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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.

No Balcony Space? This Table Hooks On as a Planter, Bar, or Desk

A small city balcony has a way of making every square meter feel personal, just barely. There’s room for a folding chair, maybe a potted…

Furniture, Outdoor, Product Design

ASUS ROG’s First Open-Ear Earbuds: Hear the Game and the Room

Gaming earbuds have long operated on an unspoken assumption: that total audio immersion requires cutting yourself off from the world around you. Sealed tips, passive…

Accessories, Audio, Gaming, Product Design

Your $1,200 Phone Looks Boring Next to These 5 Concepts

Look at the phones announced this year, like those revealed at MWC 2026 last week, and you will notice something. They are all faster, thinner,…

Phones, Product Design

Someone Finally Made a Nail Holder That Won’t Smash Your Fingers

Hammering a nail is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you miss. The strike lands on a knuckle instead of the nail head,…

Product Design, Safety

This 4-in-1 Dispenser Ends the Sticky Sauce Bottle Chaos

There is a particular kind of table chaos that happens at a backyard barbecue or a casual dinner. Four or five sauce bottles crowd around…

Kitchen, Product Design, Tableware

Stop Hunting for 4 Tools: This Designer’s Multitool Does It All

Model-making has a rhythm, and it is surprisingly easy to break out of the zone. You pull out the tape measure, get your reading, set…

Office, Product Design, Stationery

This $959 Mini PC Looks Like an NES But Runs 70B AI Models

There is something quietly absurd about building a serious PC in the shape of a 1980s game console. Not absurd in a dismissive way, but…

Desktops, Gaming, Product Design

This Wall Speaker Lets You Decorate Your Room with Music and Art

The must-have for your home used to be a choice: a speaker or a digital frame. Good audio gear fills a room with sound but…

Artificial Intelligence, Audio, Deals, Interiors, Lifestyle, Product Design

The Brax open_slate is a modular tablet that lets you actually own what you buy

Most tablets arrive as sealed objects with decisions already made for you: storage is fixed, the battery is buried somewhere inaccessible, and the operating system…

Product Design, Tablets

5 Wildest Design Trends at MWC 2026: Nodding Phones and Tiny Robots

Every year, MWC arrives with the promise of seeing the future of mobile technology, or at least a very expensive approximation of it. The 2026…

Accessories, Artificial Intelligence, Laptops, MWC, Phones, Product Design, Robots

This Tiny Rugged Phone Has a 152° Action Camera and GoPro Mounts

Action cameras are great until you realize you’ve left yours at home. Phones are always with you, but most of them are too big, too…

Cameras, MWC, Product Design

This Square Phone Rotates Open to a BlackBerry or Game Boy Setup

Smartphones have gotten pretty good at being the same thing. Every year, they get a little taller, a little thinner, and a little more difficult…

Gaming, MWC, Phones, Product Design
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