Thunder Duo Max Brings 5.1.2 Atmos to Your Desk With Just 4 Speakers
Most gaming setups lean on either a soundbar under the monitor or a headset clamped to your head. Soundbars are convenient but flatten the sense…
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This Designer Turned Road Material Into Stunning Furniture
When you think of asphalt, furniture probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. More likely, you’re picturing roads, parking lots, or maybe the…
This Monument-Inspired Speaker Concept Stands Tall on Your Shelf
Most wireless speakers fall into two visual camps: squat cylinders that look like tech, or anonymous black boxes that try to disappear. There is a…
MVRDV’s Timber Pavilion Revives a City’s Forgotten Identity
There’s something magical about architecture that doubles as a love letter to a place. MVRDV just pulled this off in Chiayi, Taiwan, with a temporary…
Forget Candles: 5 Hygge Christmas Gifts That Actually Calm Anxiety
Candles have become the default stress-relief gift, burning $12 billion annually, yet they offer only temporary calm before the wax runs out. There’s a quieter,…
Pebble-inspired Modular Mouse Reconfigures for Left or Right Hands
Most everyday products, from scissors to mice, are designed around right-handed users, leaving left-handed people to adapt or struggle. That adaptation becomes invisible labor, especially…
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Limited AWD Review: Korean Confidence in a Sea of Minimalist Restraint
The electric crossover has settled into a strange kind of visual politeness. Smooth surfaces, quiet cabins, and interfaces that treat personality as noise have become…
Sintesi by Artemide Brings Ernesto Gismondi’s 1975 Tool Lamp Back to the Desk
Artemide is celebrating its history, and Sintesi, introduced in 1975, was the first lamp signed by founder Ernesto Gismondi. His background was engineering and manufacturing,…
This $119K Tiny House Finally Kills the Awkward Loft Bed
Climbing into a loft bed loses its charm quickly, especially when you’re half-asleep at 2 AM. The Barred Owl by Rewild Homes acknowledges this reality…
This $109 Electric Moka Pot Lives on Your Desk, Not Your Stovetop
Coffee at work usually means a compromise, a paper cup grabbed between meetings or a lukewarm pot abandoned in the break room. The Flarix Pro…
How AI Will Be Different at CES 2026: On‑Device Processing and Actual Agentic Productivity
Last year, every other product at CES had a chatbot slapped onto it. Your TV could talk. Your fridge could answer trivia. Your laptop had…
The Seiko Prospex LX GMT SNR058 Turns Cosmic Dust Into Wrist Candy
There is something deeply satisfying about a watch that refuses to explain itself through spec sheets alone. The Seiko Prospex LX GMT U.S. Special Edition…