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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.

Blueair Mini Restful(™) Sunrise Clock Air Purifier Review: The Only Air Purifier with a Sunrise Alarm Clock

Nightstands have quietly become cluttered charging stations over the past decade, with phones serving as alarms, small purifiers humming in corners, and separate wake-up lights…

Appliances, Deals, Homes, Lifestyle, Lighting, Product Design

This MagSafe Battery Pack Looks Like It Belongs in Your Makeup Bag

Most power banks and MagSafe battery packs look like small, hard bricks stuck to the back of a carefully chosen phone. There is a gap…

Accessories, Lighting, Product Design

Enso Tape Measure Makes Pulling Lengths Feel Like a Small Ritual

Most tape measures are purely functional, bright plastic bricks you toss in a drawer, borrow, and never remember. The act of measuring is usually rushed…

Accessories, Product Design

ugee UT3 Has 3 Screen Personalities: Sketchbook, Reader, or Tablet

The usual creative setup involves too many screens. A pen display for sketching, an iPad or laptop for apps and browsing, maybe a Kindle for…

Product Design, Tablets

Fairbuds XL Gen 2 Drivers Fit Gen 1 Headphones for a €100 Upgrade

Most wireless headphones quietly become disposable. Batteries fade, cushions peel, and people replace the whole thing every few years instead of fixing what broke. Fairphone’s…

Accessories, Audio, Product Design, Sustainable Design

CIVIVI Elementum II EDC Knife Opens With One Hand for Holiday Wrapping Madness

Holidays mean wrapping presents, slicing tape, and trimming ribbons, and your fingers pay the price. The CIVIVI Button Lock Elementum II makes these tasks effortless…

Accessories, Deals, EveryDayCarry, Product Design

192 Sliding Blocks Let Anyone Sculpt This Pavilion Into New Shapes

Most architecture, even the wildest parametric forms, is fixed the day it opens and stays that way until it is renovated or demolished. Michael Jantzen…

Architecture, Product Design

Xteink X4 is a wallet-sized eReader That Snaps Onto Your Phone

You buy a Kindle or Kobo, load it with books, then leave it on a nightstand while your phone follows you everywhere. Reading apps on…

Accessories, Gadgets, Phones, Product Design

This Tiny Retro PC Is Your Alarm Clock, Speaker, and Pixel Canvas

Cozy desk setups have become a competitive sport. Tiny CRTs, retro keyboards, and beige plastic everywhere, usually looking very cute but doing very little beyond…

Audio, Gadgets, Music, Product Design

This Pocket Hydrator Adjusts Mist Strength Based on Face Distance

Skin loses the hydration war quietly in today’s modern world. Office air conditioning runs all day, planes recycle cabin air for hours, and cars blast…

Accessories, Deals, Gadgets, Lifestyle, Product Design

Badgeware Turns Conference Badges into Wearable Tiny Computers

Conference badges are usually flimsy cardboard, a lanyard, maybe a QR code, and they end up in a drawer once the event wraps up. In…

Accessories, Product Design, Wearables

Jolla Phone Returns with a Physical Switch to Cut Off Mics and Tracking

The mobile OS graveyard is crowded. Symbian, MeeGo, Firefox OS, Windows Phone, all killed by iOS and Android’s duopoly. Most people quietly accepted that those…

Phones, Product Design
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