This is the AHM01 series, the new 2025 model of Balmuda's Rain. The Rain has maintained its identity as an evaporative humidifier featuring a top-direct water supply system and a design inspired by jars and vases. This new model retains the existing concept while significantly enhancing overall convenience, including display settings, app integration, and management. The most notable change is the top interface. Equipped with a high-resolution LCD, it allows you to check information such as indoor temperature, humidity, and water capacity at a glance [… ]
User reactions have been mixed since Apple introduced Liquid Glass, a design language featuring a transparent texture, across its entire product line in the 2025 update cycle. While some say the appearance of iOS 26 has become familiar over time, Mac users are pointing to macOS Tahoe's menu icons as a bigger problem. Nikki Tonsky, known as a software engineer and designer, [in a blog post titled 'It's hard to justify Tahoe icons'] [… ]
Walking Protest, an anti-fashion brand and movement, has unveiled a new brand identity that challenges the anonymity of the supply chain and shifts the responsibility for ethical fashion to corporations. Walking Protest's identity was established by Considered by Design, a design studio founded by two women. The centerpiece of the visual system is the logo. Two people hold hands to form a heart shape, and the serif details throughout the logo capture the impression of moving feet, emphasizing momentum and unity. At first, familiar [… ]
Lenovo unveiled cross-device AI Qira at CES 2026. Lenovo announced Lenovo Qira and Motorola Qira at CES 2026, held in Las Vegas, USA, on January 6, 2026. Qira is personalized ambient intelligence designed to provide consistent intelligence across various devices, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, and wearables. It works by understanding context at a system level, tracking user actions, and offering assistance when needed, all without the need to open a separate app. […]
Google announced that it will be implementing a number of Gemini-based features in Gmail, transforming the inbox into a personalized, proactive assistant. Google explained that Gmail currently has 3 billion users. While it has previously offered features like Smart Reply and AI-powered spam blocking, the company believes that with email traffic reaching record levels, the burden of searching and organizing has grown. The key to this update is AI Overview. When you open a long, threaded email, Gmail will now display a conversational […]
The Gender Equality Index UK, a data tool for measuring gender equality gaps at the local government level, has been released in the UK. This index aims to compare the socioeconomic outcomes of women and men by region, mapping the gaps and tracking changes. It is designed to reveal regional disparities that are easily missed by existing national-level indicators, serving as a tool for policy formulation and civil society activities. The results are provided as an open digital tool so that users outside of academia can understand and utilize them [… ]
On the 7th, Fujifilm announced the Instax Mini EVO Cinema, a new product in its hybrid instant camera EVO series. The key feature of this product is its method of delivering both photos and videos as printed output. Video data captured by the camera is converted into a QR code, which is then printed via Instax Print along with a single scene cut from the video. The company explains that scanning the QR code on the print with a smartphone allows for the playback and downloading of the linked video. Video recording is done by holding down the shutter button [… ]
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Health, a new service designed to help people securely manage and understand their personal health information. ChatGPT Health connects personal medical records and wellness data with ChatGPT's intelligence to provide a more systematic understanding of health. Health and wellness is already one of ChatGPT's most popular areas. According to OpenAI, over 230 million users worldwide use ChatGPT every week […]
Semia, a seed brand targeting the traditional cultivation market in Brazil, has unveiled its new identity for 2025. Targeting consumers who value quality, sourcing, and exclusivity, Semia has established the curation of rare varieties and rigorous selection as its core values. The branding was handled by Gabriel Ribeiro of Gab Studio. The studio explained that it established a direction that simultaneously captures the sense of hand-picking and the sophisticated expectations of the high-end agriculture market. The keywords of the visual strategy are [… ]
Samsung Electronics unveiled the new Wi-Fi speakers, Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7, at CES 2026. Both products feature a design that coexists with interior decor and are engineered to operate flexibly within a connected audio system. Samsung explained that AI-based sound processing automatically adjusts bass and spatial awareness by reflecting placement location and spatial conditions. The design was developed in collaboration with French designer Erwan Bouroullec. The circular dot motif on the front is [… ] of a musical score.
LEGO unveiled the Smart Play System at CES 2026. It works by embedding sensors, lights, and speakers inside standard 2x4 bricks to react instantly when it detects movement or surrounding elements. LEGO explained that it enables interaction without a screen. The core of the Smart Brick is a custom ASIC chip smaller than a stud. It contains an accelerometer, an LED array, and a mini speaker, and recognizes Smart Tag tiles and Smart Minifigures using near-field magnetic sensing. Several bricks [… ]
Zappos, an online shoe retailer, has unveiled a new brand identity. The Zappos Family of Companies, which has grown for 25 years based on a customer-first philosophy, has now announced a direction to refocus on shoes. This transformation was carried out in collaboration with the global brand consulting firm Wolff Olins. Together, the two parties redefined brand strategy, visual identity, and voice, and presented 'Win the day' as the core message. A small [… ] of the day
