8 Camping Gadgets So Beautifully Designed, You’ll Wonder Why Every Campsite Doesn’t Come With Them
The gap between what camping gear looks like in product photos and what it actually does at a campsite used to be wide enough to…
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This 60Hz E Ink Game Boy emulator refreshes retro gaming with an ESP32-powered handheld
Retro gaming has inspired countless handheld recreations over the years, but most focus on replicating the original hardware with faster processors or modern conveniences. Wenting…
Alien-like Earphones Play Music On Your Face When Ears Can’t Hear It
Noise-canceling headphones have become the default answer to the mismatch between music and the world around you. The premise baked into every iteration of that…
CRKD Just Built a $135 Guitar Controller Around a Real Gibson Les Paul
Rhythm games went through a period where they were everywhere, then went quiet, and now they’re back in a way that feels more persistent than…
7 Best Summer Outdoor Gadgets With Design Good Enough to Keep Forever
Most outdoor gear is designed around a single occasion. A holiday weekend, a camping trip already planned, a backyard cookout that needs a solution by…
Polaroid Just Upgraded the Tiny Camera Collectors Love
There was a time when the only people you would see carrying around Polaroid cameras were the hipster film or art students or the always-on-a-nostalgic-trip…
Flipper One Behind The Scenes: “Sharper, Smarter, More Cunning, Brutal” says Flipper CEO
When you first see the Flipper One, it’s clear something has changed. Its predecessor, the Flipper Zero, had the playful, almost toy-like charm of a…
Harvard Students Built a Lamp That Taught a Robot to Make Art
There are moments in design when your first thought isn’t “how does it work” but “how does it feel.” Hikarigami is one of those objects….
A Moss-Covered Payphone Just Became the Voice of 2147
Picture a payphone. Not a sleek, reimagined version, just an actual, beat-up Telefónica booth, the kind you might walk past on a Barcelona street without…
Transparent Purple Makes This $35 Phone Controller Impossible to Ignore
Touch controls on smartphones are a compromise most mobile gamers have learned to live with. They work well enough for casual games designed around them,…
Laser Engravers Need a Workshop, This One Fits in a Backpack
Laser engravers have always come with a catch. Getting one typically means dedicating a chunk of workspace to it, running a cable to the nearest…
Smart Glasses Could Transform Sports. But There’s a Trust Deficit.
For centuries, a pair of glasses has been one of the most socially innocent objects a person can wear. They exist in one of two…