Most Phones Last 3 Years, This $650 Fairphone 6+ Is Built for 8
The smartphone upgrade cycle has been one of the more quietly destructive consumer habits of the past two decades. Most people replace their phone every…
Someone Designed an Off-Grid Modular Home From a Farm Equipment Catalog
The search for affordable, sustainable housing tends to produce two kinds of proposals. The first involves entirely new materials, new manufacturing processes, and supply chains…
You Can Feel Van Gogh’s Starry Night on This $2,399 MSI Laptop
Laptop aesthetics have grown considerably more ambitious over the past few years. Brands that once shipped identical black or silver slabs have started exploring textures,…
This Clock Looks Like It’s Sinking Into a Desk and It’s Not a Trick
Clock design hasn’t changed much in its fundamentals for generations. The round face, the numbered ring, the hands that sweep from hour to hour, these…
You Don’t Have a Desk Anymore and This Leitz Hanging Organizer Gets It
Hot-desking has quietly redefined what it means to have a workspace. Workers no longer have a corner to call their own; they arrive, claim a…
This $99 Trackball Has Gesture Controls That Work Without Any Software
The computer peripheral market has always been more experimental at its edges than in the mainstream. Ergonomic trackballs, in particular, have attracted a devoted following…
This Desk Lamp Puts a Spotlight in a Ring Light With One Knob
Desk lighting has long been a compromise between task and atmosphere. Professional lamps tend to lean one way or the other: too directional and harsh…
Droplet Finally Built the Audio Amplifier for Your Home Fragrance
Home fragrance, for the most part, has been a market of compromises. Scented candles are warm and atmospheric but burn through a fragrance’s more delicate…
ESR Atelier Magnetic iPhone 17 Pro Max Case Review: Vegan Leather Done Right
Phone cases occupy a strange middle ground in the accessories market. The more protective options tend to look utilitarian, all rugged textures and chunky frames…
Samsung Killed the Galaxy Note, but This S27 Concept Brings It Back
Samsung’s Ultra lineup has been on a gradual softening trajectory. The hard, squared-off corners that made early Galaxy S Ultra and Note phones feel deliberately…
The $499 E Ink Tablet That Runs Spotify, WhatsApp and Doesn’t Hurt
Screens have been the unresolved tension at the center of productivity for years. LCD and OLED displays do everything well except the one thing that…
This Modded Android Phone Runs The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra Settings
The boundary between a smartphone and a desktop computer has been narrowing for years. Modern flagship phones carry processor configurations, RAM capacities, and GPU performance…