Some buildings are designed to be seen. Yogi’s Cabin, the latest project from UK studio Built Works, is designed to be felt. Nestled within the woodland of Great Park Farm in East Sussex, the 38-square-metre retreat sits alongside a natural swimming pond, designed not to impress, but to disappear into its...
SwitchBot Prime Day 2026: Smart Upgrades, No Installation, Up to 50% Off
Smart home products have come a long way from the days when “home automation” meant complicated setups only tech enthusiasts could manage. The best ones now work with what people already have rather than asking them to start over from scratch. That shift has made the category far more approachable, and Prime Day...
Nothing Is Making the “Mini” Phone That Apple Abandoned in 2021, and It Costs Less Than $320
Apple killed the iPhone Mini in 2021 and never apologized for it. The 13 Mini was the last of its kind, a genuinely pocketable smartphone with flagship intent, and when it quietly disappeared from the lineup, it took an entire product philosophy with it. Samsung followed by quietly retiring anything under 6.2 inches....
This Plywood Stool Has Cords That Hold Your Books, Magazines, and Stationery
Every stool I’ve ever owned has ended up doing three jobs it was never designed for. Phone stand. Laundry rack. Temporary table for the cup of tea I told myself I’d finish before it went cold. Furniture absorbs the chaos of daily life whether designers plan for it or not, so the smarter move is to plan for it....
Airbus converts its successful H145 helicopter into a fully autonomous twin-engine aircraft
Along with the increase in demand for personal mobility aircrafts, there is a snowballing demand for autonomous flying crafts in military, surveillance, and transportation. Taking cues from the shifting focus in the aviation industry, Airbus has unveiled an unmanned variant of its rather popular H145...
Tucked Between Two Ancient Stumps, This House Barely Touches the Ground — And That’s Exactly the Point
Some buildings earn their names. The Floating House by Vancouver-based SMStudio — completed in 2023 on the western ridge of Bowen Island, British Columbia — is one of them. Bowen Island sits just 20 minutes by ferry from Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay, close enough for a commute, far enough to feel like another...
LEGO’s $229 Pinball Machine Is Part Toy, Part Time Machine
LEGO has been on quite a streak lately with its adult-targeted Icons sets, and the latest one might just be its most interesting flex yet: a fully playable, tabletop-sized arcade pinball machine built entirely from 2,274 bricks. Set number 11374, simply called the Arcade Pinball Machine, does exactly what you hope it...
The Care Wearable That Confirms Your Alert With a Vibration, Not Silence
Caring for elderly residents in a facility setting is one of the most demanding jobs in healthcare. Staff are stretched thin, emergencies don’t follow schedules, and the systems many facilities still rely on, from paper logs to fragmented call tools, create gaps that can have serious consequences. As populations age...
The 5 Best Travel Tech Gadgets That Fit in Your Laptop Bag But Replace Your Entire Home Office
The home office used to mean a fixed address. A monitor you couldn’t move, a dock you couldn’t pack, a microphone that lived on one corner of a desk and stayed there. That arrangement made sense when remote work was the exception. Now that it’s the default for a significant portion of the workforce, the gear...
This Concept Car’s AI Slows Down When It Finds a Scenic Road
Modern life has made genuine rest surprisingly hard to come by. Homes are saturated with obligations, travel gets consumed by itineraries, and the spaces that are supposed to support recovery often fall short. Young people in particular are navigating a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from a lack of free time,...