A solo traveler needs a compact camping solution on his bike. To satiate this adventure group, a new league of bike RVs/campers is coming of age. After having already seen the likes of a wooden camper behind a bike to this hard-walled bike camper with a slide-out component to increase the compact living space for two people, it’s time now to spare some thought for this new bike RV built from scratch (quite literally) by Attoparsec YouTube channel.
The YouTuber has put out a detailed video illus
A solo traveler needs a compact camping solution on his bike. To satiate this adventure group, a new league of bike RVs/campers is coming of age. After having already seen the likes of a wooden camper behind a bike to this hard-walled bike camper with a slide-out component to increase the compact living space for two people, it’s time now to spare some thought for this new bike RV built from scratch (quite literally) by Attoparsec YouTube channel.
The YouTuber has put out a detailed video illustrating and talking us through the entire build. You can see the complete video embedded above. If you want an idea of what’s been done and how he has created a pedal-powered bicycle RV or camper, as you may, read on.
Designer: Attoparsec
Attoparsec starts off with getting a home and industrial cargo trike, which he wasn’t able to use right away for the base. After addressing significant design and mechanical flaws (we’ll try and detail a few of them below), the custom bike was readied, and then the living solution was installed atop.
Constructed to be taken to Burning Man, Attoparsec restructured the donor trike’s mechanical flaw of a single brake cable splitting into a Y to trigger the two rear brakes. Since this caused uneven pulling, which could have been dangerous with the eventual load onboard, the YouTuber created a dual-cable brake lever that worked as a linkage mechanism to create an ideal balance at the rear wheels to brake together. custom mechanical solution also included retrofitting a new differential in addition to the brake system.
This wasn’t the only thing that required tweaking. The cargo bed on this standard trike also needed some expansion. The bed was custom extended toward the rear using round aluminum tubing for structural rigidity and to make it spacious enough to fit one sleeping adult. The compact 8-foot-long, 4-foot-wide living compartment to go on it would ensure comfort for a solo traveler. But extending the frame without moving the rear axle caused problems. The DIYer had to fine-tune it with the use of two heavy-duty trailer jacks with wheels to safeguard the camping structure from tipping over in a wheelie.
The sleeping enclosure sits on raised, reinforced frame risers and is built with rigid foam insulation. The structure is taped together to ensure the sun and the playa dust remain outside when the bike RV is stationed at the Burning Man. The bicycle camper is provided with a solar-powered refrigerator and draws its energy from a Jackery backup battery bank. According to the DIYer, the mobile home on a bike features a transformable interior that adjusts between lounging and sleeping easily. It fared well weathering storms and rain on the dry lake bed of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
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They say AI will steal our jobs. Whoever trims that stubborn strip of grass along the lawn’s edge seems to have excellent job security. We’ve got robots driving around gardens, mapping their surroundings, and keeping the grass neatly cut, yet the border still has a habit of becoming someone’s weekend assignment. Personally, that’s a job I’d be delighted to hand over.
Sunseeker’s upcoming X8 Plus looks eager to apply. Its EdgeZero 2.0 trimming system targets a zero-inch edge gap, according to th
They say AI will steal our jobs. Whoever trims that stubborn strip of grass along the lawn’s edge seems to have excellent job security. We’ve got robots driving around gardens, mapping their surroundings, and keeping the grass neatly cut, yet the border still has a habit of becoming someone’s weekend assignment. Personally, that’s a job I’d be delighted to hand over.
Sunseeker’s upcoming X8 Plus looks eager to apply. Its EdgeZero 2.0 trimming system targets a zero-inch edge gap, according to the company, putting that leftover strip squarely on the agenda. Set for a preview at Equip Expo 2026, the robotic mower also brings solid-state LiDAR, stereo vision, and network-assisted satellite positioning. An impressive résumé, although the edge-cutting hardware is what makes me want to schedule the interview.
A mower can follow a boundary accurately and still leave grass behind if its blades cannot reach it. Knowing where the border is and cutting right up to it are separate assignments. Sunseeker describes EdgeZero 2.0 as its answer to the second one, though the announcement leaves the mechanism’s finer details unexplained. That’s the part I’d want a closer look at: how the trimming tool reaches the border while the mower’s body stays clear. A clean pass beside a raised edge would tell a useful story.
Getting into position is its own engineering task. The X8 Plus uses nRTK, a form of satellite positioning that draws correction data from a network of reference stations. In plain English, those corrections help tighten up the machine’s estimate of where it is. Sunseeker combines that positioning with solid-state LiDAR and stereo vision, giving the mower several sources of information as it navigates. Your garden may look peaceful from the patio; the robot has quite a bit to figure out down there.
Sharing the Lawn With the Locals
There’s an infrared camera in the mix, too, which Sunseeker says supports animal-friendly operation. That’s a worthwhile consideration for a machine sharing outdoor space with creatures that have never checked its mowing schedule. The announcement doesn’t establish exactly how the system identifies or responds to different animals, so I’d keep the promise modest for now. Still, accounting for the lawn’s other residents belongs in the design brief. The grass might stay put, but everything passing through it gets a vote in how smoothly an autonomous mower’s afternoon goes.
Sunseeker Elite already explores that relationship between sensing and physical movement in its existing X7 Gen 2 and X7 Plus Gen 2. Those models combine satellite positioning with visual mapping, while all-wheel drive and floating dual cutting discs address traction and uneven ground. That provides useful context for the X8 Plus: software has to work with wheels, blades, and the shape of the property. I like that the new preview brings attention back to the finishing work. A mower’s route can look beautifully organized on an app, but the result still gets judged from the garden chair.
A Closer Look at Equip Expo 2026
Equip Expo should provide a closer look at Sunseeker’s approach. The show runs October 20-23, 2026, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, with Sunseeker at Indoor Booth #1190 and Outdoor Booth #7460D. The company plans an interactive mower-vision experience, letting visitors see imagery from a machine’s perspective, alongside outdoor slope demonstrations. Seeing what a mower perceives could make that long sensor list considerably easier to understand.
Pricing and retail availability for the X8 Plus aren’t specified in the announcement, so the zero-inch edge target remains a reason to watch its development rather than retire the trimmer immediately. For me, though, it’s a persuasive direction to pursue. Finishing the borders would remove a very specific reason for a person to follow the robot outside and pick up another tool. If Sunseeker can make that work reliably, I’m perfectly comfortable with this particular job disappearing. The person who used to do it can have Saturday morning back.
Most of the time, when you need to check a day or date, you open your phone’s default calendar app. For those of us who still use planners, we also like to flip through the calendar pages since our schedules are often written there. But maybe you rarely notice actual wall calendars displayed in offices or living rooms anymore. If there is one, it might be some random promotional gift. It can feel like we’ve stopped carefully choosing a wall or desk calendar that suits our aesthetic or that we f
Most of the time, when you need to check a day or date, you open your phone’s default calendar app. For those of us who still use planners, we also like to flip through the calendar pages since our schedules are often written there. But maybe you rarely notice actual wall calendars displayed in offices or living rooms anymore. If there is one, it might be some random promotional gift. It can feel like we’ve stopped carefully choosing a wall or desk calendar that suits our aesthetic or that we find interesting.
The Oboro Silver Moon Calendar quietly makes itself part of your minimalist space, especially if you love the moon. Created by Replug, it originated as a limited-edition 2025 calendar celebrating the Michiru calendar series’ 10th anniversary. Its name comes from oborozuki, a hazy moon, which inspired the design’s soft appearance. The YD Select listing describes its inspiration as having “serene and mystical qualities.” You might see that misty moon as a reminder that life is impermanent but still beautiful, although that’s a personal interpretation rather than something a calendar needs to explain.
Instead of the usual white paper that many wall calendars have, this uses a soft gray-beige paper that evokes a moonlit sky. It could bring a more introspective and relaxing atmosphere to the room, especially when you stare at the calendar while contemplating your life for the rest of the month (well, if you like doing that sort of thing). The subdued background also keeps the metallic details from competing with a bright color palette.
This is primarily a calendar that brings attention to the lunar cycle. It shows the moon’s phases in shimmering, reflective silver foil that catches the light falling on it. That distinction matters: it reflects light rather than producing its own illumination. Its appearance can change depending on the angle of the light, making placement part of the effect. It also has an embossed moon silhouette that adds a tactile element when you touch the calendar. For someone who enjoys small daily rituals, pausing to notice the changing lunar phases could become a grounding moment in an otherwise busy day.
The calendar is made in Japan, with 12 paper sheets measuring approximately 11.7 by 13.5 inches. That gives you a sense of the wall space it needs without making it sound like an oversized art print. The combination of embossing and silver foil is the important design choice here: one gives the paper physical relief, while the other changes how it catches light.
For comparison, MUJI’s 2027 Bagasse Paper Wall Calendar, listed on its European store, uses a Monday-start monthly layout that presents the full month at a glance. Both could appeal to someone who prefers understated stationery, but their priorities differ. MUJI emphasizes straightforward date reference, while Oboro gives lunar phases and decorative surface treatments more attention. Oboro’s appeal is less about improving your scheduling system and more about giving a useful paper object a place in your decor. The better choice depends on what you want to look at every day.
There is also something appealing about checking a calendar without reaching for your phone. If opening an app tends to lead you somewhere else entirely, a paper reference lets you glance at the date and move on. You can still keep your appointments in a digital calendar while choosing something more personal for the wall beside your desk. If you’ve stopped choosing calendars because your phone already handles the practical side, Oboro Silver Moon Calendar gives you a reason to reconsider. It can sit alongside your existing routine, offering something different to notice: the shape of the moon, the texture of the paper, or a brief flash of silver as the light changes.
An espresso habit gets complicated the minute you leave the kitchen. You can bring the beans, but the equipment tends to stay beside an outlet, occupying a respectable chunk of counter. Pura Coffee’s PURA NEO Pro, listed for sale at $349, is designed to put heating, extraction, and drinking into one battery-powered object. The problem it tackles is straightforward: making espresso away from your usual setup without packing a miniature coffee station.
Visually, the NEO Pro looks closer to a trav
An espresso habit gets complicated the minute you leave the kitchen. You can bring the beans, but the equipment tends to stay beside an outlet, occupying a respectable chunk of counter. Pura Coffee’s PURA NEO Pro, listed for sale at $349, is designed to put heating, extraction, and drinking into one battery-powered object. The problem it tackles is straightforward: making espresso away from your usual setup without packing a miniature coffee station.
Visually, the NEO Pro looks closer to a travel tumbler than a shrunken kitchen appliance. The company’s imagery shows a cylindrical body, a cup at the top, and a textured brown band around the middle. A circular power button keeps the front relatively uncluttered. I like the restraint here. It looks like an object you could leave beside a laptop without your desk suddenly resembling the equipment shelf behind a coffee bar.
That stacked layout explains the design’s most interesting decision. Pura pumps water upward through the grounds into the drinking cup above, so you don’t need to balance the brewer over a separate vessel. The cup becomes part of the architecture rather than another accessory to remember. The company says upward flow helps wet the coffee bed evenly and reduce channeling. That extraction advantage needs testing, but the integrated cup has an immediately understandable purpose.
The basic controls are refreshingly physical. After a short press followed by a two-second hold to power on, one press starts heated brewing at the default 92°C, roughly 198°F. A double press skips heating and brews using the water’s existing temperature. Pura also uses a colored light ring to communicate status. It’s a sensible division of labor: a button for getting coffee started, with a small visual signal instead of another screen demanding your attention.
Inside, the ambition gets more technical. Pura specifies extraction pressure of 6 to 9 bar at the coffee puck and a five-stage process that moves from pre-infusion through brewing to pressure release. Its roughly three-minute cold-start brewing time is explicitly labeled a design target, not a verified result here. I’d treat that timing as provisional, particularly if the appeal is making a quick cup between meetings rather than enjoying the preparation itself.
Then comes Brew OS, the companion software that lets owners adjust brewing parameters and save combinations as shareable Brew Cards. Pura says the app can also suggest a starting extraction curve from a photograph of a coffee bag or the beans themselves. That’s a potentially useful entry point for someone who wants more guidance than a temperature slider. Importantly, the company describes these suggestions as starting points, while deeper learning from personal taste ratings remains on its roadmap.
I’m more persuaded by saving a recipe than by the prospect of photographing beans. A saved combination gives the tinkering a destination: find settings you like, then stop rebuilding them every morning. For me, that’s a better reason to connect a coffee maker to a phone than simply adding remote controls. Brew OS allows that recipe to be saved and shared, although repeating settings shouldn’t be mistaken for guaranteeing identical flavor.
The practical boundaries matter, too. The water tank holds a maximum of 70 milliliters, about 2.4 fluid ounces, so think espresso-sized servings, not a full commuter mug. Ground coffee is the primary approach, with an optional Nespresso-compatible capsule adapter. Cleanup still involves discarding the grounds and rinsing removable parts; the body cannot be immersed or put in the dishwasher. Portability gets the equipment into your bag, but it doesn’t make the used grounds disappear afterward.
At $349, I’d want the NEO Pro to earn its place through regular use, not just the occasional campsite photo. Its strongest design argument is the cup itself: brewing and drinking share one vertical assembly, with fewer separate objects to arrange. If carrying your espresso routine matters enough to justify the preparation and cleanup, that’s a thoughtful place to start. The app can offer more settings later. First, the coffee needs somewhere to land.
Xbox turns 25 this year, and if you're going to commemorate a quarter-century of one of gaming's most recognizable brands, slapping a green logo onto some existing hardware isn't going to cut it.Thankfully, Razer didn't phone it in.The new Razer | XBOX 25 Anniversary Collection (now available) takes three existing Razer products, the BlackWidow V4 75%, Basilisk V3 Pro 35K, and Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed, and transforms them with translucent green shells, Xbox det
Xbox turns 25 this year, and if you're going to commemorate a quarter-century of one of gaming's most recognizable brands, slapping a green logo onto some existing hardware isn't going to cut it.
Thankfully, Razer didn't phone it in.
The new Razer | XBOX 25 Anniversary Collection (now available) takes three existing Razer products, the BlackWidow V4 75%, Basilisk V3 Pro 35K, and Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed, and transforms them with translucent green shells, Xbox detailing, and some fantastic use of RGB lighting. Razer officially announced the limited-edition collection in August, describing it as a collaboration with Xbox celebrating 25 years of the brand.
I've now spent some time with all three, and there's one product that immediately stands above the rest.
The keyboard is ridiculously good.
The BlackWidow V4 75% is the star of the show
Top-down view of the Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Xbox 25th Anniversary keyboard and wrist rest. (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
If I could only buy one thing from this collection, it would unquestionably be the BlackWidow V4 75%.
It's absolutely awesome-looking in person.
The translucent green chassis and keycaps make exceptionally good use of Razer's Chroma lighting because you're not simply seeing RGB through the legends. The light spills through the translucent structure of the keyboard itself, illuminating the switches and keys and giving the whole thing this glowing, almost radioactive Xbox-green appearance.
My photos don't really do it justice. I've generally kept mine predominantly green for obvious reasons, but you aren't locked into the Xbox color scheme. Razer Chroma gives you full RGB customization, including per-key lighting, while the keyboard also has two-sided underglow.
Even the bottom of this keyboard looks great. (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
There are some lovely smaller touches, too. The spacebar carries the XBOX 25 branding; there are Xbox-inspired symbols scattered across the keycaps, and the familiar ABXY colors appear around the arrow cluster. Razer has even included a dedicated Xbox key for opening Game Bar.
But perhaps my favorite finishing touch is sitting in front of the keyboard.
Sure, you can customize the RGB using Synapse, but out of the box, I love the default color profile. (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
The included magnetic wrist rest has Razer and XBOX 25 branding prominently printed on it in green, and that's the type of detail that pushes this beyond feeling like a basic special-edition colorway. It completes the look.
Even the wrist rest gets some branding love. (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
Razer uses its Orange Tactile Switches Gen-3 here, while retaining the BlackWidow V4 75%'s hot-swappable design.
At $209.99 on Razer.com, it's admittedly not cheap. But if I'm buying something specifically because it's a limited Xbox 25th-anniversary edition, I want it to actually feel special. This does.
BLACKWIDOW V4 75%: $209.99 If you’re looking for more customization and immersion, meet your XBOX enthusiast needs with a compact, hot-swappable mechanical keyboard featuring Razer Chroma RGB and Razer Orange Tactile Mechanical Switches Gen‑3.View Deal
The Basilisk V3 Pro 35K completes the look
Arguably one of the best combo gaming and ergo mice around, the Basilisk V3 Pro 35K in translucent green looks superb. (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
I'm already a fan of the Basilisk line, and underneath the translucent green makeover, this remains a very capable wireless gaming mouse. You get Razer's Focus Pro 35K Optical Sensor Gen-2, HyperScroll Tilt Wheel, 13 customizable controls, HyperSpeed Wireless connectivity, and Chroma RGB.
Razer lists up to 140 hours of battery life over HyperSpeed Wireless as well.
However, once again, it's the execution of the anniversary design that makes the difference.
(Image credit: Future)
The translucent green upper shell lets you see hints of the mouse's internal structure, while XBOX 25 branding runs down the side. RGB lighting beneath the mouse creates a bright green glow that makes it look fantastic beside the BlackWidow.
Honestly, if you're getting the keyboard, you really should just get the mouse too (sorry about your wallet).
Close-up top view of the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K Xbox 25th Anniversary gaming mouse featuring a translucent green shell and Xbox 25 branding. (Image credit: Future)
There's even a translucent green 2.4GHz wireless dongle! Nobody needed to do that. Razer did it anyway, and that's precisely my point about this collection. Everywhere I look, there's another little bit of attention to detail.
This was completely unecessary, but Razer really went all out for the theme here🫡. (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
The Basilisk costs $179.99 on Razer.com. Yes, Razer has subsequently moved the Basilisk family forward, so you're not buying the newest generation simply because this is a new Xbox edition. But considering what you're really paying for here, namely an excellent mouse transformed into a collectible anniversary design, I'm not going to complain too much.
BASILISK V3 PRO 35K: $179.99 Packed with cutting-edge technology, unleash your full potential with an XBOX-themed RGB gaming mouse that redefines the boundaries of performance, customization, connectivity, and control.View Deal
The Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed does exactly what it needs to
(Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
Finally, there are the Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed earbuds.
I've been using these with my ASUS Xbox Ally X, where they've made a great little companion for handheld gaming. They sound great, and the transparent green design is wonderfully nostalgic without looking cheap.
The earbuds themselves are translucent right down through the stems, while the charging case gets the same treatment with a large XBOX 25 logo across the front. It's distinctive without Razer needing to reinvent the product underneath.
(Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
To be clear, I'm not sure what else Razer could have done here.
These support both Razer HyperSpeed Wireless over 2.4GHz and Bluetooth 5.3, including Razer SmartSwitch, alongside up to 35 hours of total battery life. They're also IPX4-rated, and Razer lists surround-sound support across Xbox and PC.
At$119.99 on Razer.com, they're also the least expensive route into the collection.
HAMMERHEAD V3 X HYPERSPEED: $119.99 Experience seamless audio with the ultimate wireless gaming earbuds. Equipped with Razer HyperSpeed Wireless, Razer SmartSwitch Dual Wireless, and THX Spatial Audio, stay connected, competitive, and fully immersed on Xbox and beyond.View Deal
This is how you do an anniversary collection
(Image credit: Future)
The three anniversary models carry roughly a $10 to $20 premium over their standard counterparts, depending on the product. That's the sort of "special edition tax" I can live with when I'm actually getting something special in return.
And, in my opinion, Razer really went over the top here.
There's a consistency across all three products that makes them feel like an actual collection, rather than three unrelated products that happen to share a logo and color. Put the BlackWidow and Basilisk together on a desk, and they look fantastic.
The translucent green plastic immediately evokes Xbox, while the XBOX 25 logos, custom keycaps, ABXY colors, wrist-rest embroidery, RGB implementation, and even that ridiculous little green wireless dongle demonstrate that somebody cared about sweating the details.
🤌It's so cool looking! (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)
And that's ultimately why I like these so much.
Razer started with some of its best hardware rather than using Xbox's anniversary to dress up cheaper peripherals, and then went far enough with the aesthetic changes that they feel genuinely unique.
The Razer | XBOX 25 Anniversary Collection is available to order from October 20, with the BlackWidow V4 75% at $209.99, Basilisk V3 Pro 35K at $179.99, and Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed at $119.99.
These are limited edition, so don't be shocked if they sell out.
If I were choosing only one, I'd take the BlackWidow without hesitation. (But let's be honest: the keyboard and mouse belong together.)
A+ from me, Razer. This is how you do anniversary hardware.
Hit me up in the comments if you have any questions while I still have these on hand! And you can follow the rest of our XBOX 25 coverage as we round out 2026.
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La Disquette
, j'sais pas si vous êtes déjà tombés dessus, mais c'est un site qui propose chaque semaine un ancien jeu PC Windows jouable gratuitement durant sept jours, sans rien installer. Et cette semaine, et jusqu'au lundi 26 octobre, c'est Grand Theft Auto 2, le Rockstar de 1999. Et ensuite, ce sera Counter-Strike 1.6 à partir du 26, puis Crimson Skies le 2 novembre.
Vous l'aurez compris, le jeu ne tourne pas chez vous puisqu'il s'exécute sur les serveurs du site et déboule e
La Disquette
, j'sais pas si vous êtes déjà tombés dessus, mais c'est un site qui propose chaque semaine un ancien jeu PC Windows jouable gratuitement durant sept jours, sans rien installer. Et cette semaine, et jusqu'au lundi 26 octobre, c'est Grand Theft Auto 2, le Rockstar de 1999. Et ensuite, ce sera Counter-Strike 1.6 à partir du 26, puis Crimson Skies le 2 novembre.
Vous l'aurez compris, le jeu ne tourne pas chez vous puisqu'il s'exécute sur les serveurs du site et déboule en streaming vidéo H.264 avec le son via WebSocket, tout ça décodé par votre navigateur. Du cloud gaming quoi mais pour les vieux jeux. Même GoG n'y avait pas pensé !!
Votre clavier AZERTY est bien sûr pris en charge, la souris peut se verrouiller pour les jeux de tir, et le plein écran capture même les touches Échap, Ctrl+W et la touche Windows (Chrome et Edge) pour éviter les sorties intempestives du jeu.
Le menu de GTA 2 dans sa fenêtre, lancé en invité
Et tout ça s'affiche dans un faux bureau Windows XP bien kitsch comme je l'aime avec ses collines vertes, son bouton démarrer et une fenêtre façon Internet Explorer pour la fiche.
J'ai donc lancé GTA 2 en invité depuis Chrome pour voir ce que ça donne et après un petit son de lecteur de disquette que j'ai adoré, le jeu s'est lancé.
Côté sauvegardes, en mode invité, votre progression ne sera pas conservée à la fermeture de la fenêtre donc pour vraiment vous y mettre, il vous faudra un compte joueur, et cliquer sur le bouton "Garder ma progression" de la fenêtre de jeu. Aucune adresse email n'est demandée, ce qui est cool pour nos data, mais faudra pas oublier votre mot de passe.
Avec un compte, le site enregistrera alors tout seul votre partie, jeu par jeu, et vous la retrouvez le jour où le titre repasse dans la rotation. Sachez juste qu'une session de gaming s'arrête également au bout 15 minutes d'inactivité donc ne vous absentez pas trop longtemps.
Et un grand merci à Bastien, qui développe ce projet sur son temps libre, pour le kiff !
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Kevlar has spent most of its career in serious places, like bulletproof vests, racing tires, and the occasional helmet. Chemist Stephanie Kwolek invented it at DuPont in 1965, and I doubt anyone in that lab imagined a functional fabric like Kevlar would one day be asked to look classy. Today the fiber basically has a second life as a fashion fabric. I find that delightfully absurd, like learning your bodyguard also had a career as a swimsuit model. Benks has been leaning into that split persona
Kevlar has spent most of its career in serious places, like bulletproof vests, racing tires, and the occasional helmet. Chemist Stephanie Kwolek invented it at DuPont in 1965, and I doubt anyone in that lab imagined a functional fabric like Kevlar would one day be asked to look classy. Today the fiber basically has a second life as a fashion fabric. I find that delightfully absurd, like learning your bodyguard also had a career as a swimsuit model. Benks has been leaning into that split personality for a while, and its latest drop takes it somewhere sunnier.
Meet Haven Azure and Haven Rouge, two Kevlar cases for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, priced at $69.99 each. Benks weaves the pattern directly into the Kevlar fiber using a 600D floating jacquard technique, rather than printing it onto the surface. That means the design is part of the weave itself, not just a layer of color that can scuff off. Azure ripples in layered blues, Rouge glows in warm reds, and both wrap the phone in a slim, full coverage shell. Building on the ArmorAir, the Haven series features a taller raised metal camera frame for enhanced lens protection, along with an upgraded ArmorKey that fully covers the Camera Control button. The result is a slim, full-coverage case that offers more comprehensive protection without compromising its refined design. Same tough stuff, just dressed for vacation.
Jacquard weaving builds a design into the cloth by lifting individual threads in a programmed order, a trick Joseph-Marie Jacquard automated with punched cards in the early 1800s. Silk mills near Lake Como, Benks’ stated inspiration, have long used the technique for ties. Benks applies the same logic to Kevlar, letting some threads float over others so colors and shapes appear in the weave. The 600D figure is a denier rating, which tells you how thick the yarn is. According to Benks, strands finer and more densely woven than the common 1500D give a smoother surface and a slimmer case. A loom from 1804 would recognize the idea instantly.
Getting color into Kevlar takes effort, and most of us picture the fiber as black and nothing else. Benks says the Haven colorways are woven into the fiber structure, with no laminated surface layer to peel, so the texture you feel is the weave itself. The brand has been heading here for a while, from the Knight ArmorAir with its champagne horse that reads like pixel art made from industrial fiber, to these flowing ripples. Benks bills the 600D Kevlar jacquard as an industry first, and the product shots show why it wants the credit. Big diagonal sweeps also suit a phone better than tiny repeating logos ever could.
Azure Cools Things Down, Rouge Warms Them Up
Azure sets a deep navy base and runs a diagonal band of lighter blues down the back, a bit like sunlight breaking up on lake water. Benks describes the pattern as gentle ripples in layered blue tones. Look closely at the product shots and the lighter threads read like tiny stitched pixels, which gives the band a cross-stitch charm. Rouge flips the mood with a burgundy base and a pale gold band, and Benks calls the shade Rouge Valley Red, with woven contour lines meant to recall warm valleys at dusk. Honestly, Azure feels like a lake breeze and Rouge feels like a glass of wine.
Benks shows both cases on all four iPhone 18 Pro colors, which are Black, Glacier, Burgundy, and Silver. Rouge on Burgundy looks like the obvious match, since phone and case speak the same dark red language. Azure beside Glacier makes sense too, though the blues also look sharp against Silver and Black. Each colorway has a matching ArmorPop grip and stand at $29.99 for anyone who wants the full set. The Haven tagline is “somewhere between here and away,” which also describes my mental state every Friday afternoon. Pick the mood first, then let your phone color follow.
Metal Frame, Enclosed Keys, Built-In Magnets
The iPhone 18 Pro is the first iPhone with a physical variable aperture, so its camera plateau deserves a proper guard. Haven wraps it in a raised metal frame that Benks says helps shield the lenses from scratches and bumps. Raised screen edges keep the display off flat surfaces without adding bulk. Enclosed ArmorKeys cover the side buttons, camera button included, and Benks promises crisp, responsive clicks. Cutouts line up with the ports, and the Kevlar texture wraps around the edges for a slip-resistant grip. A built-in magnetic core handles MagSafe accessories, so your charger, wallet, and grip stay where you put them.
Haven Azure and Haven Rouge are listed at $69.99 each on Benks’ site, with versions for the iPhone 18 Pro and the Pro Max (they’ll fit the 17 Pro series too). The cases boast a one year warranty, free shipping on orders of $39 or more, and a 30 day return window. Matching ArmorPop grips sit on the same product pages if you want to coordinate. Protection and personality have usually sat on separate shopping lists for phone cases, and weaving color straight into Kevlar is a neat way to merge them. Kevlar went from body armor to brunch, and I suspect it has a few more lives left.
David Guetta just won DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll for a record sixth time, and I have a very specific idea for his trophy shelf. Somebody on the internet has turned a Pioneer DJ setup into Korean blue-and-white porcelain, tigers and all. Two decks and a four-channel mixer, glazed bone white and hand-painted (well, AI-painted) in cobalt blue. It looks like something you’d find behind glass at the Met, right before a security guard asks you to step back. It’s also the most Guetta-coded object I’ve
David Guetta just won DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll for a record sixth time, and I have a very specific idea for his trophy shelf. Somebody on the internet has turned a Pioneer DJ setup into Korean blue-and-white porcelain, tigers and all. Two decks and a four-channel mixer, glazed bone white and hand-painted (well, AI-painted) in cobalt blue. It looks like something you’d find behind glass at the Met, right before a security guard asks you to step back. It’s also the most Guetta-coded object I’ve seen all year, because a guy who headlines weekly Ibiza residencies deserves a rig that looks as expensive as the bottle service.
The setup comes from creators patchkims and takitani.lab, who posted it as the “Joseon Baekja Prototype,” complete with a “1 of 1, no restock” caption that reads like a sneaker drop. It’s an AI render, so nobody’s shipping it to Guetta’s villa anytime soon. The idea still lands, though. Each jog wheel carries a tiger and a magpie under a pine tree, lifted straight from Korean folk painting, and the screens swap waveforms for misty mountains and waterfalls. Suddenly your DJ gear graduates from booth equipment to living room centerpiece, which is a fun flex for anyone, let alone the world’s No. 1 DJ.
Kkachi horangi is a genre of Korean folk painting where a deliberately goofy tiger, nicknamed the idiot tiger, plays the aristocratic yangban, and a smug magpie in a pine tree speaks for the common people. Both jog wheels here carry that exact scene, with the cat prowling below and the bird looking unbothered above. The two decks get different tiger poses, so the platters work like a call and response. Joseon painters used the setup to poke fun at the ruling class, and now it sits under the palms of whoever runs the dance floor. That is either delicious irony or very on-brand for a king of the booth.
The screens trade waveforms for misty peaks, a waterfall, a pavilion, and a pair of moons, echoing Irworobongdo, the sun, moon and five peaks painting that stood behind the king’s throne in Joseon palaces. The sun and moon stood for the king and queen, so the painting doubled as a majesty backdrop. A headliner on a raised stage occupies similar real estate, so the throne comparison writes itself. The original sun burned red, and going cobalt turns it into a second moon, which suits a room that wakes up after midnight. Calling a DJ booth a throne room is a stretch, but watch a stadium crowd hang on a Guetta build-up and the royalty comparison stops feeling silly.
Joseon Korea made white its signature after the green celadon era of Goryeo, and cobalt-painted porcelain sat at the top of the pile. The pigment was rare and imported from China, so when supply dried up, court kilns improvised with iron-brown, and some banquet wares wore painted imitations of blue-and-white called gahwa, literally fake painting. A porcelain Pioneer rig conjured by AI is a 2026 gahwa, a convincing stand-in for an object nobody has actually fired in a kiln. I’m weirdly fine with that, because the Joseon court got there first. Meanwhile, Christie’s has estimated a genuine 15th-century cobalt jar at roughly $2 million to $3 million, so the real thing sets the bar high.
The real-world version of this lineup runs two AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X players at $2,999 each plus a Pioneer DJ DJM-A9 mixer at $2,899, roughly $8,900 in the US. The render looks closer to the older CDJ-2000NXS2 generation, disc slots and all. Pioneer did sell a limited white CDJ-2000NXS2-W run in 2017, so colorway flexes are old news for the brand. I imagine if such a product were to exist, it would probably cost in the hundreds of thousands. That being said, I’m sure an enthusiastic deejay with money to throw could acquire this for their den. Guetta, SHM, heck even Shaq… I’m looking at y’all.
Porsche has unveiled the Mission S, a vision model that previews its evolving design language and introduces plans for a new mid-engine super sports car positioned above the 911. The German automaker describes the performance machine as the foundation for a permanent addition to its lineup, combining motorsport influences with a more focused approach to driving.
Revealed in Queens, New York, the Mission S also draws attention to Porsche’s history. The location recalls the 1953 appearance of the
Porsche has unveiled the Mission S, a vision model that previews its evolving design language and introduces plans for a new mid-engine super sports car positioned above the 911. The German automaker describes the performance machine as the foundation for a permanent addition to its lineup, combining motorsport influences with a more focused approach to driving.
Revealed in Queens, New York, the Mission S also draws attention to Porsche’s history. The location recalls the 1953 appearance of the 550 Spyder on the same pier, a car that helped establish the company’s reputation in the United States. The new concept carries that legacy forward through proportions and details inspired by several of the marque’s historic sports cars.
Its exterior centres on a low nose, rounded headlights and pronounced front fenders that recall the 911. The flat front end takes inspiration from the 911 GT1, while the roofline extending beneath the rear wing references the 959. At the back, a design treatment derived from the GT1 creates a layered, car-within-a-car effect. These references are integrated into a contemporary form rather than reproduced as retro styling.
A continuous line connects the front and rear light signatures, visually tying the body together. Above it, the sculpted surfaces emphasise the car’s muscular proportions; below, exposed technical elements reinforce its functional character. The centrally positioned engine makes the familiar Porsche roofline possible, while a cooling arrangement inspired by the 917’s radiator fan and an integrated active rear wing bring engineering details into the visual design. The wheels reinterpret the distinctive dial-like pattern of the 928, with an emphasis on lightweight construction.
On the inside, Porsche takes a less screen-dependent approach to the driving experience. The cabin draws on the 550 Spyder and 356, using flowing lines across the dashboard and doors to create a low, enclosed cockpit. Traditional switches and physical controls sit alongside digital displays, with the layout arranged around the driver. White, grey and red accents reference the brand’s racing colours.
The instrument cluster is a central feature. Five round instruments sit behind the steering wheel, with an analogue rev counter at the centre and a digital display behind it. Their arrangement can change with the selected driving mode, adapting the presentation to the driver’s needs. A redesigned Sport Chrono element combines analogue styling with digital functions, while push-pull controls provide direct access to selected vehicle settings.
Porsche has also left out a permanently installed central touchscreen and passenger display. Instead, a retractable smartphone holder compatible with MagSafe allows a personal device to serve as a navigation or information screen when needed. The My Porsche app provides access to vehicle functions and offers historically inspired designs for the digital instrument displays.
For now, Mission S remains a vision model, not a production car with confirmed performance figures or a launch date. Porsche has, however, announced development of a new mid-engine super sports car platform. Its eventual production models will show how much of this concept’s design and driver-focused philosophy makes it to the road.
Keepsweeper
, c'est la célèbre grille toute grise du Démineur de Windows, qui sous ses cases numérotées ne cache pas des mines mais tout un royaume à faire évoluer en temps réel. Ce jeu est signé Michael Flarup, un designer danois à qui on doit aussi les App Icon Books, qui m'a écrit après être passé sur
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Keepsweeper
, c'est la célèbre grille toute grise du Démineur de Windows, qui sous ses cases numérotées ne cache pas des mines mais tout un royaume à faire évoluer en temps réel. Ce jeu est signé Michael Flarup, un designer danois à qui on doit aussi les App Icon Books, qui m'a écrit après être passé sur
mon article consacré à UnDUNE II
.
Le principe de Keepsweeper ne dépaysera pas les emplois fictifs sous Windows que vous êtes, puisque chaque chiffre compte ce qui se cache dans les 8 cases alentour, diagonales comprises. Seulement ici, c'est la couleur qui indique ce qui se passe... Si c'est doré, c'est un trésor, si c'est bleu, c'est un repaire d'ennemis qui peut abriter des gobelins ou un troll, et si c'est rouge, alors là, aïe aïe aïe, c'est un repaire de DRAGONS !!! Et bien sûr, le chiffre baisse quand vous détruisez ce qu'il comptabilise ou que vous vous emparez de son trésor.
Par contre, ce n'est pas à vous de retournez les cases. En bon roi, vous désignez celles à creuser et ce sont vos ouvriers qui s'en occuperont. Les soldats quand à eux, défendront les alentours, et quand un repaire apparaîtra, vous pourrez les envoyer le détruire en 1 clic. La seule règle à vraiment respecter c'est de protéger absolument votre Donjon "quoiqu'il en coûte" comme dirait notre pervers narcissique national, car le perdre mettrait alors immédiatement fin à la partie.
Les chiffres bleus, dorés et rouges autour du Donjon, pendant qu'un ouvrier creuse la case encadrée
Et ce que vous déterrez servira ensuite à bâtir des fermes, des maisons et des défenses, avec des bâtiments qui pourront se "soutenir" les uns les autres. Par exemple les moulins soutiennent les fermes, les forges équipent les soldats et les chapelles permettent de garder l'armée debout. C'est fou de se dire que tout ce gameplay tient dans une stupide fenêtre de Démineur avec ses boutons en relief qui sentent bon le Windows 95.
Côté contenu, il y a pour le moment 4 quêtes, dont une chasse au dragon, des expéditions aléatoires dans les Terres sauvages, et un Siège où il faut tenir face à des vagues d'ennemis toujours plus nombreux. Ensuite, les Sceaux royaux gagnés en route débloqueront des bâtiments, des améliorations et des récompenses permanentes qui vous serviront pour les parties suivantes.
Sachez également que vous pouvez jouer en solo bien sûr (et donc mettre en pause pour cogiter quand ça devient chaud) mais aussi jouer en ligne de deux à quatre joueur, et même fabriquer ses propres cartes dans l'éditeur.
Sur iPhone et iPad l'app est gratuit pour les 2 premiers niveau de chaque quête et après faudra débourser un peu moins de 6 euros pour acheter le jeu (c'est un achat unique, y'a pas d'abonnement à la con). Et bonne nouvelle, la version web quand à elle est entièrement gratuite ! Le jeu existe aussi sur Android, une version Steam est annoncée pour bientôt !
Merci à Michael pour le partage, et bonne chasse au dragon à tous !
Si vous avez des potes qui vous envoient des liens Spotify trop cools toute la journée alors que vous écoutez tout sur Deezer (ou l'inverse), bah c'est chiant votre vie. Faut copier le titre, ouvrir votre appli, le chercher...etc.
Heureusement, il existe
Music Bridge
, une extension pour le navigateur signée Simon Duhem (un ancien de Deezer) qui vous permet d'éviter de faire tout ce bordel en ouvrant directement la bonne chanson dans votre application musicale à vous.
Une fois Mus
Si vous avez des potes qui vous envoient des liens Spotify trop cools toute la journée alors que vous écoutez tout sur Deezer (ou l'inverse), bah c'est chiant votre vie. Faut copier le titre, ouvrir votre appli, le chercher...etc.
Heureusement, il existe
Music Bridge
, une extension pour le navigateur signée Simon Duhem (un ancien de Deezer) qui vous permet d'éviter de faire tout ce bordel en ouvrant directement la bonne chanson dans votre application musicale à vous.
Une fois Music Bridge installé, vous réglez votre service favori une fois pour toutes dans les options, et ensuite chaque page de morceau ou d'album ouverte ailleurs vous renvoie automatiquement vers son équivalent chez vous.
Deezer, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal et Pandora se renvoient ainsi la balle dans n'importe quel sens, et YouTube ou SoundCloud peuvent également servir de destination. Et bien sûr si le morceau n'existe pas dans votre catalogue parce que c'est trop niche, bah vous restez sur la page d'origine avec un petit message qui vous prévient.
Maintenant pour ceux qui préfèrent l'appli de bureau plutôt que l'extension navigateur, une option permet également de lancer la musique directement dedans pour Deezer, Spotify et Apple Music, sous Windows et macOS, et une autre s'occupe de refermer l'onglet resté ouvert 5 secondes après l'ouverture de l'appli. Cochez juste "Toujours autoriser" la première fois que le navigateur vous demande s'il peut ouvrir l'appli, sinon l'onglet se fermera avant d'avoir eu votre réponse.
Après, il y a encore quelques trous dans la raquette... Par exemple, il n'y a pas de conversion pour les artistes ou pour les playlists. Et sur Android, quand l'appli de l'autre plateforme est installée, c'est elle qui récupère ses liens avant même que le navigateur ne les voie, et ça malheureusement, l'extension n'y peut rien.
Maintenant, pour retrouver le bon morceau, l'extension envoie l'adresse de la page ainsi que la plateforme de destination choisie à un petit service web que Simon hébergé chez Cloudflare, qui interroge l'API d'
Odesli
(le moteur de song.link) pour faire le matching.
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