It started with a question from Sony in 2017. They wanted a car for the new Gran Turismo. McLaren answered with the Vision GT, a digital monster where the driver literally lay in it like a motorbike. Millions played the game. Then a group of customers asked the factory to build it as a real […]
One Guy Three Screens Now that we’ve had every possible iteration of screen sizes as well as some pretty novel double screen layouts it’s time to boldly venture to new frontiers. THREE MONITORS. Laptops offer a sticky design problem since people generally expect there to be a keyboard somewhere on it. XBook has designed a […]
In the early 1970s, the idea of an ordinary person owning a computer sounded absurd. Computers back then were more like aircraft carriers or nuclear power plants than household appliances – vast machines housed in data centres operated by teams of specialists, serving governments, universities and large corporations. Then came Apple. Founded on April 1, […]
If you have spent any time lately watching a teenager try to figure out how a cassette tape works, you will know we are living in a strange timeline. The same generation that could navigate a smartphone before they could walk is now obsessed with the clunky, imperfect technology of their parents’ youth. We are […]
In The Engine Room Of The Future Dr. Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens at CES 2026 revealing how AI, digital twins, and automation are transforming manufacturing and infrastructure. Siemens AG is one of those companies that never gets headlines but is quietly keeping the world humming, as is the way with B2B. It’s […]
Finally an Ultrasonic Knife Have you ever wanted a knife that vibrates between 10 to 20 microns so it can wiggle between the atoms of your tomato? Then buy the C-200 UltraSonic Chef’s Knife. It’s IP65-rated so you can handwash it like normal. It has a removable battery that’s recharged via USB-C, or if you […]
The future’s always sneaking up on us, ready to leap out when we least expect it. Today we can be happy slurping away at a milkshake through a plastic straw, yet tomorrow we might just as easily get arrested for not using a sipper made from micro-woven hemp husk. But the future’s not always woke […]
Smokai wood smoker Words by Tim Warren I’ve had my eye on this New Zealand designed smoker for some time now, so I jumped at the opportunity to test it. I’m an ‘advanced amateur barbecue master’, but I’ve never mastered the art of smoking. This product promised epic smokiness so I was down to try. […]
