AI-powered earbuds with built-in camera expand your capabilities in the real world
Headphones and earbuds have, over the last couple of years, become staples of this fast-paced world for good reason. The little audio gear essentials can…
Artificial Intelligence
Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point
We keep building AI to do more. More answers, more speed, more certainty. Designer Mehrnaz Amouei looked at that trajectory and asked a fundamentally different…
Three Buttons, Infinite Functions: Inside the Agentic AI Keypad That Adapts To Your Workflow
Here’s what happens when you join a Zoom call right now: you click the link, wait for the app to launch, find the mute button,…
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…
A Rolling Home Robot That Recognizes Faces and Detects Falls for $549
Smart home devices have gotten remarkably good at answering questions and playing music, but they’ve always had one big limitation: they stay put. A speaker…
Samsung Design’s Milan 2026 AI Sphere Lifts Its Face Like It’s Alive
Smart home devices have come a long way from the plain white boxes we once hid behind sofas. Voice assistants sit openly on shelves now,…
Your Voice Wearable and Robot Hear the Words Mute People Can’t Say
For most people, saying something as simple as “good morning” to a stranger or asking for directions takes no effort at all. For the tens…
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…
A Tiny Pinwheel Is Doing What AI Giants Won’t
Every time you type a prompt into ChatGPT, something happens somewhere far away. Servers spin up. Electricity moves. Carbon gets generated. The whole transaction is…
This $349 NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Kit Lets You Build an AI-Powered Mars Robot at Home
NASA spent $2.7 billion building Perseverance and getting it to Mars. CircuitMess will sell you a buildable, functional, AI-capable replica for $309, and you get…
This AI Bathtub Concept Figures Out Your Tension Points, Then Runs Itself
The bathroom is probably the last space in the home where smart technology has made any real dent. AI assistants have crept into living rooms,…
OMO X self-balancing electric scooter employs AI and Robotics to refresh urban riding experience
Two-wheelers have always demanded a certain level of skill and balance from riders, especially at low speeds or when navigating crowded city streets. OMO X…
Rabbit R1’s OpenClaw Update Could Be Its Most Important Moment Yet
There is a version of the Rabbit R1 story that ends in 2024. The device launches to enormous hype off the back of a viral…
Rokid’s Smart Glasses Let You Pick Your AI: Gemini or ChatGPT
Most wearable tech that puts an AI assistant in your ear assumes you want only theirs. The earpiece, the speaker, the entire software stack, all…
This Wall Speaker Lets You Decorate Your Room with Music and Art
The must-have for your home used to be a choice: a speaker or a digital frame. Good audio gear fills a room with sound but…
5 Wildest Design Trends at MWC 2026: Nodding Phones and Tiny Robots
Every year, MWC arrives with the promise of seeing the future of mobile technology, or at least a very expensive approximation of it. The 2026…