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The 10 most innovative companies in consumer electronics

Corning, Apple, Samsung, and Google share space with upstarts such as Raspberry Pi, Tempo, and Aira in advancing the utility of the devices in our lives.

The 10 most innovative companies in consumer electronics

Samsung’s new SmartTags will help you find lost stuff, but that’s not all

SmartTags sit atop Samsung’s SmartThings platform, a home-automation ecosystem that’s also extending its vision to the car and beyond.

Samsung’s new SmartTags will help you find lost stuff, but that’s not all

CES 2021: The smartest ideas from the scaled-down virtual show

These innovations were clever enough to make me wish I could see them in person.

CES 2021: The smartest ideas from the scaled-down virtual show

Samsung’s new earbuds have one feature that everyone should steal

The Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro can automatically let in outside sound when you start talking. Apple, are you paying attention?

Samsung’s new earbuds have one feature that everyone should steal

Samsung is fine-tuning its Galaxy line to better take on Apple

The new Galaxy S21 models are cheaper, offer more integration with other Samsung products, and benefit from partnerships with Google and Microsoft.

Samsung is fine-tuning its Galaxy line to better take on Apple

Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 smartphones bring high-end features down to earth

After going for broke with last year’s Galaxy S20 line, Samsung is putting similar features in more affordable models.

Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 smartphones bring high-end features down to earth

Sorry, stainless steel. Samsung has a flashier vision for your kitchen

Samsung is imagining your home to be full of modular, customizable, colorful appliances.

Sorry, stainless steel. Samsung has a flashier vision for your kitchen

Do these 3 things before you sell or give away your phone

Here’s how to back up your old phone, then wipe it clean—along with some of the best options for turning it into some cash.

Do these 3 things before you sell or give away your phone

Hilarious music video articulates exactly why we can’t quit flip phones

“But can you do thiiiissss?”

Hilarious music video articulates exactly why we can’t quit flip phones

Samsung’s $699 Galaxy S20 FE is its answer to the iPhone 11–finally

After releasing a bunch of phones that pull out all the stops, Samsung is announcing a new one with most (but not all) of the good stuff, at a lower price.

Samsung’s $699 Galaxy S20 FE is its answer to the iPhone 11–finally

With Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2, phone experiences are morphing—again

Samsung’s mobile interface chief talks about how the interface of Samsung’s newest folding-screen phone has evolved from the original.

With Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2, phone experiences are morphing—again

Tired of typing? These 15 products let you quickly digitize your scribbles

If you want to jot digital notes with a pen, you’ve got more options than ever, from do-it-all tablets to app-enabled paper notebooks.

Tired of typing? These 15 products let you quickly digitize your scribbles

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2: A better (but no cheaper) folding phone

The follow-up to last year’s Galaxy Fold has bigger screens, an improved hinge, and other new tricks. But at $1,999, it’s no closer to being a mainstream game-changer.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2: A better (but no cheaper) folding phone

Xiaomi solves one of the smartphone’s last great design problems

Say bye-bye to your front camera. You won’t miss it.

Xiaomi solves one of the smartphone’s last great design problems

Samsung’s weird new bean earbuds are comfier than AirPods

The kidney-shaped Galaxy Buds Live reject wireless earbud norms—with mixed results.

Samsung’s weird new bean earbuds are comfier than AirPods

Google’s new phone case is beautiful—and it’s made out of water bottles

Sustainable products can also be easy on the eye.

Google’s new phone case is beautiful—and it’s made out of water bottles

To think beyond cool hardware, Samsung is ramping up its partnerships

As Samsung unveils new gadgets at its Unpacked event, it’s also showing off the experiences it’s built with partners such as Google, Microsoft, and Spotify.

To think beyond cool hardware, Samsung is ramping up its partnerships

Your kitchen is about to change forever. Here’s what it could look like

This provocative concept by Future Facility can’t come soon enough.

Your kitchen is about to change forever. Here’s what it could look like

I studied thousands of logos. Here’s where branding is headed next

The coronavirus pandemic will usher in dramatic change. For now, let us bask in the glory of ’70s nostalgia.

I studied thousands of logos. Here’s where branding is headed next

Huawei’s clever new smartphone can take your temperature

It’s phone design for the COVID-19 era—but parents will love it, too.

Huawei’s clever new smartphone can take your temperature

Impact

COVID-19 public health messages have been all over the place—but we can do better

This soap refill company is salvaging soap dispensers from other brands

These new poverty maps could reshape how we deliver international aid

News

How to watch Prince Philip’s funeral on CNN, ABC, CBS, and elsewhere, including free options

Should the America First Caucus sound an alarm about white nationalism?

How opera singers are using low-latency ‘jam session’ tech to prepare for live performances

Co.Design

This clever children’s book uses interactive data visualizations to explain the universe

Green and gorgeous: This new e-com site sells only the world’s most sustainable home goods

Miss the smell of the office printer? These candles recreate our prepandemic life

Work Life

This is why my treadmill desk makes me happier and more productive

3 things to consider if you want your workplace to be ‘transparent’

3 types of boundaries to emphasize while continuing to work from home