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Ideal Home • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Yale has dropped a front door lock that requires no key to open – I can’t decide if I love it or hate it
I spoke to home security experts to find out if smart locks are worth it
Ideal Home • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Experts issue electric blanket warning as temperatures drop – and it could lead to a very costly mistake
This is the one type of mattress you should never use one on
Ideal Home • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
This new robot vacuum cleaner will make your home smell like a spa – it’s the hands-free hero you didn’t know you needed
For a home that looks (and smells) clean!
Ideal Home • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
I’ve got serious kitchen envy after spotting Molly Mae’s brilliantly organised pantry – I’m using it as inspiration to sort my own shelves this January
The influencer has created a calming, organised space
Core77 - Blog • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Hoto's Designey Flashlight Duo
Tool manufacturer Hoto continues to offer a vision of original Chinese industrial design. Their Flashlight Duo can be used handheld, with the expected reflector on the end.
But rotating the selector also lets you use the light on the side, or in a third mode where the end reflector flickers like a candle (presumably for camping ambiance). There's a built-in spring-loaded hanging hook.
One side is also magnetic. Here's a demonstration of the various modes: These run $60.
But rotating the selector also lets you use the light on the side, or in a third mode where the end reflector flickers like a candle (presumably for camping ambiance). There's a built-in spring-loaded hanging hook.
One side is also magnetic. Here's a demonstration of the various modes: These run $60.
Core77 - Blog • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
LEGO Goes Hi-Tech with Smart Bricks
LEGO might've been the last bastion of popular analog toys. Alas, even they couldn't fight off technology forever.
The company has announced their new Smart Bricks, which are no longer a monolithic piece of ABS. Instead they each contain a chip, an accelerometer, sensors for sound and light, LEDs, and even a miniature speaker.
The user charges the bricks wirelessly, using a dedicated pad from LEGO, and they'll be rolled out within new Star Wars LEGO sets. As for "Why," the bricks are part of LEGO's new Smart Play system.
The company has announced their new Smart Bricks, which are no longer a monolithic piece of ABS. Instead they each contain a chip, an accelerometer, sensors for sound and light, LEDs, and even a miniature speaker.
The user charges the bricks wirelessly, using a dedicated pad from LEGO, and they'll be rolled out within new Star Wars LEGO sets. As for "Why," the bricks are part of LEGO's new Smart Play system.
Core77 - Blog • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Crowdfunding Smash: An Overdesigned Zipper Lock
More proof that in this digital age, people are desperately craving physical objects they can manipulate. EDC brand Titaner has designed this Trident , a talisman-like zipper lock: The Trident is fiddly to open—and that's exactly the point.
The idea is that pickpockets will be too flummoxed to figure out how to quickly get it open. To lock it, you insert this key-like bit, and the two arms won't open.
To unlock it, you press on the ruby thing and pull on the key. There's a second level of locking, where after you insert the key, you slide an additional switch on the side.
The idea is that pickpockets will be too flummoxed to figure out how to quickly get it open. To lock it, you insert this key-like bit, and the two arms won't open.
To unlock it, you press on the ruby thing and pull on the key. There's a second level of locking, where after you insert the key, you slide an additional switch on the side.
Core77 - Blog • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Open for Entries – The 2026 Core77 Design Awards
Great design deserves to be called out. The Core77 Design Awards give you the platform to call out exceptional solutions—highlighting them for clients, partners, and collaborators.
Our 2026 program presents designers, teams, organizations and students an unparalleled opportunity to showcase work, gain credibility, and connect with the global creative community. If you enter your work by January 31 you'll enjoy the best rates for submission.
Client work, self-initiated projects, entrepreneurial engagements and school projects all have a place in our 20 categories of practice . Our hand-picked panel of esteemed Jury Captains lead the charge in selecting Award winners.
Our 2026 program presents designers, teams, organizations and students an unparalleled opportunity to showcase work, gain credibility, and connect with the global creative community. If you enter your work by January 31 you'll enjoy the best rates for submission.
Client work, self-initiated projects, entrepreneurial engagements and school projects all have a place in our 20 categories of practice . Our hand-picked panel of esteemed Jury Captains lead the charge in selecting Award winners.
Core77 - Blog • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Laser Etching Colors Onto Metal
You've probably seen welds, on stainless steel, that have changed the color of the metal around them. That happens because the heat causes a thin layer of chromium-oxide film to form on the surface.
When light passes through this film, the eye sees different colors, depending on how thick the film is. (Same principle as light passing through seemingly clear soap bubbles, yielding multiple colors.) Well, here's some wild news.
Turns out that with certain laser engravers, like this xTool F1 , you can actually dial in the amount of color you'd like, on stainless steel and titanium: That is mind-blowing. (The question for you is, whether that's $1,400's worth of blown mind.)
When light passes through this film, the eye sees different colors, depending on how thick the film is. (Same principle as light passing through seemingly clear soap bubbles, yielding multiple colors.) Well, here's some wild news.
Turns out that with certain laser engravers, like this xTool F1 , you can actually dial in the amount of color you'd like, on stainless steel and titanium: That is mind-blowing. (The question for you is, whether that's $1,400's worth of blown mind.)
Core77 - Blog • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Better UX for Photographers: A Smartphone with a Tactile Dial for the Camera
As amazing as smartphone cameras have become, their UX still kind of sucks. Trying to zoom in by pinching a screen, or adjust focus by tapping a screen, is awkward and rarely produces the desired results on the first try.
Good UX design was once Apple's domain, but they've long since ceded that title. A new innovation in the phone-as-camera realm comes from Xiaomi, with their 17 Ultra by Leica model.
The phone comes with plenty of Leica glass: - 23 mm-equivalent 50 MP main camera - 75–100 mm-equivalent 200 MP telephoto - 14 mm-equivalent 50 MP ultra-wide The most notable design innovation, however, is the Master Zoom Ring. This physical ring can be used to manipulate the lenses in the way you would with a traditional SLR.
Good UX design was once Apple's domain, but they've long since ceded that title. A new innovation in the phone-as-camera realm comes from Xiaomi, with their 17 Ultra by Leica model.
The phone comes with plenty of Leica glass: - 23 mm-equivalent 50 MP main camera - 75–100 mm-equivalent 200 MP telephoto - 14 mm-equivalent 50 MP ultra-wide The most notable design innovation, however, is the Master Zoom Ring. This physical ring can be used to manipulate the lenses in the way you would with a traditional SLR.
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