#product design
10 stories
The iPod was perfect. The iPhone never will be.
Twenty-five years after its launch, the iPod remains the one device that did one thing flawlessly and made people happy.
WIRED · 2m
Amazon's next basic Kindle gets new colors and redesign
Leaked images show the entry-level Kindle will come in light blue, green, and mauve with a relocated power button and rounded corners.
The Verge · 1m
16 Products From Women Designers You Need to Know
From electric trucks to smart rings, women are reshaping design across industries with products that prioritize function, fit and thoughtful innovation.
WIRED · 4m
Matt Madrigal's vision for AI that actually helps
Pinterest's chief product officer argues AI should add value to life, not just maximize screen time.
TIME · 1m
Apple Watch Ultra 4 feels less ultra every year
Apple's pricey outdoor smartwatch now shares most features with the cheaper Series 12, making it harder to justify the $400 premium.
WIRED · 3m · 6 views
How a 1959 camera failure inspired modern mirrorless design
Yoshihisa Maitani's radical PEN camera was called a failure, but its vision of compact, simple photography lives on 67 years later.
Digital Camera World · 2m
Dyson's $70k lab tech in a toothbrush
Jake Dyson reveals how the company packed professional-grade equipment into its mouthwash-squirting toothbrush.
TechRadar · 1m
Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork into one interface
The AI company is simplifying its product by combining chat, Cowork, and other features into a single unified window.
TechCrunch · 1m · 11 views
ChatGPT's crisis feature is hard to find
OpenAI built a way for ChatGPT to alert someone you trust when you're in crisis, but almost nobody is told it exists.
NPR · 2m
The iPhone Was Panned. Then It Ate the Industry
In 2007 the iPhone lost on every spec sheet, and PCMag still called it the 128K Mac of its century.
PCMAG · 2m · 6 views
