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Toyota’s Future ‘Manual’ EVs Could Stall If You Mess Up
As it happens, not everyone emerges from the womb knowing how to drive a manual transmission, which, in most regular cars, involves pressing a clutch pedal and shifting the car into gear and then, as delicately as one can manage, easing up on the clutch quick but not too quick and giving the car a…
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Herman Miller’s Temporary Cubicles of the Future Will Bankrupt Your Boss
The ongoing pandemic has revealed a lot about our society and the nature of work, including the fact that lots of people can be just as productive doing a 9 to 5 from home. Office space isn’t as critical as corporate America once thought it was, so Herman Miller is introducing a new collection of…
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This Self-Healing Crushable Metallic Pen Is My New Fidget Obsession
As the world shifts from one global crisis to the next (without actually resolving any of them) it’s understandable that people are looking for ways to burn off an abundance of nervous energy. If your fidgeting often involves endlessly clicking a retractable ballpoint pen, artist Noah Deledda has created one that turns into a work…
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Someone Made a Seatbelt for Bags, and It’s Actually Kind of Genius
If you’ve ever lost even a single precious French fry as a result of a fast food bag tipping over during the ride home from the drive-through, you’ll appreciate the understated brilliance of the BAGO: a seatbelt that keeps all sorts of bags upright even if you’ve got a lead foot or are hard on…