Design

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport partly because the only piece of equipment you need is a ball. But to…

I’ve tried way too many distraction-free writing devices, from the Freewrite to an old Brother typewriter. As a…

Apple has made a purse.

Apparently, rotting vegetables can be good for something other than fertilizer. Instead of literally going to waste,…

What’s that zipping across the Sumida River in Tokyo, Japan? Behold, the zipper boat.

I don’t claim to be the arbiter of fashion. For Pete’s sake, I currently run in smart sneakers that resemble Flaming…

Pregnancy tests these days can get surprisingly high tech—and may even be rigged to play Doom. It’s also an…

Kal Cobalt is a disabled trans man. Relying on accessibility devices when out in public means using accessible…

In what is the most significant update to New York City’s subway map since the 1970s, the MTA has launched a new…

Even though I’ve been writing about video games and tech for a while now, there are still some subjects that I feel l…

Spoiler alert: Yeah, sure!

Back when we could travel—if you used to travel—you’ll remember that the best way to wake up was to whisper across th…

Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, a growing portfolio of dystopian artworks has engulfed the popular…

The first tweet was sent on March 21, 2006 when cofounder and current CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted, “just setting up my…

Summer is still a few months away, but for many of us lacking upper body strength, installing a window AC unit is…

Occasionally, sharing a piece of work you’re proud of on the internet can lead to good things (not just other people…

We’ve all been there as a teenager. What starts as a nerdy afternoon building a fancy new gaming PC ends up with a…

Instead of using third-party platforms like Youtube and Twitch, artists will soon be able to livestream their…

Uber has announced it’s developing a new drone it hopes to use for Uber Eats deliveries one day. Eric Allison, the…

Roughly a third of the Netherlands lies below sea level. Even when water isn’t physically present, the specter of it…