Fountain Pen Buying Guide: 7 Options Under $30
If the pen is mightier than the sword, the fountain pen might seem like the canon: outdated, unwieldy, and total overkill. But […]
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Thanks to Augmented Reality, Your Desk Will Soon Be a Computer Too
In the early 1990s, Xerox Parc researchers showed off a futuristic concept they called the Digital Desk. It looked like any other […]
7 Items for Grilling on Your Tiny Apartment’s Balcony or Roof
Grilling is a treasured summer pastime. Unless, of course, you live in an small urban apartment with limited outdoor space. For those […]
What to Bring on a Road Trip to Keep Kids Happy
Road trips are one of the greatest, most American activities—unless there are children in the back seat. I mean, kids screaming behind […]
The Best New Products in June, From the New iPad to Coding Robots
If you asked 1,000 people what they want in a laptop and put it all in a $1,000 package, you’d get something […]
The Beautiful, Impossible Dream of a Simpler Smartphone
Smartphones are amazing. And smartphones are terrible. It’s a central paradox of modern life: The devices that help us find rides and […]
Vivobarefoot Ultra Blooms: Earth-Friendly Running Shoes Made of Algae
Galahad Clark spends a lot of time thinking about what’s on his feet. It’s in his blood: For seven generations, his family […]
iPhone Turns 10: How It Became the Everything Machine
Happy birthday, iPhone! Today, Cupertino’s most famous device turns 10 years old. From its original release, the story of the iPhone has […]
This Cell Phone Can Make Calls Even Without a Battery
“Hello, hello. I am calling from a battery-free phone.” Vamsi Talla’s words in a cluttered lab at the University of Washington in […]
4 Analog Smartwatches Reviewed: Nokia, Mondaine, Fossil, Timex
Smartwatches have outshipped Swiss watches for several years. Before an uptick in March, the Federation of Swiss Watches had posted a 20-month-straight […]