A Metal Cloud Frames the Desert Without Hiding It
The desert is something that I really don’t want to visit, as someone who is not fond of arid or humid weather (although I live…
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7 Black Friday EDC knife picks that range from genuinely practical to delightfully unnecessary
Every Black Friday I tell myself I’m shopping for other people, and every Black Friday a knife somehow ends up in my own pocket. This…
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Deck Açucena Turns a Steep Forest Slope Into a Poolside Retreat
A slim black frame, timber decking, and a glass enclosure occupy a clearing among the trees at Deck Açucena. Designed by TETRO Arquitetura in Nova…
Infinix’s $145 Android tablet is a reminder that cheap tablets were never impossible
Walk into any Best Buy this holiday season and try to buy a decent tablet without spending a car payment. I’ll wait. The base iPad…
This 3D-Printed Chair Turns Its Base Into a Bookshelf
The Kino Chair has a useful surprise below its seat: a shelf built into the structure. Designed by Barcelona-based Pablo Castillo and produced by Decibel…
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5 Home Office Upgrades That Rethink How You Sit, Store, and Charge
Spending most of the day at a desk makes you surprisingly familiar with its little annoyances. There’s the chair that never quite fits, the papers…
Meet Draco, the 90mm smart telescope that wakes itself up to shoot the night while you sleep
About 4,500 years ago, while the Egyptians were busy stacking pyramids, the North Star was a completely different star called Thuban. It sat in the…
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URWERK UR-101 Green Mamba gives its wandering-hour watch an emerald makeover
Most watches ask you to read time at a glance, but URWERK prefers to make you follow the process. Its wandering-hours display replaces familiar hands…
The CAIM1 3D Printed Camera puts a security chip behind your photos as proof against AI deepfakes
Every viral video now comes with a free side of doubt. You see a cat dancing to that Nicole Kidman song, or a deepfake meme…
All I want for Christmas is this unnecessarily delightful Lego snow globe
LEGO Ideas has a snow globe situation going on, and I’m fully here for it. ItzEthqn’s trio of Christmas globes cleared 10,000 supporters in June…
Pebblebee’s Holiday Toast Trackers Bring Cranberry and Champagne to Your Keychain
Keys spend enough time on display to deserve something better than another anonymous black tag. Pebblebee’s Holiday Toast edition gives its Clip 5 tracker two…
Tidal Wave Surfboard Prototype: Underwater Views Without Diving
I have never been on a surfboard in my life and will probably never really be on one, given my fear of open water. One…
Rimowa x Margiela’s White Luggage Refuses to Stay Pristine
When two brands that have very distinct and iconic looks collaborate, it really has to be a well-thought-out partnership, keeping each brand’s design codes recognizable…
Volkswagen Caddy gets a compact campervan makeover with a pop-up roof and clever interior
The most recent high-quality Volkswagen camper van we’ve seen is the one transformed in the workshops of Dutch converter Tonke. Called the Basecamp, it is…
Keychron T1 HE Wireless Mouse Lets You Bring the Trackball Closer to Your Thumb
Computer mice ask people with very different hands to get along with the same fixed shape. Trackballs change how you move the cursor, but their…
5 Thoughtful Gifts for Men Who Appreciate Great Design
Shopping for a man who notices the curve of a drinking glass or the way a lamp opens calls for more than an expensive label….
Samsung’s Gemini Smart Glasses Come in Nine Frame Styles From $395
Smart glasses ask you to wear a computer on your face, so the shape deserves as much attention as the software. Samsung’s Intelligent Eyewear brings…
Breville’s $300 Toaster Actually Watches Your Bread Brown
A toaster’s dial can stay on the same number while breakfast comes out a different shade. The slice from the freezer needs more time than…
Daylight Machines’ Linear Clock Turns 24 Hours Into a Glowing Progress Bar
A digital clock can tell you it’s 3 p.m., but working out what’s left of the day is still your job. Daylight Machines’ Linear Clock…
MorningBlues Record R1 Makes Holiday Gifting Personal for Music Lovers
Choosing a Christmas gift for a music lover gets more interesting when you think about the songs that mean something to them. The MorningBlues Record…
Four Toolheads. One Rail. Nothing Swaps. Meet the $649 Co Print Quadro 3D Printer
Every craft that works in color figured this out long ago. A painter doesn’t rinse one brush between every color; there’s a brush for each…
Summer’s Night Dream Fits a Private Downstairs Bedroom Into a 26-Foot Tiny Home
A pocket door separates the bedroom from the living room in Summer’s Night Dream, giving this 26-foot tiny house a degree of privacy that an…