No Battery, No Tech: A Grad Just Solved Outdoor Worker Heat Stress
The numbers are hard to ignore. More than 2.4 billion workers are exposed to excessive heat globally, and according to the WHO and WMO, worker…
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A Solo Korean Maker Just Built the Writing Device Your Phone Isn’t
There’s a whole category of people who want to write but can’t quite get there on the devices they already own. The laptop opens, and…
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The 5 Best Automotive Designs of June 2026
The car industry rarely slows down, but every so often a stretch of weeks produces designs so distinct from each other that you wonder if…
This $23 Titanium Carabiner Hides a Secret EDC Knife Inside It And Weighs Next To Nothing
I don’t sing enough praise of titanium as a material. It’s the strongest metal known to humankind, but at the same time, it’s also anti-corrosive,…
Mini House off-grid camper trailer opens up like an accordion to more than double the liveable space
For anyone who has spent time researching compact camper trailers, the biggest challenge is often balancing portability with livable space. Smaller trailers are easier to…
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This 37.6g Titanium Caliper Is the One EDC Tool That Was Missing
The EDC community is particular about what earns a place in their pockets. Titanium hardware, precision multitools, and machined accessories all go through plenty of…
This Rotating Titanium Keychain Glows for 25 Years Without a Battery
Most everyday carry accessories are built on compromise. Flashlights need batteries. Multi-tools go through pockets without ever being opened. Tiny gadgets get charged for a…
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This Tiny House Spreads Out Like an Apartment and Lives Like One Too
Most tiny houses try to be everything at once. The Miami, the latest park model from Phoenix Building Solutions, gets that. Rather than stacking lofts…
The Umbrella That Makes Kids Chase Their Own Shadow
Most sun safety products for kids follow the same playbook: bright colors, cartoon prints, maybe a fun shape. They’re designed to appeal to parents, not…
This Retro Arcade Machine Folds Into A Furniture Cabinet Right Out Of Pottery Barn
You bring home a new piece of furniture. It’s a handsome, mid-century modern style cabinet in a rich walnut finish, and your partner is frankly…
The Thermostat That Finally Looks Like It Was Designed
At some point, every well-designed room has a thermostat on the wall. And at some point, nearly every well-designed room has been slightly let down…
A New Electric Hypercar Just Packed 3,154 HP and a 550km/h Top Speed Into a Prototype GT
WIRED called them the brands that stole the show, and at CES Las Vegas in January 2026, KOSMERA arrived with a four-door high-performance GT prototype…
The90Gem smart necklace tracks UV exposure in real-time for sensible skincare
Wearables are targeting most of our burning health concerns, but sun exposure damage is still in the guessing game. Stacy Salvi, who has previously led…
Lenovo Just Built a $499 Rugged Tablet You Can Run Without a Battery
Consumer tablets have gotten remarkably thin and capable, but the categories of people who actually use tablets on a job site, in a warehouse, or…
A Student Built a Buoy That Could Fix Seaweed Farming
Most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about seaweed. It turns up in sushi, drifts around in the ocean, and occasionally ruins…
The €499 Ceiling Panel That Shifts Like the Sky From Dawn to Dusk
The way natural light moves through a home is something architects spend considerable effort thinking about and homeowners rarely control. A room that gets good…
The 5 Best Tech Gadgets of June 2026
June has arrived with a lineup that doesn’t bother hedging. Each gadget on this list makes a clear and distinct point: about privacy, portability, or…
Fritz Hansen and Technics Found Their Color: Burgundy
Some collaborations make perfect sense the moment you hear about them. Fritz Hansen and Technics pairing up feels like that kind of announcement, the sort…
The 8,000 mAh Mid-Range Phone With a Live LED Light Show on Its Back
Budget and mid-range smartphones have gotten remarkably good at matching flagship features on paper, but battery life has remained one of the few areas where…
A Designer Spent Ten Years Perfecting the Most Beautiful Pill Organizer You’ll Ever See
About ten years ago, designer Adam C Miller made a pillbox for a close friend living with an invisible illness. The standard option available to…
An Ex-Alibaba Exec Spent 12 Years Building the Smart Glasses that Google Couldn’t
The story of Google Glass is a well-worn legend in Silicon Valley. It was a product so far ahead of its time that it became…
Every Robot You’ll Ever Own Has 3 Separate Brains: Nvidia VP explains how AI Thinks at BEYOND Expo 2026
A robot on a factory floor may look self-contained, but Deepu Talla says its intelligence is distributed across a hidden chain of machines. At BEYOND…