There’s something refreshing about a hair tool that doesn’t try to hide what it is. FloX, designed by Hyeokin Kwon, sits comfortably at the intersection of industrial design and everyday beauty routine, looking more like a precision instrument than another pink gadget drowning in curved plastic. It’s the kind of...
Naoto Fukasawa on Poetic Observation and Designing the realme 16 Pro Urban Wild
With the realme 16 Pro series, Naoto Fukasawa and realme reunite for their fifth collaboration. Past Master Edition phones have been anchored in concrete metaphors such as onion and garlic for food, concrete and brick for architecture, a suitcase for exploration, and paper for sustainability. This time, the theme is...
This $50 Smart Ring Has a Screen (And Works Like A Tiny Smartwatch)
The smartwatch got smaller. Then the smart ring arrived. Now Rogbid has released something that splits the difference and costs less than a nice dinner: the Fusion, a hybrid device that looks like someone shrunk a fitness tracker and stuck it on a ring band. For fifty dollars, you get a legitimate OLED display, actual...
Nothing Phone 4 Delayed: How RAM Prices and ‘Meaningful Upgrades’ Pushed the Release to 2027
Nothing is skipping the Phone (4) entirely this year. Not delaying it, not soft-launching it later, just straight up not making one. The Phone (3) holds down the flagship spot through all of 2026, which Carl Pei spins as a refusal to follow industry conventions for their own sake. He’s got a point about meaningful...
This Anti-Gravity Humidifier Makes Water Flow Upwards So It Isn’t ‘Another Boring Appliance’
Remember that jaw-dropping scene in “Now You See Me 2” where rain seemingly reverses direction? The Serena Anti-Gravity Humidifier turns that cinematic spectacle into everyday home decor. The device actually uses visual persistence technology to create a convincing illusion of water droplets climbing upward,...
This Museum Was Designed for 25,000 Birds, Not Humans
Nestled within the lush landscape of Yunlu Wetland Park in China’s Pearl River Delta, Studio Link-Arc’s latest project redefines what it means to design for wildlife. The Shunde Yunlu Wetland Museum sits quietly behind a row of cedar trees, deliberately concealing itself from view. This isn’t a building seeking...
This palm-sized desktop vacuum combo keeps your setup squeaky clean
Believe you me, desk setups look amazing when you have all the gadgets and accessories in place. Some days down the line, that squeaky clean look fades away as dust settles in, food crumbs scatter around, water spots look ugly, and human skin and hair shed. That isn’t a very pretty sight when you kick off your work...
Meta Misread the Future Twice. Now They’re Sitting on a Golden Egg, But Don’t Know It
Mark Zuckerberg changed his company’s name to Meta in October 2021 because he believed the future was virtual. Not just sort-of virtual, like Instagram filters or Zoom calls, but capital-V Virtual: immersive 3D worlds where you’d work, socialize, and live a parallel digital life through a VR headset. Four years and...
Morphable Shows How a Game Controller Could Adjust to Your Hands
Settling in for “just one more run” usually means your thumbs, wrists, or forearms start complaining long before the game is done. Most controllers are fixed objects that expect your body to adapt, which can lead to repetitive strain or numbness. You either push through the discomfort or take breaks that feel like...
Functional LEGO Nintendo controller that you can also make
Gaming on your consoles with your preferred controller goes a long way in having an in-game strategic advantage. When you do want to go a bit casual, experimenting with a different-looking controller is a refreshing change. All the better when thegaming setup is built out of LEGO bricks. Take, for example, the detailed...