Technology
Your phone wants you to put it down
The new wave of devices designed, on purpose, to be used less.
Technology
The devices we live with, and the ones we are trying to live without.
I test the gadgets so you can decide which ones to keep. Quite often the best answer is a cheaper, simpler thing you already own.
Ravi MehtaTechnology editor3 stories in Technology
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The return of the listening bar
Small rooms, big speakers and one rule: you are here to listen.
Design
In praise of the enamel mug
The camping mug that quietly became the best-designed object in most kitchens.
Food
Figs, and the art of eating things at their peak
Ripe for three days, perfect for one. A short guide to catching it.
Five good stories, every Sunday
The Oriel Sunday is one email a week: five stories worth your time, one recipe and one thing worth buying. Free, and easy to leave.