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JC Torres

Juan Carlos is the Editorial Director for Yanko Design. Holding degrees in both Philosophy and Computer Science, he has been covering tech and digital lifestyle since 2012. As an open source contributor since 2006, he has worked with the Kubuntu and KDE projects as a technical writer and a software developer, helping to make computers more accessible and usable to people. Having honed his skills over the years, he has developed insights into the design trends in tech and UX. He is a digital artist in his spare time and a self-professed otaku.

Abstract 3D sculpture: a white numbered ring looping around a glossy black inner core against a black background (artistic, geometric form).

Loop Is the Marble Calendar That Never Runs Out of Pages

Digital calendars have made keeping track of the date nearly frictionless, which sounds like a good thing until you realize how thoroughly that frictionlessness has…

Accessories, Manufacturing
Glowing orange and yellow looped sculpture hanging from the ceiling in an art gallery, forming intertwined rings.

Su Yang Choi Made a Glowing Lamp From Seaweed, Paprika, and Gardenia

Sustainable design has spent years negotiating an awkward identity crisis. The moment a material gets labeled biodegradable or plant-based, it tends to be filed under…

Lighting, Sustainable Design
Person holds a foldable tablet opened to a product catalog beside a laptop on a white desk

Most Portable Monitors Are Rigid Slabs, This $1,299 One Folds

Portable monitors have become a legitimate part of the modern mobile workspace, with countless options available across every price range. But almost all of them…

Accessories, Gadgets, Technology
Two dark, transparent-style PlayStation controllers with textured grips sit on an orange-to-black gradient, glowing accents visible on the buttons and touchpad area (console-style gamepad display).

SCUF Omega Adds 11 Buttons to the PS5 Controller and One Fewer Excuse

The PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller is genuinely excellent for most kinds of gaming. Haptic feedback and adaptive triggers have added a new layer of immersion…

Accessories, Gaming
Man getting a neck trim with a cordless hair trimmer held behind his ear in a barber’s chair.

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….

Gadgets, Technology, Wearables
Four smartphones in beige, burgundy, gray, and black with large quad-camera modules on the back, standing on rocks.”

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…

Phones, Technology
Person typing on a laptop displaying Slack-style chat on the left and colorful charts on the right during a meeting scene.

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…

Laptops, Sustainable Design, Technology
Hand holding a Wacom stylus over a graphic tablet on a desk beside a laptop and office items

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…

Accessories, Technology
Woman relaxing on a white boucle sectional sofa in a bright living room, with an open magazine on the matching ottoman nearby.

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,…

Architecture
White ceramic hourglass-shaped object resting on a smartphone lying on a wooden table; appears to be a small decorative or functional stand or holder atop the device.

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…

Accessories, Audio, Deals, Music, Technology
Retro toy computer with a red 20‑sided die perched on top; screen shows '064' and 'Press Any Key' with a small keyboard in front.

d64 Just Packed an Entire Dice Collection Into a Tiny 1980s Computer

Tabletop roleplaying games have an accessory problem. The dice alone can take over a corner of any gaming table, each one representing a different die…

Gadgets, Gaming, Technology
Two Samsung phones shown from the back with quad-camera modules, silver on the left and lavender on the right, against a light blue background.

Galaxy S26 Ultra Buried the Note’s Boxy Soul, and Fans Are Split

The race to make flagship phones thinner, smoother, and more visually unified has become one of the defining stories in premium smartphone design. Hard angles…

Phones, Product Design, Technology
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