Editorial Discoveries
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This Tiny Speaker Looks Like a Sci-Fi Object and Moves When the Bass Hits
Devialet's Phantom family compresses extreme acoustic engineering into a compact, polished shell with side woofers that visibly pulse as it plays. It is one of the few speakers that is entertaining to watch as well as hear. — via devialet.ae
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A Tiny Pet Camera Can Spin Around the Room to Keep Your Animal in View
Petcube Cam 360 adds pan-and-tilt movement to a compact home camera designed around checking on pets. It is a modest product, but the usefulness is immediate for anyone who has wondered what an animal does while nobody is home. — via petcube.com
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Bang & Olufsen Made a Loudspeaker That Looks Like Modern Sculpture
Beolab 90 wraps advanced directional sound technology in a faceted, architectural form unlike conventional box speakers. It works as both a piece of industrial design and an extreme example of what home audio can become. — via bang-olufsen.com
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This Dog Collar Adds GPS Tracking Without Looking Like a Gadget
Fi builds location and activity tracking into a wearable designed to look like an ordinary dog collar. The real value is peace of mind: owners can locate a dog and follow behaviour without attaching a bulky tracker. — via tryfi.com
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This Four-Column Speaker System Is Closer to Furniture Than Hi-Fi
Sonus faber's Suprema system combines loudspeakers and subwoofers into a sculptural, material-rich flagship built to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary. It is audio equipment designed to dominate a room visually as well as sonically. — via sonusfaber.com
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This Pet Feeder Lets You See Who Actually Ate Dinner
Petlibro combines scheduled feeding with a built-in camera, turning a mundane food dispenser into a way to watch feeding, check on pets and manage portions remotely. It is a simple idea with obvious usefulness. — via petlibro.com
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This Self-Cleaning Litter Box Quietly Handles the Worst Part of Owning a Cat
Litter-Robot 4 automates waste separation inside a large enclosed unit and tracks usage through its connected system. It is not glamorous, but it solves an everyday problem so directly that it belongs in a serious Finds feed. — via litter-robot.com
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These Speakers Still Look Like They Arrived From Another Planet
Bowers & Wilkins' Nautilus loudspeaker turns acoustic engineering into sculpture, with its unmistakable spiral form and tapered tubes. Decades after launch, it remains one of the rare audio products whose silhouette is instantly recognisable. — via bowerswilkins.com
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This Kids’ Audio Player Uses Physical Cards Instead of a Phone Screen
Yoto uses cards to let children choose stories, music and audio without navigating a phone or tablet. The interaction is deliberately tangible, simple and child-led — a good example of technology disappearing behind a better interface. — via uk.yotoplay.com
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Virtually Drive Through Cities Around the World With Local Radio On
Drive & Listen pairs moving street footage with local radio so you can drift through cities from your browser. It feels less like a conventional travel site and more like borrowing someone else's commute for a few minutes. — via driveandlisten.app