Amazon Gave Kindles Their Missing Buttons Back, as Accessories
Kindles once let your thumb turn pages, but physical buttons disappeared from most of Amazon’s newer readers. That might not seem like a big loss…
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Google’s Fix for One-Handed Typing Is a Rolling Belt of Letters
Typing with one hand usually means stretching a finger across a keyboard while the other hand holds a drink or works a mouse. Google’s Gboard…
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The VIVIFoCAL S1 Glasses Focus Themselves So Your Eyes Don’t Have To
Your phone focuses by firing an invisible laser pulse at whatever you’re aiming it at, timing the bounce, and telling a tiny motor to move…
Designers Already Prototype Hardware – Now They’re Prototyping Demand Too
Every product that finds its way onto these pages eventually meets the same crossroads: the moment a designer takes the thing public. For physical product…
London’s Coolest Capsule Hotel Proves Budget and Beautiful Aren’t Opposites
London has a new answer to affordable city-centre stays — and it looks nothing like the hostels that came before it. SODA, the London-based architecture…
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The Gennai Pen SL01 Is Closer to Clockwork Than Stationery
Press a button on most pens, and you get ink. Press the lever on the Gennai Pen SL01, though, and you get mechanical theater instead….
Flashlights Usually Don’t Have Personalities, Olight’s Oclip 2 Ultra Kind of Does
Flashlights do not usually have personalities. They turn on, they turn off, and that is the extent of the relationship. Olight’s Oclip line has spent…
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The 1969 Lamp Nobody Knew They Needed Is Back
Most statement lighting presents a familiar dilemma. A lamp can give a room personality, but the more attention it demands, the harder it can be…
Nobody Expected a Dumpster to Be the Coolest Bag
Anyone who has seen me carry my huge tote bag probably wonders how I can find anything inside it. To be honest, it takes me…
Would you pay $14,000 for an iPhone Duo without any cameras?
Imagine sitting at a table with friends and whipping your phone out. Your friends see it’s a foldable… then as you unfold it, the animation…
Ressence Doesn’t Want Your Watch to Look Like a Watch
Design Mindset, Yanko Design’s weekly podcast, premieres every week with a new guest and a single animating question: what does it actually take to think…
Samsung Galaxy Buds On let you listen to music without blocking your ears
Clip-on earbuds have arrived in a big way, giving another versatile way to enjoy music whether you’re in the gym or making your way to…
Samsung’s SmartTag3 Refuses to Die at 790 Days Battery Life
I’m the kind of person who can set down my keys, turn around, and immediately forget where they went. Wallets, earbuds, and bags have a…
A Walnut Organizer That Claims Your Desk Corner Before the Clutter Does
Desk corners tend to become parking spots for things you haven’t found a proper home for. Keys land beside the keyboard, earbuds disappear beneath a…
Nike Apex’s double-stacked Air Zoom, redesigned FlyPlate push marathon pace further
As marathon runners push themselves stride by stride to make the most of every second, footwear for their requirements is progressing at the speed of…
A Handmade Walnut Tray That’s Prettier Empty Than Most Are Full
Most jewelry trays are designed to disappear beneath whatever you drop into them. That might keep a nightstand tidy, but it doesn’t give you much…
Sheet Metal Furniture That Actually Survives Your Next Move
Anyone who has hauled a flat-pack bookshelf up three flights of stairs knows the routine. You unbox forty identical-looking parts, squint at a wordless instruction…
5 Best Campers & Trailers of September 2026
The best campers don’t try to replace home. They do the opposite, stripping things back just enough that what remains feels intentional. This September’s crop…
Lenovo Finally Made a Mouse Worth Leaving Out on a Tidy Desk
Most computer mice spend their lives under our palms, so there’s little reason for them to look interesting when nobody’s using them. Lenovo’s 900 Transparent…
Samsung’s Tab S12 Includes the Pen Apple Charges You Extra For
A design idea rarely waits until you’re back at your desk. In fact, it seems to happen exactly when you’re not at your desk. It…
Keychron Finally Made a Walnut Gaming Keyboard You’d Leave Out All Day
Gaming keyboards usually advertise themselves before you press a key, with glowing lights and cases that wouldn’t look out of place beside a spaceship. Keychron’s…
LiberNovo Prime Sale: Your Keyboard Got Upgraded, Your Chair is Next
You’ve probably spent more time picking a keyboard than you have on your chair. It’s an easy blind spot. Monitors get upgraded, desks get motors,…