Core77 Weekly Roundup (3-31-25 to 4-4-25)
Here's what we looked at this week:The Light Phone III: Is excessive smartphone use a design problem, or a human nature problem? Seventh time's the charm? The Ring Mouse offers finger-borne gesture control.A brief history of cargo pants, and an extreme 18-pocket modern version.SNRGY Studios designs a better soldering station, garners $500,000 in pledges.From Italy, Hard Graft's minimalist leather phone case.Extreme furniture design: Paul Cocksedge's three-foot tall marble "bookmark."An 85-year-old design for an ergonomic scoop that dispenses ice cream in cylinders.UI experimentation: Clevetura's CLVX 1 is a keyboard that doubles as a massive trackpad.Star-M's Trio is a a manual pre-drilling, screwdriving & hook driving tool.The PixLens, by Japanese materials engineer Hakusi Katei, is an IRL pixelator.These designey Aircore open-ear headphones provide a sonic "soundstage" effect.The Trexo Wheels Go is an impressive portable motion control device for product videography.Fanttik's mini chainsaw: A MoMA-esque version of Stihl's? Blackwing's overbuilt pencil sharpener cuts a curved point.Brake-formed sheet metal furniture by industrial designer George Davies.Ximbo, by industrial design firm DIP Studio, is a sleek weed pipe with an easy to clean bowl.Spout, by industrial design firm Bould, is a vessel that generates drinking water out of thin air.

Here's what we looked at this week:
The Light Phone III: Is excessive smartphone use a design problem, or a human nature problem?
Seventh time's the charm? The Ring Mouse offers finger-borne gesture control.
A brief history of cargo pants, and an extreme 18-pocket modern version.
SNRGY Studios designs a better soldering station, garners $500,000 in pledges.
From Italy, Hard Graft's minimalist leather phone case.
Extreme furniture design: Paul Cocksedge's three-foot tall marble "bookmark."
An 85-year-old design for an ergonomic scoop that dispenses ice cream in cylinders.
UI experimentation: Clevetura's CLVX 1 is a keyboard that doubles as a massive trackpad.
Star-M's Trio is a a manual pre-drilling, screwdriving & hook driving tool.
The PixLens, by Japanese materials engineer Hakusi Katei, is an IRL pixelator.
These designey Aircore open-ear headphones provide a sonic "soundstage" effect.
The Trexo Wheels Go is an impressive portable motion control device for product videography.
Fanttik's mini chainsaw: A MoMA-esque version of Stihl's?
Blackwing's overbuilt pencil sharpener cuts a curved point.
Brake-formed sheet metal furniture by industrial designer George Davies.
Ximbo, by industrial design firm DIP Studio, is a sleek weed pipe with an easy to clean bowl.
Spout, by industrial design firm Bould, is a vessel that generates drinking water out of thin air.