Gadgets

A standard thumb drive with a Rubik's Cube theme suggests a puzzling approach to hardware interfaces.

On October 7th, 1930 � slender and bright; like a string tense and silent in anticipation of the purpose of her note � Beatrice Warde was introduced to the British Typographer's Guild. The speech she gave would change the way people thought about type for the next fifty years... and should be burnt into the flesh of anyone who is making a gadget to this day.

A new remote-control ball controlled by a smartphone app seems less like magic than a kind of undead.

An elegant stocking-stuffer that also proves there's still innovation to be found in books.

Now you can bicycle to the Internet (almost), on a networked stationary cycle that adds layers of gaming, interactivity, and social media to the spinning workout.

By slowing down your music, this app helps you keep below the speed limit. Whether it makes driving safer or not, it's a reminder that augmented reality is about more than images.

A whimsical and elegant printing block for Chinese characters that explores the enduring puzzle of writing.

it can be difficult to find genuinely useful apps for content creation of any kind. Shrink a powerful sampling keyboard down to iPhone size, and maybe you've got an answer.

Deadly cactus frond? Extinct creature of the deep? Answer after the jump.

The latest animation from the Story of Stuff Project paints a stark picture of the afterlives of our obsolescing gadgets. Video after the jump.