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no driver, no wheel: world’s first retractable steering wheel turns vehicles autonomous

Design

retractable steering wheel designed for autonomous vehicles   Autoliv and Tensor introduce a retractable steering wheel designed for autonomous vehicles, fully disappearing when the car drives itself. Unveiled at CES 2026, the design responds to automated riding, especially Level 4 driving, where the vehicle can manage all driving tasks within certain conditions without human input. […]

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Govee’s Gaming Pixel Light now lets you generate 8-bit animated GIFs using AI Prompts: Hands-on at CES 2026

Architecture, Design

We have quickly grown accustomed to asking AI to write our emails or create stunning headshots for our LinkedIn. This incredible interaction has lived almost exclusively on our computer and phone screens, a fascinating but ultimately contained experience. The real question has always been when this creative AI would break free from the flat display

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wave-like white forms by onion envelop standard hotel in pattaya beach town

Design

onion translates seaside atmosphere into hotel’s built form   The Standard Pattaya Na Jomtien by Onion is a hospitality project shaped by the environmental and urban conditions of Pattaya, Thailand, a coastal city defined by light, shadow, movement, and beachside activity. These elements inform both the architectural language and the spatial organization of the hotel, translating

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Forget Brightness Wars, XGIMI’s Titan Noir Max at CES 2026 is starting the ‘Projector Contrast War’

Architecture, Design

Let’s be honest, “Titan Noir Max” sounds less like a piece of home theater equipment and more like the star of a gritty graphic novel adaptation. You can almost picture him now: a hulking silhouette perched on a gargoyle, rain dripping from his ridiculously oversized collar, muttering about how the city is a cesspool that

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studio cochi architects wraps okinawa workspace in double-skin of insect netting and vinyl

Design

a self-built production model for wooden architecture in japan   Studio Cochi Architects establishes its own woodworking studio in Gushichan, rural Okinawa, Japan. The compound combines the firm’s office and a production facility for wooden sashes and fixtures, elements they consider essential to the spatial and tactile quality of their buildings, yet increasingly difficult to

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gamesir’s pocket taco converts your smartphone into a retro-style handheld console

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pocket taco: the nostalgic handheld console reimagined   At CES 2026, GameSir unveiled its Pocket Taco, a device that feels familiar at first glance. The compact controller’s proportions echo early handheld gaming consoles while adapting to the dimensions of a smartphone. Held upright, the device frames the screen vertically to mimic the experience of a

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bose recycles discontinued wireless speakers by making them open-source

Design

Recycling bose’s wireless speakers with open-source   Bose makes its wireless speakers SoundTouch ‘recyclable’ by making them open-source, following the announcement of their discontinuation. The company confirmed that cloud support for the family of devices ends on May 6th, 2026, and this change affects how the SoundTouch app works. The news first came in October

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future farm: a vertical farming system frames architecture as hydro-ecological infrastructure

Design

A Modular System for Urban Agriculture and Water Management   Future Farm is a modular vertical farming system designed by Qing Duan for integration within urban architecture, proposing a model where buildings function as hydro-ecological systems. Rainwater is collected, filtered, and redistributed to support plant growth and domestic needs, establishing a closed-loop water cycle that

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