What's up with the 3D-printed sneakers? Adidas is showing off a new one for collectors — the BB.01, which they're calling the world's first 3D-printed basketball shoe. It's the debut release from Adidas's new platform, Project R.A.P.
But there's a catch — getting a pair will be nearly impossible: the run is just 169 pairs. The limited drop starts July 10 and, by the looks of it, will sell out instantly. Priced at $250.
Bottom line: not a sneaker, but a collector's exhibit. If you snagged a pair, you won the lottery.
What's up with the Steam Machine? Accessory brand Jsaux has confirmed it's finishing up its swappable front panels with a built-in display for Valve's Steam Machine. The idea is simple: you replace the console's stock face with a custom one that has a small screen embedded right into the front. They first teased these back in November, and now they've shared updated designs.
Three panels are promised, by screen type: E Ink, color E Ink, and a dot matrix display.
As for price and release date — still silence on that.
Bottom line: soon you'll be able to change your console's face to match your mood. A small thing, but modders will love it.
What's up with the Lego Hubble? Lego is dropping a set of the iconic Hubble Space Telescope — 1,252 pieces, and the built model stretches to 38 centimeters. Nice touch: the engineers went inside too, tucking in mirrors and gyroscopes, while the outside has movable solar panels and antennas you can pose however you like.
Goes on sale August 1, priced at $140.
Bottom line: put a legendary telescope on your shelf without spending NASA's annual budget on it.
What's up with GTA 6?
It's official: Rockstar kicks off GTA VI pre-orders on June 25 — and dropped the cover art too. The leads are Jason and Lucia Caminos, a duo tangled up in a massive conspiracy in the state of Leonida, in Vice City. They'll have to survive against everyone, relying on no one but each other.
The game itself lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19.
Bottom line: get your wallet ready for the 25th and your calendar for November) Meanwhile, there's always time for one more replay of GTA V — twelfth lap, no biggie)
What's up with FiiO's speaker?
FiiO is rolling out its Retro Box speaker worldwide — it used to live only in China. The whole trick is that one of the brand's players acts as the screen and the "cassette": slot in your JM21, M21, or M33 and you're off. Just like loading a tape into a deck, only hi-fi)
The specs are solid too: Bluetooth 6.0 with LDAC (or USB DAC when wired), two speakers plus two passive radiators, 10W, up to 15 hours of playback, and a built-in mic. Already on sale for ~5000 ₽ on Ali and other marketplaces.
Bottom line: nostalgia for tape decks, minus the chewed-up film and the pencil for rewinding) For five bucks' worth of rubles — a solid grab.
What's up with Midjourney?
The same Midjourney that turns text into images suddenly launched a medical arm — Midjourney Medical. And the first product isn't a picture, it's a whole-body ultrasound scanner, the Midjourney Scanner.
The trick: it scans your entire body in 60 seconds, no radiation, no magnets — just sound and water. They claim the imaging even beats MRI in places. The plan is wild: roll out around 50,000 of these scanners worldwide over 6 years and put people through a monthly full-body scan.
The first center opens in San Francisco in late 2027 — and it's not a hospital, it's a spa: hot tubs, saunas, cold plunge zones. They'll install 10 scanners that together do more scans per year than every MRI machine on the planet combined.
Bottom line: yesterday it was a neural net for art, tomorrow it scans you between the sauna and the cold plunge) The future showed up sideways — but it looks good)
What's up with the robot?
French startup Genesis AI revealed Eno, a home assistant robot that looks like Apple itself unveiled it at a keynote. Pure Cupertino aesthetic — even their head designer looks like Jony Ive) And no, it's not AI slop — the company swears it'll start shipping to real customers by the end of this year.
The price is still under wraps, but you can join the waitlist here.
Bottom line: while Apple spends years teasing its projects, the French just went and built a robot in their style. Minimalist, pricey, and without a single button — just how we like it)