Ikea is expanding its Matter support to two stylish lamps
Ikea is expanding its Matter support to two stylish lamps Mmmmm, forbidden glowing smart donut. | Image: Ikea After debuting 21 new Matter-compatible smart home devices last November, Ikea is expanding Matter support to some of its existing home furnishings starting with two upgraded lamps at CES 2026. The Varmblixt donut lamp is getting a […]
Calibri is too woke for the State Department
Calibri is too woke for the State Department I guess Calibri isn’t Marco Rubio’s type. | Image: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images The US State Department is turning back to an old typeface in its latest quest to tear up anything related to diversity or accessibility. In an internal document seen by Reuters and The […]
Apple’s new limited edition iPhone grip is all about accessibility
Apple's new limited edition iPhone grip is all about accessibility The chunky grip doubles as a stand, and attaches using MagSafe. Apple has partnered with artist and designer Bailey Hikawa on a new MagSafe iPhone grip “designed with accessibility in mind from the ground up.” The $69.95 Hikawa Phone Grip & Stand is available from […]
Canva’s new ‘Creative Operating System’ is actually a marketing workspace
Canva's new 'Creative Operating System' is actually a marketing workspace This “OS” won’t be running your computer or mobile device. Canva is introducing new digital marketing and video-editing tools, built around what the company is calling a “world-first” design-focused AI model. These launches are part of an overhaul to the design platforms Visual Suite workplace […]
Affinity’s new design platform combines everything into one app
Affinity's new design platform combines everything into one app Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher are now an all-in-one platform. After acquiring Serif last year, Canva is now relaunching its Adobe-rivalling Affinity creative suite as a new all-in-one app for photo editing, vector illustration, and page layouts. Unlike Affinity’s previous Designer, Photo, and Publisher software, which […]
Logitech made an Apple Pencil-like stylus for the Vision Pro
Logitech made an Apple Pencil-like stylus for the Vision Pro Logitech is launching a digital stylus for Apple Vision Pro that makes it easier to write, draw, and manipulate 3D designs. The Logitech Muse is essentially a pen-shaped Vision Pro controller that can be used like a paintbrush or pencil when navigating apps, making annotations, […]
Google Japan’s concept keyboard is inspired by rotary phones
Google Japan's concept keyboard is inspired by rotary phones Feeling overproductive at work? Google Japan’s new concept keyboard gives you a chance to slow down. | Image: YouTube / Google Japan Following an April Fools’ Day prank in 2021 that had a delayed reveal as a result of the pandemic, Google Japan has been cooking […]
If you can get past the terrible logo, Audacity 4 looks pretty great
If you can get past the terrible logo, Audacity 4 looks pretty great The new Audacity logo Rebrands rarely get much love. That backlash can be especially strong if you’re giving a facelift to a decades-old piece of software beloved by nerds around the globe. So, it was no surprise that when Audacity revealed its […]
Figma made its design tools more accessible to AI agents
Figma made its design tools more accessible to AI agents Figma is launching some new updates that allow AI models to directly communicate with its app-building tool and access designs remotely. Figma’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server — a bridge that enables AI models to tap directly into the code behind prototypes and designs created […]
The Wacom One, now one size bigger
The Wacom One, now one size bigger The Wacom One 14 features a bigger display with smaller bezels. Wacom has introduced a new 14-inch creative display tablet to its entry-level product line for students and hobbyists. The Wacom One 14 is a smidge larger than the One 12 and One 13 touch pen display tablets […]