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Portugal’s Official TORRAS Phone Case for World Cup 2026 Has A Hands-Free Camera Stand
Cristiano Ronaldo did not become the most recognizable footballer of his generation by accident. The discipline, the training footage, the obsessive documentation of progress over years and decades, all of that has been as central to the story as any trophy or record. Portuguese football has a particular relationship with that kind of dedication, with the belief that the work done before anyone is watching forms the foundation of everything that happens when the stadium fills. That culture has produced players who treat consistency as a competitive advantage, shaping the team’s identity in a way that outlasts any single result. With the 2026 World Cup approaching on American soil, the squad carries that identity into a tournament that feels deeply personal, thirty-two years after Portugal missed their chance on the same stage.
TORRAS built its co-branded case around that spirit, officially partnering with the Portuguese Football Federation. The Q3 Air Portugal National Football Team Edition draws from the squad’s new kit: a red, green, and gold palette, a wave-patterned texture referencing Portugal’s maritime heritage, and the Quinas crest pressed into the airbag structure alongside football-inspired graphics. A No.7 sticker comes included with the case, nodding to the player who has come to embody the “Dedication, Hard Work and Belief” message printed across the back. The magnetic Ostand ring supports 180-degree flipping and 360-degree rotation, enabling hands-free setup on gym equipment, flat courts, or almost any surface. TORRAS has been in the phone stand category since 2018, and the Portugal Football Edition is the most culturally grounded product they have put out.
Designer: TORRAS
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The gradient runs from deep crimson at the top to forest green toward the base, and the design reads as Portuguese football rather than a Portuguese football souvenir. The vertical line texture looks like jersey fabric up close and stadium turf under floodlights from a distance, which is either a very deliberate choice or the best kind of coincidence. The Quinas crest is pressed into the airbag corner structure, placing Portugal’s national symbol at the exact section of the case engineered to absorb impact. That placement is functionally deliberate as much as it is visual, because the corners carry the highest concentration of drop protection engineering in any phone case. The No.7 sticker reads as insider vocabulary to most, and unmistakable shorthand to anyone who has followed Portuguese football for the last two decades.
The Ostand ring snaps completely flat when not in use, keeping the profile slim enough that the case slides into a pocket like any standard shell. It opens into a stand that locks across a full 180-degree flip range with 360-degree rotation on the horizontal axis, covering portrait, landscape, and every diagonal angle between them. The entire case stays MagSafe-compatible, so wireless charging and MagSafe accessories work without pulling the case off, a trade-off most ring-stand designs handle badly. TORRAS rates the airbag corner structure for military-grade drop protection, and the Football Team edition holds to that spec without adding bulk for the co-branded graphics. The magnetic hold is firm enough for hands-free recording on a gym wall or a stadium barrier, and releases cleanly when you want to reposition.
The 2026 World Cup is set to be held on American soil for the first time since 1994. Portugal’s inclusion in this WC roster gives this campaign a weight that the squad feels and the fan community mirrors. The collaboration, announced under the name “Record Your Passion,” centers on the premise that the daily habit of documenting training is, for many athletes, inseparable from the discipline of showing up for it. The training clips, the watch-party setups, the goal reaction shot on a phone propped against a stadium seat, all of it fills the gap between what broadcast cameras pick up and what personal memory holds. A limited-edition case built in the colors of your team, with a stand deploying in under a second, is a product that knows its audience.
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The Daphne Is a Tiny Home That Thinks It’s an Apartment
Most tiny homes ask you to live smaller. The Daphne skips that conversation entirely. It doesn’t try to be a tiny home — it tries to be a home, full stop. Built by Alberta-based Teacup Tiny Homes, a builder that has been crafting thoughtfully designed compact dwellings since 2016, the Daphne is a park model that reframes what small-scale living can actually look and feel like.
Originally custom-designed and built for a client in Ontario, the Daphne sits on a triple-axle trailer and measures 36 feet long by 10 feet 6 inches wide, a noticeably generous footprint by tiny home standards. That extra width is the whole point. Where most road-legal tiny homes max out at 8.5 feet across, the Daphne’s park model classification allows it to stretch into a proportion that feels closer to an apartment than a camper. The result is 378 square feet of interior space that sleeps up to four people, all on a single floor, with no lofts in sight.
Designer: Teacup Tiny Homes
The exterior makes a clean first impression. Horizontal lap siding wraps the structure, punctuated by cedar accents that add warmth and a sense of craft without veering into rustic territory. Large windows run throughout, drawing in natural light and giving the interior an openness that defies the square footage. Inside, the design reads like a well-edited apartment, bright, modern, and deliberately finished. Fine materials and considered details are present throughout, reflecting the kind of specificity that comes with a custom build.
The kitchen earns its title as a gourmet space, offering full-sized functionality in a layout that doesn’t feel squeezed. The living area is generous enough to actually use, and the main floor bedroom includes built-in storage that keeps the space feeling uncluttered. But the bathroom might be Daphne’s boldest move: it includes both a freestanding bathtub and a separate shower, a feature that’s rare even in full-sized homes, let alone tiny ones. It signals clearly that this is a home built around comfort rather than compromise.
For those looking at seasonal retreats, full-time living, or a secondary dwelling on a larger property, the Daphne presents a genuinely compelling case. It doesn’t ask its owner to give anything up. The proportions are right, the finishes are right, and the floor plan flows the way a real home should. Teacup Tiny Homes has always argued that small doesn’t have to mean less, and the Daphne is the clearest version of that argument yet.
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This Side Table Has No Legs: Its Two Storage Units Are the Structure
Side tables rarely demand much attention. They hold a drink, a lamp, or a book, and that’s essentially all anyone expects from them. The more ambitious ones add a drawer or a second tier, but the core formula stays the same. It’s one of those furniture categories where function has long settled into convention, quietly waiting for someone to rethink the structure itself.
Designer Deniz Aktay has been doing exactly that kind of rethinking through his designs. His latest concept, the Torque High Side Table, takes the structural question seriously, proposing a pedestal that isn’t really a pedestal at all. The table’s support comes entirely from two metal storage units that carry the weight of the design, both literally and visually, stacked and rotated against each other.
Designer: Deniz Aktay
The idea of torque, that mechanical tension created by rotation, becomes the organizing principle here. Each storage unit opens in a different direction, offset against the other to create the visual friction the name implies. It makes the structure feel active, as if the table is caught mid-turn. The two-tone blue colorway reinforces that, with a dark navy upper section against a brighter blue lower.
That rotation also creates something practically useful. Where the two units meet, a small shelf platform projects outward between them, adding a third storage level beyond the two main compartments. It reinforces the visual logic of the twist while giving you somewhere to set smaller objects. Three storage spots from a single structural idea is a tidy outcome for a table of this size.
Books sit naturally in each compartment, held upright in the curved enclosures without needing brackets or dividers. Each section holds a small collection without effort, turning what might otherwise be a purely decorative object into something you’d interact with daily. That balance between use and visual statement is where this kind of furniture concept tends to either land well or feel entirely theoretical.
The storage-as-structure approach means the Torque table looks interesting from every angle. There are no legs, no base panel, and no conventional framing hardware. The two open-faced volumes do all the work, with a circular disc on top forming the table surface and a matching flat disc at the bottom serving as the foot. Everything between them is either storing something or making a structural point.
Aktay has built a body of work around this kind of thinking, concepts that start with a formal problem and arrive somewhere genuinely practical. The Torque High Side Table fits that approach well. It doesn’t need to announce its cleverness because the structure speaks on its own, and anyone who tucks a book into one of the compartments and sets a cup on top will feel the logic in it.
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The Spaceballs sequel will be released in April next year
There's finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it's a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Friday night that the upcoming Spaceballs movie will hit theaters on April 23, 2027, right around the 40th anniversary of the first film. Several members of the original cast will be reprising their roles, according to Deadline, including Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, George Wynder and Daphne Zuniga.
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Whispers of a potential Spaceballs 2 go back a couple of years, but Brooks officially confirmed in an extremely on-brand announcement video last summer that the movie is actually happening. Following Deadline's latest report, Amazon MGM Studios posted a screenshot of the article on X, along with the words, "Spaceballs: The Release Date. April 23, 2027." The movie is being directed by Josh Greenbaum and written by Josh Gad, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, according to Deadline. Along with the returning cast members, it will star Gad, Keke Palmer (!!), Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-spaceballs-sequel-will-be-released-in-april-next-year-213543871.html?src=rssAlessi Just Built an Espresso Maker Shaped Like a Screw
The trash or scrapyard is probably the last place you would look for inspiration when trying to come up with a design for food or drink-related products. But apparently, the new Vite espresso maker from Alessi did just that. Designer Philippe Malouin used his Scrapyard Works process to develop the concept for this coffee maker, drawing inspiration from an unexpected item: the screw. In fact, this approach is completely unprecedented in the history of Alessi, making the Vite one of the most conceptually bold things the brand has released in years.
Vite literally means “screw” in Italian, and the coffee maker looks exactly like what it’s named after. It is apparently what caught Malouin’s attention as he sifted through metal fragments, pieces that could be brought to new life through recomposition and reinterpretation. What you get is a coffee maker with a distinct industrial feel that can still deliver one of the best cups of fresh espresso you can get from a stovetop brewer.
Designer: Philippe Malouin
London-based industrial designer Philippe Malouin is no stranger to turning bold concepts into beautifully functional objects. Born in Laval in 1982, he founded his studio in 2008 and has since built a reputation for work spanning furniture, lighting, objects, and installations. He has taught at prestigious institutions like the Royal College of Art in London and ECAL in Lausanne, earning international recognition through awards from Wallpaper*, Archiproducts, and Dezeen. With the Vite, he brings that same thoughtful, concept-driven approach to your morning coffee ritual, and honestly, your kitchen counter will never look the same.
The Vite is made from die-cast aluminum, which gives your espresso a rich, rounded, full-bodied flavor. That choice of material is not just aesthetic, as aluminum has long been favored in traditional Italian coffee making for exactly this reason. The boiler is shaped to echo the form of a screw, a nod not only to the name but also to the physical gesture of twisting or screwing the two halves of the device together to brew your perfect cup. It’s a rare case where the name, the form, and the function all tell exactly the same story.
The small flared base of the boiler mirrors the head of a screw, keeping the theme consistent from top to bottom. This section is crafted from thermoplastic resin, and the color variants were actually sampled directly from the machinery and tools inside the Alessi workshop, meaning what sits on your stovetop is literally a piece of Alessi’s factory floor translated into design. Available shades include Sage Green and Brown, among other workshop-inspired options. It’s a small detail, but it’s exactly the kind of thoughtful decision that Alessi collectors tend to fall in love with. If you’d prefer a cleaner, more minimalist look, there’s also an exclusive natural aluminum version available only on alessi.com and in select Alessi stores.
Beyond its striking looks, the Vite is impressively practical. It brews three cups of espresso at a time and is compatible with all types of cooktops, including induction. That’s a major win for anyone who has had to retire a beloved moka pot simply because of a kitchen upgrade. At just 17 cm tall and 10 cm in diameter, it’s compact enough to tuck away but distinctive enough that you’ll probably want to leave it on permanent display.
And that’s really what sets the Vite apart in a crowded market of coffee makers: it’s as much a collectible as it is an appliance. Alessi has always walked the line between industrial design and art, and the Vite is a near-perfect example of that philosophy in action. Whether you’re a design collector, a devoted espresso lover, or simply someone who believes your kitchen deserves beautiful things, this screw-shaped little brewer is worth every bit of the attention it’s getting. Sometimes, the best ideas really do come from the scrapyard, and this one just happens to make a really great cup of coffee too.
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Ursula K. Le Guin’s blog has been turned into a podcast
For those who will never tire of the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, a special treat is on the way. The esteemed late author's blog, which she started in 2010 at the age of 81, is being rereleased as a podcast, In Your Spare Time. Le Guin's blog ran until 2017, and a book collecting a selection of those posts was published that year. But, the podcast will include everything: essays, poems and "even the ones that are mostly cat pictures," according to the announcement. The first episode will be released April 8 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platforms.
From Le Guin's official Instagram account, which is managed by her estate:
We always wanted to hear a version of the blog that includes every single post, even the ones that are mostly cat pictures. So for the next two years and change, we'll release an episode every Wednesday. Each episode features a different reader of Ursula's text, and each reader adds their own thoughts—about their relationship with Ursula and her work, or about the specific topic of the post, or whatever catches their fancy.
You can listen to a trailer here ahead of the first episode's release this week. Post zero, "A Note at the Beginning," will be read by David Mitchell.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/ursula-k-le-guins-blog-has-been-turned-into-a-podcast-193257106.html?src=rssThe Anello Chair Is 3 Design Eras in One Piece of Wood
The Anello chair by Kiritsu Mokko does not shout for attention. It sits quietly with a circular backrest that seems to float around a sculpted wooden seat, looking like a piece slightly out of time. Not in a dated way. More like it arrived from a place where three very different design traditions decided, once and for all, to stop competing and just become one thing.
Kiritsu Mokko has been making furniture in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, since 1949. That is a long time to study wood. And the Anello, which loosely translates to “ring” in Italian, is a direct expression of that accumulated knowledge. The circular back is not a simple ring slapped onto a base. It is constructed by carefully joining pieces of solid wood, with the grain matched so deliberately that the joints nearly disappear into the form. The result is a curve that looks almost impossible in wood, as though someone forgot to tell the material what it could and could not do.
Designer: Kiritsu Mokko
The design language is genuinely hard to place, and I think that is the entire point. From certain angles, the Anello looks like it belongs in a 1960s living room, all rounded forms and quiet futurism, the kind of chair Kubrick might have placed in a scene just for its shape. From another angle, it reads as straightforwardly Danish Modern, with clean proportions, warm wood tones, and that particular kind of seated elegance that Scandinavian design spent decades perfecting. And then you look at the joinery, the patience baked into every curve, and it becomes unmistakably Japanese. Not Japanese in a superficial, “inspired by” way, but in the deeper sense of a culture that treats materials with a respect that borders on reverence.
The seat swivels. That detail is easy to miss because Kiritsu Mokko was careful to hide the mechanism, keeping the chair’s silhouette completely uninterrupted. No visible hardware, no break in the form. You can rotate in place and the chair still reads as a single, continuous object. That kind of restraint is its own design philosophy, the idea that if a feature does not serve the visual integrity of a piece, it should be invisible. This is not a new concept in Japanese design, but seeing it executed this cleanly is always a reminder of how much the rest of the furniture world is leaving on the table.
It comes in walnut and oak, which matters more than it might seem. These are not just material options. They are two entirely different emotional experiences of the same chair. The walnut version has a richness that pulls the Anello toward something more intimate and sculptural. The oak reads lighter, more architectural, almost Scandinavian by default. Either way, the solid wood construction means this is not a piece designed to be replaced in five years. It is made with the assumption that you will still have it in thirty.
I will admit that the Anello is the kind of chair that makes me think about how little faith the mainstream furniture market has in its customers. Most of what fills showrooms today operates on a kind of planned impermanence, pieces designed to look good in a photograph before you buy them and mediocre in a room after you do. The Anello is the opposite of that. It is a chair that probably photographs well but is genuinely intended to be lived with.
A piece of furniture that synthesizes Space Age optimism, Scandinavian warmth, and Japanese precision without feeling like a design school exercise is genuinely rare. The Anello pulls it off not because it was trying to be three things at once, but because Kiritsu Mokko has been doing this long enough to trust the materials to speak for themselves.
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An Italian court ruled Netflix has to refund its customers for price hikes dating back to 2017
Instead of raising prices again, Netflix may have to lower its subscription costs in Italy. A court in Rome recently ruled that Netflix owed its Italian users a refund for price hikes between 2017 and January 2024 and a reduction to previous subscription costs. On top of the refunds, Netflix Italia would have to inform its affected subscribers of their right to a refund.
The lawsuit was originally filed by Movimento Consumatori, a consumer rights organization based in Rome. The group's president, Alessandro Mostaccio, said in a press release that more than 25,000 Netflix users have complained to Movimento Consumatori that they're not satisfied with the price increases over the years. According to the lawyers representing the consumers, Premium subscribers are entitled to a refund of roughly 500 euros, while Standard tier customers should get back about 250 euros.
Mostaccio also said that if Netflix doesn't immediately reduce prices and refund its customers, the consumer rights organization would pursue a class action lawsuit to recover funds. A Netflix spokesperson told Reuters that it would appeal the Italian court's ruling, adding that the company takes "consumer rights very seriously and believe our terms have always complied with Italian laws and practice." On the other side of the world, Netflix again raised prices for its US customers, this time across all of its subscription tiers.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/an-italian-court-ruled-netflix-has-to-refund-its-customers-for-price-hikes-dating-back-to-2017-190948417.html?src=rssIreland is testing out a digital wallet that conducts age verification for social media users
Before it's publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which includes a way to verify a user's age to access social media platforms. In its press release, the government's Department of Public Expediture, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation said people can store digital versions of their birth certificates, driving licenses, European health cards and more.
Frank Feighan, the department's minister, said that this testing phase would help inform the development of the digital wallet and ensure it was user friendly. The government hasn't laid out when the Government Digital Wallet graduates beyond the testing phase, but Ireland is required to create a digital wallet by the end of 2026 as part of a European Union regulation.
"It will be able to facilitate secure age verification capability as set out in Digital Ireland and the implementation of the Online Safety Code, under which designated platforms must have age verification measures in place to help protect, in particular, children and young people from online harm," Feighan said of Ireland's digital wallet.
The pilot phase will be done on an opt-in basis and the government has a short survey available for comments and concerns. Along with Ireland, many other European Union member states are working on their own age verification methods. Earlier this year, Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez announced a law to ban social media for anyone under 16.
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