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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.

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

SKEGIC MagCable Snaps Into a Coil, Never Tangles in Your Bag Again

Charging cables snake across desks, tangle in bags, and turn car consoles into nests of rubber that wrap around shifters and cupholders. We buy nicer…

Accessories, Product Design

Titaner Titanium EDC Ratchet Swings at 4° for Impossibly Tight Spaces

There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes with a stubborn screw buried deep inside a chassis or tucked behind a piece of furniture. You…

Accessories, Deals, EveryDayCarry, Featured, Product Design

HubKey Gen2 Kills Dongle Mess, Adds Dual 4K and Physical Controls

The modern desk is a patchwork of small compromises. Your laptop has two USB-C ports, but you need displays, a wired network, external storage, and…

Accessories, Deals, Gadgets, Product Design

PUM Imagines a Soft Exoskeleton Posture Wearable for Young Farmers

Most posture gadgets target office workers hunched over laptops, buzzing when your shoulders curl forward, or your neck drifts too far from neutral. Meanwhile, people…

Medical, Product Design, Wearables

MaClock Shrinks the 1984 Macintosh Into a $30 Rechargeable Clock

Nostalgia tech falls into two camps. Lazy references slap a retro logo on a modern object and call it vintage, while obsessive recreations feel like…

Gadgets, Product Design

Sandmarc Lens Gives iPhone 17 Pro 16x Optical Zoom, No Digital Tricks

iPhone zoom has improved, especially with the 17 Pro’s tetraprism, but anything past 5x still leans heavily on digital tricks. Distant concert shots look like…

Accessories, Cameras, Phones

This $3,500 Guitar Changes Colors via Bluetooth, No Repainting Needed

Guitarists obsess over finishes. Sunburst fades, metallic flakes, relic’d nitro that looks like it survived three decades of dive bars, all of it matters until…

Music, Product Design, Technology

Motorola Edge 70 Accents Pantone’s 2026 Color with Swarovski Studs

Pantone’s Color of the Year 2026, Cloud Dancer, arrived with a thesis that we are all collectively tired and need visual relief from the chaos….

Luxury, Phones, Product Design

Ottagono Packs a Full Workout into a Luminous Octagonal Column

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Stickerbox: Kids Say an Idea, AI Prints It as a Sticker in Seconds

Smart speakers for kids feel like a gamble most parents would rather skip. The promise is educational content and hands-free help, but the reality often…

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