Browse the Web Like It’s 1999

A new web application, called OldWeb Today, allows users to travel back in internet time and surf the web through old-school browser frames. Click into Yahoo’s 1996 homepage using Netscape or peruse Google search results using a 1999 version of Internet Explorer. The time-traveling tool is a study not only on iconography and design, but in user experience too. Head to Rhizome to learn more …

Canary Provides Peace of Mind

Smart home security that's easy to use and looks good too

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Why stress about your pets, kids, housekeeper, repair people or seniors (not to mention burglars) when you can monitor your home with Canary? More than just a camera, Canary can sound a very loud alarm to startle intruders, and it can help you get in touch with local emergency services if something goes wrong. It even reads the temperature, humidity and air quality of your …

Joey Roth’s Steel Speaker

The designer's latest audio endeavor utilizes a wooden sphere to diffuse sound

Joey Roth—an industrial designer and CH favorite known for enhancing simple pleasures through beautiful design—is back with a second musical creation: the Steel Speaker. His first foray into the audio world, the Ceramic Speaker set, astonished audio enthusiasts and design-hungry crowds alike, blending natural materials with smooth, curving lines to create a full-sounding and drool-worthy speaker set-up. In contrast, his monolithic Steel Speaker requires no …