⚙️ Apple Wants Its Ray-Bans
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Printers now work on mugs, couches need cupholder gyroscopes, failed 3D prints are becoming filament again, and apparently even a child’s phone now has to be marketed as “no screen, no apps, no doomscrolling.”
Apple Wants Its Ray-Bans
What is it: Apple is reportedly developing AI-powered smart glasses in at least four frame styles, including designs similar to Wayfarers, slimmer rectangular frames, and oval options. The glasses are expected to include cameras, microphones, speakers, and multimodal AI through Siri for photos, calls, music, and voice commands. Apple is also testing a distinctive vertical camera layout to make the glasses instantly recognizable, with a possible launch by late 2027.
Pool Robots Clean Themselves
What is it: Beatbot launched the AquaSense X, a cordless pool-cleaning robot with a new AstroRinse dock that automatically rinses its filter, empties debris into a sealed bag, and recharges it after each run. The robot can clean floors, walls, waterlines, surface debris, and shallow shelves, while its cameras and 29 sensors help it detect dirt and optimize cleaning routes.
News Without a Screen
What is it: The Paper Console PC-1 is a small walnut-and-brass desktop box that prints personalized news, weather, puzzles, RSS feeds, email summaries, and other updates onto thermal paper. Built around a Raspberry Pi and a thermal printer, it uses a rotary dial to switch between content channels and can also print scheduled daily digests automatically. Only 10 were made, though the project is open source for anyone who wants to build one themselves.
Anker’s UV Printer
What is it: Anker’s EufyMake E1 is a desktop UV printer that can print directly onto materials like wood, metal, canvas, ceramics, plastic, mugs, and bottles instead of standard paper. It uses UV-cured ink for detailed, colorful prints and can even add raised 3D textures. Priced from $2,300, it is aimed at creators, small businesses, and custom merchandise makers.
Dyson Shrinks the Wind
What is it: Dyson just launched the HushJet Mini Cool, its first handheld fan. It uses Dyson’s HushJet airflow system and a brushless motor that spins up to 65,000 RPM to produce wind speeds of up to 25 m/s. The 7.5-ounce fan has five speed settings, a boost mode, USB-C charging, and up to six hours of battery life. It starts at $100.
Roll Your Time Zone
What is it: The Rolling World Clock is a 12-sided analog desk clock where each face represents a different city and timezone. To check the time somewhere else, you physically roll the clock so that city faces up. The single hand then shows the local time for that location, turning world time into a simple physical interaction instead of another app or screen.
Your Bike Gets a Face
What is it: The Chamelion is a customizable cargo system for bicycles that combines front and rear racks, baskets, pannier rails, mirrors, phone mounts, and headlights into one modular setup. Its standout feature is a “bike face” front assembly with more than 12 customizable color zones, letting riders personalize the look of their bike while also adding cargo space and accessories.
Your Couch Gets a Console
What is it: The Couch Console is a portable organizer that sits between couch cushions and turns part of your sofa into a small side table. It includes a cupholder, snack tray, phone stand, charging dock, remote holder, and storage space for small items like glasses. Its standout feature is a gyroscopic cupholder that keeps drinks level even when the console is tilted on soft cushions.
Print Waste Becomes Filament
What is it: Creality launched the Filament Maker M1 and Shredder R1, a desktop system that turns failed 3D prints and plastic scraps into new filament rolls. The R1 shreds and dries old plastic, while the M1 melts it into new filament for printers. Users can also create custom colors, textures, scents, and reinforced materials like carbon fiber filament at a much lower cost than buying new rolls.
A Toy That Only Calls
What is it: The Tin Can is a screen-free phone for children that works over Wi-Fi and only allows calling and voicemail. Parents control an approved contact list through an app, while features like browsing, texting, social media, and games are completely blocked. Designed to look like a playful landline phone, it gives kids a way to stay connected without handing them a smartphone.
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