AceiiLab’s Robotic Tennis Ball Machine Has Cameras, Wheels, And Fits In Your Car’s TrunkIn 1970, an inventor in Princeton, New Jersey, put a vacuum-cleaner motor to an unlikely new use: launching tennis balls. Bob McClure’s “Little Prince” became...
Loupe Light Concept Lets Diners Borrow a Magnifier From the Table LampDim restaurant lighting can make dinner feel intimate, right up until you have to decipher the menu. Reaching for your phone’s flashlight solves one problem...
This Folding AI Handheld Concept Opens Into a Wildlife Field GuideComing across an unfamiliar bird is often the beginning of a phone search, with a few unrelated notifications along for the ride. The log handheld...
Rimowa’s Hidden Clamp Keeps Your Passport in Its Aluminum HolderWhen I travel internationally, keeping my passport safe and secure is always a major concern. I have to make sure that the pouch where it’s...
Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on Pond Design’s visual identity and packaging for Swedish seafood brand Korshags. The post Swedes Love Fish. Just Not All Year. appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Arrowspace S1 Screwdriver Kit Scans Screws and Lights Up the Recommended BitTiny screws have a knack for making simple repairs feel surprisingly complicated. You sit down to open a laptop, only to discover that choosing the...
This Japanese hoodie gives your cat a cozy pocket so you can game or work hands-freeAnyone who owns a cat knows that a laptop, gaming chair, or even an empty lap can quickly become their pet’s favourite place to settle....
Flint’s Rechargeable Paper Battery Works Without LithiumPaper is an unexpected starting point for a rechargeable battery, which is part of Flint’s appeal. The Singapore-based company uses cellulose, the plant-derived material in...
DIY Steam Deck Rebuild Pairs a Game Boy-Style Body With a Physical KeyboardHandheld gaming PCs tend to put their controls on either side of a wide screen, leaving the Game Boy layout to retro machines. This DIY...
COVANI Fan Concept Looks Like a Shoulder Bag Until You Unfold ItA handheld fan can be a welcome companion on a hot afternoon, even if it wasn’t invited into your outfit. COVANI tackles that awkward relationship...
This wearable heat patch is designed to bring relief to menstrual cramps and muscle painI personally love technological advancements when they’re directed toward a product designed for medical or social awareness. BODYLUV’s idea of a smart heat patch, as...
Casio’s Tiny Ring Watch Keeps Time Without a Wrist StrapI’m so used to wearing a watch, whether as a health tracker or just a way to tell time without looking at my phone. But...
New PlayStation Portal Adds Storage but Still Can’t Download PS5 GamesThe PlayStation Portal still looks like someone stretched a DualSense controller around a tablet, and Sony’s latest revision doesn’t change that rather peculiar silhouette. Announced...
The Whisky Exchange, a London-based specialist retailer of – you guessed it, whisky (as well as other high-ish-end spirits) – was founded in 1999 by brothers Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh, who grew up working in their parents’ west London off-licence. The company started out as an o
8BitDo’s $40 Xbox controller has a cable, a headphone jack, and drift-resistant sticksWired earbuds staged a comeback a couple of years ago, helped by Gen Z deciding a dangling white cable looks cooler than an AirPods case....
Field Record’s 1.1-Pound Tent Stands Without Trekking PolesCarrying less shouldn’t have to mean giving up a tent that supports itself. That’s the appeal of Field Record’s FR-SCD, a one-person shelter with a...
The $179 Magic Screen gives any MacBook a touchscreen with stylus supportHidden around a modern MacBook display are magnets used to tell the laptop you shut the lid. Intricuit, a small hardware startup, looked at those...
Hollow Clock V Trades a Solid Dial for a Ring of Hidden GearsMost clocks give their hands somewhere obvious to stand, usually a solid face hiding the mechanism behind it. Hollow Clock V leaves that space empty,...
HOA A1 Camera Lets You Stay Face-to-Face While Taking PhotosTaking someone’s photograph often means hiding your own face behind a camera or phone. That’s a rather strange way to capture a shared moment, especially...
8 Best Desk Accessories of October 2026 to Upgrade Your WorkspaceYour desk does not need another gadget simply because there is room for one. The worthwhile additions are the ones that change how the space...
Caviar’s Zodiac Duo Phone Refuses to Keep Your Star Sign SubtleCaviar’s Zodiac Duo may be on your wish list this year. Well, at least if you’re an Apple fan drawn to the idea of a...
A $25 Water Bottle That Packs Snacks Without an Extra BagA water bottle in one hand and a bag of trail mix in the other works perfectly well until you need your phone. Then the...
Twelve South’s Cablesnap 65W Charger Packs Its Cable So You Don’t Have ToChargers have become smaller and more capable, but their cables still have a habit of becoming a tangled mess in our bags. Even remembering to...
A $20 Paper Calendar Holds Three Months Without a Separate StandTriAngular makes a calendar out of a narrow paper triangle, which sounds like a stationery trick until you consider the desk it’s meant to occupy....
Optoma’s $599 4K Projector casts a 150-inch Screen for the price of an Android PhoneMy first apartment had a living room wall the size of a parking space and a TV budget the size of a parking ticket. Had...
This LEGO Fujifilm Quicksnap is a 1:1 tribute to the camera on its 40th anniversary (box included!)Fujifilm celebrated the QuickSnap’s 40th birthday this year the way any responsible camera company would, by announcing new models. The QuickSnap Black and White ($22.90)...
This Light-Charging E Ink Frame Gives Your Photos a Home Beyond Your PhoneTaking photographs has become almost effortless, but getting them off our phones is another matter. There’s always a favorite vacation snapshot that deserves better than...
Micro Journal Rev.2.1.MINI Writing Laptop Pairs a Wide Screen With Just 48 KeysOpening a laptop to write a paragraph can quickly turn into checking messages, rearranging windows, and forgetting the sentence you had in mind. The Micro...
Aina’s AI Ring Puts an OLED Screen and Joystick on Your FingerReaching for your phone to pause a song can easily turn into reading messages you weren’t planning to open. Aina Ring proposes keeping those small...
Baseus Sleep SK1 Brings Bedtime Audio Without EarbudsSince I live alone, listening to music or podcasts before I sleep is not really an issue, as there’s no one to complain about the...
This $129 Portable Jacuzzi turns any bathtub into a personal spaInstalling a jetted tub usually means a new tub, a plumber, a dedicated electrical circuit, and some tile you never planned on replacing. That’s a...
Raven Prism Smart Glasses Put a Linux Computer in the Corner of Your EyeChecking a recipe with flour on your fingers is a good reminder that a touchscreen isn’t always the most convenient interface. Raven Resonance’s Prism glasses...
Urban Desk Saves Space Without Making You Move Your MonitorA monitor is an awkward thing to put away at the end of a workday. The screen, stand, cables, and nearby lamp make packing up...
Sony MDR-3R over-ear headphones revive nostalgia of the Walkman eraRemember the Walkman headphones from more than four decades ago? Well, the nostalgia is revived as Sony has brought back over-ear headphones for a generation...
WOLOLOW’s UFO Lamp Uses a Bulb You Can Actually ReplaceA bedside lamp ought to survive a burned-out bulb, especially when its shape is the reason you bought it. I’d hate to retire a little...
Keychron’s $35 Keypad Turns AI Shortcuts Into Four Physical ButtonsWorking with an AI coding assistant can mean repeating the same handful of commands while your fingers hunt across a keyboard full of other possibilities....
Razer’s New Hammerhead Earbuds Bring Back the Cable, Not the Headphone JackWireless earbuds can make a short gaming break depend on whether you remembered to charge their case the night before. Razer’s Hammerhead V3 Chroma takes...
Moto Buds Ultra 27 Let You Answer Calls With a Nod When Your Hands Are FullAnswering a call shouldn’t mean putting down your shopping bags just to find a tiny control beside your ear. Motorola’s newly announced Moto Buds Ultra...
HOZO Hobby Knife Pairs Push-Button Blade Changes With a Fold-Out WorkspaceSmall craft projects have a funny way of spreading across a table. Pieces of cardboard become a miniature building, and suddenly the knife, spare blades,...
This Retro Radio Gives You a Reason to Leave Your Phone in Another RoomA tuning dial asks very little of you: turn it, find a station, leave it alone. That sounds like a small luxury when playing music...
Who needs an hour hand when your watch has satellites?Wandering hours watches have a bit of a wealth gap. On one end, you’ve got Audemars Piguet’s Starwheel and pretty much everything Urwerk makes, priced...
REDMAGIC 12 Pro Review: Gaming Hardware Without the Visual OverloadGaming phones tend to announce themselves before you even switch them on, and the REDMAGIC 12 Pro certainly doesn’t keep its intentions secret. Visible dual-loop...
MIXO AI Companion Concept Gives an AI a Detachable FaceAn AI companion might be helpful beside your laptop, but meetings and errands don’t always happen at your desk. MIXO proposes a detachable screen that...
Casio’s Keyboard Lets You Jam Without Knowing the NotesA favorite song can make you want to play piano long before you know where to put your fingers. That gap between musical taste and...
Mother Design really has been getting spiritual lately. I suppose, in a way, it always has been: after all, what’s really more spiritual than the concept of the mother? Nature and birth and miraculous metamorphoses, and all that stuff? If astrology app Co–Star is Vinted (so funct
Aurzen ZIP Pro Puts a Foldable Projector and Basquiat Art on Your Holiday Gift ListA projector that packs its own stand already makes a thoughtful gift for someone who’s always rearranging movie night. Aurzen’s ZIP Pro folds into a...
iPhone Duo 2 images leak online, hinting at a 3-camera setup and even thinner bodyApple’s first foldable has been on shelves for about two weeks, and the internet has already moved on to the sequel. A purported prototype of...
DA1 Camera Prints Photos to Give Away Without a Screen or AppI take a lot of pictures wherever I go or even when I just stay at home and find something interesting I want to capture....
Peak Design’s Charging Station Folds Flat to Charge Two PhonesCharging a phone and a pair of earbuds is easy enough, but sharing that same stand with another phone is a different matter. Peak Design’s...
The 5 Best EDC Designs of November 2026The most interesting EDC upgrade here begins with something that already fits a pocket: a Zippo case. Open the lid, and there’s no lighter inside,...
A Real Eiffel Tower Light Becomes a Lamp Without the KitschA miniature Eiffel Tower tells you where someone went, but rarely gives you much reason to look closer. I’m more interested in souvenirs that carry...
Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on Hey’s visual identity for Barcelona speciality coffee shop Julia. The post Tied With Care appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
A Bamboo Armchair Glows After Dark Without ElectricityCrocheted flowers usually belong on a blanket or a cardigan, not in a conversation about lighting. Peiyang (Camille) Li gives them another job with She...
The “Desktop 95” Watch is a love-letter to the greatest Windows OS of all timeThere was a time when a computer’s biggest annoyance was a progress bar inching slowly or a dial-up modem screeching and hissing its way online....
Easy Cooking Stove Concept Folds Its Burner and Pot Supports Into One CaseCamping stoves can be awkward things to pack, especially when the burner and pot supports insist on keeping their cooking shape inside your bag. Easy...
Navigation Without Looking Down: Aegis Rider’s AR HelmetA phone mounted between the handlebars is a practical place for a map, right up until you need to read it. The route is down...
InFocus Drawer Charges Three Devices and Keeps Them Off the CounterKitchen counters have a habit of becoming parking lots for phones, usually with a cable trailing behind each one. Fabuwood and FreePower’s upcoming InFocus Drawer...
The 8 Best Tech Gadgets of November 2026A phone with a screen beside its rear camera is a literal way to improve a selfie. A mouse that folds flat takes a direct...
NOX Cordless Lamp Lets You Carry the Beam Without the BaseCordless table lamps let you move the whole fixture, but sometimes you only need to take the light. Studio Apure’s NOX makes that distinction with...
Tabby is a Middle East-born fintech app, founded by Hosam Arab and Daniil Barkalov in 2019 and now billed as “the money app that lets you spend, send, save and boss money around”. Not quite sure what “bossing” money around means, but either way, the main functions of Tabby are as
Jackery shrank its power station into a 96Wh cube with 140W USB-CJackery’s new Explorer 100D looks like it should play AM radio. The squat little cube has a framed front panel, orange slatted vents down its...
Hero Keyboard Packs a Windows 11 PC and Borrows Your Tablet’s ScreenCarrying a tablet and a laptop means packing two screens when what you really need is another operating system. Hero Devices’ upcoming Hero Keyboard puts...
Infinix Debuts First Global Flagship Store in Bali, Blending Tech, Coffee, and CreativityFor many travelers around the world, Bali stands out as the ultimate dream destination. Now, the island’s iconic Beachwalk Shopping Center is home to something...
FOLDBOOK Is a Wearable Sketchbook Without Permanent BindingHang a sketchbook from a chain and it starts looking less like office supplies and more like an accessory from an art-school wardrobe. FOLDBOOK, designed...
Scyrox V12 gaming mouse gets its color from the inside outGaming mice don’t have to look like tiny armored vehicles to take their jobs seriously. Scyrox’s newly announced V12 makes that point with a frosted...
Pedestal’s Cable Storage Is Actually Worth Leaving on DisplayA beautifully arranged desk can lose its composure about six inches below the tabletop. That’s where the charging bricks collect, the extra cable length goes...
The iPhone Air 2 might come with a Pixel-shaped camera bump and dual lensesApple’s thinnest iPhone is currently a foldable. The iPhone Duo measures 0.20 inches (5.2mm) when unfolded, taking the title from the 5.6mm iPhone Air after...
Jojo’s Headphone Concept Adjusts Like a Yo-Yo, Without SlidersA headphone cable usually gets treated as the part you tolerate. It hangs off the ear cup, catches on things, and rarely contributes much to...
HAY’s Posto Table Lamp Joins Three Aluminum Parts With Two Hidden ScrewsTable lamps often hide their wiring inside a polished body, leaving the cable to spoil the illusion somewhere near the base. HAY’s Posto takes a...
AULA’s Neos 75 keyboard has a tiny hi-fi deck bolted to the sideA company named after a tarantula just launched a keyboard with finishes named after gods, and I’m still processing it. AULA’s Chinese name translates to...
Kord and Bark Give a Power Strip a Wooden Case Worth Leaving on DisplayPower strips tend to get the least glamorous spot in a room, usually behind furniture or underneath a desk. That’s understandable when the alternative is...
This leather handbag has a built-in light so you can easily find your keys and AirPodsMost handbags are, structurally speaking, a leather pouch with delusions of grandeur. Unzip one and you’re staring into a single shared cavity where your keys,...
This LEGO Monet artpiece looks better when you take your glasses off Monet’s 1882 painting of a path through the corn at Pourville has one small problem for American readers. There’s no corn in it. In...
These Xiaomi open earbuds have five drivers and look like tech-jewelryI own a lot of earbuds, and I can say with total confidence that none of them have ever made me feel fancy. Earbuds are...
Samsung has a secret luxury foldable phone line, and its newest model is gorgeousToday I learned that Samsung has been running an entire phone line in China since 2008, and it has a name that sounds like a...
Sony puts a glass-free 3D anime display on your desk with ELF-MN1Sony has just launched the ELF-MN1, a compact but screenless 3D LCD for viewing compatible digital figures, special content, and anime avatars without glasses or...
This Disposable Camera is made from Mycelium not Single-use PlasticForty years ago, Fujifilm launched the QuickSnap, a plastic box of film you shot, dropped off at the drugstore, and never saw again. The disposable...
Amazon Puts a Camera in an Echo Speaker and Alexa in a Photo FrameSmart home gadgets have a habit of looking like smart home gadgets, even when they’re supposed to disappear into the living room. Amazon’s latest Echo...
There’s been a slew of really excellent work for food, booze and hospitality gracing BP&O lately, and this new project from Dutchscot certainly isn’t about to break that streak. The London-based outfit recently created the brand identity – spanning print, digital design, signage,
Flashback One75: Film-Camera Rituals Without the Film BillsThe picture’s taken, but the moment isn’t over until someone checks it, requests another, and decides the first one was better. That little approval loop...
XREAL AURA Glasses Put the Battery in Your Pocket, Not on Your FaceThe idea of having a giant screen floating in front of you sounds appealing, until you feel the headset attached to your face weighing down...
I’d happily swap my December ladder ritual for Linkind’s Matter-compatible Smart Permanent Outdoor LightsChanging your phone’s wallpaper takes about four seconds. Changing your house’s holiday decor usually takes a weekend, two trips to the hardware store, and a...
Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook leaves the iPad with an identity crisisIf the iPad were a person, this would be the week it checked its phone and found out its friends had started a group chat...
This DIY PlayStation 2 Handheld Gives a Foldable Phone Screen a New JobThe PlayStation 2 was never something you could casually slip into a bag, unless you planned to bring a screen and controller along for the...
Strapsicle’s iPad Cases Trade Gripping the Edges for a Silicone Hand StrapApple spends plenty of effort making the iPad thin and light, but that doesn’t mean holding one for an entire chapter feels effortless. A protective...
km5’s Sp1 Speaker and Mp1 Mixer Give CD Listening a DJ-Style TwistThere’s something satisfying about choosing a CD, even if most of us have become accustomed to tapping a screen instead. The trouble is finding audio...
Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on AUGE’s packaging and visual identity for apple brand Eden Gold. The post Forbidden Fruit appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Werf is a new Rotterdam-based bar and bistro housed directly inside the Stadswerf Koningspoort, a fully operational historic shipyard. The name simply translates as ‘wharf’ or ‘shipyard’, and pretty much everything about this operation and its identity is steeped in all things ma
Storefront for Art and Architecture is a Manhattan, New York-based non-profit organisation that aims to explore the relationship between architecture, art and the wider world through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and events. A significant chunk of its funding comes
Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on ChoChoi’s packaging and visual identity for coconut sparkling water brand Above Water. The post Fresh Out of History appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
It’s a rare delight to come across a brand identity project where I can honestly say I love everything about it – from the name to the logo, application, typography, the lot. Such is the case, however, for this gorgeous new project from Montréal-based studio Caserne (Olive + Gour
I’m sure I can’t be alone as someone (albeit someone from England) who would be utterly incapable of pointing to the whereabouts of Vermont on a map – and perhaps, like me, unsure as to whether it was a city or a state. Slightly embarrassing to admit, but I also wasn’t sure if it
Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on Estudio CRU’s visual identity for São Paulo artisanal bakery Mirá. The post Kneading East and West appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
It’s not all too often that it takes more than a minute or two of looking at a brand design case study to know what the brand actually is. It’s not rocket science – for FMCG, any product or packaging shots usually give it away (with some obvious category-defying exceptions of cou
Founded in 2017 by veterans of London’s 1990s club scene, craft beer company Two Tribes is based at Tileyard in King’s Cross, where its brewery and taproom – dubbed Campfire – also function as a venue for music, food and all that other usual jazz you find in the sort of newish si
Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on Pentagram’s visual identity for pizza place Parla. The post Pizza With A Side Of Therapy appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Franki is an app for restaurants: people that like to visit them, and people who run them. Billed as a “social restaurant discovery and rewards platform”, Franki was founded by Austin, Texas-based Eugene Varricchio and Nick Bennett in 2020 (obviously not the best year for dining
It’s not all that often you come across a project which I’m confident that 99.9% of people couldn’t possibly slate – or at least 99.9% of people with even the most flimsy interest in/awareness of graphic design, visual culture, or just generally looking at nice things. >Such is t
Packaging expert Lisa Cain shares her opinion on Center’s branding for meal company Riff. The post Playing With Your Food appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a phrase bandied about a fair bit across all facets of existence, but in some cases, that sentiment really does make sense. Such is the case with the iconography of ‘tropical’: it’s bright, it’s bold; it’s perennially close to the edge of a bi