Across TikTok and Instagram, Gen Z and even Gen Alpha are romanticising so-called “vintage tech”. Classic iPods are being thrifted, refurbished and proudly clipped onto low-rise jeans like it is 2007 ...

To combat the attentional drain of smartphones, teens and young adults are deliberately reintroducing single-purpose technologies like "dumb phones." ...

Coined by The Cut ’s Kathryn Jezer-Morton, friction-maxxing is a 2026 trend that involves intentionally adding inconvenience and analog, “slow” processes back into daily life to combat digital ...

The different models include iPod Classic, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Mini. Apple last updated the iPod in 2019, and the last model produced — the 7th generation iPod Touch — was ...

Coined by The Cut ’s Kathryn Jezer-Morton, friction-maxxing is a 2026 trend that involves intentionally adding inconvenience, struggle, and analog, “slow” processes back into daily life to combat the ...

Snowsky Echo Mini is a cassette-style MP3 player that cuts phone listening; features USB-C, Bluetooth, and microSD, with offline playback, drag and drop ...

We Are Rewind blends 21st-century technology with the analogue soul of classic cassettes. Romain Boudruche explains how he ...

From the dawn of the World Wide Web to the birth of the camera phone, the '90s were packed with innovations that changed the ...

Grab your corded headphones: People are snapping up Apple's retired MP3 players for nostalgia and a break from smartphones. The big picture: For younger generations especially, the comeback is part of ...

iPhone users have been amazed to discover a secret design element hidden in the clock app. In a viral post on X, user @ShishirShelke1 shared their strange discovery about the clock app icon. Normally, ...

From the best earbuds for swimming to open-ear earbuds designed for workouts, discover the best earbuds to buy in 2026, editor-tested and approved ...