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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.

This Solar Pavilion Powers the Grid and Charges Phones from Its Seats

The typical park pavilion or bus-stop canopy offers shade but little else. A roof on posts that sits in the sun all day, casting shadows,…

Architecture, Sustainable Design

RitFit Buffalo Wild: Dual Cables, Weight Stacks in 2,200lb Smith Rack

Many home gyms grow sideways, a basic rack here, a cable tower there, a bench in the corner, and plates leaning against walls. That patchwork…

Deals, Lifestyle, Product Design, Sports

These 5 AI Modules Listen When You Hum, Tap, or Strum, Not Type

AI music tools usually start on a laptop where you type a prompt and wait for a track. That workflow feels distant from how bands…

Artificial Intelligence, Gadgets, Music

UMBRELLA+ Moves the Umbrella Stand Off the Floor and Into Your Exit Routine

Leaving the house, getting halfway down the block, and realizing it is raining, but your umbrella is still in the bucket by the door, is…

Accessories, Minimalism, Product Design

This Battery Charger Shows Which AAs Are Dead on an E-Ink Display

The drawer full of half-used AA and AAA batteries, some new, some dead, some leaking, is familiar. The last-minute scramble for batteries when a remote…

Accessories, Gadgets, Product Design

This 600g Tablet Snaps into a Keyboard, Then into a Cooling Stand

The question of whether a single small device can replace a laptop and desktop without feeling compromised keeps surfacing. Past attempts include phone lapdocks and…

Accessories, Product Design, Tablets

Edifier D32 Retro Hi-Fi Speaker Hides AirPlay and 11-Hour Battery

Music has become the backdrop to almost everything, cooking, working, reading, but the hardware that plays it often looks like a leftover from a tech…

Audio, Product Design

NYXI Hyperion 3 Finally Gives the Switch 2 a Grown-Up Controller

Playing the Switch 2 for more than an hour in handheld mode means the flat Joy-Cons and small buttons start to feel like a compromise….

Accessories, Gaming, Product Design

Hourglass-like Lamp Changes Lighting When You Flip It Upside Down

Most table lamps quietly disappear into the background, doing their job without much thought. There is the usual formula: a base, a stem, a shade,…

Lighting

STIPFOLD’s AltiHut Cottages Let the Mountain Stay the Main Character

Reaching AltiHut on Mount Kazbek means a refuge is no longer just a roof over climbers’ heads, but a statement about standing lightly on a…

Architecture, Product Design

Tower Desk Organizer Turns a Strip of Desk into a Calm Landing Zone

Desks and side tables collect phones, glasses, remotes, pens, keys, and watches by the end of the day. The half-hearted attempts to corral them in…

Accessories, Minimalism, Office, Product Design

PISEN 140W Tower Replaces 7 Chargers with One Vertical MagSafe Hub

Most desks end up with a laptop brick, a phone charger, a watch puck, a wireless stand, and a small power strip fighting for space….

Accessories, Product Design
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