Google just announced a laptop with the worst possible name… and it’s filled with AI
Google just announced Googlebook. Not to be confused with Google Books, which is a separate Google service (even though if you search for Googlebook in…
Product Design
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Co-Designed a Synth So Good It’s Now a Collector’s Item
Transparency in tech has followed the classic arc of any design trend: radical, then referential, then mainstream, then meaningful. Nothing made it radical. Dozens of…
SHARPAL’s Credit Card Knife Sharpener Is the EDC Accessory You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
The most carried EDC is also, statistically, the most neglected one. Pocket knives get used daily and sharpened almost never, because the sharpening step requires…
The 5 Best Tech Gadgets of May 2026
May 2026 is a good time to be paying attention. Gadgets aren’t just getting faster or thinner; the best ones this month are getting more…
This 4-in-1 Hands-free Flashlight Clips To Clothes, Snaps to Your Phone, and Stands on Its Own
A Red Dot Design Award and a $210,000 Kickstarter campaign are two very different kinds of validation. One comes from a jury of design professionals…
Sony’s PS6 Could Triple the PS5’s Power. It Could Also Cost $800 and Land in 2029
Seven years is a strange unit of time. Long enough to finish a PhD, short enough to remember an event vividly, and apparently, exactly long…
This Sculptural Glass Object Makes Flowers Feel Like a Van Gogh Painting
There is something instantly familiar about patterned glass. We have seen it in old windows, cabinet doors, bathroom partitions, and quiet corners of homes where…
Kohler’s Smart Shower Purifies and Recirculates up to 80% of Water per Shower
For a decade, the smart shower category was essentially a thermostatic valve with an app stapled to it. Not particularly useful unless you consider “Hey…
Galaxy S26 Ultra Buried the Note’s Boxy Soul, and Fans Are Split
The race to make flagship phones thinner, smoother, and more visually unified has become one of the defining stories in premium smartphone design. Hard angles…
7-in-1 Titanium Ruler That Draws Perfect Circles, Measures Angles, and Works as a Caliper. Yes, Really.
EDC and stationery have been moving closer together for years. Pens became precision objects. Rulers became desk jewelry. Pocket tools started borrowing the language of…
DIY Raspberry Pi Camera Turns Your Photos into Glitch Art, and the Results Are Incredible
You currently have two options if you want to apply effects and filters to your photos: use an app that will inevitably harvest your data…
The LUMO Grill Cooks With Light, Heats in Seconds, and Brings Charcoal Flavor Without the Smoke
The George Foreman Grill sold more than a hundred million units, which tells you everything about how badly people want to cook without the setup,…