Gadget Flow

Somewhere around 2021, laptop makers just gave up on having fun. You don’t even need to open the lid anymore—you already know it’s going to be a thin slab of gray aluminum with dark keys and a trackpad. My MacBook Air falls into that crowd too. As flawless ...

Ever since the Berlin announcements dropped, Doc Brown has been stuck in my head: “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” Back to the Future Part II put a flying DeLorean in the sky and set an expectation that 40 years of concept renders still haven’t met.

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Incremental refreshes don’t deserve trophies. For years, Berlin’s IFA Innovation Awards have rewarded brand persistence over actual progress—until now. I’ve had a tab ope...

These days it feels like everything has AI, whether I want it or not. Yep, every new kitchen release has a camera, a screen, and a chatbot bolted onto something that used to need only a button. So when the Samsung AI Air Conditioner—officially the Bespoke AI WindFree Pro—won a Best in Design award (plus a Best in Home Appliances honor) at the

I’m just gonna say it: the 2026 IFA robot vacuums aren’t as wild as years past. We haven’t seen any models sprout wings or sport an AI cleaning chatbot you talk to—yet. And I’m actually fine with that. This year, the offerings are more practical and fine-tuned.

I’ve seen a vac that creates a seal against the carpet to target dust mites (my allergies are thankful) a...