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Designers Say These 10 Vintage Decor Trends Will Be Everywhere in 2026
If there is one trend taking over in 2026, it's all things vintage. As more people crave spaces that have character and feel personal, vintage decor is showing up everywhere. 'People are so bored with millennial gray and beige,' says Hilary…
Striking Dunelm chair 'looks like a much more expensive designer item'
The Bella Wild Cheetah Cocktail Chair is available from Dunelm This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Dunelm shoppers are raving about a striking accent chair that 'looks…
UMaine students design device to tell runners when to replace their shoes
University of Maine students are designing a device to help runners determine when their athletic shoes should be replaced to help prevent injuries like stress fractures, shin splints and inflammation. The project team, made up of four senior…
DC's New Hero Has The Best Character Design Of The Year
The latest addition to DC Comics lore has the best character design in years, but not for the reasons you may think. DC's designs often draw from a mixture of 20th-century strongman circus aesthetics, ancient mythology, and hardboiled noir. The…
Raw-seam t-shirts are the effortless way to elevate basic tops - get the look with M&S' £18 design
One's wardrobe can never have too many t-shirts. The ultimate timeless fashion essential, their simple designs and comfortable fabrics mean they can be dressed up or dressed down, whatever the occasion. Case in point: they serve as a blank canvas…
Crave silence? These are the best off-grid villas for design lovers
For city dwellers, silence and solitude are a luxury. That burning desire to escape civilisation is a shared experience, surfacing the moment you step into a sensory-overloading mode of transport. It's hard not to be lured by the idea of a change…
10 Near-Perfect Character Designs That Marvel Somehow Made Even Better
Some of Marvel 's most iconic character designs are actually improvements on an initial idea that lacked a final touch to become unforgettable. As the Marvel landscape matures, many characters have undergone radical visual transformations that…
How unhealthy ultra-processed foods are designed, marketed to make us crave them
———————————– UPFs are the most processed foods on the market. According to the medical journal The Lancet, they are commercial formulations made from cheap…
Keychain-size 'GameCube' uses genuine Nintendo silicon - system also includes a dock, design shared to GitHub
The wonders of miniaturization never cease to amaze in the tech business. A case in point is provided by a new video demo of the Nintendo Kawaii project – a GitHub project that had successfully shrunken a lumpen boxy GameCube down to a…
If you dislike Dyson's new vacuum head design as much as me, I have good news and bad news about the latest stick vacuum to join the lineup
In my previous role as a TechRadar Homes Editor, I spent many, many hours testing vacuum cleaners. And of those, a good chunk were Dyson. I've used almost every vacuum in the brand's current lineup. As a result, I'm surprisingly invested in this…
'His death could have been prevented': Coroner finds 000 system designed to save Nick failed him
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When Nick Panagiotopoulos began to feel sharp pains in his chest, he did what so many other Australians do in an emergency. He called triple zero.
Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs - law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks
Utah's Online Age Verification Amendments, formally Senate Bill 73, take effect on May 6, making the state the first in the U.S. to explicitly target VPN use as part of age verification legislation. Signed by Governor Spencer Cox on March 19, the…
Huawei Hosts AI Data Center Summit in Egypt, Releases North Africa Reference Design for AI Infrastructure
Huawei has hosted its AI Data Center Innovation Summit in Egypt as part of the Huawei Intelligent Africa Congress 2026, releasing the Northern Africa AIDC Reference Design White Paper to provide design and construction guidance for AI data center…
Fallout designer Tim Cain thinks influencers have changed how people make and play games: 'more people seem to be abdicating their own judgement to that of people they see online'
In a new video on his YouTube channel, veteran RPG designer Tim Cain outlined how he's seen the internet change games and game development, from the first message boards to the ubiquity of streaming content. As with everything, there are pluses and…
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide: The 'Passport' Design That Makes Other Folds Look Ancient
Samsung is set to solidify its dominance in the foldable smartphone market with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, launching at the highly anticipated summer Unpacked event in July 2024. This lineup introduces three distinct models: the Galaxy Z Fold 8…
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