Breaking Forms: Carnival

From Boston-based Breaking Forms’ recently released second EP DOS, “Carnival” reflects developments in Chilean New Wave—or all New Wave for that matter. Husband and wife duo Nicole L’Huillier and Juan Necochea formed the band in Chile just prior to their move to the States. They’re preparing two more EP releases in the coming months. The track, a dazzling and hyper-energetic number, moves forward with beautiful …

The World’s First Ceramic Mug With Temperature Control, From Ember

An easy-to-use app moderates the heat of the liquid within

Employing the same technology as their wildly successful Travel Mug, Ember‘s new Ceramic Mug impresses with its sheer simplicity. While it feels like an everyday ceramic mug, it allows users to moderate the temperature of the beverage within. There’s an on/off switch but you can leave it on because its intelligent sleep mode simply wakes the mug up when there’s liquid inside. The app then …

Notes: The Apple Watch 3 Has Me Back on the Kool-Aid

With updates throughout the hardware and software, the latest wearable proves its value

When the original Apple Watch launched in the spring of 2015 I was obsessed with the promise of a wearable to end all wearables. After all, Apple did it with the iPhone—a device that changed the world for businesses and consumers alike and set a course for all phones to follow. I committed to wearing the Watch daily for about six months. Once the novelty …