ASUS ROG’s First Open-Ear Earbuds: Hear the Game and the Room

Gaming earbuds have long operated on an unspoken assumption: that total audio immersion requires cutting yourself off from the world around you. Sealed tips, passive isolation, the whole sensory cocoon. The ROG Cetra Open Wireless throws that logic out entirely, producing a pair of gaming earbuds that wants you to hear...

Carriers Want This BlackBerry-Style Phone – I Tried It at MWC

When Clicks unveiled the Clicks Communicator at CES 2026, the device immediately stood out in a sea of look-alike smartphones. It pairs a physical QWERTY keyboard with a communication-first philosophy that feels intentionally different from the current slab phone crowd. Clicks also shared several specifications at the...

This $37.5 Clip-On EDC Flashlight Does Something a $200 Olight Still Cannot… Measure Distances

The humble flashlight is older than you probably think. The first handheld electric torch was patented in 1899, and for the better part of 127 years, the core concept barely changed: battery, bulb, switch, done. LED technology gave it a serious brightness upgrade. Rechargeable cells made it more practical. But the...

A Cluster of Volcanic Cabins Rises From Inner Mongolia’s Fragile Steppe

Somewhere in the vast Baiyinkulun Steppe of Inner Mongolia, where dormant volcanoes have shaped the earth for millennia, a new hotel settles quietly into the land it hopes to heal. Designed by PLAT ASIA, the Volcano-In Hotel of Arrivals spans 1,634 square meters across an ancient volcanic field roughly 150,000 years in...

Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold Leaks Early With a Familiar Design and One Noticeable Change

The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold is shaping up to be exactly the phone you already know, made marginally better in the ways that are easiest to improve. CAD-based renders obtained by Android Headlines in partnership with OnLeaks offer what appears to be the first real look at the device, and they suggest Google’s...

The Knit Chair That Rewrites Comfort by Subtracting Instead of Adding

For decades, furniture design has followed an unspoken rule. Comfort equals more. More foam, more padding, more layers, more material. The Knit One Chair by Isomi, designed by Paul Crofts, quietly dismantles that assumption. It proposes something radical for contemporary seating: what if comfort is not about adding,...

This Ergonomic Mouse Tracks Your Heart Rate, Telling You To Take A Break Before You Experience Burnout

Imagine if your mouse was also your stress ball. Okay, not exactly, but while a stress ball helps you calm your nerves after a rather cortisol-filled day, the CalmiX mouse helps you keep track of your stress levels by packing a heart rate monitor right inside the mouse. Designed with sensors along the mouse’s...

Your $1,200 Phone Looks Boring Next to These 5 Concepts

Look at the phones announced this year, like those revealed at MWC 2026 last week, and you will notice something. They are all faster, thinner, and shinier than last year’s models, and yet none of them feel particularly surprising. Cameras gained another sensor. Bezels shrank another millimeter. Battery life improved...

This ring-like wearable speaker has integrated magnetic earbuds for on-demand personal audio

Audio is a primordial requisite for experiencing the world, and even since the invention of speakers and consequently headphones and earbuds, the magical experience has become more of a daily driver. We use audio accessories in our personal space, public commutes, and anywhere else when we need to zone out for...

Someone Finally Made a Nail Holder That Won’t Smash Your Fingers

Hammering a nail is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you miss. The strike lands on a knuckle instead of the nail head, and a two-minute hanging job becomes a few minutes of genuine regret. It happens to beginners more than seasoned carpenters, but experience only reduces the odds rather than removing them...