NES-inspired 8BitDo Retro Cube 2 Has a D-Pad for Volume and Playback
Most small Bluetooth speakers are generic cylinders or bricks that sit somewhere on a desk and do not really belong to the rest of the…
Product Design
4 Holiday Gifts for Designers Who Already Own Everything (But Need This)
Some gifts say “I know you are a designer” better than any coffee table book ever could. HOZO’s tools fall squarely into that category, with…
5 Gifts That Give Analog Joy in a Digital World
Our days are choreographed by screens. Messages stack up, tabs multiply, and even downtime quietly dissolves into endless scrolling. Everything is fast, efficient, and slightly…
Saucony and Lay’s collaborate for food-inspired sneakers with regional flavors in China
Around 2020 – give or take a year or two – when I was just getting into writing about sneakers, I read about Dunkin’ collaborating…
Dual vats, 14K screen, heated resin: inside Anycubic’s game-changing Photon P1 3D Printer
Desktop resin printers usually ask a simple question: how much resolution can you afford. Anycubic’s Photon P1 adds a more interesting one: what if the…
This Doughnut Chair Has One Bite Missing, and That’s Your Seat
Most chairs are clearly assembled objects, with legs, a seat, and a backrest, all stacked and joined together. Sculptural lounge pieces sometimes flip that script…
Tray210 Proves Recycled Plastic Doesn’t Have to Look Grey and Boring
Recycled plastic products often fall into two camps: grey utilitarian bins or loud, speckled experiments that feel more like proof of concept than something you…
Poco Pad X1 & Poco Pad M1 Review: Budget Tablets That Challenge the iPad
Poco built its name on phones that punch above their price, and now it wants to do the same on your coffee table. With Poco…
Nocs Braque Stacks Two Cubes into a 25kg Sculptural Stereo System
Most hi-fi speakers still look like anonymous black rectangles, even when they sound great. A few brands treat speakers as furniture or sculpture, but often…
Top 5 Non-Tech Gifts for Designers Who Have Every Gadget
Designers accumulate screens, tablets, and peripherals until their desks resemble mission control. Yet the most meaningful moments in creative work often happen away from pixels…
10 Best Tiny Gifts Under $100 Everyone Steals From Stockings First
The best stocking stuffers aren’t the ones that fill space—they’re the ones that get plucked out first, pocketed before breakfast, and quietly claimed before anyone…
Yale Engineers Created a 3D-Printed Carbon-Fiber Cello That That Never Cracks or Warps
Traditional wooden cellos and violins are exquisite but fragile. They crack in dry weather, warp in humidity, and require constant environmental monitoring. A professional instrument…