If you are a UI designer, creating custom icons is often more trouble than it’s worth since you probably already spent an inordinate amount of time dealing with a range… Read the rest of the article: Simplify any design project with unlimited access to the Icons8 library

Python is one of the most robust programming languages around, but that doesn’t mean it’s strictly for experts. Thanks to its versatility and elegant, human-readable syntax, Python is a great… Read the rest of the article: Familiarize yourself with the many applications of Python

Although the iPhone 7 and rugged Android devices like the Samsung Galaxy S8 can survive a dunk in the pool, their ergonomics make it difficult to bring them into the… Read the rest of the article: Prepare to get freaky: the shower speaker is back!

Whether you need to grind through dry, wordy material like legal briefs and school textbooks, or you just want to make it through more than one novel per year, speed… Read the rest of the article: That summer reading list will be no problem after you've learned to speed read

Excel, Microsoft’s venerable spreadsheet program has some seriously powerful capabilities. But unless you know where to look in the maze of menus and toolbars, you probably leave the pivot tables… Read the rest of the article: This bundle will make you your office's Excel guru

Entertaining bold changes in your career can feel like an abandonment of what you’ve worked for thus far, but this fallacious mindset can cost you a lot more in the… Read the rest of the article: Expand your skill sets with lifetime access to over 1,000 online courses

Immersive 3D sound is usually only possible with an array of surround-sound speakers, or by using headphones with Binaural audio content. And since most readily-available media is mastered for generic… Read the rest of the article: Boom 3D empowers your Mac with 3D surround sound

If big-game bow hunting sounds a little too intense for your delicate sensibilities, or you want to start building your kids’ archery proficiency early, this Real Action Crossbow Set is… Read the rest of the article: You could give this toy crossbow to your kid, or just keep it for yourself

If there’s such a thing as a household name for networked home audio systems, Sonos is definitely at the top of the list. And for good reason—their products provide dead-simple… Read the rest of the article: The QFX Elite Series is like Sonos without the price tag

It’s easy to forget about your phone’s dependency on modern infrastructure when you have free public WiFi and consistent access to electrical outlets. But for all their ubiquity in first-world… Read the rest of the article: Charge any device anywhere with this universal solar charger

Aside from specific apps needed for work, the most casual Mac users can probably survive without anything more than the bundled software. iLife is a surprisingly capable office suite (Apple… Read the rest of the article: Here are 15 apps that will make your laptop The Mac That Was Promised

Despite the upfront cost, electric toothbrushes are much better at removing plaque than those freebies from the dentist’s office. For those who struggle to fill the American Dental Association’s recommended… Read the rest of the article: Time for a new toothbrush?

Learning a new language will give your resume an upgrade, sure, but it will also provide a huge cognitive boost for mental tasks outside of translation and conversation. Bilingual brains… Read the rest of the article: Become a polyglot in your spare time with uTalk

If you struggle to get a good night’s rest, consider replacing your pillows before dropping hundreds on a new mattress. You can give your tired neck a break with a… Read the rest of the article: Get a better night's sleep on these memory foam pillows

Although flagship smartphones are unlikely to adopt heavy-duty outer casing anytime soon, you can always prepare your device for the outdoors with a beefy case and and an external battery… Read the rest of the article: This power pack has a tracker built in, so it will be exceedingly difficult to lose

Even though credit cards now feature an EMV chip for securing transactions, they still have to include the magnetic strip for compatibility with older point of sale systems. Because of… Read the rest of the article: Time for a new wallet? Check out this slim, RFID-blocking one

As the old saying goes, "You should sit in meditation for 30 minutes every day. Unless you are too busy, in which case you should meditate for an hour." Since… Read the rest of the article: Aura is a mobile meditation trainer that learns from your sessions

The Bragi Dash Truly Wireless Smart Earphones are far more than your run of the mill Bluetooth earbuds. While the earpiece design makes these earbuds ideal for exercise and activity,… Read the rest of the article: The Bragi Dash have their own music storage and fitness tracker in earbud form

The Coding Powerhouse eBook Bundle comprises 9 titles covering everything from front-end web frameworks to cross-platform mobile application development, and it's available now in the Boing Boing Store. These books give… Read the rest of the article: Learn to code on your own time with this digital library

COGZ is a game where up to six players compete to see who can fix a mad scientist’s color-coded machine, and it’s currently available in the Boing Boing Store. In… Read the rest of the article: Make board game night a brain buster with this puzzle-based board game