Your Fitness Tracker Has Too Much Screen, The $100 Fitbit Air Has None
Most fitness trackers have followed the same design logic for years: a screen on the wrist that flashes step counts, shows incoming messages, and turns…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…