Samsung and Google Are Trying Smart Glasses Again, at the Worst Possible Time
“Glasshole” entered Urban Dictionary as word of the day in March 2013, which tells you roughly how long it took society to make up its…
Google Pixel 11 Amazon Leak: $899-$1899 Price Range, New Colors, and a Surprise ‘Pixel Tag’ Tracker
At this point, a Google hardware leak ahead of launch feels almost ceremonial. Long before the keynote lights come up, the phones usually arrive in…
This Pixel 11 Pro Concept Makes the Camera Bump Its Best Feature
The back of a smartphone has historically been the least interesting real estate on the device. A logo, some camera lenses, and a flat slab…
Google, Amazon, and Sonos All Redesigned Their Smart Speakers, Except Apple
Between 2017 and 2021, Amazon’s devices division burned through over $25 billion, with Alexa and Echo hardware at the center of almost every bad quarter….
After 6 Years, Google Finally Remembered To Launch A New Smart Speaker, This Time with Gemini Built-in
The Nest Audio came out in September 2020. If you bought one that fall, you were probably still navigating pandemic grocery runs and wondering when…
Google’s Android XR Glasses Pick Gentle Monster and Warby Parker
The biggest design announcement to come out of Google I/O 2026 did not involve a language model. It involved a pair of frames. On May…
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…
Your Fitness Tracker Has Too Much Screen, The $100 Fitbit Air Has None
Most fitness trackers have followed the same design logic for years: a screen on the wrist that flashes step counts, shows incoming messages, and turns…
Google’s $99 Gemini Speaker Is About to Land
The smart speaker category has been quietly stagnating. Go ahead and look around your house. Chances are there’s a Nest Audio or an Amazon Echo…
ecal x Google Just Imagined 10 Phones Beyond the Slab
At ECAL’s collaboration with Google’s Industrial Design team, the smartphone is no longer treated as a fixed icon of consumer tech. In A Message from…
5 Reasons the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide Could Win and 1 Reason It Might Not
Foldable phones have been around long enough that the novelty has worn off. Samsung pioneered the book-style fold, and the hardware has genuinely matured. Foldables…
Pixel 10a Just Proved a Smartphone Color Can Actually Mean Something
Smartphone colors have become one of the more formulaic aspects of mobile design. Most brands cycle through the same soft pastels and stone-inspired neutrals, year…