LG’s World-First 1Hz Panel Gives the Dell XPS 48% More Battery
Battery life has been one of the laptop industry’s most persistent design headaches, especially among Windows notebooks. Despite significant gains in chip efficiency, the display…
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.
Battery life has been one of the laptop industry’s most persistent design headaches, especially among Windows notebooks. Despite significant gains in chip efficiency, the display…
Smartphone cases have become one of the more predictable corners of the mobile accessory market. Most of them do exactly what you’d expect: wrap around…
The entryway tends to be the most neglected spot in any home when it comes to design. Things pile up at the door, and most…
The lamp has gotten interesting again. What was once a fixture relegated to task lighting and matching living room sets has turned into something more…
At some point, the nightstand became a charging station. What started as a place for a glass of water and a book has evolved into…
Most public sculptures are meant to be looked at from the outside. You walk past, glance up, maybe take a photo, and move on. The…
Gaming on a tablet is a strange kind of compromise. The screen is great, the hardware is often genuinely powerful, and the library is enormous,…
Gaming phones have had active cooling for years, strapping fans and heat pipes to the back like little mechanical tumors. They work, mostly, but they…
Most smartphones are designed to be impossible to put down. The screen faces up on every table, the display lights up for every notification, and…
Anyone who has worked remotely long enough knows the moment a single laptop screen stops being enough. It’s usually the day you’re cross-referencing three documents…
The retro handheld market has a strange problem. The hardware keeps getting better, the screens get sharper, the processors get faster, and yet most of…
Furniture storage is one of those problems that design has mostly surrendered to square footage. You either have room for a stool, or you don’t,…