Category: Gear / Trends

Watches & Wonders 2023: Rolex Has an Emoji Watch

Colored lab-grown diamonds, 3D printing, and more titanium that you can shake a stick at mark the wild releases from Watches & Wonders 2023. Source

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The Future Smartphone: More Folds, Less Phone, a Whole Lot of AI

We are no longer racing to upgrade the device that sits at the center of our lives. What’s next for the phone? Source

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Silicon Valley Has a FOMO Problem

Plus: Uber makes it easier to get picked up at the airport, Google adds new bio-authentication features to Android, and a herd of goats gets gone. Source

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A Flowering of Fermented Flavors in Oaxaca, Mexico

Beloved old techniques for food preservation bubble up again and ride a wave of new popularity in southern Mexico’s culinary capital. Source

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Replace the Leather in Your Wallet With Seafood Waste

A new leather alternative from the startup TômTex uses shrimp shells instead of petrochemicals. It looks, feels, and endures like the real thing. Source

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Zillow Rate Your Neighbors? Designer Soren Iverson Reimagines Apps

Soren Iverson’s satirical concepts for new features in popular apps expose our hidden fears and desires—while going viral on Twitter. Source

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