"We had the Trunki, decidedly less premium and more fun. Always got marveling comments in the airport, so while I'm not surprised you think it's niche, it really shouldn't be."

"Not to mention, I wouldn’t upload my images to any service that is built on mining others’ intellectual property."

"Rain, you've been killing it lately, particularly on the robot beat. I need this kind of snarky skepticism for everything. Kill our idols (but not all humans)."

"I don’t think this is going to escalate situations any more than any phone being taken out and pointed at you, just perhaps a bit more convenient in an emergency.I think personal bodycams could serve to film the police more than random criminals, as the police often restrict access to their own bodycams, eliminating the accountability those were supposed to provide. But really the primary function of this whole category, statistically, is to provide a feeling of comfort. If this thing becomes popular, we’d see a bunch of inert fake ones you can pin to clothing. "

"My solution would be to make the guitar out of picks, and you pull off a piece as needed. Like a bread bowl. Seriously, I buy bags of them and leave them in my small jeans pocket, guitar case, back of the amp. They’re cheap! This is some EDC nonsense.Reason the pick holder mfg didn’t say how many it can hold is because picks come in different thicknesses according to the player’s preference."

"More of these funny but legit design critiques, please."

"I found one of these for $5 at Goodwill: https://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KTT261-2-Slice-Toaster-Empire/dp/B00004SGEXCan handle weird bread and bagels, plus it’s “digital”. My spouse hates it, not sure if it’s the stunning 70s looks or the missing crumb tray. "

"Please stop calling campaigns a smash hit just because they bust through a goal set artificially low just so people are impressed. $20,000 is 13 scooters, and no one is building this if they only got that much money. Even the amount raised at press time is 200 scooters. Let’s educate people on how expensive it is to make a thing, and maybe they’ll have a greater appreciation for manufacturing, and more healthy skepticism about crowdfunding campaigns.  "

"A more substantial post might mention the functional requirements of routers, such as heat dissipation and radio range. While they could certainly look nicer, many of the clean-looking ones like Google's cylinders don’t have the same performance, and counter that with a mesh network architecture. Let’s not perpetuate the stereotype of snooty industrial designers caring only about the looks."

"“prison labor is a thorny issue that raises questions well beyond the scope of this blog”Should supply chain be outside of your scope? We’re not Yanko Design here. This is why Papanek said designers are dangerous."

"Beautiful on its own, but copper isn't the best match for the tinfoil baby hats their customers are knitting."

"Now make it inflatable."