#hardware-design

#hardware-design

There's no getting around that - having two folding sides and one middle one means the Galaxy Z TriFold will be a fat gadget when fully closed. However, it's not unmanageably thick, and people who'll buy the TriFold will likely accept the girth for the benefits they'll get when they unfold the device. After all the Galaxy Z TriFold is thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold5 and that was perfectly acceptable two years ago.

There's something oddly nostalgic about Caligra's c100 Developer Terminal, yet it feels completely modern at the same time. At first glance, it looks like someone took a pristine keyboard from the early computing era, polished it up, and reimagined it for 2026. But this isn't just a keyboard. It's an entire computer, cleverly disguised as the thing you type on.

going to give us a lot more breathing room to get the details right.

The ThinkNode M1 arrives in polished packaging that immediately signals a more consumer-focused approach than typical DIY Meshtastic hardware. Inside the box, you'll find: The build quality is genuinely impressive and represents a significant step up from the 3D-printed enclosures common in this space. Unlike most ready-to-use handhelds, the ThinkNode M1 features an injection-molded ABS plastic housing putting it in the same league as premium devices like RAKwireless's card-styled node and the T1000-E, rather than the typical 3D-printed crowd.

The computer mouse has barely evolved in decades. Sure, we've added more buttons, improved the sensor technology, made them wireless, and added haptic feedback, but the fundamental interaction remains stubbornly unchanged. The Melt Mouse arrives to challenge that stagnation with a radical proposition that transforms a single device into a mouse, a trackpad, and a customizable shortcut pad, all wrapped in a seamless aluminum body with clean lines and an uninterrupted surface.

Sony has been marking the 30th anniversary of PlayStation by selling you stuff, like PS5 consoles and accessories styled after the PS1. The company has something else lined up to mark the occasion: a photography book showcasing "never-before-seen prototypes, concept sketches and design models that shaped hardware development" from the early days through to the current PS5 era. PlayStation: The First 30 Years is a 400-page hardback book printed on heavyweight matt art stock.

Hardware often is the afterthought in renovation. But as something we encounter every day, it shouldn't be. Doorknobs and pulls are vital details.