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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.

Sustainable DIY flatpack storage for staircases rises to the challenge of modern cramped homes

Stairs have become the last frontier in storage space in some living spaces, and this product concept makes it almost too easy to convert them…

Furniture, Homes, Lifestyle, Product Design, Sustainable Design

This levitating smart assistant concept makes smart speakers look antiquated

What better way to show how smart assistants are the future than with a futuristic speaker that seems to defy the laws of gravity. When…

Appliances, Audio, Homes, Technology

This fashionable smartwatch keeps track of your sleep and the air quality in your room

While most wearables are more focused on what you do when you are awake, this smartwatch is more concerned about getting the best sleep that…

Accessories, EveryDayCarry, Fashion, Sports, Technology, Wearables

Motorola wrap-around display phone concept is pretty but also pretty impractical

A phone that’s almost 100% screen has some benefits, but the ergonomic and practical concerns could outweigh those. Most of the time we spend on…

Phones, Technology

Nuro next-gen self-driving delivery car will protect pedestrians with an old-fashioned airbag!

Airbags have been cited to save the lives of people inside a car, and Nuro thinks they might also be able to save people outside…

Automotive, Sustainable Design

These everyday products hide their true functions like a hidden object game

Tech gadgets don’t need to look futuristic to be useful and can even look like an innocent pebble or an artist’s canvas leaning against the…

Furniture, Gadgets, Homes, Kitchen, Lifestyle, Minimalism, Technology

Nintendo phone concept is a glimpse of a dream that will never come to be

Although it’s unlikely the company will ever go down this route, this concept smartphone is easily every Nintendo fan’s dream. Although it is hardly Nintendo’s…

Gaming, Phones, Technology

Logitech-inspired spaceship-like mouse concept is designed to save your wrist

There is no shortage of ergonomic computer mice that claim to deliver the most painless experience, but this concept turns the solution on its head…

Gadgets, Technology

A PS5 controller mod enables gamers to play with just one hand

Gaming should be for everyone, and a modder is making sure that the PS5 is exactly that, whether you have two hands or one. Almost…

Gaming

A coffee table that holds an electric fireplace is the ultimate winter essential

A fully electric hearth puts a modern spin on an ancient household fixture. Fire and light have always been at the center of homes, be…

Furniture, Homes, Lifestyle, Lighting

Elecjet Apollo Ultra 10,000mAh power bank charges faster than your phone

Now you won’t have to worry that even your power bank will be out of juice when you need it the most. We have become…

Deals, Product Design, Technology

FluidStance Level Balance Board Review

Working at home in the past two years has brought to light the poor habits and postures we develop while in the office. Standing desks…

Office, Product Design, Reviews
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