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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 $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

This $65 Ergonomic Split Keyboard Folds to Fit Your Jacket Pocket

There’s a particular kind of misery that comes with typing long documents on a tablet. The glass surface gives nothing back, autocorrect wages a quiet…

Accessories, Product Design

IKEA’s $10 Speaker Is Tiny, But You Can Pair 100 of Them Together

Bluetooth speakers have a curious problem. The ones worth owning tend to cost real money, and the ones that don’t cost much tend to sound…

Audio, Minimalism, Product Design

This Rugged Phone Ships With 2 Batteries You Can Hot-Swap

Dead battery anxiety is real, and for most people, the solution is either a power bank they forgot to charge or a desperate search for…

MWC, Phones, Product Design

This Rugged Phone’s Action Camera Pops Off to Become a Wearable

Action cameras and rugged phones have always solved slightly different problems. One survives the adventure; the other documents it. Bringing both means two devices, two…

Cameras, MWC, Phones, Product Design

Samsung’s Mini PetBot Gives AI a Face So It Feels Less Cold

Talking to AI still feels a bit strange for a lot of people. You type into a chat box or ask a question into empty…

Artificial Intelligence, MWC, Product Design, Robots

nubia Neo 5 GT: €399 Gaming Phone With a Built-In Cooling Fan

Gaming phones have a reputation for looking like they were designed by someone who just discovered RGB lighting for the first time. Big, chunky, aggressive,…

Gaming, MWC, Phones, Product Design
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