Limitless AI wearable pendant assistant $99

AI wearable assistant

A number of new AI assistants have been launched this year harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in small pocket sized devices equipped with cameras and minimal controls. These include the Rabbit r1, and the Humane AI Pin wearable device which unfortunately has received a barrage of negative reviews in the past few weeks. […]

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Heritage 1.0 Premium Trekking Pole with 5-Core Shock Absorbers from $24

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Imagine setting off on your next hiking adventure with a trekking pole that promises not only to support your journey but also to enhance your comfort and reduce fatigue. Meet the Heritage 1.0, a premium trekking pole designed with your outdoor adventures in mind. This isn’t just any trekking pole; it’s a game-changer for both […]

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More Details on Apple May iPad Event (Video)

Apple May iPad Event

Apple is gearing up to host a highly anticipated event on May 7th, which is expected to have a profound impact on the tablet market. The event will primarily focus on the company’s iPad lineup, showcasing new models and enhancements that promise to redefine user experience and push the boundaries of hardware capabilities. This event […]

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The Fitorch K2 EDC Flashlight is a compact, yet powerful flashlight designed to assist you in a variety of different scenarios whether it be daily or emergency illumination. You will be surprised to know that this small flashlight can illuminate even the darkest of spaces with its impressive 1,000 lumens of brightness. Fitorch K2 Imagine […]

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Apple Made for Business launches for small business owners and entrepreneurs

Apple Made for Business for small business owners and entrepreneurs

Apple has this week announced the launch of its new Made for Business initiative created to support small businesses and entrepreneurs. By providing tailored sessions and resources, Apple aims to empower these businesses to leverage technology effectively, streamlining their operations and fostering growth. The initiative is part of the broader Today at Apple program, which offers […]

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10 Best Office Chairs You Need To Add To Your Working Space ASAP

Something we often tend to do is ignore the importance of a great office chair. When in reality we really shouldn’t. We spend the majority of our day sitting on chairs, whether we’re working in our home office or a corporate one. Hence, this piece of furniture needs to be not only comfortable but ergonomic, and aesthetic as well. And we’ve curated a collection of chair designs that meet all these criteria! From a task chair that is made using 70% recycled materials to a fortune cookie-inspired wooden work pod – these innovative chair designs are not only a boon to your back, and help you maintain a healthy posture, but are also super comfy to sink into, and will perfectly match the interiors of your modern office. Enjoy.

1. Coffin Chair

This intriguing-looking office chair is shaped like a coffin, and it perfectly encapsulates the emotions you may feel regarding your dead-end corporate job. This innovative and unique chair is created for those who are fed up with their jobs, but cant really leave, and need to process their emotions in a healthy manner.

Why is it noteworthy?

The conceptual chair design perfectly encapsulates all the dreaded emotions employees usually experience throughout their workday. It captures the sense of boredom, and mundaneness one experiences as they sit through a pointless meeting that could have very easily been an email.

What we like

  • The chair is inspired by Rene Magritte’s painting titled The Balcony (1950)
  • It perfectly represents the emotions of having a dead-end job

What we dislike

  • There’s no cozy cushioning to get comfy in, it could be uncomfortable to sit on for long periods of time

2. Typo Chair

Called the Typo Chair, this minimal yet powerful office chair by AMDL Circle for the furniture brand Mara deserves a spot in your office. What sets this rather ordinary-looking chair apart is its playfully bent form, which serves as a unique and uncommon element.

Why is it noteworthy?

The ergonomic office chair features a light timber base and backrest, and it has a gentle curve in its form. This shape sets the chair apart from typical chair designs, and it functions as the ‘focal point’ of the entire design.

What we like

  • The colored metal structure contrasts the subtle wood creating a vibrant silhouette
  • Features an intentional detail that adds personality to an otherwise basic chair

What we dislike

  • There seems to be no option for customization

3. Vitra ACX

The Vitra ACX is designed as a collaboration between Vitra and Antonio Citterio. It is an excellent fit for your corporate or home office, and it is designed to have a “long service life with the smallest possible carbon footprint”.

Why is it noteworthy?

This chair is deemed to be ACX’s most sustainable task chair available, and it has a 100% recyclable construction, which is truly commendable. The chair is made using a limited number of components, and this ensures that maintenance is quite easy and efficient.

What we like

  • Made up of 100% recyclable materials
  • Features a mechanism that automatically adjusts to different kinds of users

What we dislike

  • Aesthetics are a bit dull and unassuming

4. Sphere Office Chair

Dubbed the Sphere office chair, this good-looking and well-designed chair by the Japanese furniture brand Okamura is built using recycled fishing nets that were saved from the ocean. The unique chair features a “3D physical fit shell” with a kinematic structure that adapts to the contours of your body.

Why is it noteworthy?

Since the chair features a unique kinematic structure, it quite accurately adjusts to the user’s body, creating a comfy shell where users can sit for long periods of time, without feeling any kind of discomfort or fatigue.

What we like

  • Easily adapts to the contours of the user’s body, serving as a comfy space to sit in

What we dislike

  • The aesthetics of the chair are quite similar to other office chairs on the market

5. Catifa Carta

Meet the Catifa Carta – a beautiful minimalist sustainable chair that is made from dozens of sheets of paper. The chair isn’t literally made from paper, as that would be too soft, it is made from PaperShell – a unique material that transforms paper which comes from wood into a wood-like material.

Why is it noteworthy?

This excellent wood-like material provides rigidity, stability, and beauty. It utilizes wood-by products like chips and sawdust, and waste wood too like fallen branches in forests to form a new paper-like material that can replace wood, plastic, or fiber composites.

What we like

  • The natural imperfections of the PaperShell give each chair a unique characteristic

What we dislike

  • Not sure how effective the ergonomics of the chair are for sitting for longer durations of time

6. Liberty Ocean Chair

Designed by Humanscale, the Liberty Ocean Chair is as its name signifies built using one kilogram of abandoned fishing nets found in the ocean. This unique chair is quite a sustainable option since it utilizes recycled fishing nets. It aims to provide a solution to the issue of ocean plastic!

Why is it noteworthy?

The Liberty Ocean chair range claims to be “first task chairs made from recycled fishing nets”, and is a valiant effort on Humanscale’s behalf to tackle the evergrowing and consistent issue of ocean plastic.

What we like

  • Ergonomic and minimal form
  • First task chair to be crafted from recycled fishing nets

What we dislike

  • The aesthetics of the chair are quite similar to other office chairs on the market

7. NEWTRAL MagicH

Meet the NEWTRAL MagicH – this is an ergonomic and intelligent chair design that features an auto-following backrest, as well as an auto-following and adjusting headrest. This chair is a great fit for those who spend long hours in their office, and find it difficult to take breaks and move around.

Why is it noteworthy?

The spring-loaded components of the chair contract when you’re reclining or sitting, and they offer support to your back and neck if you lean forward. The chair offers ample support to your body, no matter which position you’re sitting in. This chair provides the ultimate working experience.

What we like

  • The chair offers support to your body and prevents any injuries

What we dislike

  • The armrests, while highly adjustable, are not removable

8. The 5° Chair

Dubbed the 5° Chair, this unique office chair can rotate at 36-degree angles. It can learn back and forth, and even tilt side to side! This chair was created by the Seoul-based design firm 250 Design, and it is an excellent and ergonomically designed chair for your home.

Why is it noteworthy?

The seat plate of the chair hugs your hips and provides support from the bottom. The chair even features added cushion for more comfort. The legs have been reinforced with angled wave springs allowing them to tilt in any direction, creating a chair that can easily adjust to your body’s movement.

What we like

  • The chair adjusts and works according to your body’s natural movement
  • The chair features stationery mobility

What we dislike

  • Doesnt include wheels, so the chair isn’t a portable design

9. Fortune Chair

Meet the Fortune Chair! It is a unique chair which is an interesting mix between a chair, pod, and a bean bag. The chair also looks like a fortune cookie, which explains its unique but pretty adorable name. The chair is inspired by a fortune cookie!

Why is it noteworthy?

Just like you crack a fortune cookie, the Fortune Chair captures the same experience and sentiment of cracking open a fortune cookie. The experience may be old-school, but it is still a fun and amusing thing to come across. The designers wanted to represent those same sentiments in this chair!

What we like

  • Features a fortune cookie-inspired wooden outer wall, which serves as a covering frame that surrounds the user
  • Functions as a comfy and cozy private space

What we dislike

  • The chair has a unique aesthetic that may not complement the aesthetic of modern contemporary offices

10. uuma

Dubbed uuma, this portable chair and table combo is truly a unique one! It is made from fiberglass, and it offers a little unit with some impressive portability and durability. The chair functions as a customizable furniture unit, which is made up of 4 modular parts.

Why is it noteworthy?

uuma functions as a comfortable seat that can be raised or lowered on demand, and you can clip it to open to unveil a height-adjustable table, which is quite efficient to use as well. uuma lets you work wherever you like and whenever you like.

What we like

  • uuma can be utilized in multiple settings both outdoors and indoors
  • Has a highly portable and durable design

What we dislike

  • The design may not be very ergonomic or comfortable to work on for long hours

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Rabbit r1 unboxing and hands-on by Unboxed Therapy

Rabbit r1 AI assistant unboxing 2024

Following on from the unveiling of the first production versions of the new Rabbit r1 pocket AI personal assistant.  The independent Unboxed Therapy team have been able to get their hands-on one of the very first production models out in the open and have unboxed it and give their first impressions for your viewing pleasure […]

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Apple release new open source AI models for on device processing

Apple AI models OpenELM

In a significant move towards enhancing privacy and processing efficiency, Apple has introduced a series of open source large language models (LLMs) known as OpenELM. These models are uniquely designed to operate directly on devices, diverging from the traditional reliance on cloud-based computations. This shift not only promises to improve user privacy by processing data […]

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How to easily create amazing Interactive Excel Dashboards

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The ability to quickly interpret and act upon figures is crucial for success in today’s data driven world. This is particularly true in the realm of sales, where analyzing performance metrics can make the difference between hitting targets and falling short. Among the various tools available for data visualization, Microsoft Excel dashboards stand out as […]

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The Morning After: Testing the Rabbit R1’s AI assistant skills

Back in January, startup Rabbit revealed its first device at CES 2024. The R1 is an adorable, vibrant orange AI machine with a camera, scroll wheel, and ambitious demos. Now, the device is being sent out to early adopters (and tech reviewers), and we’ve got some proper hands-on experience to tide you over until we’ve wrapped up a full review.

It’s definitely cute, designed by Teenage Engineering, which has put its design talents to use on the Playdate as well as Nothing’s most recent phones as well as music gadgets. Like all those things, it combines a retro-futuristic aesthetic with solid build quality, shiny surfaces, glass and metal accents.

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Then again, the Humane AI Pin was a beautiful piece of tech too, but it was also… rubbish. The Rabbit R1 is a different device. First, it costs $199 — less than a third of the AI Pin’s $700. Humane also requires a monthly $24 subscription fee to use the thing — you don’t need a sub for the R1 at all. Immediately, that’s much better.

The category of AI assistant-centric devices is very new, however. Rabbit’s device is different to Humane’s in both hardware and features, but we know the R1 isn’t launching with all its features just yet. There are a few curiously simple tools missing, like alarms and calendar support.

Make sure you check out our first impressions here. Review incoming!

— Mat Smith

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