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TECHNOLOGY
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley

With his firm Future Shape, the creator of the iPod and the iPhone seeks to dethrone tech’s...

NEWS
Announcing Surface‘s 2018 Tech Issue Cover: Tony Fadell

The creator of our most addictive devices looks toward the next phase of his career.

TECH
The Cybernetic Implant That Attunes You to the Earth’s Poles

Forget wearable tech. The new device from biohacking firm Cyborg Nest goes directly into your chest

TASTE
How Apple Inc. Is Like a Classic American Diner

David Rockwell believes that 20th-century diners largely embodied the U.S.’s interest in...

Design
R/GA’s Bob Greenberg Curates an Exquisite Exhibition

The just-opened show at New York’s Cooper Hewitt explores the communications honcho’s obsession

TRANSPORT
In a Future of Autonomous Vehicles, Can BMW Still Make the “Ultimate Driving Machine”?

As the car industry faces a radical upheaval, BMW works to keep engagement in the driver’s seat.

Tech
The Boffi Tomato+ Brings the Mediterranean to Your Kitchen

A new greenhouse system grows 30 types of vegetables and herbs inside a swanky stainless-steel...

ART
The Artist Who Drew With Computers, Before Computers Were a Thing

Vera Molnár, a little-known founding mother of computational art and thinking, will feature in...

Surface x MoMA Design Store
How to Digitize Your Drawings in Real Time, Using Actual Paper and Pens

The Slate 2+ operates just like a traditional sketchpad, and incorporates digital tools.

TECHNOLOGY
The Sonos One Is a Smart Speaker for Music Geeks

The brand’s new speaker combines voice-activated performance with state-of-the-art sound...

Partnership
Marc Thorpe Heads to Storm King With the Leica TL2

The designer and architect explores the outdoor sculpture museum with the German camera maker's...

TRANSPORT
Did Land Rover Design the Sexiest SUV Out There?

The stylish new Range Rover Velar is exactly the design-minded sport utility vehicle you were...

Wordplay
Data-Driven Smart Toilets Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think

Surface Media’s CEO on the next frontiers of surveillance.

Technology
This Sleek Speaker Fixes Auditory Anomalies in Your Architecture

Bang & Olufsen’s new BeoLab50 uses groundbreaking technology to deliver the ultimate sonic boom.

Technology
Has Tracy J. Fullerton Created the Year’s Most Unexpected Video Game?

With her latest undertaking, Walden, A Game, the designer and educator turns inward—and...