"My thoughts also. I'm yet to be convinced that touchscreens are better than tactile options for any personal transport that you ride on/in. As a display, sure, but for any actual control, my guess is the joystick is all you're using."

""Dammit, the remote is waaay over there...... "Alexa tell the coffee table to walk to the sofa.""the good news is my cynicism was overwhelmed by how cool that video was"

"Despite my first thought being "he has too much time on his hands", these are amazing shots!"

"Getting strong General Grievous' bike from Star Wars vibes:https://www.lulu-berlu.com/upload/image/star-wars-episode-iii--rots----hasbro---grievous--wheel-bike--with-general-grievous--p-image-428962-grande.jpg"

"About 20 years ago the New Zealand Forest Research Institute developed a similar product called Greenseal which was Pine saturated/impregnated with additional cellulose solution. It was really good to work with and I did a furniture project in it which I still have."

"Looking at the variety of hubs, docks & adapters on my desk right now, I'd see the major benefit being secured to the desk firmly so to be able to plug stuff in & out without it moving about or needing two hands for the task."

"I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest this is an auto-correct/translation error."Chemically set sandcasting" would make more sense, and "A triumph of casting" instead of smelting..Nitpicking their marketing copy aside, I do like it."

"Yeah, its all fun & games until you see "Picatinny or M-LOK" under the options menu...."

"I think you assessment is correct - they've move beyond a useful pocket widget to a Small Tools" category with tacticool branding. I feel you could take any existing small tool, bead-blast it  and call it EDC.I had a Swiss army knife since I was 9yo, and switched to a Leatherman 10 years ago because its stronger (or I'm rougher). .. but anything else, I'll grab my toolbox."

"crumbs, tough audience.  I really like the attempt at turning the functions into physical form. It looks well executed.A quick peruse of the website shows a range of dedicated audio mixers/synths/sequencers etc... and this item is one of 3 components of a field/portable system. I don't know the market is like, but it appears a case of dedicated design for electronic music creators.... although I'm sure trust fund influencers might also use it. If you're doing something infrequently, as an amateur, then a modern smartphone hugely expands your capabilities for cheap. But doing the same thing, frequently, for a living, will quickly make the rational for dedicated devices apparent."

"You just can't win - I've purchased stainless-steel straws a few times over the years and but had them banned/hidden due to fears the kids & their friends will injure themselves. "Stab themselves though their skull when they fall" is the usual parent response."

"I love this - my first thought was "what about the gaps in the wood" and then I saw the profile. A really nice piece."