iPhone Ultra lands September 18 at $2,000 and kills the visible crease
Every foldable phone you have ever held has a crease in the middle of the display, and that crease has been the category’s most embarrassing…
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Someone Built Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence Album Art as a Monochrome LEGO Diorama
There was a solid decade there where every other Tumblr blog, VSCO caption, and breakup playlist owed a spiritual debt to one woman in a…
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Xiaomi Takes the IFA 2026 Spotlight as Samsung Makes A Quiet Exit After 35 Years
Imagine spending 35 years building the most recognizable booth at the world’s biggest consumer electronics show, then deciding one year to just… not. That is…
MAD’s Shenzhen Bay Culture Square Is Architecture That Breathes
Most buildings in Shenzhen compete for your attention. MAD’s Shenzhen Bay Culture Square earns it. Designed by Ma Yansong and his Beijing-based studio, the project…
The New $1,300 Espresso Machine That Sets Itself Up for You
If you’ve ever spent twenty minutes dialing in your grinder before 8am, you already understand the particular madness of home espresso. It’s a hobby disguised…
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Beni Is What Sony Aibo Grew Up to Be – A $549 Camera Robot That Captures Life While You Live It
Every camera product ever made has one thing in common: it needs you to operate it. A gimbal needs a hand to hold it. A…
This tiny $74 device turns an old tablet into a smart dashboard for cars that never had one
Somewhere in your house right now, there is a perfectly good iPad/Android Pad doing absolutely nothing. Maybe it is the one you replaced two years…
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Nike’s most responsive running shoe with visible Air Zoom and ZoomX Foam sole is arriving August 30
If you haven’t trained in a Nike Pegasus, you haven’t experienced a running shoe as it should be. My first outing with the silhouette was…
4 Small-Batch Lamps That Treat Darkness as a Feature
Most table lamps are designed to give you light. The Rift Series, a small-batch collection by New York-based architect Yongwon Kwon, is designed to make…
The Alarm Clock Built for People Who Lose 20 Minutes to Phone Alarms
There’s a specific failure mode that most bedside alarms share. You reach for your phone to set an alarm, and by the time you’re done,…
5 EDC Gear Upgrades for Fall 2026 That Prove Pockets Are Still the Best Accessory You Own
Something happens in September that carries habits nobody quite plans for. The lighter pockets of summer, built around a phone, a card, and a key,…
This Face Massager Also Does Your Scalp and Neck Without Swapping Tools
The gua sha routine, for all its appeal, has always come with a quiet inconvenience. A flat jade stone for the face. A ridged roller…
A Robot Dog That Wants You to Go Outside? Lassie Might.
Dogs have a way of making you do things you wouldn’t otherwise do. Get out of bed on a rainy morning. Walk around the block…
Someone Built a $3,500 Studio That Starts With You, Not the Gear
The studio setup has always been a deeply personal thing. Two producers with identical gear can arrange it in completely different ways, because the physical…
Narwal’s 31,000Pa robot vacuum has a flattened roller mop and a dock that looks like decor
There are two things robot vacuum brands rarely linger on for long, probably because neither one looks especially glamorous in a product keynote. The first…
This Dyneema Tent Weighs Less Than 1.75 Pounds and Still Handles Full Storm Conditions
The X-Dome Pro 1+ by Durston weighs 780 grams. For a fully freestanding, double-wall tent with a 42-inch interior, a 9.2-square-foot vestibule, and the structural…
No Staples, No Refills, No Bent Corners – This $35 Desk Tool Fixed Everything Wrong With the Office Stapler
The mechanism behind PaperLock is simple, in the way good design is simple. Press the lever and a small cutting element punches through the stack,…
Sennheiser’s New TWS Earbuds Have a Battery You Can Actually Replace Yourself
Sennheiser is shipping a screwdriver in the box with its new flagship earbuds. That’s not a gimmick, it’s the entire pitch. The MOMENTUM True Wireless…
Chrome Spheres Are Now Furniture, and It’s Surprisingly Beautiful
The easiest way to describe the Wishes Collection is to say it looks like someone took a string of chrome Christmas ornaments and turned them…
This 38-Foot Wide Tiny Home Feels More Like an Apartment Than a House on Wheels
Most tiny homes ask you to make peace with compromise. The Retirement Retreat, built by New Hampshire-based Backcountry Tiny Homes, asks something different: what if…
Xiaomi Now Sells Coffee Machines, and This One Costs Just $121
Xiaomi sells phones, electric cars, rice cookers, robot vacuums, air fryers, and now a capsule coffee machine, which means the company has quietly built a…
Here’s What You Get When You Combine A Beanbag With An Inflatable Chair
As a millennial with lower back issues, my biggest complaint with a beanbag is that it doesn’t provide enough stability. And my complaint with inflatable…