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      5 Tiny Homes and Fold-Out Cabins Built to Move Wherever You Go
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      OHLAB Just Built a Home That Runs on Mallorca’s Sun
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      5 Terracotta Coolers That Look Like Sculptures and Work Without Power
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      Wave Energy Just Cleared Its Biggest Hurdle in 7 Years
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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.

Green reMarkable notebook with open white page and a black stylus, floating against a blue sky.

reMarkable Just Made a $399 Writing Tablet That Won’t Distract You

There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes with trying to take notes on a device that also wants to tell you about emails, calendar…

Tablets, Technology
White portable charger with a metallic top showing 100% on its display, placed on a magazine with a white strap nearby.

Dead Battery by Noon? This 45W Pocket Charger Fixes That for Good

Battery anxiety has become a familiar part of modern daily life. Smartphones, wireless earbuds, tablets, and handheld gaming devices all run down faster than most…

Accessories, Deals, Product Design, Technology
Close-up of a blue aluminum can top with a sealed pull-tab lid, viewed from above against a dark background.

Someone Finally Gave Aluminum Cans the Resealable Lid They Always Needed

The aluminum can has been one of the most successful packaging formats in history, but it carries a fundamental flaw. Pull that tab, and it’s…

Manufacturing, Sustainable Design
Hand holding a smartphone with a black portable power bank attached, as the plug is inserted into a wall outlet nearby, ready to charge the phone.

Stop Packing 3 Chargers: This $50 Device Does All of Them

Traveling with a phone inevitably means traveling with a collection of accessories you’d rather leave behind. A wall charger takes up one outlet, a power…

Accessories, Gadgets, Technology
Black cylindrical Bose smart speaker with fabric cover on a white table, beside two green ribbed glasses and a brush against a teal wall.

Bose Just Revived Its Lifestyle Speaker for $299, Minus the Wires

For most people, getting serious audio at home eventually turns into a tradeoff. Multi-speaker surround setups demand wiring, dedicated gear, and more floor space than…

Audio, Lifestyle, Technology
Lenovo Legion tablet displaying a vivid fantasy scene with a glowing pink circular portal above a temple village with pink trees.

Lenovo’s 8.8-Inch Gaming Tablet Packs a 9,000 mAh Battery for $850

Gaming tablets have always been stuck in an awkward spot between portability and raw power. The ones fast enough to handle demanding titles tend to…

Gaming, Tablets, Technology
Silver perforated USB-C external drive connected to a laptop on a dark desk, with a pencil and notebook nearby.

Satechi Just Fixed the Speed Drop Problem With an 80Gbps Drive Case

External SSD enclosures have always had a frustrating contradiction at their core. The good ones are fast, but fast enough for long enough is a…

Accessories
Circular glass pavilion with a solar-powered turbine on a blue cone, set on a white circular base in a grassy park

This Rotating Solar House Grows Fish and Plants Entirely on Its Own

Aquaponic gardening has been getting a lot of attention as a more sustainable way to grow food, especially in urban settings where arable land isn’t…

Architecture, Sustainable Design
Rectangular metal lamp glows on a round wooden table beside a bowl of cherries and a cheesecake cookbook.

This Lamp Finally Belongs on a Bookshelf Because It Looks Like a Book

Reading lamps have always had a tension with the spaces they occupy. The ones bright enough to actually read by tend to be too harsh…

Lighting
Abstract close-up of a metallic stethoscope coiled into looping shapes on a gray background, minimal and modern.

Deniz Aktay Just Built a Side Table from a Single Tube Bent Twice

Side tables have a bit of an identity problem in furniture design. Most treat them as purely functional afterthoughts, giving you a flat surface at…

Furniture, Minimalism
Outdoor playground fitness equipment: three silver metal bars forming low arches with black circular seats anchored to the ground on a paved surface

Konstantin Grcic Just Turned Scaffolding Poles Into Public Seating for €98

Temporary seating at public events, pop-ups, and outdoor markets rarely gets much design attention. Most options are folding chairs that feel flimsy, plastic stackers that…

Furniture, Outdoor
Spherical black JUMA USB microphone on a wooden desk, connected by a cable to a laptop with a notebook and pen nearby.

A Mouse You Can Squeeze Like a Stress Ball While You Work

The computer mouse hasn’t changed much in decades. Still mostly hard plastic, still shaped like a bar of soap, still asking your hand to grip…

Accessories, Technology
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