On April Fool's Day, Technabob suggested Microsoft would bring back the dreaded Clippy as the face of their ChatGPT-driven Bing AI.

Titans of CNC machined this crazy isogrid aluminum skateboard.

Industrial Designer and outdoorsman Tony Richardson designed the Rux, a flexible, fold-flat outdoor gear container system.

Knifemaker Meton makes a variety of beautiful "worry coins," a modern machined variant of "worry stones" (think old-school fidget spinner).

Danish furniture designer Jonas Herman Pedersen devised an unusual lid for this A Line Storage Bench series.

This non-disposable Hit Flyswatter by industrial designer Christian Steiner will last forever. It's made by GoodGoods, an Austrian company that employs the disabled for manufacturing.

Design/architecture expert Barbara Glasner's "Most Touched" book showcases over 1,000 door handles from around the world.

Hi-tech Swedish solution to affordably light bike paths at night: You summon an LED drone via an app, then it follows you as you cycle.

Engineer Harry Blakiston Houston designed a low-cost, easy-to-build temporary window replacement for bombed-out buildings in Ukraine. His organization, Insulate Ukraine, has installed hundreds to date.

University of Michigan architectural researchers have devised this "Shell Wall" method of 3D-printing concrete, which reduces weight sharply and uses computational design to satisfy structural requirements.

The Study is a folding, link-able table series by Stockholm-based furniture design studio Karlsson & Björk.

Years ago programmers engaged in a hilarious, informal "Intentionally terrible UI/UX designs for worst volume slider" contest.

Makita's versatile DCU600 powered cart runs off of 18V power tool batteries and offers three different loading platforms.

Industrial design consultancies Produktive and AWS Designteam collaborated to design this Ottobock Shoulder exoskeleton, for those doing overhead work. It's lightweight, comfortable, size-adjustable, offers a full range of motion and is purely mechanical, requiring no power or batteries.

Belgian architect Bert Masselus designed this Join Table, a hideaway twist on the picnic table.

Meta's Head of Industrial Design has a sense of humor! With his Cone of Light, ID'er Peter Bristol mashes up two objets d'esign by Eero Aarnio and Konstantin Grcic.

Industrial designer Phil Saunders explains his design of the unusual ASUS tablet carry system, which allows you to interact with the device while it's slung in front of you.

Industrial design consultancy Myra designed these AmbiCare QuietFrames, which are "visual noise canceling glasses."

Furniture designer Hemmo Honkonen's surprising Audible Cabinets mechanically produce music when opened or closed.