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      Slide, Spiral, Learn: Bernard Tschumi Completes a Science Centre Built on Motion
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      This House in Rural India Is Actually a Bridge — and It’s Covered in Scales
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      IDOM’s 42-Meter Steel Buoy Just Proved Wave Energy Can Actually Work
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      A “Modular Bento Box” for Your Desk Gear: Meet Orbitkey’s $42 Grid Organizer
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      5 Best Japanese Kitchen Gadgets That Make Cooking Feel Like a Meditation Ritual
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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.

Angled monitor displaying a red-dial car dashboard on a desk, with a black keyboard and large mouse pad nearby.

PC Gamers Have Too Many Windows, ROG’s $199 Screen Fixes That

Gaming setups have grown considerably more complex, and the demands on screen real estate have grown right along with them. A serious session today might…

Accessories, Gaming, Technology
Small green gadget with two round knobs being pressed by a fingertip; the device shows the text 'tap it' on its black face.

Amazon Won’t Build This Kindle Remote, So BOOX Did It for $26

E Ink readers have steadily become better at mimicking the feel of paper, but getting through a book with one still requires the same thing…

Accessories, Gadgets, Technology
Clear smartphone case filled with small plants and moss, placed on a cracked rock among green foliage.

Phone Cases Are Boring, This One Puts a Living Terrarium Inside

Phone cases have largely settled into two camps: the ones that protect your phone without anyone noticing they exist, and the ones that make a…

Accessories, Phones, Sustainable Design, Technology
Square black fabric-covered wall device with rounded corners, circular status light in the top-right, and perforated base; likely a smart air purifier or speaker with a camera nearby.

This AC Does 5 Jobs at Once and Looks Like Furniture on Your Wall

The split air conditioner is one of the least loved objects in any home, which is a strange thing to say about something most people…

Appliances, Audio, Lighting, Technology
Tiger emerging from a torn wall in a framed display at a wildlife exhibit point of interest.

Samsung Just Turned a Theme Park Queue Into a 3D Safari, No Glasses

Waiting in line at a theme park is one of those unavoidable experiences that nobody designs for enthusiastically. The physical infrastructure exists, the rope lines…

Technology
Small black handheld multi-button input device with four square pads and a red center button on a wooden desk beside a laptop and notebook.

The TrackPoint Was Always Laptop-Only, This $52 Bean Changes That

The pointing stick is one of the more divisive input devices in computing history. Lenovo’s TrackPoint has a devoted following, built around people who never…

Accessories, Gadgets, Technology
Three students work on tablets at a bright classroom table while a teacher guides them.

Logitech Just Built an iPad Case Tested for 10,000 Backpack Drops

School tech accessories live and die by one rule that has nothing to do with specs: can they survive a school day? That’s not a…

Accessories, Tablets, Technology
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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…

Minimalism, Sports, Technology, Wearables
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
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