here
Plastic has long been the default choice for packaging because of its durability, flexibility, and low cost. Today, however, designers are proving that high-performance packaging…
iPhone Ultra Leak Confirms the $2,000 Device Might Ship Without a Zoom Lens
Apple’s foldable iPhone is shaping up to be the most expensive iPhone in the company’s history, and possibly the first flagship in years to skip…