Summer never really wants to let go, and neither does my closet. Every September I face the same annoying puzzle: sandals feel done, sneakers feel too heavy, and nothing in between actually handles a wet dock, a muddy trail, and a sidewalk trip to the coffee shop without looking like safety equipment. That gap between “technical” and “wearable” has been a real problem in footwear for years, and it’s exactly the space Adidas and Pharrell Williams just walked into with the PW Water Moc.

The shoe is the third release under Pharrell’s ongoing Virginia label with Adidas, and unlike the Jellyfish or the Flat Earther before it, this one isn’t chasing runway drama. It’s pulling from something a lot more obscure: the Adidas Adventure Water Moc, a shoe most people forgot existed after the early 2000s. That’s the smart move here. Instead of inventing a new gorpcore silhouette from scratch, Pharrell dug up a shoe that was already built for exactly this problem, water to land, and gave it a reason to exist again.

Designer: Pharell x Adidas

Functionally, it actually holds up. The upper mixes breathable mesh with reflective webbing, and bungee-style laces get tucked under a wide strap so you’re not fumbling with knots every time you take it off at the door. The outsole is lifted from the 2005 Carnuba Adventure Moc, which means deep, aggressive lugs instead of the flat rubber most casual slip-ons get away with. It’s a shoe that seems genuinely fine with a creek crossing, not just a shoe that photographs well near one.

Where it gets interesting, and where I think Pharrell earns his credit, is the colorways. Adidas didn’t sand down the nostalgia to make it more palatable. The Lucid Ray Blue option comes with pink and seafoam accents that are unapologetically early-2000s, the kind of palette that would’ve looked at home on a Bratz commercial or a Limp Bizkit music video. There’s a black and silver pair for people who want the shape without the loud attitude, and a yellow colorway that splits the difference. None of them try to disguise where they came from.

I’ll admit I’m a little biased toward brands that actually go back to their own archive instead of just borrowing someone else’s aesthetic and calling it retro. Adidas has done this a few times now, quietly, and it tends to land better than the loud “vintage-inspired” drops that never point to an actual source. The Water Moc isn’t just Y2K flavored, it’s a real product from that era, rebuilt with better materials and a designer who clearly has affection for it rather than just using it as a trend hook.

At $140, it sits in a fair spot for a collaboration shoe with this much design history behind it. It’s not cheap, but it’s not asking you to pay Jellyfish-level hype pricing for something that’s essentially a reissue with upgrades. That price point also tells you who this shoe is actually for: people who want a functional water-ready shoe but refuse to wear something that looks like it belongs on a kayaking instructor.

What sneaker culture has been missing lately is a bit of goofiness that still functions. So much of the current outdoor-meets-fashion movement takes itself seriously, all muted colors and technical fabric with barely any personality. The Water Moc doesn’t ask to be taken that seriously, and that’s honestly refreshing. It’s a shoe that remembers being weird was part of the appeal the first time around.

Whether it becomes a genuine wardrobe staple or just a fun seasonal pickup probably depends on how much you already like the era it’s pulling from. But as a piece of design thinking, going back into the brand’s own closet instead of reinventing the wheel, it’s one of the more honest moves Adidas has made in a while. Sometimes the best new shoe isn’t new at all. It’s just finally getting its second summer.

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Anyone who has tried to furnish a studio apartment knows the specific defeat of running out of surfaces before you run out of gadgets. The speaker needs an outlet and a shelf. The lamp needs its own corner. The mini fridge for wine wants counter space that doesn’t exist. Each object is fine on its own, but stacked together on a single console table, they start to look like a garage sale that lost an argument with a design magazine. That is the exact problem South Korean designer Jung Hyun Kim set out to solve with Babel, a concept he built for people who live in small rooms but refuse to shrink their idea of what home should feel like.

Kim designed Babel for a very specific and very real slice of the population, twenty somethings through mid thirties starting their independent lives in modest apartments, often around 500 to 550 square feet, the kind of footprint that is common from Seoul to Brooklyn to any first apartment in a city with real rent. His answer wasn’t to make each device smaller. It was to stop thinking about furniture and electronics as separate categories entirely, and instead build a single vertical column where every function gets its own segment, stacked like a totem instead of scattered like clutter.

Designer: Jung Hyun Kim

The tower reads almost like a figure standing in the room. At the top sits an eye shaped ambient lamp, its lens glowing warm and soft, the kind of light you’d want next to a couch at eleven at night. Below that, a red, fabric wrapped module houses the main speaker drivers, angled like a face with two eyes looking back at you, which is a genuinely clever piece of anthropomorphism for an object meant to live in your peripheral vision all day. The tapered midsection functions as the control hub, complete with a discreet volume display, and the whole thing terminates in a rounded black base that turns out to be a hidden drawer, a small cooling compartment for a couple of wine bottles. Four completely different jobs, one silhouette.

What makes this more than a novelty is the modularity built into the stacking logic. Nothing about Babel demands you use all four segments in one order. You can pull pieces apart, rearrange them, or run just the parts you need that week. A studio dweller might want the lamp and speaker without the bar module. Someone hosting more often might stack the drawer higher for easier reach. The design treats a small home the way a good capsule wardrobe treats a small closet, fewer pieces, each one doing more, none of them wasted.

I like that Babel doesn’t pretend the solution to small space living is owning less. It assumes you still want a good lamp, a good speaker, and a cold bottle of wine within reach, and it simply refuses to let those wants cost you three separate footprints. That feels more honest than most minimalist design advice, which tends to ask people to want less rather than design better. The name is a nice touch too, a nod to the biblical tower where many languages tried to reach the same point, which tracks neatly onto a product where lighting, sound, cooling, and control all speak different technical languages but rise from the same base.

Whether Babel ever becomes a shippable product is beside the point right now. It exists as a Behance concept, a portfolio piece from a designer who clearly thinks in systems rather than single objects, and that thinking is worth paying attention to regardless of manufacturing timelines. Apartment living isn’t getting more spacious anywhere, and the appetite for objects that look intentional rather than accumulated is only growing, especially among people who grew up curating every shelf for how it photographs. A stacked, sculptural answer to gadget clutter fits that mood perfectly.

Babel won’t fit every home, and a four function tower is a commitment, not an impulse buy. But as a piece of thinking about how to live well in less square footage, it’s one of the more clear headed ideas I’ve seen come out of a design program in a while. Sometimes the fix for too many objects isn’t fewer objects. It’s better posture.

The post Finally, One Tower Replaces Your Speaker, Lamp, and Wine Fridge first appeared on Yanko Design.

What happens when a Porsche 911 stops worrying about staying low to the ground? Tangent Design Group has an answer. Lift it three inches, widen its stance, add chunky off-road tires, and turn one of Stuttgart’s most recognizable sports cars into something that looks ready to escape the city rather than attack a racetrack. Built in Chicago, the Urban Safari 911 is an unusual exercise in rethinking what a modern Porsche can be.

The project began in 2019, when the Chicago-based industrial design studio decided to build a Porsche without the constraints of a conventional client brief. Tangent eventually started with a 2021 Porsche 911 Carrera 4, chosen for its all-wheel-drive platform. Finished in Porsche’s Paint-to-Sample Black Olive with a tan interior, the car already had a distinctive character before the transformation began.

Designer: Tangent Design Group

Tangent approached it like a product-development exercise. The original 992 was digitally scanned, including its bumpers, fenders, wheel wells, rocker panels, and rear engine cover. That data became the foundation for developing new components that could properly integrate with the factory body and its increasingly complex electronics. Full-scale parts were then 3D-printed and physically fitted to the car to refine proportions and attachment points before final production.

The most significant change sits underneath the body. Tangent developed a bespoke three-inch lift system while retaining the Porsche’s stock suspension architecture and avoiding software errors. The additional clearance makes room for larger off-road tires and fundamentally changes the stance of the 911. On a truck, three inches might be unremarkable; on a low-slung sports car, it transforms the proportions completely. Something similar to what Vagabund Moto did in collaboration with NINE ELEVEN OUTLAW and DakarGarage to transform a Porsche 924 S into an off-road-worthy ride.

The wheels received the same level of attention. Tangent designed them in-house and worked with Brixton Forged to produce bespoke forged aluminum wheels. Full-scale printed versions were used during development to judge how the design sat against the widened body before the final wheels were manufactured. Visually, the Urban Safari combines wide fender extensions, revised rocker panels, a custom front bull bar and a pronounced ducktail-style rear wing. Auxiliary lighting and roof-mounted adventure equipment reinforce its rally-inspired character, while the graphics package borrows from historic Porsche rally liveries without simply recreating one.

That distinction is important. Tangent’s project predates Porsche’s factory 911 Dakar, having been conceived in 2019, but it draws from the same broader history of Porsche competition cars built for surfaces far removed from a racetrack. Instead of copying a classic rally car or dressing the 992 in retro cues, Tangent has created something that feels contemporary and purpose-built.

The result is currently a one-off, but Tangent is accepting inquiries about the Urban Safari kit, leaving open the possibility that its design language could eventually find its way onto other 992-generation cars.

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For forgetful people like me, trackers have basically become a must-have. Whether you’re clipping one onto your wallet, your car keys, your backpack, or whatever it is you absolutely cannot afford to lose, these little devices help you do exactly what they promise: keep track. The only catch is that a lot of trackers tend to look alike, and if you’re relying on appearance alone instead of the connected app, it’s easy to accidentally grab the wrong one.

If you’re after a tracker that actually stands out, and one that can even glow in the dark, Pebblebee’s latest Evercolor drop might be exactly what you need. Evercolor is the brand’s limited-edition color program built exclusively for its Clip 5 tracker, and the newest release, called Neon Pulse, comes in two eye-catching shades: Techno Lime and Hotline Pink. Pebblebee describes the collection as perfect for “bold self-expression and a fresh-season reset,” and honestly, it’s hard to disagree.

Designer: Pebblebee

Evercolor has rolled out plenty of standout colors before, but Neon Pulse marks the first time the program has added glow-in-the-dark accents. That means your tracker stays visible even after its LED switches off, so you’re not just relying on the app to tell you where your item is. You can actually spot it in the dark, as long as it’s somewhere within eyesight.

Keep in mind that this is a limited-edition release, so if hot pink and neon green happen to be your colors, you’ll want to grab them soon. Pebblebee rolls out new Evercolor shades every twelve weeks, and once a drop sells out, it’s gone for good, no restocks. Previous collections like Freeze Frame and Heatwave Hijinks have already sold out, so if Neon Pulse catches your eye, don’t wait too long to add it to your cart.

Underneath all that color, though, it’s still the same reliable Clip 5 that Pebblebee originally released. It works with both Apple and Android devices, so you don’t have to worry about switching phones down the line. The rechargeable battery lasts up to a year on a single USB-C charge, which means no more digging through drawers for spare coin batteries. It also boasts a direct Bluetooth range of about 500 feet, roughly double what a lot of competitors offer, plus access to a global crowd-network for finding your stuff even farther away. On top of that, you get a 130dB siren, a bright LED strobe, and IP66 water resistance, so it can handle a little rain or an accidental splash without missing a beat.

It’s also worth noting that Neon Pulse still costs the same $34.99 as the standard Clip 5, so you’re not paying extra just for the fresh colorway. There’s also a free built-in safety feature called Alert, which can notify you if an unfamiliar tracker seems to be following you, a nice bit of peace of mind on top of everything else. Design-wise, the compact clip-on shape makes it look less like a tech gadget and more like an accessory for your bag, wallet, or keychain. Add in the bright, playful colorway, and it becomes even more fashionable, dare we say, kind of cool. So if your main complaint about trackers has always been that they all look the same, Neon Pulse is built to solve exactly that problem.

At the end of the day, a tracker is only useful if you can actually tell it apart from the pile of identical black and white gadgets everyone else seems to own, and if you enjoy using it enough to keep it clipped on in the first place. Pebblebee’s Neon Pulse drop checks both boxes, combining genuine utility with a design that feels personal rather than generic. Whether you’re the type who loses your keys weekly or you just want your tech to match your personality, this drop is worth a look before it disappears for good. And if pink and green aren’t quite your vibe, it might be worth keeping an eye on Pebblebee’s page anyway. With a new Evercolor drop landing every twelve weeks, there’s a good chance your perfect color combo is just around the corner.

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Si vous faites tourner un Plex Media Server quelque part chez vous, sachez que le 1er septembre dernier, Plex a publié un avis de sécurité qui demande aux propriétaires de serveur de passer en 1.43.3, et aux utilisateurs de l'application Desktop de passer en 1.115.0. Les versions 1.43.2 et antérieures sont donc toutes concernées.

Et c'est à peu près tout ce que l'annonce contient... Ils évoquent "un certain nombre de problèmes de sécurité", sans un mot sur ce qui est touché, ni sur la façon dont ça s'exploite, ni sur la gravité. Plex dit avoir demandé des identifiants CVE et promet de revenir publiquement donner des détails ensuite. Mais cela fait 8 jours et pour le moment, rien. Même la base de vulnérabilités du NIST ne renvoie rien sur "Plex Media Server"...

Mais de son côté, la Shadowserver Foundation , elle, n'a pas attendu les détails. En réponse à l'avis de Plex, elle scanne Internet tous les jours à la recherche des serveurs non patchés. Et à ce jour, elle en a dénombré plus de 36 000 exposés dont 16 000 rien qu'aux États-Unis.

Mais bon, peu importe... Comme personne ne sait ce que la faille permet, inutile d'essayer de jauger le risque. La seule question qu'on doit tous se poser, c'est de savoir si nos serveurs sont joignables depuis l'extérieur. Si l'accès distant est activé, ou qu'une redirection de port sur la box ou un sous-domaine pointe dessus, vous êtes sûrement dans le lot que Shadowserver a débusqué. Pire, des cybercriminels pourraient exploiter cette vulnérabilité... Donc mettez à jour rapidement.

C'est pas sorcier. Sous Windows, macOS et Linux, vérifiez que vous êtes bien en 1.43.3 ou plus récent, et sinon le paquet vous attend sur la page de téléchargement. Pour les installations Docker, Plex renvoie au README de son dépôt. Par contre, si votre Plex tourne sur un NAS, Plex prévient lui-même que le paquet peut ne pas encore être arrivé dans le magasin d'applications du constructeur. N'attendez pas qu'il descende tout seul, récupérez-le et installez-le à la main depuis l'interface du NAS.

Et si vous vous dites qu'un serveur de films n'intéresse personne, souvenez-vous de LastPass. En 2022, les attaquants sont entrés dans l'ordinateur d'un ingénieur de la boîte par son Plex Media Server , qui était encore sur une vieille version, et sont ressortis avec les coffres chiffrés des clients.

Alors allez-y.

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Most controllers ask you to adapt to them. The 8BitDo Ultimate 3E flips that arrangement entirely, building a controller around the idea that your hands, your genre, and your platform should decide its shape instead of the factory floor. The face buttons, the d-pad, and even the joystick tops snap in and out as swappable modules, turning what’s usually a sealed, one-size-fits-all object into something closer to a toolkit.

Pop off the magnetic faceplate and the accessory pack reveals its real purpose. A silicone membrane d-pad sits next to a tactile micro-switch version, and the joysticks come in tall, dome, and thick-neck shapes, each suited to a different grip or genre. Racing games favor a different thumb position than platformers, and for once, the hardware bends to match instead of forcing a single compromise across everything you play.

Designer: 8BitDo

Underneath those swappable caps, the joysticks themselves run on Tunneling Magnetoresistance sensors, a technology built specifically to resist the drift that eventually creeps into analog sticks after enough hours of use. Interactive RGB fire rings pulse around the base of each stick, translating movement into visual feedback in real time, a small touch that turns an otherwise invisible input into something you can actually watch respond.

The triggers carry their own bit of adaptability. Hall-effect sensors power two selectable trigger-stop positions, letting a shooter’s hair-trigger tap coexist with a racing game’s need for a longer, more gradual pull. Switching between them takes a flick of a physical switch, not a trip through a menu, which matters when a genre change happens mid-session rather than between them.

Connectivity spreads just as wide as the physical customization. The Ultimate 3E runs 2.4G wireless and wired modes for Xbox and PC, and switches to Bluetooth for mobile devices, now backed by a USB-C signal adapter for steadier range across more rooms and setups. Apple has officially signed off on compatibility too, covering iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and even Apple Vision Pro, stretching the controller’s use well past the console it was designed around.

An integrated wireless charging dock handles power without cables cluttering a desk, while two pro-level back buttons and a pair of extra-fast bumpers add inputs for players who map more complex combinations. Three custom profiles let different games, or different people, keep their own configuration ready to load instantly, and a 3.5mm jack keeps wired headphones in the mix for anyone who still prefers a physical connection over Bluetooth audio.

None of this treats customization as an afterthought bolted onto a finished product. Every swappable piece, every sensor choice, feels like it was scoped out before the shell was ever molded, built around the idea that serious players tend to have very specific, very personal preferences about how a controller should feel in their hands.

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Desks are overrated. So are the cables that come with them. The 4URPC is a 15.6-inch wireless touchscreen monitor built for people who’d rather not be chained to an outlet just to get a bigger screen. It’s slim, self-powered, and ready to mirror whatever’s on your phone, tablet, or laptop the moment you need more room to work, watch, or play.

Cutting the cord doesn’t mean cutting functionality. The monitor mirrors an iPhone or Android device through a peer-to-peer wireless connection, no home Wi-Fi or app required. For streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix, or Hulu, connecting to Wi-Fi and tapping the built-in TV Cast icon sends video to the screen. Either way, there’s no dongle to lose or cable to untangle before the movie starts.

Designer: 4URPC

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The more interesting trick happens after mirroring starts. The 10-point touchscreen can send input back to the connected phone, turning the monitor into a larger, shared control surface. Flip through photos with a friend, walk a colleague through a presentation, or hand someone the reins without handing over your phone. It’s a shift that makes shared screen time less awkward.

None of this would matter much if the monitor were bulky. At half an inch thick and just over 2 pounds, it’s built to disappear into a backpack rather than dominate it. The matte, textured shell keeps fingerprints and glare to a minimum, and a fold-out kickstand on the back means setup takes seconds on a desk, a kitchen counter, or the arm of a couch.

A built-in 4,000 mAh battery backs up that portability by taking the wall outlet out of the equation. Setting up on a train, in a hotel room, or on a patio doesn’t mean scouting for the nearest plug first. That same battery can lend a charge to a connected phone, turning the monitor into a backup power bank when the moment calls for it.

Plug it into a laptop with a USB-C cable, and the 4URPC switches roles, becoming an extended display rather than a wireless mirror. Dragging a browser tab, a chat window, or a reference document onto the second screen takes a second, and the touchscreen works over the wired connection. The laptop stays focused on the main task while the extra display handles everything else.

The screen also rotates between landscape and portrait without any fuss, which sounds minor until it changes how you use it day to day. Landscape suits video calls, games, and spreadsheets, while portrait mode fits scrolling through documents, reading long articles, or checking social feeds. Switching between the two takes a twist of the stand, not a trip through a settings menu.

Compatibility runs wide enough that most people won’t need to think twice before connecting. Wireless mirroring covers iPhones, Android phones running version 10 or later, MacBooks, and most Windows laptops, while the wired USB-C or HDMI input works with game consoles, streaming boxes, and the Nintendo Switch. There’s no software to install and nothing to configure; connecting the device and turning it on is the entire setup process.

Under the glass sits a 1920×1080 matte IPS panel running at 60 Hz, built more for comfortable, glare-free sessions than eye-popping color numbers. Dual USB-C ports split power delivery and video duties, small stereo speakers cover casual audio, and a VESA mount plus a standard camera screw thread add mounting options beyond the built-in stand. It’s a practical set of choices rather than a flashy one.

There’s something telling about a monitor that assumes you won’t always be sitting at the same desk tomorrow. Work has scattered across kitchen tables, coffee shops, and airport gates for a while now, and screens are only starting to catch up. The 4URPC doesn’t try to be the sharpest or brightest display around; it just tries to be wherever you happen to land next.

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There are several times a day when you’ll want to sit down and take in the aroma of your favorite essential oils. It might be early in the morning to help you wake up, right when you start work and need a boost of energy, at the end of the day when you’re relaxing, journaling, or reading, or right before bed so the scent can help you settle into a good night’s sleep. At any of those moments, your oil diffuser is your best friend, that is, unless it runs out of battery or charge right in the middle of your routine.

If you’re using the Battery-Free Aroma Diffuser, that’s one problem you’ll never have. As the name suggests, it’s completely battery-free and skips the fancy ultrasonic tech found in most diffusers on the market. All you need is a candle; its rising heat spins a built-in propeller that carries the scent of your essential oil of choice, and you’re all set to relax or recharge, whichever one you need. Setting it up becomes part of your morning or nighttime ritual, giving you what’s been called “magic powered by a single flame.”

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This diffuser was designed by Yu Ito and Yoshimi Kemmotsu of SOL style. Most diffusers on the market run on batteries, charging cables, and plastic ultrasonic components. This one skips all of that and works on nothing more than physics, heat, and fire. Its minimalist, elegant design only adds to the “magic” of the experience, as you watch your essential oils fill the room in a way that feels almost mystical. Because so much of the piece is transparent, you can see exactly how it works, from the flickering candle flame to the visibly spinning propeller above it.

The process of using the diffuser is refreshingly simple and doesn’t involve a lot of steps. Start by placing your essential oil of choice in the dedicated compartment located at the center of the propeller. Light a candle and set the cover in place. Wait about two to three minutes for the rising heat to spin the built-in propeller, and once it’s turning, it will carry the scent of your oils and fill the space around you.

The diffuser itself is built from aluminum, glass, and iron, materials chosen for being sustainable and long-lasting, so you’re not contributing to the pile of dead batteries or broken plastic housings that come with most electric diffusers. Because it needs no outlet and no batteries, it’s also completely portable. Set it up on your dining table, your nightstand, or even take it outside for a quiet evening on the patio.

If you’ve shopped for a diffuser before, you’ve likely come across a big name like Vitruvi, whose Stone Diffuser is frequently ranked among the best overall by outlets like Wirecutter and InStyle. Vitruvi’s design is genuinely beautiful, but it’s still an electric, ultrasonic device that needs to be plugged in or charged to run. More budget-friendly brands like InnoGear and Urpower take a similar ultrasonic approach at a much lower price, but they typically trade craftsmanship and material quality for affordability, leaning on plastic components that don’t hold up as well over time.

The Battery-Free Aroma Diffuser doesn’t try to compete on mist output, app connectivity, or color-changing lights. Instead, it carves out its own lane by focusing on ritual, sustainability, and craftsmanship. You won’t get smart features or adjustable settings, but you also won’t ever need to charge it, replace a battery, or worry about internal electronics failing. It does come at a premium, priced around $249 compared to the roughly $30 to $130 range most ultrasonic diffusers occupy, but for design lovers and sustainability-minded shoppers, that price reflects a genuinely different kind of product rather than just another gadget competing on specs.

At the end of the day, the Battery-Free Aroma Diffuser isn’t trying to be the most powerful or the most tech-forward diffuser on your shelf, it’s trying to be the most memorable. Whether you’re using it to ease into your morning coffee, get into a work groove, unwind after a long day, or settle in before bed, lighting that single candle and watching the propeller slowly spring to life feels far more intentional than simply pressing a power button. It won’t die mid-session, won’t need a replacement battery, and won’t end up as e-waste a few years down the line. For anyone looking to turn aromatherapy into an actual experience rather than just another appliance to switch on, this quiet, flame-powered design might be one of the most beautiful ways to get there.

The post Japanese Designers Just Solved the Dead Battery Diffuser Problem first appeared on Yanko Design.

Vous le savez, je suis un grand défenseur des flux RSS . C'est d'ailleurs pour ça que le mien est complet !! Je dois être le dernier à faire ça, alors, abonnez-vous (c'est gratuit) car ça me permet de continuer à faire ce que j'aime et ce que vous aimez aussi apparemment, puisque vous êtes de plus en plus nombreux à venir ici !

Mais bon, bref, si je vous parle de ça aujourd'hui, c'est parce que j'ai découvert RSSMonster, un lecteur de flux RSS que vous installez sur votre machine, et qui a la particularité de rapprocher tout seul les articles qui parlent du même truc et qui leur met une note.

J'ai de la lecture...

La qualité d'écriture compte pour moitié, le ton pour un quart, et le dernier quart mesure à quel point le texte est promotionnel, si bien qu'un publireportage descendra tout seul. J'ai trouvé ça plutôt malin. Et les articles qui racontent le même "fait" sont regroupés dans un Event, donc vous lisez l'actu qu'une fois sans vous fader tous les copycats.

Et le plus cool, c'est que ce tri tourne sur votre ordi, sans avoir besoin de la moindre clé d'API. Chez Miniflux ou FreshRSS, la liste officielle des fonctionnalités ne mentionne rien de tel. Quant à NewsBlur, celui-ci apprend à masquer ou surligner les articles selon ce que vous lui dites aimer, ce qui n'est pas la même chose que rapprocher deux actus pour les dédupliquer. Dans le même genre, je vous avais quand même déjà parlé d' un lecteur RSS qui s'y met aussi.

Le choix à faire

RSSMonster est livré avec deux fichiers Docker Compose. Le premier monte l'application et un collecteur de flux au-dessus de SQLite, sans un seul modèle (c'est celui de la procédure express du README). Le second ajoute MySQL, un worker dédié à l'IA et le service d'inférence, et c'est lui qui allume tout ça.

En fait, si vous choisissiez SQLite, la concurrence des traitements optionnels sera plafonnée à un, donc, ce sera un peu plus lent. Et surtout, le profil léger tel qu'il est livré ne démarre pas le worker IA et coupe l'inférence, donc pas de regroupement ni de notes tant que vous ne les activez pas à la main. Ça ira donc pour une install perso, mais si vous voulez mettre ça sur un serveur pour le partager à tous vos potes ou dans votre entreprise, je vous conseille vraiment de choisir MySQL directement. Parce qu'après, la bascule de l'un vers l'autre a l'air plus hasardeuse.

Enfin, rassurez-vous, il y aura toujours la possibilité d'exporter un fichier OPML avec tous vos abonnements et les catégories. Par contre, ça ne transporte que votre liste de flux, pas les articles déjà collectés ni ce que vous avez lu.

Installer le profil léger (SQLite)

C'est celui que je vous conseille pour commencer. Côté prérequis : git, Docker et Docker Compose. On commence par cloner le dépôt :

git clone https://github.com/pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster.git
cd rssmonster

Ensuite, faut générer deux secrets. Lancez cette commande deux fois, les résultats doivent différer :

openssl rand -hex 32

Créez un .env à la racine, lisible par vous seul :

touch .env && chmod 600 .env

JWT_SECRET=votre-premier-secret
FEVER_CREDENTIAL_SECRET=votre-second-secret

Ajoutez-y RSSMONSTER_BIND_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0 tout de suite pour y accéder depuis une autre machine, le port n'écoutant que sur la boucle locale. Et ne sautez pas les secrets, car le Compose refuse de démarrer si l'un des deux manque :

docker compose up -d

Ouvrez http://localhost:3000. Pas de compte admin par défaut, c'est le premier que vous créez qui devient l'administrateur, et notez bien vos identifiants. Ensuite, allez dans réglages puis flux, et importez ensuite votre OPML.

L'écran de connexion au premier démarrage

Et si vous voulez la version qui dépote (MySQL)

Si vous aviez déjà lancé le profil léger, coupez-le d'abord avec docker compose down, qui arrête les conteneurs sans toucher à vos données. N'y ajoutez surtout pas -v, car ça supprimera le volume et la base. Et MySQL démarrera vide et vous devrez réimporter votre OPML comme sur une install neuve.

Ensuite, ajoutez ces quatre valeurs dans le même .env, à côté de vos deux secrets :

DB_DATABASE=rssmonster
DB_USERNAME=rssmonster
DB_PASSWORD=un-mot-de-passe-solide
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=un-autre-mot-de-passe-solide

Et lancez l'autre fichier :

docker compose -f docker-compose.mysql.yml up -d --build

Ne paniquez pas si localhost:3000 ne répond pas dans la foulée. L'application attend que MySQL et l'inférence soient dispo, et celle-ci commence par télécharger ses trois modèles donc ça prend quelques minutes. Le contrôle de santé de l'outil lui laisse dix minutes, donc allez vous faire un ti café (dans sa couche ? nooon).

L'ajout d'un flux, sa catégorie et sa fenêtre de rattrapage

Voilà, amusez-vous bien.

Source : le dépôt GitHub de RSSMonster

When you come home after a long, hectic day, sometimes all you want to do is sink into the couch, scroll through your phone, and crack open a cold drink. But when that “cold one” happens to be a bottle of beer or soda, things do not always go according to plan. The opener slips, the cap bends and gets mangled, or it pops off and goes skittering across the counter or under the couch. It is a minor inconvenience, sure, but it has a funny way of taking a little of the relaxation out of what should be a simple, satisfying moment.

The First Pour Bottle Opener was built to fix exactly that. Made by Suwada, a legendary Japanese blacksmith house, it is an elegantly crafted tool designed to let you enjoy your drink in peace. Its flowing, sculptural silhouette also makes it a genuine piece of design rather than a purely functional gadget you shove in a drawer and forget about.

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The bottle opener is forged from solid, corrosion-resistant stainless steel and finished with a hand-applied satin coat that gives it a soft, understated shine. Its shape isn’t flashy or complicated, and that’s exactly the point: the stripped-down, minimalist form is what makes it look right at home sitting out on your kitchen counter, bar cart, or shelf, instead of buried in a drawer with your corkscrews and other odds and ends. It’s also a quiet nod to Suwada’s roots. The company has been forging blades and metal tools in Tsubame-Sanjo, a Japanese region famous for generations of metalworking mastery, so the craftsmanship behind this little opener runs a lot deeper than its price tag might suggest.

Where the First Pour really earns its keep is in the details. It opens bottle caps cleanly without bending or denting them, so you’re not left with a crushed, jagged souvenir every time you crack open a drink. It also has a built-in magnet that catches the cap the instant it pops free, rather than letting it clatter onto the counter, roll under the fridge, or scuff up your countertop. It’s a small addition, but it’s the kind of thoughtful touch a lot of openers skip entirely, and one that makes a genuine difference every single time you use it.

For comparison, a mainstream option like the OXO Good Grips Bottle Opener retails for around $10 and gets the job done just fine, thanks to a soft, non-slip handle built for everyday comfort. It’s a reliable, no-frills tool, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But it is purely utilitarian: there’s no magnet to catch the cap, no display-worthy design, and no real story behind how it’s made. At $65, the First Pour Bottle Opener costs several times more, but you’re paying for hand-applied craftsmanship, a heritage that spans centuries, corrosion-resistant stainless steel, and a magnetic cap-catch that solves a problem most openers on the market, including OXO’s, simply don’t address. It’s less an “opener versus opener” comparison and more a question of whether you want a tool that just works, or one that works beautifully and looks the part while doing it.

I don’t usually think much about something like a bottle opener when I’m shopping for my kitchen. It’s one of those tools you buy once and only think about again when it fails you. But something like the First Pour Bottle Opener makes you reconsider how small changes, whether to design or function, can matter more than you’d expect. Using it turns a mundane, thoughtless task into a small, satisfying ritual, one you can look forward to with that end-of-day (or, let’s be honest, middle-of-the-day) cold drink. Sometimes it really is the small things that make a good moment feel a little better, and this humble little tool is proof that even the objects we take for granted deserve a second look.

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TCL’s P80 Ultra and P80 Pro prove a phone screen doesn’t have to pick one personality and stick with it. Unveiled at IFA 2026 in Berlin, both handsets fold a vivid AMOLED panel and TCL’s paper-like NXTPAPER technology into the same sheet of glass, letting the display shift moods with a flick of a switch instead of forcing a trade-off between color and comfort.

Run a finger along the frame, and you’ll find a thin slider, a small physical detail that carries plenty of weight in daily use. Slide it, and the 6.83-inch panel drops its saturation, taking on a warmer, textured look that mimics a printed page. A commuter buried in a novel or someone proofreading a document late at night gets a screen that behaves like paper, without losing the sharpness underneath.

Designer: TCL

Push that same slider one notch further, and the screen drops color entirely for Max Ink Mode, a stripped layout that silences notifications except for calls and texts. It reads like a design decision as much as a software one, TCL betting people want to quiet their phone rather than mute it completely. The payoff is a battery that can stretch across roughly a week of steady reading.

That reading-first mindset carries into the software too. Both phones can convert e-books into audiobooks or podcast-style narration using on-device AI, giving Max Ink Mode a voice to lean on when eyes need a break instead of ears. It is a small addition, but it treats the slower, paper-like mode as a genuine feature rather than a bolted-on gimmick for a keynote slide.

None of that would matter if the screen looked washed out the rest of the time, so TCL leaned on a 1.5K AMOLED panel that hits 3,200 nits and covers the full DCI-P3 color range. A Nano Crystal Shield coating cuts glare enough to keep the display readable under direct sun, marking TCL’s first pairing of NXTPAPER with OLED rather than the LCD panels it used before.

The frame wrapping that screen is aluminum rather than the plastic often found at this price, giving both phones a sturdier grip without piling on bulk. TCL backs that up with an IP68 rating against dust and water, plus MIL-STD-810H certification for the inevitable drop. Buyers get to pick between Sunlit Gold, Burgundy, and Midnight Blue, three finishes that lean more toward jewelry-box color choices than typical slab-of-glass smartphone palettes.

Where the two models part ways is around the back. The P80 Ultra carries a 50-megapixel main camera next to a 50-megapixel periscope lens for 3x optical zoom, tucked into a housing shaped to avoid throwing off the phone’s balance. The P80 Pro drops the periscope for a simpler dual-camera arrangement, trading reach for a slimmer build that still shares the same main sensor and 8-megapixel ultrawide.

TCL is rolling both phones out across Europe first, with the P80 Ultra priced from €549 (around $635) and the P80 Pro starting at €429 (around $500), before a Latin American launch follows in October. A wider release is expected to reach additional regions afterward. In a category full of identical glass rectangles, these two phones actually behave differently depending on what someone needs from them that day.

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Packard Bell spent a century teaching people that new technology doesn’t have to feel intimidating, and its 100th birthday present to itself leans hard into that idea. Under Acer’s ownership, the brand relaunched at IFA 2026 with a philosophy it calls “Tech it easy,” built around a lineup that trades beige plastic and quiet corporate design for colors loud enough to notice from across a room. Four products anchor that comeback, and each one argues that everyday tech gains something when it stops taking itself so seriously.

The DotBook carries the heaviest expectations as the collection’s flagship, a 14.5-inch laptop finished in a red-orange shell bright enough to spot on a crowded coffee shop table. Weighing under 1.3 kg and measuring just 17.9mm thin, it’s built for browsing, streaming, and everyday work rather than chasing benchmark scores, backed by up to 512GB of storage and 16GB of memory running quietly under Windows 11. It’s a laptop designed to disappear into a bag, not a spec sheet debate.

Designer: Acer

Where the DotBook plays it relatively straight, the DotLoop commits fully to spectacle. Housed inside an actual briefcase shell with a 1970s silhouette, the turntable pops open to reveal a working tonearm flanked by RGB-lit speaker grilles that glow while a record spins. Two built-in 3W speakers handle sound on their own, though Bluetooth and RCA outputs let the DotLoop hand audio off to a proper stereo system whenever the moment calls for something louder.

That willingness to have fun with format extends into the DotLine, a feature phone built for anyone tired of feeding a smartphone’s constant appetite for attention. A 2.8-inch display and physical keypad keep the experience deliberately simple, while an 1800mAh battery stretches across roughly two weeks between charges, a number that sounds almost mythical next to a modern flagship’s overnight anxiety. Four color options keep it from feeling like a consolation prize.

Rounding out the focus lineup, the DotCombo bundles a keyboard and mouse into a single color-matched purchase, eliminating the usual mismatched beige-on-black desk setup that so many peripherals default to. Both pieces run on rechargeable batteries good for hundreds of charge cycles, connecting over Bluetooth or a 2.4GHz receiver without a single AA battery required. Round keycaps borrowed from typewriter design give the whole thing a tactile, almost toy-like presence on a desk.

Beyond these four, Packard Bell rounds out its centennial collection with a portable speaker (DotTune), audio glasses (DotLook), a ring light for creators (DotShine), matching headphones (DotBass), and even a countertop food steamer (Steasy), all sharing the same saturated color palette and straightforward pricing. None of them ask for much attention individually, but together they paint a lineup unwilling to blend into a beige office shelf.

Pricing stays approachable across the board, with the DotBook starting around €499 (around $578), the DotLoop at €149 (around $173), the DotLine at €69 (around $80), and the DotCombo at just €39 (around $45). Packard Bell’s return proves that a century-old brand can still find something new to say, mostly by refusing to whisper it.

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There are power tools, and then there are smart tools. A power tool gives you brute force; a smart tool gives you controlled, consistent results. Think of a simple drill that just spins versus one that manages its own torque to avoid stripping a screw. For delicate work like trimming EVA foam for a cosplay project or cleaning up support structures on a 3D print, you definitely want the smart one. The problem is, most handheld cutters are pretty basic, giving you one speed and just hoping for the best.

The SonicMax Slice 10 is aiming for that higher IQ. It’s a cordless ultrasonic cutter that senses the material you’re cutting and adjusts its own power output in real time. Slice through dense plastic and it pushes harder; trim the thin walls of a resin print and it eases back. This adaptive system, combined with cooling that prevents heat-related power drops, makes it feel like proper workshop equipment in the palm of your hand. It runs at 40kHz, delivers up to 50 watts of dynamic peak power, and does all of this without a single cable getting in your way.

Designer: SonicMax

Click Here to Buy Now: $119 $215 (45% off). Hurry, only 13/500 left! Raised over $124,000.

Most ultrasonic cutters on the market use transducers with a mechanical quality factor, or Qm, somewhere between 150 and 250. A higher Qm means the transducer converts electrical energy into vibration more efficiently, which directly translates to less heat generated during use. SonicMax claims a Qm of over 500 for the Slice 10, and lab data backs that up with a verified measurement of 541.1. That’s roughly two to three times higher than a typical competing tool, and it’s the foundational reason the Slice 10 can sustain longer sessions without thermal drama. That single transducer decision cascades into everything else, from runtime and cut quality to how comfortable the tool actually stays in your hand.

As the blade meets resistance, the Slice 10’s Smart Material Auto-Detection reads that feedback and adjusts power output and vibration frequency without you touching anything. Cutting through a stiff chunk of EVA foam feels different from trimming the thin walls of a resin print, and the tool responds to each material accordingly. You’re not locked into a fixed setting that works okay for most things but perfectly for nothing. The system also preserves cut quality across a long session, where material resistance can shift as the blade warms. The result is consistent cuts from the first pass to the last, regardless of what you’re running the blade through.

Heat is the reason most cordless ultrasonic cutters force you to stop every five to ten minutes, and the Slice 10 attacks that problem from two directions. Corded bench tools sidestep this issue by drawing steady power and dissipating heat more easily, but you give all of that up the moment you cut the cord. The high-efficiency transducer generates less heat from the start, and the built-in active cooling fan manages whatever thermal load does build up during a session. Overheat protection kicks in automatically at 80 degrees Celsius at the motherboard level, so the tool protects itself without you having to babysit it. You only appreciate how good this is after you’ve spent a session on a cutter that kept shutting itself off on you mid-cut.

A 5000mAh 21700 lithium-ion battery powers the Slice 10, and SonicMax made it user-replaceable, which you’ll end up appreciating far more than any spec sheet number. The 21700 is a high-performance cell format found in premium flashlights and power tools, so sourcing replacements from SonicMax or compatible third-party brands should never be a problem. SonicMax’s own branded replacement cell is rated for 500 charge cycles at 80% capacity retention, a reasonable lifespan for a tool you’re actually putting to work regularly. An 18W USB-C pass-through charging system brings it from zero to full in about 70 minutes, and the tool keeps running while plugged in. Claimed runtime sits at up to four hours, and when you run low mid-project, swapping in a spare takes seconds.

Blade choice gives the Slice 10 a lot of its bench-tool personality. SonicMax offers five blade styles that let the same handheld body take on very different jobs: a Standard Utility Blade for everyday trimming, a Precision Long Blade for tighter access and more delicate reach, a Fine Chisel Blade for careful cleanup work, a Heavy Duty Chisel Blade for more aggressive material removal, and a Wide Flat Scraper Blade for broader surface work. That range matters because it turns the Slice 10 into something closer to a compact cutting system than a one-trick knife. If you’re the kind of maker who bounces between foam, plastic, supports, edges, and surface cleanup in the same afternoon, this is where the tool starts looking properly versatile.

Lift-to-Activate sensing turns the tool on when you pick it up and off when you set it down, keeping your fingers away from controls mid-session and preventing accidental activation on the bench. A small OLED display shows real-time power output and battery level, so you’re never left guessing how much runtime remains. Built-in LED lighting illuminates the cut line, which sounds like a minor detail until you’re trying to trace a clean edge on a dark-colored print at your desk at some ungodly hour. Auto-shutdown kicks in after five minutes of idle, and low-battery protection activates before the cell drops to a damaging voltage. Together, these details make the Slice 10 feel like a tool that respects your workflow rather than constantly asking you to manage it.

The Slice 10 measures 260.5mm long and 28mm across, weighing 236 grams, keeping it firmly in single-hand, pen-grip territory across long sessions. Just the Slice 10 is available for a discounted $119, and ships with 10 replaceable Standard Utility blades. Upgrade to the Maker’s Bundle for $169 and you get the Slice 10 along with 50 blades spread across the five blade profiles (standard, precision long, fine chisel, heavy duty chisel, and flat scraper) as well as a 5000mAh replacement battery. If you’re looking for versatility and pushing your prints to the max, the $50 price bump does bring a fair share of value. You can also buy extra blades and batteries as add-ons. Shipping is expected to begin mid-October 2026 with worldwide delivery available, and SonicMax has not publicly confirmed warranty terms at the time of writing.

Click Here to Buy Now: $119 $215 (45% off). Hurry, only 13/500 left! Raised over $124,000.

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If you think compact discs are a thing of the past, you probably haven’t been around a K-pop fan or a hoarder who still has their CDs from decades ago. Then there are people like me who have a stack of CDs collected over the years but no actual CD player to enjoy them on, since options that are strong on both quality and design are hard to come by.

The ClearFrame Speaker CD Player is a solid choice for anyone looking for a visually stunning player that won’t let a CD’s album art go to waste. It lets you slot the jacket art onto the front of the player so it becomes a rotating piece of wall or shelf art. Or, if you’d rather show off the mechanics, you can leave the artwork out and display the transparent body itself, watching your CD spin with all its moving (and non-moving) parts in full view.

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Whenever I come across beautiful album art, I can’t help but think it’s wasted if it only ever gets seen as a tiny digital thumbnail on a streaming app. A player like the ClearFrame Speaker CD Player lets you put that kind of artwork on full display while you’re enjoying the music in your room. Seeing something that the artist, and the album art designer, worked hard on come to life while it spins gives it the justice it deserves. And if you’d rather see the clear, polycarbonate-style body become a piece of art in its own right, just take out the album cover and let it shine in all its transparent glory.

This is also an upgraded version of the original, and already popular, ClearFrame CD Player, since it now comes with a built-in speaker. That means you no longer need to hook it up to an external Bluetooth speaker or wired setup, which makes it even more flexible to display anywhere in your home. You actually have three ways to listen to your favorite CDs: through the built-in 40mm speaker, with wired headphones through the 3.5mm jack, or over Bluetooth 5.3 to external speakers or headphones if you already have a better setup you’d like to use.

Beyond the listening options, the ClearFrame Speaker CD Player was clearly designed with portability in mind. At just 454 grams (about a pound) and roughly the size of a hardcover book, it’s light enough to carry from your bedroom to your living room without a second thought. Its 1,800mAh battery gives you around six to seven hours of playback through the built-in speaker, or seven to eight hours if you’re streaming over Bluetooth, so you can enjoy a few albums back-to-back before needing to recharge via USB-C. There’s even a retro-style LED Nixie tube display that adds a warm, nostalgic touch to the whole experience, plus a 2MB SDRAM anti-shock buffer so accidental bumps won’t make your music skip.

For collectors, this player also solves a real problem: what to do with all the CDs sitting untouched in a drawer somewhere. Instead of treating them like outdated clutter, the ClearFrame gives them a reason to come back out, whether that’s a K-pop photocard-era album, a mix your best friend burned for you in high school, or a boxed set you’ve been meaning to revisit. It turns “old technology” into a genuine decor piece you’d be proud to leave out on a shelf.

If you’re looking to gift this to someone (or, let’s be honest, treat yourself), the ClearFrame Speaker CD Player comes in a few configurations depending on how you plan to display it. You can pick it up on its own, or add a wall mount, book case, or display stand, so it fits neatly into whatever corner of your home you have in mind. It isn’t the cheapest CD player on the market, but if you have a stack of CDs with nowhere to go and album art too good to keep hidden, this one earns its price tag by turning something you already own into something worth looking at every single day.

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Miele’s new G8 Diamond snaps a photo of your dirty dishes before it washes them. The moment the door swings toward shut, a light inside blinks on, a camera grabs one frame, the light dies, and the AutoVision system studies what it caught. If it sees a bottle, it calls up BottleClean and drives the spray harder. If it sees a pot, the cleaning intensity climbs. If it sees plastics, it runs the new hot air drying harder, because plastic containers are famously terrible at drying themselves. Miele showed it for the first time at IFA 2026 in Berlin, and it lands in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in April 2027.

A camera in a dishwasher makes the headline, but the memory is what makes the design. The G8 holds onto that bottle it clocked at breakfast, so stacking dinner plates on top of it by eight in the evening changes nothing. Layer in AutoDos and its PowerDisk granulate, measuring out its own detergent since 2018, then set an app rule that says wait until 80 percent full and never before 10pm, and the machine stops consulting you altogether. Miele has spent decades selling dishwashers on the promise that they scrub so you do not have to. This one wants to think so you do not have to.

Designer: Miele

Here’s the part that actually impressed me. AutoVision doesn’t run a video feed you can scrub through in the app. It fires once, right as the door clicks shut, and the machine works from that single image for the entire cycle. Load a wine bottle at breakfast, stack it under a mountain of lunch plates by evening, and the G8 still treats it as a bottle, because it saw it once and that was enough. The only real caveat came from Miele’s own team at IFA: keep bottles roughly central and pots in the lower basket, since the spray arm still struggles to reach the far corners. Vision only helps if the water can follow it there.

What makes this genuinely new isn’t the word AI, which every appliance brand at IFA 2026 was throwing around like confetti. Most of those claims are turbidity sensors, the kind that read how murky the wash water has become and adjust accordingly. LG’s SenseClean works that way, and Samsung has filed similarly around soil detection. A turbidity sensor knows the water is dirty. It has no idea why. Miele’s camera identifies the actual object sitting in the rack, a considerably harder computer vision problem, and one that both LG and Bosch have patented around for years without shipping a consumer dishwasher built on it. Miele is putting an object-recognition camera inside a box you can buy next spring, not just inside a patent filing.

Around that camera sits a decade of quieter automation finally clicking into place. AutoDos, with its PowerDisk granulate, has been dosing detergent on its own since 2018, and Miele still claims nobody else in the category offers true automatic dispensing. ExcellentDry adds a hot air system with three fixed levels, chosen once and then applied forever, aimed squarely at the plastic containers that usually come out of a cycle still damp at the base. The cutlery drawer becomes a genuine third tier, one side droppable for coffee cups, and a new touch display replaces the old dial logic. Set the app to run only past 10pm and only above 80 percent full, or tie it to your solar output, and the dishwasher stops asking permission for anything.

None of this works if you don’t trust the camera’s judgment, and Miele knows it. “Intelligence can be programmed. Trust has to be earned,” said Dr. Axel Kniehl, the company’s Executive Director of Marketing and Sales, at the IFA press conference, and it’s the one line from the whole reveal that actually admits the stakes. AutoVision only functions if enabled by the user, according to Miele’s own release, which suggests it ships switched off by default. Fair enough. Handing a machine the authority to decide how hard to scrub your grandmother’s pans is a bigger ask than letting it dose its own detergent, and Miele seems to know it needs to earn that permission slowly rather than assume it.

The G8 Diamond won’t reach a single kitchen before April 2027, and even then only in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, so everything here is still a promise rather than a lived-in product. But the promise is the interesting part. For a century, appliance makers competed on how much physical labor they could remove. Miele is the first one at this scale betting the next fight is over who you trust to make the fifty tiny decisions labor never touched in the first place.

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Ce jeu, ou plutôt cette expérience, je vous le dis tout de suite, ça ne va pas changer votre vie. Au contraire, ça risque même d'aggraver vos PTSD en rapport avec les sports d'hiver. Moi, ça va, je ne suis jamais allé à la montagne en vacances l'hiver, parce que je n'étais pas assez richou étant + jeune, donc, c'est au moins un trauma que je n'ai pas !

Dans Line Rider , vous tracez une ligne à la souris, vous appuyez sur play, et un petit bonhomme en luge dévale la pente que vous venez de dessiner à pleine balle. Voilà c'est tout !

Alors, je pense que si vous êtes un ancien, vous connaissez forcément, parce que ce truc n'est pas de première fraîcheur. C'est sorti en 2006 sur DeviantArt . Ça a été créé par Boštjan Čadež, un étudiant de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Ljubljana, pour un devoir de son cours d'illustration. À l'époque, il y a eu quand même 10 000 personnes qui l'ont vu dans les 24 heures de la sortie du jeu. Et un mois plus tard, on en était à 4 millions de vues et 325 000 téléchargements du jeu.

Notez quand même que la toute première version n'avait même pas de gomme et c'était volontaire de la part de Boštjan. Sauf qu'aujourd'hui ce n'est plus le Flash de 2006 que vous lancez mais une réécriture complète pour le web moderne, signée David Lu avec Matthew Henry et Tobias Bessler.

Et la réécriture a pris du muscle puisque vous avez maintenant trois types de ligne (la bleue qui porte, la rouge qui accélère, la verte qui ne sert qu'au décor), des calques, une pelure d'oignon pour suivre la trajectoire, jusqu'à six lugeurs en même temps, et un moteur de scripts pour piloter la caméra ou la gravité.

Attention quand même : Ne lancez que des scripts dont vous connaissez la provenance ^^. Par contre, n'oubliez pas que les lignes ont un sens. Si vous les tracez de la gauche vers la droite, elles feront office de sol. Par contre, si vous les tracez dans l'autre sens, votre petit gugusse va s'y cogner par en dessous ou la traversera sans la voir s'il y arrive par le dessus.

Vous pouvez aussi glisser un fichier audio dans l'éditeur pour caler l'animation sur la musique. C'est comme ça que la communauté sort ses morceaux de bravoure, genre les 39 millions de vues de la piste que DoodleChaos a synchronisée sur "In the Hall of the Mountain King".

Charger la vidéo depuis YouTube Ce clic autorise une connexion à Google : adresse IP transmise et traceurs possibles. En savoir plus Voir cette vidéo sur YouTube

Ensuite, concernant l'export vidéo, le bouton sort bien un MP4, mais celui-ci sera muet. La musique que vous avez chargée sert uniquement à caler l'animation pendant que vous dessinez, et la synchro, vous devrez la faire ailleurs, dans OBS ou un vrai logiciel de montage.

Côté mobile par contre, c'est plus tristoune. L' application Android est à 2,99 € et n'a plus bougé depuis juillet 2023, et la fiche App Store vers laquelle le site pointe toujours renvoie un beau 404. Bof donc...

Le web reste donc le seul endroit où Line Rider est vraiment vivant.

Le code, lui, est fermé. David Lu n'a sorti que le moteur physique, dans un dépôt sans aucune licence et qui n'a plus évolué depuis 2017. Alors si vous voulez du libre pour de vrai, allez voir plutôt LROverhaul , un descendant de Line Rider Advanced sous GPL-3.0 qui tourne sur le bureau.

Merci à j0j0b4rj0 pour le lien !

Source : linerider.com

Je n'ai plus mes 5 hectares de jardin et de forêt, snif snif.... Maintenant c'est un immense jardin de 15 mètres carrés dans lequel je n'ai encore rien planté. Il y a des framboisiers, une pelouse en souffrance++ et deux ou trois trucs qui servent surtout de litière aux chats du quartier. Dans la maison, j'ai également deux spathiphyllums, ces fleurs de lune que tout le monde a chez soi, et une Monstera achetée chez Ikea.

Et je ne sais absolument pas m'en occuper. ^^

Alors quand je suis tombé sur HortusFox , j'ai regardé ça d'un autre œil que d'habitude. Il s'agit d'une application web que vous installez chez vous, qui est développée sous licence MIT depuis 2023 par un type tout seul, Daniel Brendel, qui va vous permettre de gérer toutes vos plantations et autres plantes vertes en intérieur.

Reste à comprendre ce que ça fait vraiment, parce que ce n'est pas ce à quoi on s'attend... Ça n'est pas vraiment un conseiller, ça ne va pas vous dire par exemple quand arroser votre Monstera, ni diagnostiquer une feuille jaune.

C'est simplement un carnet de bord, point. Vous déclarez vos lieux (le salon, la cuisine, la serre), vous y rattachez vos plantes avec leurs photos, vos notes et un journal, et vous créez des tâches dont c'est vous qui fixez l'intervalle. Le système vous rappelle alors ce que vous avez à faire selon l'échéance que vous avez décidée, et il garde la trace de ce que vous avez fait.

Dit comme ça, ça paraît maigre, sauf que quand vous êtes cinq à passer devant les mêmes pots de fleurs, c'est super pratique ! Est-ce que quelqu'un a arrosé pendant les vacances ? Est-ce que le petit s'est occupé de ses plantes carnivores ou pas ? Là, la réponse est dans le journal de la plante et pas dans la tête de X ou Y qui a mis son téléphone en mode avion.

C'est d'ailleurs ce qui fait sa différence. Plusieurs comptes partagent le même espace, avec les tâches en commun, un inventaire du matériel et même un chat de groupe pour se laisser des mots.

Plant-it , l'autre projet libre du genre, repose exactement sur la même philosophie. À la base, c'était également une application web, mais comme il y avait trop de bugs , l'auteur a préféré supprimer la version qu'il hébergeait. Et Plant-it est ainsi devenu une simple application Android. Adieu les versions web et la version iOS.

HortusFox, lui, a fait le chemin inverse et garde son serveur, mais du coup il n'a aucune application native en face : le dépôt Android du projet est archivé depuis 2024, ce qui fait que pour savoir ce qui se passe, vous devrez ouvrir la page web pour voir l'état de vos plantes. Je vous laisse deviner si mon fils va penser à ouvrir un onglet tout seul pour ses plantes carnivores... lol.

Ce n'est pas grave, je me suis acheté ces petites Oyas pour les plantes vertes (lien affilié), et ça fait super bien le taf pour garder la terre un petit peu humide en permanence.

Ça s'installe en Docker Compose avec une base MariaDB. Pas de SQLite, pas de PostgreSQL et n'attendez pas que ça change parce que ça demanderait trop de boulot à l'auteur... L'interface est également disponible en onze langues dont le français. Au niveau de la vie privée, il n'y a pas vraiment de télémétrie, il faut juste savoir que l'identification des photos passe par l'API de Pl@ntNet , qui est gratuite jusqu'à 500 identifications par jour, et la météo par OpenWeatherMap. Ces deux-là réclament donc vos propres clés, et vous n'êtes pas obligé de les activer. Les données botaniques, elles, viennent du GBIF sans rien demander.

Et si vous voulez juste identifier vos plantes sans monter un serveur, j'avais déjà parlé des applis qui font ça .

Un point quand même avant que vous ne lanciez le docker compose : Une XSS stockée a été remontée le 11 août 2026 dans la version 5.9, qui est la dernière en date. Cela veut dire que n'importe quel membre de votre espace HortusFox peut glisser du JavaScript persistant dans les notes d'une plante, qui s'exécutera ensuite chez tous ceux qui la consultent, admin compris ( CVE-2026-72559 ). Donc mettez bien cette application ailleurs que sur Internet et assurez-vous que votre grand-mère ou vos enfants ne sont pas des petits hackers en herbe.

Amusez-vous bien avec vos plantes vertes !

Le 24 août dernier, X Corp. a envoyé une lettre de mise en demeure au développeur de Nitter et une autre à celui de XCancel (une instance célèbre de Nitter). Le délai accordé était très court (environ 24h), et depuis, les deux services sont hors ligne.

Alors que s'est-il passé ?

Nitter, c'était sept ans de travail bénévole pour lire les posts publics de Twitter puis de X sans avoir besoin de compte, sans pub, sans JavaScript et surtout sans laisser son adresse IP à Elon Musk et ses sbires. On remplaçait x.com par nitter.net dans l'URL, et on lisait ce qui nous intéressait. Y'avait même des extensions de redirection automatique qui le faisaient pas à notre place. Et XCancel qui venait de fêter ses 2 ans, c'était tout pareil !

Aujourd'hui la page d'accueil de XCancel affiche ces 4 lignes qui disent en gros que le service est arrêté jusqu'à nouvel ordre. Celle de Nitter n'est pas plus bavarde et son mainteneur, zedeus, cherche un avocat et refuse de commenter.

Notez qu'aucun tribunal n'a été saisi et qu'une simple lettre a suffi.

Ce que X reproche à ces 2 services, c'est un "usage illicite et un contournement de son API", plus une violation du Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act et du Lanham Act. TechCrunch, qui a pu lire le courrier , rapporte une accusation plus précise qui est que Nitter aurait accédé à des comptes X et à des jetons de session pour récupérer le contenu en douce.

Aux États-Unis, en tout cas, "aspirer" des pages web publiques n'a rien de criminel. Mais le problème, c'est que Nitter ne fonctionne plus comme ça depuis des années. Si on analyse son code, on se rend compte que depuis que Twitter a supprimé les comptes invités début 2024, Zedeus, le développeur de Nitter, a mis en place un tout autre système.

Pour contourner les limites imposées par X.com, il a développé un script tools/get_session.py qui prend en arguments un identifiant X, un mot de passe, un secret à double facteur et un chemin de fichier.

Et là-dedans, il embarque en dur une paire de clés API, se déclare auprès des serveurs de X comme LE client Twitter officiel pour Android en version 10.21 tournant sur un OnePlus A3010, fait passer le flux de connexion par cloudscraper, génère le code à double facteur à la volée, et récupère un jeton OAuth qu'il écrit ensuite dans un fichier.

Au niveau des identifiants, c'est l'hébergeur de l'instance qui les fournit puisque depuis la coupure de 2024, faire tourner Nitter imposait de le relier à un vrai compte X. On est donc très loin du robot anonyme qui lit une page publique. C'est un client officiel simulé, avec des identifiants valides, et c'est exactement ça que la lettre de mise en demeure décrit.

Donc voilà, le problème est bien plus compliqué que du scraping simple. Ce sera donc à un juge de trancher sur le fond.

Depuis, le dépôt GitHub est passé en lecture seule, archivé et selon Zedeus, d'autres instances ont reçu des courriers du même genre. De son côté, X ne s'est pas encore exprimé publiquement sur cette affaire.

Reste la question qui nous intéresse : On fait comment pour lire la merde fasciste de X sans compte maintenant ? Bah honnêtement, y'a pas grand-chose... Moi, je vous recommande d'arrêter d'aller là-dessus pour votre propre bien-être. Mais si vraiment vous êtes accro, le pont ActivityPub bird.makeup répond toujours présent et permet de suivre un compte X public depuis Mastodon. Toutefois, il ne vous affichera pas un fil de discussion direct dans le navigateur comme le faisait XCancel ou Nitter.

Après pour un post précis, il reste éventuellement la Wayback Machine, à condition que quelqu'un ait archivé le tweet avant. Sinon, bah faudra vous reconnecter sur X à l'ancienne avec votre compte...

Source : Techdirt

"Maintenant", ce n'est pas qu'un adverbe à la con pour apprécier l'instant présent ou faire péter ses ordres comme votre Belle Mère ! C'est également un conteneur à lancer, qui se connecte en lecture seule à un socket Docker pour réaliser en un battement de cil, tout l'inventaire de votre home lab !

Il relève ainsi l'état de chaque conteneur, ses healthchecks, ses boucles de redémarrage, ses logs, et vos projets Compose regroupés comme vous les avez écrits.

Ensuite, tout ce qui vous alerte pour de bon se déclare à la main. Les checks HTTP et TCP se configurent sous la forme de labels sur les conteneurs à surveiller. Par exemple, un maintenant.endpoint.http avec son intervalle et son seuil d'échec, un maintenant.endpoint.tcp pour la base...etc. Pas besoin donc d'aller mettre votre gros nez dans un fichier de config spécifique.

Vos tâches planifiées reçoivent chacune une URL à appeler quand elles finissent comme ça si la sauvegarde de trois heures du matin ne se manifeste pas, vous êtes prévenu. Vos certificats HTTPS sont surveillés et signalés cinq fois avant leur expiration, un mois avant puis de plus en plus près. Il compare aussi l'empreinte de vos images à celle publiée sur le registre, ce qui vous permet ensuite de savoir lesquelles ont pris du retard sans lancer des docker pull à l'aveugle. Ah et il sert une page de statut publique pour vos utilisateurs.

Le tout tient dans un binaire Go qui occupe environ 17 Mo de RAM et qui se repose sur une simple base SQLite.

Par contre, l'édition gratuite (Community) gère une seule machine. Si vous voulez du multi-hôte, il faudra passer par la case payante. Toujours en gratuit, il y a aussi des plafonds... Vous avez le droit uniquement à 10 endpoints, 5 heartbeats, 5 certificats, 3 composants de page de statut et uniquement 7 jours d'historique.

Attention quand même, y'a 2 choses à savoir avant de vous enflammer et de poser ça sur une machine exposée sur le net. Il n'y a aucune authentification intégrée, et de ce que j'ai compris, c'est assumé ! A vous donc de mettre en place un reverse proxy et un Authelia ou un Authentik devant.

Pour situer "Maintenant" par rapport à d'autres solutions que je vous ai déjà présentées, Beszel fait les métriques par conteneur sans aucun plafond gratos, mais pas les checks HTTP. Uptime Kuma lui, fait les checks, mais ses monitors doivent être créés un par un dans l'interface, sauf à lui greffer AutoKuma pour lire les labels. Donc, il n'y a pas vraiment de solution tout-en-un gratuite...

A découvrir ici !

Je ne sais pas vous, mais chez moi, mes câbles USB-C se ressemblent tous. Et dans le tas, j'en ai qui chargent mon MacBook deux fois plus vite que d'autres. Et franchement, en les regardant, je ne peux pas vous dire lesquels sont les plus efficaces. Alors que mon Mac, lui, apparemment, il le sait déjà.

En tout cas, c'est ce que j'ai compris en allant lire le site de WhatCable. Ce qu'ils expliquent, c'est qu'à chaque branchement, le contrôleur de port d'un Mac Apple Silicon envoie un message à la puce que certains câbles embarquent et récupère sa fiche d'identité : débit annoncé, ampérage, fabricant. De ce que j'ai compris, macOS range la réponse dans le registre IOKit sous forme d'objets bruts, et ne l'affiche nulle part en clair. Snif...

Et c'est cette réponse que WhatCable va chercher, puis traduit. L'app vit dans la barre de menus, vous branchez un câble, et elle vous dit alors instantanément lequel des trois maillons plafonne la charge : Soit le chargeur, soit le câble, soit le Mac lui-même quand sa batterie est presque pleine.

Et vous obtenez le même verdict côté débit.

L'app confronte aussi la fiche du câble à sa spécification USB-PD et lève un carton jaune quand quelque chose cloche. Ça peut être l'identifiant fabricant à zéro, les bits réservés utilisés de travers...etc. Moi, je parle bien ici de contrefaçon de câbles, mais l'app reste très prudente dans sa formulation. Elle signale juste des trucs bizarres, et elle ne dit jamais qu'un câble est une contrefaçon.

Après, la plupart des câbles sous 60 W n'ont aucune puce à interroger, donc il n'y a rien à lire, et certains ne répondent correctement qu'avec un appareil branché à l'autre bout. Sur les ports USB-C en façade d'un Mac mini ou d'un Studio, aucune donnée de câble ne remonte non plus. C'est à cause de l'architecture d'Apple.

Côté matériel, il vous faut donc un Mac Apple Silicon sous macOS 14 minimum, les Mac Intel ne publiant pas ces données du tout. L'app est gratuite et son code est sous licence MIT, sauf le dossier des fonctions Pro où là, faudra débourser environ 10 €.

Si vous avez Homebrew, vous pouvez installer l'app rapidement comme ceci :

brew install --cask darrylmorley/whatcable/whatcable

L'app est même en français si vous avez séché les cours d'anglais. Bref, de quoi trier votre caisse de câbles sans vous planter...