A Pencil Sharpener Inspired This Brilliant Camping Cutlery Tool
There are probably times when you’re in desperate need of chopsticks when you’re camping out or somewhere where you don’t have access to it. Well…
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PLANK Made a Folding Chair You’d Never Want to Put Away
Folding chairs have a reputation problem. For most of us, they conjure up images of bare banquet halls, plastic legs scraping across gymnasium floors, or…
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Unitree’s transforming mecha robot is the closest thing yet to owning a real Transformer
Flying solo tied to a jetpack is a dream we have been savoring for quite some time now. And since movies like the Transformers, the…
Stop Chasing Shade: Sony REON Pocket Plus Brings the Cold to Your Neck
Staying comfortable outdoors during a heatwave has always been a matter of seeking shade, chasing air-conditioned spaces, or resigning yourself to a slow, sweaty defeat….
Most Phone Cameras Flatter Your Shots, Sony Xperia 1 VIII Doesn’t
Smartphone photography has come a long way, but there’s always been a tension between what these cameras can do and what serious photographers actually want…
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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…
This $214 Modular Backpack System Zips Apart Into 3 Separate Bags You’ll Actually Want to Use
Everyone knows the problems a single travel pack brings. If you get one that will work for an epic around-the-world adventure, it’s too big for…
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10 Best Kitchen Tools and Appliances Designed to Live on Your Counter, Not in Your Cupboard
The kitchen counter is prime real estate. Most appliances waste it, sitting there looking generic and visually forgettable until they get pushed to the back…
The Lightest ThinkPad Ever Also Scored 9/10 for Repairability
Business laptops have gotten remarkably thin over the years, but the tradeoffs are hard to ignore. Repairability has taken a back seat to aesthetics, battery…
Wacom Art Pen 2 Adds the One Input Every Digital Pen Has Ignored
Digital art tools have gotten remarkably good at reading pressure and tilt, two of the three physical inputs that define how traditional artists handle a…
Your Old Film Camera Can Now Shoot 4K Video and 26MP RAW Files Without Any Modifications. Here’s How.
Somewhere in your home, there’s likely a camera that used to mean something. A Nikon FM2 inherited from a parent, a Canon AE-1 found at…
This Marc Newson designed Jaeger-LeCoultre clock tracks Earth, Moon and seasons with cosmic precision
Like Jaeger-LeCoultre doesn’t need an introduction, neither does the Australian design icon, Marc Newson. If you want to know what the two in collaboration can…
This 1.5mm Japanese Chopstick Might Ruin Ordinary Ones for You
Most chopsticks are never designed. They’re just made. Wide enough to produce cheaply. Consistent enough to ship by the millions. Familiar enough that nobody questions…
Google just announced a laptop with the worst possible name… and it’s filled with AI
Google just announced Googlebook. Not to be confused with Google Books, which is a separate Google service (even though if you search for Googlebook in…
MIT Turned 12 Labubu Heads Into a Robot and It’s Watching You
Nobody told MIT grad students to build a rolling sphere covered in twelve Labubu faces. They did it anyway, and now the rest of us…
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Co-Designed a Synth So Good It’s Now a Collector’s Item
Transparency in tech has followed the classic arc of any design trend: radical, then referential, then mainstream, then meaningful. Nothing made it radical. Dozens of…
SHARPAL’s Credit Card Knife Sharpener Is the EDC Accessory You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
The most carried EDC is also, statistically, the most neglected one. Pocket knives get used daily and sharpened almost never, because the sharpening step requires…
10 Modular Sofas That Rearrange Like Furniture-Grade Lego
The sofa has always been the most consequential decision in a living room. It’s the largest piece, the one that dictates traffic flow, color direction,…
This Ceramic Vase Is Actually a Phone Speaker That Needs No Power
The home has become increasingly cluttered with gadgets that need charging, pairing, and their own dedicated spaces. Even something as simple as playing music from…
This pocket-sized cyberdesk built inside Altoids Tin is a portable workstation for geeks
What do you do with your Altoids tins after devouring the mints? Maybe for keeping your coins, hand it over to your mom for storing…
Alberto Essesi Just Designed the Lamp That Celebrates Mistakes
If you’ve ever assembled furniture, built a shelf, or wired anything with your own two hands, you know the feeling. You step back, you look…
Hario’s V60 Gets Its First Real Upgrade in 20 Years for $23
The original Hario V60 is the kind of object that earns its own mythology. Released in 2004, it became the face of the third-wave coffee…