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    • The Memdock G3 Is the 13-Port Dock You Don’t Have to Hide Anymore
      The Memdock G3 Is the 13-Port Dock You Don’t Have to Hide Anymore
    • This LEGO VHS Player Actually Has Cassettes You Can Insert and Remove
      This LEGO VHS Player Actually Has Cassettes You Can Insert and Remove
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      5 Memorial Day Outdoor Gadgets That Make Every Camping Trip Feel Engineered in Japan
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    • The Memdock G3 Is the 13-Port Dock You Don’t Have to Hide Anymore
      The Memdock G3 Is the 13-Port Dock You Don’t Have to Hide Anymore
    • This LEGO VHS Player Actually Has Cassettes You Can Insert and Remove
      This LEGO VHS Player Actually Has Cassettes You Can Insert and Remove
    • OPPO Find X9 Ultra Review: An Exceptional Camera Phone That Gets Everything Else Right Too
      OPPO Find X9 Ultra Review: An Exceptional Camera Phone That Gets Everything Else Right Too
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    • Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Saw the Flood and Drove In Anyway. Here’s The Problem Plaguing Every Robotaxi.
      Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Saw the Flood and Drove In Anyway. Here’s The Problem Plaguing Every Robotaxi.
    • Ovrlnd’s new pop-up camper turns 1980s Mini truck into two-person adventure home
      Ovrlnd’s new pop-up camper turns 1980s Mini truck into two-person adventure home
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      This Designer’s Ferrari SC250 Concept Takes the Legendary 250 GTO to Its Logical Extreme
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    • This $35,000 Tiny Home Proves You Don’t Need More Than 161 Square Feet to Live Well
      This $35,000 Tiny Home Proves You Don’t Need More Than 161 Square Feet to Live Well
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      UNStudio’s Wasl Tower Is Dubai’s Most Sculptural Skyscraper Yet
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      MAD Just Opened a 46,000 sqm Silver Cloud Museum in China
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      Mass Timber, Passive House, & a Curving Roof: This Canadian Community Centre Is the Civic Building Other Cities Should Be Copying
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      5 Memorial Day Outdoor Gadgets That Make Every Camping Trip Feel Engineered in Japan
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      Your Bench Vise Can’t Hold Round Parts, This One Grips Anything
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  • White USB-C hub/dock on a desk with multiple cables plugged in, connected to a laptop nearby.

    The Memdock G3 Is the 13-Port Dock You Don’t Have to Hide Anymore

    Modern desks have never looked better. Sit-stand tables, cable management trays, and ultra-thin laptops have turned the average workspace into something worth showing off. But…

    Accessories, Deals, Product Design, Technology05/15/2026
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A retro video cassette recorder built from stacked VHS tapes, labeled 'Movie' and 'Cartoon'.

This LEGO VHS Player Actually Has Cassettes You Can Insert and Remove

Before streaming queues and binge-watching algorithms rewired how we consume film and television, there was a ritual. You drove to the video store, walked the…

Gadgets, Product Design, Television05/15/2026
Woman sits on wooden steps of a tiny house with black siding and orange trim in a fenced, mulched yard

This $35,000 Tiny Home Proves You Don’t Need More Than 161 Square Feet to Live Well

At 20 feet long and 8 feet wide, the Tulsi by Simplify Further Tiny Homes doesn’t try to be anything it isn’t. It has everything…

Architecture, Homes05/15/2026
Three sculptural pendant lamps with twisting translucent fabric shades emitting warm light. Two taller and one shorter, suspended from cords against a pale wall.

Woven by Hand in the Philippines, Sold in Milan

Most lamps just sit there. They do their job, emit their light, and fade into the background of a room. Mirei Monticelli’s lamps are the…

Lighting05/15/2026
White Waymo self-driving car partially submerged in floodwater on a street in front of a beige brick building with palm trees and parked cars nearby; floodwaters cover the road and surrounding area, suggesting severe rain or storm impact.

Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Saw the Flood and Drove In Anyway. Here’s The Problem Plaguing Every Robotaxi.

Every sensor on a Waymo robotaxi sees the world in layers. The LiDAR maps it in three dimensions, radar bounces through it, and cameras read…

Automotive, Editorial05/15/2026

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Head-up display showing 30 mph, avg 25.1 mph, and a turn onto W 11th St, 0.9 mi ahead.

Tesla Left a Glaring Gap in Every Model 3 and Model Y. This $379 HUD Fixes It.

Fighter pilots have had heads-up displays since the 1950s, because asking a human to look down at instruments while traveling at 600 miles per hour…

Accessories, Automotive, Deals, Featured, Product Design05/08/2026
Six-port USB-C charging dock with a blue LED status panel showing per-port wattage on a rounded stand.

300W and 7 Ports: This GaN Charger Makes Every Other Multi-Port Charger Look Embarrassingly Weak

Most GaN chargers on the market right now treat 140W like a finish line. Satechi hit it with their ChargeView hub and added a wattage…

Accessories, Deals, Featured, Product Design, Technology05/07/2026
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Collage of four product shots: a vintage smartphone on a blue surface, a phone hanging from a keychain on a wall, a blue-bordered phone mounted on white, and a stone-like device with a camera lens on a page marked 'YD Yanko Design'

ecal x Google Just Imagined 10 Phones Beyond the Slab

Assorted glossy, dome-shaped containers in multiple colors arranged on a white table at a design exhibit.

Leave It to a Jewelry House to Make the Most Beautiful Candle

Showroom display with a glass water feature containing white water lilies, surrounded by greenery and a branded backdrop.

Bang & Olufsen Just Taught Stone to Sing at Milan 2026

Cream vintage small van with a tall silver pop-up camper on top, parked on a street; 'Overland Campers' logo on the side and 'Flagstaff, AZ' decal on the door window.

Ovrlnd’s new pop-up camper turns 1980s Mini truck into two-person adventure home

Ovrland Campers may have dropped vowels from its name for clipped branding, but it does not drop a spec when it comes to creating pick-up…

Automotive05/15/2026
Back of a black Oppo smartphone with a large circular camera module labeled Hasselblad, held in a hand outdoors.

OPPO Find X9 Ultra Review: An Exceptional Camera Phone That Gets Everything Else Right Too

The OPPO Find X9 Ultra is a true flagship with a clear camera-first identity, but what makes it stand out is how little it sacrifices…

Phones, Reviews, Technology05/15/2026
Forearm wrapped in a white lattice medical cast from wrist to mid-forearm.

A 4D-Printed Cast You Can Actually Shower In

Most medical devices evolve quietly over decades. Surgical tools get sharper, imaging machines get faster, drug delivery systems get smarter. But the orthopedic cast has…

Manufacturing, Medical05/15/2026
3D render of over-ear headphones with blue ear cups and a light gray headband, shown from a side angle

A Tape Dispenser Concept Finally Worth Keeping in Plain Sight

The standard tape dispenser holds one roll, cuts tape, and sits on a desk. It hasn’t changed much in decades, and it doesn’t need to…

Stationery05/15/2026
White geometric wall-mounted key shelf holding car keys and other keys on a dark wall

The $50 SHELL Treats Your Keys and Wallet as Things Worth Displaying

Most entryway organizers fall somewhere between two unsatisfying extremes: purely functional things that look like afterthoughts, or purely decorative objects that don’t actually hold anything….

Accessories05/15/2026
Black retro portable radio with orange tuning dial and handle on a desk beside a smartphone reflection.

5 Memorial Day Outdoor Gadgets That Make Every Camping Trip Feel Engineered in Japan

Memorial Day weekend is when the campsite gets its first real test of the year. The gear you pack either earns its place or takes…

Deals, Gadgets, Outdoor, Product Design, Shop05/15/2026
Dark modular gaming console with a square central screen surrounded by handheld controllers and a compact top module; minimalist, monochrome setup.

This Handheld Concept Swaps Between Gamepad, D-Pad, and Keyboard

The retro handheld market has rarely been this crowded or creative. Manufacturers are shipping devices with sliding screens, dual-display clamshells, and rotating form factors, all…

Gaming05/15/2026
Slim metal tool with a blue accent resting on a rectangular grey sharpening stone.

Pininfarina’s Forever Pen Needs No Ink, Ever

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what makes an object truly worth keeping. Not just useful, but worth keeping. The kind of thing…

Stationery05/15/2026
Close-up of a metal precision clamp/jig with screws on a wooden work surface, a small wooden chair-like piece resting on it.

Your Bench Vise Can’t Hold Round Parts, This One Grips Anything

Most workshop tools haven’t changed much in decades, and bench vises are a good example of that. They’re big and heavy, and they work well…

Deals, Manufacturing, Product Design05/14/2026
Mid-century living room with a teal armchair, glass coffee table, orange vase, and a wood sideboard with an orange lamp against pastel geometric walls.

70 Years Later, Midcentury Modern Furniture Has Still Outlasted Every Single Trend That Came After It

Seventy years on, Midcentury Modern still holds the room. Few design languages have remained so instantly legible across generations, continents, and price brackets. A teak…

Editorial, Furniture, Interiors, Product Design05/14/2026
Palm tree in a park with a modern city skyline and a twisting skyscraper in the background under a clear blue sky.

UNStudio’s Wasl Tower Is Dubai’s Most Sculptural Skyscraper Yet

There’s a building rising on Sheikh Zayed Road that isn’t trying to be the tallest thing in the room — it’s trying to be the…

Architecture05/14/2026
Person holding a white Insta360 action camera, lens facing forward in a hand

The Insta360 Go 3S Retro Bundle Is a 4K Action Camera With A Viewfinder That Lets You Shoot Like It’s 1965

The Kodak Charmera sold out repeatedly on the back of pure aesthetic energy, and Insta360 was clearly paying attention. The Go 3S Retro Bundle arrives…

Cameras, Deals05/14/2026
Futuristic circular white building with stacked rings beside a highway and green fields, city in the distance.

MAD Just Opened a 46,000 sqm Silver Cloud Museum in China

When we covered the Hainan Science Museum back in 2024, it was still a promise on renderings. The images showed a billowing silver form rising…

Architecture05/14/2026
Young woman in a light blue shirt holds a UGREEN laptop/tablet with a colorful splash on the screen against a white background, highlighting the product shift image.

Ugreen AP16 Portable Monitor’s 500 nits 2.5K display promises smooth gaming, travel-friendly productivity

External monitors have evolved far beyond the basic plug-and-play secondary screens they once were. Over the years, we’ve seen brands experiment with more flexible and…

Gadgets05/14/2026
LEGO figure sitting on a bench with a brown suitcase and a red card on a tiled floor.

30 Years Later, Forrest Gump Gets the LEGO Set He Always Deserved

The bus bench scene in Forrest Gump was never supposed to be the heart of the film. It was a framing device, a structural trick…

Popular, Product Design, Toys05/14/2026
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