Seiko has unveiled a new watch equipped with a metronome function for 2026. The most notable model in this launch is the Metronome Watch Edition, created in collaboration with Fragment Design, led by Japanese designer Satoshi Fujiwara. It is being praised as a product that combines street style sensibility with Seiko's technical expertise, which has been honed over the production of traditional musical metronomes. This new product is a Fragment Edition based on the existing Seiko Metronome Watch, combining a minimalist design with a unique beat function. The new product features a range of 40–300 BPM [… ]
Apple announced that it will hold a 'Special Apple Experience' event on March 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM (Eastern Time). The event will take place in New York, with simultaneous media events scheduled to be held in London and Shanghai. The invitation only briefly outlined the nature of the event, and did not officially disclose whether it would be publicly streamed or what products would be announced. Foreign media outlets speculate that this event is likely to be smaller in scale than a traditional large-scale keynote and will feature a format where attendees can experience new products firsthand on-site. Apple [… ]
TIEN, a vintage store operating in Groningen, Netherlands, has embedded the concept of reuse into its very identity through rebranding. This project was carried out by the graphic studio FCKLCK, which constructed the brand name by rewriting existing brand logo fragments instead of redrawing the logo. TIEN's operational method is simple. The price of all clothing in the store is fixed at 10 euros. By focusing on casual and sportswear from the 1960s to the early 2000s, the [… ] that arises from calculating prices
A concept for a portable mini keyboard that allows you to instantly translate inspiration into music while on the go has been unveiled. Proposed by emerging Korean designer Jang Woo-jin, Everglow is a handle-type instrument small enough to fit in a bag, positioned as a musical sketchbook for musicians. It originated from the awareness that smartphone memos or voice recordings alone cannot fully capture the nuances of expression in situations where melodies and lyrics come to mind unexpectedly, such as while showering or right before falling asleep. Everglow is one [… ]
Naver recently began officially supporting Dark Mode through the update to Naver Maps version 6.3. The implementation has been completed on iPhones, and rollout to Android smartphones is proceeding sequentially. Dark Mode is a user interface feature that lowers screen brightness by applying white text to a dark background instead of a bright one. It can reduce eye strain in nighttime or dark environments and help conserve battery power. Until now, Google Maps [… ] Dark Mode as a default feature
Nike unveiled an experiential train during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics to announce the relaunch of the ACG brand. By converting an Italian commuter train to operate a route from downtown Milan to the Alps, Nike showcased the world of its outdoor line through a travel experience. The train is named the All Condition Express. The exterior of the train is unified in orange, the color symbolizing ACG. The interior is divided into seating cars, a cafe car, an equipment car, and a recovery area. The seating car is [… ]
Italian fashion brand Diesel has brought back wired earphones. Unveiling the 60458 Wired Earbuds, Diesel puts the experience of plugging them in and using them immediately without a battery at the forefront. The product emphasizes Diesel's signature industrial aesthetic. It features a silver-toned finish with metallic accents. The Verge reported that the cable combines chain-like elements with charm decorations. The decorative materials are introduced as an aluminum and zinc alloy. The key point is that it is designed to look like a fashion accessory. [… ]
The new game Pokémon Pokopia, co-developed by The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Koei Tecmo, will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5, 2026. Based on the Pokémon universe, this life simulation game features a structure that blends the town-building aesthetics of Animal Crossing with the collection and quest flow of Stardew Valley. Players control a lonely Ditto rather than a traditional trainer. After waking up in a cave, Ditto meets a guide character named Professor Tangrowth and [… ] the abandoned […
This is the brand design for Blue Apron. Although Blue Apron was known as a pioneer that opened the meal kit market, its growth strategy wavered as competition intensified in grocery delivery and takeout. The company refined its identity to reduce the perception of being solely a subscription-based service and to appear as a more flexible food brand. The keywords for this renewal are flexibility of choice and clarification of experience. Blue Apron changed its shopping structure to allow for single-item orders without a subscription and expanded its product lineup. At the same time, [… ]
Nintendo is distributing Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics. The Virtual Boy is a stereoscopic video game console released by Nintendo in 1995. It features a design where the console is placed on a stand and viewed through a goggle-like viewfinder, creating a sense of depth by displaying different images to the left and right eyes. The screen was primarily a solid red color scheme, which established the device's identity, but there were also reported cases of players complaining of fatigue during prolonged gameplay. Although the experimental nature of the attempt garnered attention at the time of its release, the market [… ]
Perflexity has unveiled 'Model Council,' a feature that runs multiple cutting-edge AI models simultaneously to combine answers. This initiative stems from the awareness that as frontier models rapidly advance, their strengths vary depending on the nature of the task, making it difficult for users to determine which model to select. Based on internal data showing that model performance varies more significantly across tasks such as coding, research, and creative work, Perflexity explained that it intends to establish multi-model validation as the standard workflow. Model [… ]
The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics brought Italian gastronomy to the forefront of its sports posters. This strategy goes beyond promoting the games to ensure that the taste and atmosphere of the host city are remembered as well. The Organizing Committee, in collaboration with the Triennale Milano, selected 10 young Italian artists to unveil the official art posters for the Olympics and Paralympics. The poster project was introduced as an experiment connecting art, sports, and contemporary culture. One of the most widely discussed images is [… ] by artist Giorgia Gargilli.
