This Vase Was Made From Aluminum Tubes That Would’ve Been Thrown Away
Vases occupy an awkward corner of product design. Most exist somewhere between functional and decorative without committing to either, and the result is a category…
Get Ready for the Color E Ink Monitor That Finally Runs at 60fps
E Ink displays have earned a devoted following among people who spend long hours reading or writing. The technology produces virtually no flicker, doesn’t use…
Amazon Gave the Fire HD 10 4GB of RAM Without Telling Anyone
Budget tablets have always played a peculiar role in consumer electronics. They aren’t meant to be powerful; they’re meant to be just capable enough to…
Bang & Olufsen Finally Made a Power Bank Worth Showing Off
Power banks are among the most purchased tech accessories around, yet they’re rarely something anyone is proud to pull out in public. Most are plastic…
The Air Purifier That Rolls Toward Smoke Before It Fills the Room
Air purifiers have quietly become household staples, tucked into corners and set to auto, doing their work without much acknowledgment. The fundamental assumption behind every…
9 Cordless Lamps Killing the Dinner-Table Extension Cord
The rechargeable table lamp has been around for a while, but it hasn’t always been something designers were excited to work on. For most of…
This E-Scooter Concept That Belongs at a Motor Show, Not a Bike Lane
Electric scooters have largely avoided any serious design ambition. The category is dominated by folding aluminum stems, plastic covers, and an aesthetic that prioritizes manufacture…
Alien-like Earphones Play Music On Your Face When Ears Can’t Hear It
Noise-canceling headphones have become the default answer to the mismatch between music and the world around you. The premise baked into every iteration of that…
CRKD Just Built a $135 Guitar Controller Around a Real Gibson Les Paul
Rhythm games went through a period where they were everywhere, then went quiet, and now they’re back in a way that feels more persistent than…
Get Ready for the Keychain Clip That Turns 4 Grocery Bags Into 1
Returning from a grocery run with multiple bags in each hand is one of those small, everyday annoyances that people have accepted as inevitable. The…
Transparent Purple Makes This $35 Phone Controller Impossible to Ignore
Touch controls on smartphones are a compromise most mobile gamers have learned to live with. They work well enough for casual games designed around them,…
Laser Engravers Need a Workshop, This One Fits in a Backpack
Laser engravers have always come with a catch. Getting one typically means dedicating a chunk of workspace to it, running a cable to the nearest…