Design

Sony’s next console is on the horizon, but a growing number of gamers are looking backward instead. The PS6 will almost certainly launch north of $500, and for that price, entire libraries of PlayStation classics remain locked behind aging hardware, digital storefronts, or subscription tiers that rotate titles in and out on a whim. Meanwhile,

There’s a quiet arrogance built into most tools. Someone in a design studio somewhere decided how your hand should hold a screwdriver, how long the shaft should be, how thick the grip ought to feel. They tested it on a handful of people, ran the ergonomic studies, picked a shape, and shipped it to millions.

Contemporary artist Daniel Arsham’s studio just received a custom drafting table from Madrid-based CALIPER, and it looks less like furniture and more like a precision instrument from a machine shop. The entire structure is CNC-machined aluminum with exposed brass gears, machined hand cranks, and yes, two built-in cup holders, because even meticulous charcoal drawings require

Most lamps want to disappear into a room, but every now and then, one shows up that demands the room reorganize itself around it. The ML15 Helios, designed by Berlin-based artist Frank Buchwald in collaboration with MB&F’s M.A.D.Gallery, is one of those objects. It’s a lamp, technically. It gives off light, it has a switch,

PROS: Clear and balanced sound with rich bass Strong ANC performance for the price Comfortable, stable fit in the ears Responsive touch controls with the slide for volume CONS: Not integrated with Google Find My Device RATINGS: AESTHETICS ERGONOMICS PERFORMANCE SUSTAINABILITY / REPAIRABILITY VALUE FOR MONEY EDITOR’S QUOTE: At this price, the combination of triple

PROS: Excellent main and telephoto photo quality Big and bright 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED display Strong performance Improved ergonomic and stylish design CONS: Limiting macro use with a minimum focus distance of 30 cm Noticeable warmth during camera use RATINGS: AESTHETICS ERGONOMICS PERFORMANCE SUSTAINABILITY / REPAIRABILITY VALUE FOR MONEY EDITOR’S QUOTE: The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is

Frequent flyers develop rituals. Not superstitions, but systems, small corrections built over dozens of boarding passes and red-eye recoveries that separate a tolerable trip from a miserable one. The gear that survives this process tends to be invisible in the best sense: compact enough to vanish into a carry-on, functional enough to earn its pocket