As 3D Printing Filament Prices Surge 59%, Creality Turns Plastic Scrap Into New Supply
I’ve been watching filament spool prices creep upward for two years, but the last six weeks turned that creep into a sprint. A kilogram of…
World’s Most Affordable Foldable Phone Costs $320. That’s Less Than an Apple Watch
The moment Motorola resurrected the Razr as a foldable in 2020, every industrial designer I know had the same thought: the flip form factor was…
The Volvo Cosmic Surfer Has Gravity-Adaptive Wheels Designed For Smooth Driving On The Moon
Volvo has spent the better part of a century building its reputation on one foundational promise: keep the people inside the car alive, no matter…
This 45mm Titanium Keychain Glows for 25 Years Without Batteries Using Pure Material Physics
Tritium is a hydrogen isotope with a half-life of 12.3 years. As it decays, beta particles strike a phosphor coating and produce light. The process…
Why Most AI Productivity Tools Still Fail After the Meeting
Design Mindset, Yanko Design’s weekly podcast powered by HiDock this week, it is 20 episodes in and showing no signs of slowing down. Hosted by…
Keychron Cut a Keyboard in Half and Accidentally Made the Perfect Gaming Peripheral for $60
Think about the last time you actually used the right half of your keyboard while gaming. Your right hand was on the mouse, your left…
Renault Le Mans Hypercar Concept Swaps Entire Drivers Like F1 Changes Tires
Endurance racing has a violent pit stop problem. Drivers trapped in burning cockpits because harnesses wouldn’t release fast enough. Fuel fires erupting while crews wrestle…
Self-Parking Hot Wheels Diecast Display with 14 Spots Is Every Model Car Collector’s Next Desk Obsession
Walk through any serious diecast collector’s room and you’ll find the same creative workarounds repeated everywhere: IKEA glass cabinets with extra shelves shoehorned in, acrylic…
The James Brand Just Rebuilt Its Best Keychain Knife from Scratch
Refinement in knife design can mean two different things. Sometimes it means polishing the details on an already-successful platform, smoothing out the rough edges and…
Someone Made The E-Ink Kindle Smartphone That Amazon Refused To Make
Amazon has spent nearly two decades perfecting the Kindle, turning it into the default eReader for millions of people, and in all that time they’ve…
The LEGO Metal Slug Diorama With Adjustable Cannons, POWs, and Mid-Air Grenades Is Here
By 1996, the arcade was dying. Virtua Fighter and Tekken had the crowds. Sega’s racing cabinets had the spectacle. The conventional wisdom was that 2D…
MUJI-Meets-Cyberpunk Vinyl Record Player Glows Like an Ambient Light and Charges Wirelessly
Minimalism in product design has gotten boring. We’re swimming in smooth white rectangles, touch controls that offer zero feedback, and devices designed to vanish. Apple…