5 Over-Ear Headphones That Look as Good When They’re Around Your Neck as When They’re on Your Head
The headphone has become something it was never originally designed to be: a silhouette. Worn around the neck on a subway platform or draped over…
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A Burned-Out Xiaomi Phone Now Runs Gemini AI Inside a Retro TV Case
The smart home speaker market has settled into a familiar aesthetic. Smooth cylinders, matte finishes, and understated designs meant to disappear into a room are…
7 Outdoor Speakers So Well-Designed You’ll Actually Leave Them Out on the Counter
Good outdoor speakers are everywhere. Ones worth actually leaving on the counter are a different category entirely. These seven designs blur the line between audio…
What Streaming Took From Music, Samsung Design Just Gave Back
Music used to take up space in the most satisfying way. There was a record sleeve to pull from a shelf, a cassette to slot…
A Seoul Design Student Built an AI Speaker Around Namsan Tower
Namsan Tower stands at the center of Seoul like a declaration. It doesn’t just sit on a hilltop watching over the city; it has always…
AKAI MPC for Nintendo Switch? This concept turns a gaming console into a live production rig
If you can emulate Nintendo devices on laptops, why can’t you emulate laptop software on a Switch? That’s pretty much Alquemy’s train of thought when…
TechDAS Air Force IV turntable floats vinyl playback on a cushion of precision
In modern times, where digital convenience dominates listening habits, the persistence of ultra-high-end analog engineering feels almost rebellious. The TechDAS Air Force IV turntable leans…
The CD Player Is Back – And These 7 Designs Are Gorgeous
Streaming hasn’t killed physical media. It’s made us crave it more. CDs are back in rotation, showing up in record stores, apartments, and design studios…
Flow meditation assistive wearables customize your zen routine in real-time for deeper immersion
We live in a fast-paced world where everything seems like an action movie. That can force most of us into the fight or flight mode,…
Old Tape, New Tricks: Maxell’s Cassette Player Goes Wireless
Every few years, the tech industry digs up something from the past, slaps a USB-C port on it, and calls it innovation. Sometimes it works….
Gadhouse’s $99 Miko Is the Cassette Player the Revival Needed
Cassette tapes are having a moment, and that moment is refusing to end. According to Billboard, cassette sales have grown more than 440% over the…
Razer Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed earbuds switch between devices, double as 2.4GHz wireless receiver
True wireless earbuds have come a long way from their early days of bulky, uncomfortable designs to today’s slim, ergonomic form factors built for extended…