Portable record players have surged in popularity in recent years, but many suffer from low-end construction and a lack of features. The Mixx Revival 55 suitcase-style vinyl player from Mixx Audio, however, sets itself apart as an affordable yet high-quality option, offering everything vinyl enthusiasts need in 2025.Designed for those who appreciate the charm of vinyl but arent looking to invest in an expensive turntable, the Revival 55 strikes a balance between style, functionality, and affordability. Priced at just $99.99, it delivers premium features without breaking the bank.One of the standout aspects of the Revival 55 Vinyl Record Player is its retro-inspired design, available in an array of vibrant colors including turquoise blue, cream, black, and soon-to-be-released pink and sage green. Unlike many budget record players that come in limited color options, this model embraces bold aesthetics. Its polyurethane leather-wrapped wooden body, accented by chrome-plated buckles, ensures a sleek and durable finish while maintaining portability.Despite its vintage retro look, the Revival 55 is packed with modern technology. It supports three playback speeds 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM ensuring compatibility with a wide range of records. The mechanical tonearm is designed to protect your vinyl collection while delivering high-quality playback. Additionally, the built-in stereo speakers provide a convenient all-in-one listening experience, eliminating the need for external speakers.For those who prefer a more customizable audio setup, the Revival 55 includes two-way Bluetooth connectivity. This allows users to wirelessly connect to Bluetooth speakers or headphones, or stream music directly from their smartphones. The device also features an AUX input for wired connections and a line-level output for connecting to amplifiers and high-end speakers.The Mixx Revival 55 Vinyl Record Player is currently available in black, cream and blue via mixxaudiousa.com or amazon.com, with the additional sage green and pink options coming soon.This post contains affiliate links, so if you make a purchase from an affiliate link, we earn a commission. Thanks for supporting Design Milk!

Theres a reason why ancient architecture is still celebrated as beautiful and inspiring thousands of years later. The Monumental Collection, lighting created by Munich-based artist Zeynep Boyan during her artist residency at Luminaire Authentik, brings the timeless elegance of classical design into the modern world. Inspired by ancient civilizations like the Romans, Byzantines, and Hellenists, each piece reimagines the shapes and details of historical architecture in a fresh, contemporary way, resulting in a collection of lighting that feels rooted in history yet undeniably modern.Although she has a background in cinema, Boyans creative journey led her to clay, where she found ways to explore themes of identity, connection, and belonging through sculpture and design. Her work, which spans abstract forms, furniture, and functional objects, is deeply influenced by her time living in cities like Istanbul, Brussels, Montreal, and Munich. This diverse perspective, paired with her fascination for natural materials and historical artifacts, brings a thoughtful and nuanced approach to the Monumental Collection. Boyans work also reflects her curiosity about the interplay between the old and new, an approach that inevitably makes its presence in the new lighting series.Each piece in the series transforms the grandeur of ancient architecture into bold, modern lighting designs. Inspired by classical columns and artifacts, the collection draws from Zeynep Boyans deep appreciation for cultural heritage and craftsmanship. Hand-sculpted from stoneware clay, the designs feature Boyans signature sculpted knobs, which add an organic, tactile quality to the otherwise architectural forms. Finished with hand-brushed glazes and brought to life through oxidation firing, these pieces highlight the beauty of imperfection, a hallmark of original, handmade artistry. Together, they make up a collection thats a testament to the enduring power of design to connect the past with the present.To learn more about the Monumental Collection by Zeynep Boyan for Luminaire Authentik, visit luminaireauthentik.com.Photography courtesy of Zeynep Boyan and Luminaire Authentik.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication.The Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 is currently $129.99 on Woot, a massive drop from its usual $499.95 price tag. According to price trackers, this is its lowest price everand if you're a Prime member, you get free shipping (otherwise, it's $6). This deal is set to last for the next 27 days or until it sells out, but note that you can't have it shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, or a PO box address. Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 $129.99 at Woot $499.95 Save $369.96 Get Deal Get Deal $129.99 at Woot $499.95 Save $369.96 The asymmetrical shape of this speaker might make it seem wobbly at first glance, but there are rubber feet to keep it stable. One of the standout features of this speaker is its room calibration technology, which automatically adjusts the sound to your space. Whether youre in a small apartment or an open loft, the speaker fine-tunes its output for the best possible experience.The sound profile of the Onyx Studio 8 is well-balanced, particularly in the midrange, making it great for podcasts and general listening. However, if you love deep, thumping bass, this isnt the speaker for you. It lacks serious low-end punch, so while bass lines are present, they wont shake the walls. It also doesnt have an EQ or sound customization options, so what you hear is what you get. Also, its controls are a bit of a mixed bagtheyre simple but suffer from inconsistent tap recognition, which could easily get frustrating when trying to adjust volume or playback. The Bluetooth multipoint pairing feature of this wireless speaker lets you connect two devices at once, but theres noticeable latency with video playback (so if youre planning to use this for movies or YouTube, expect some sync issues).While the Onyx Studio 8 improves in sound quality over its predecessor, the Onyx Studio 6, it drops its water resistance entirely, making it more suited to a safe, dry living room setup. That said, it does come with a one-year manufacturer limited warranty for added peace of mind. Battery life is advertised at eight hours, but real-world use is closer to seven, depending on usage (your mileage may vary). Also, theres no auto-off function, so if you forget to power it down, youll lose battery even when the speaker's idle.

Saturday, March 8, was International Women's Day. March is a whole women's month, even if Google erased it from its calendar. So I'm taking a look at young womenand not in a creepy way. I want to know: what's up with young women? What are they about? What are their dreams? How are they feeling deep in their hearts? So I'm checking out Reddit's woman-centric corners, listening to Doechii and "Call her Daddy," and consulting some "coochie doctors." The state of young women in two subredditsTo try to get some insight on young women between the ages of 18 and 25 or so, I took a look at some Reddit communities ostensibly made for, by, and about women. I started at Reddit's TwoXChromosomes. at over 13 million subscribers: This is by far Reddit's largest woman-centric community, and it's bleak. The top posts of the week are dominated by tales of creepy dudes, sexual violence, violence-violence, and more creepy dudes. There's an occasional "here's something funny/cute that happened" to lighten the mood a little, but overall, it's bad out there: "Growing up is realising how much the world hates you" is how redditor gaycat21 puts it. For a way less depressing and way more interesting women's subreddit, check out NSFW meme subreddit R/LetGirlsHaveFun. At only around 100,000 subs, it's much smaller than TwoX, but it's proof that crudeness and no-censorship vibe of online culture doesn't have to be misogynistic, and it's much funnier that way. According to its creator, Let Girls Have Fun is a place for "girls to post their deranged thoughts, from a girl perspective," because "Girls can also like edgy and crude humor." Posts like this, this, or this seem like open rebellion against society's endless set of rules and expectations for women, expressed in the most explicit way possible. Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy is the biggest podcast among young womenAlmost everyone who listens to the Call Her Daddy podcast is a young woman. According to research firm Edison Research, 70% of CHD's audience are women, and 70% of them are under 35. A full 93% of its listeners are under 45. The podcast made news when it scored an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris in October, but politics isn't the show's usual subject matter. Host Alex Cooper has been described as "Gen Z's podcast queen" and "the female Howard Stern" by The Hollywood Reporter, tends to focus on sex and relationships when she's not interviewing celebrities like Miley Cyrus and John Mayer. Like Stern, Cooper is frank, open, and raunchy. In the early days of her show, she focused more on sex, but the subject matter has expanded into topics like female empowerment, self-love, and pop culture. Unlike boy's top podcaster Joe Rogan, Call Her Daddy's host doesn't regularly fall victim to believing in crap that isn't true. AI-generated "coochie doctors" invade TikTok When someone describes themselves as a "coochie doctor," it's probably safe to ignore any medical advice they offer, especially when they're online and they're not actually human. For the last few months, weirdos and/or algorithms have been using an app called "Caption" to spam TikTok with hundreds of videos featuring lifelike, AI-generated avatars who call themselves "coochie doctors," "booty doctors," "tata surgeons," "booby doctors," and "Korean butt doctors" followed by terrible medical advice. These videos generally start with a variation of the phrase, "13 years a coochie doctor and no one believes me when I say this," followed by some questionable health tips geared toward women like "rubbing fig seeds on your breasts will make them go from saggy to perky" and "sea moss is a great way to cleanse your gut." It's worth noting that these tips are about neither coochies nor butts, so these medical professionals are working outside their area of expertise. These videos generally end with exhorting viewers to search out a specific "wellness" product on Amazon. It's like all these medical professionals are only offering advice to get money out of the gullible! Dating a GM, and the mystery of what GM means A few weeks ago, TikToker @myak.tt posted the video you see above, a short, random clip with the caption "Dating a GM." It's been viewed over 11 million times since then, and sparked an online debate over what a GM is.My first thought is "game master," the more inclusive form of "dungeon master," but I'm a damn nerd, and that's almost definitely not what Myak.tt meant. Others have suggested "gang member," "gun man," or "grand master." It's frustrating because the video gives no information, and as of yet, the young woman who posted the video has offered no explanation. The video has inspired "99% accurate" reenactments like this one: and this one: But these give no indication of what a GM is either. Maybe as big a mystery is: Why did this video get popular? Why did the TikTok algorithm choose to share this over the millions of other short, meaningless clips posted all day on the site? I have no answers. (For a glossary of slang words I'm pretty sure I do know the definition of, check out 'Mewing,' 'Sigma,' and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding')Viral video of the week:Doechii's Anxiety Rapper/singer/songwriter Doechii, born Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, has been blowing up over the past couple months. Aided by a legion of fans using her song "Denial Is a River" on their TikTok videos and a stand-out performance at the Grammy Awards, Doechii has become so popular that her older songs are being dug out of mothballs and getting huge. This week's viral video, Anxiety (Visualizer), was posted on Doechii's YouTube with no fanfare, and almost three million people watched it in its first two days online alone. The original video for the song was posted back in 2020, and features COVID-era Doechii rapping in her bedroom over Gotyes Somebody That I Used to Know." But part of Doechii's "Anxiety" was also sampled on a track from rapper Sleepy Hallow, for his song called "Anxiety." You know what: Here's Doechii explaining the deep lore around this song: This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

If youve picked up an iPad in the last five years or so, the new iPad Air will not surprise you. It is, in every way but one, identical to the iPad Air that Apple released last spring. The only difference is that the latest iPad Air has the M3 chip inside, instead of the already-capable M2. Even the (extremely muted) colors appear identical this year. Besides the 13-inch screen option Apple added last spring, the iPad Air is barely different from the one that was released way back in 2020. That makes this iPad exceedingly easy to review everything I wrote last May when I reviewed the 13-inch iPad Air M2 applies here. I like that it has a long-lasting battery, plenty of power, a reasonable amount of base storage and a front-facing camera on the landscape edge. The 13-inch model is still fairly large, but its thin and light enough to hold without issue though if you prefer holding an iPad to using it with a keyboard, youre probably better off with the 11-inch model. The Apple Pencil Pro released last year is a nice upgrade for serious visual artists. I dont like that it still relies on Touch ID instead of Face ID, and I think its time the iPad Air had a better display. Given that the M3 chip is the main change here, its worth giving it a little more attention. Geekbench 6 scores show that the iPad Air with the M3 is about 16 percent more powerful in both single- and multi-core scores. Thats pretty impressive given that the M2 iPad Air is less than a year old, but its not something thatll radically change how you use the device. It does mean its a little more future-proof, though, and Im always happy about that. In real use, the iPad Air handled multitasking through my workday, playing games, transcoding video and trying out various Apple Intelligence features with absolutely no hiccups and slowdowns. Apple has been aggressive about putting extremely powerful chips in the iPad Air and Pro lineups for a few years now, and its nice that you basically never have to worry about slowdowns. And the newer chip had no ill effects on battery life I easily got eight hours during a workday with the Magic Keyboard connected the whole time, and close to the 10 hours Apple promises when doing more causal activities or watching video. Nathan Ingraham for Engadget Apple also fixed one of my two major complaints about the last iPad Air. It has a new Magic Keyboard modeled after the much-improved one that was introduced alongside the iPad Pro M4. Its thinner and lighter than the old iPad Air keyboard, has a row of useful function keys and the trackpad is a bit bigger. These arent major changes, but they are enough to make me much happier with the keyboard experience this year. It doesnt have a few niceties youll find on the iPad Pro Magic Keyboard, though: The top case is smooth plastic rather than aluminum, the keys arent backlit and the trackpad has a physical click rather than haptic feedback. However, this keyboard is also $30 cheaper than the one it replaces. Its still wildly expensive $269 for the 11-inch Air and $319 for the 13-inch model. The iPad Pro M4 on the left and the iPad Air M3 on the right. The iPad Pro's keyboard has a slightly bigger trackpad. Nathan Ingraham for Engadget In fact, this whole package Im trying is wildly expensive. The 13-inch iPad Air with 1TB of storage and 5G connectivity costs $1,449, and thats not including the keyboard. However, a comparably specced iPad Pro costs, wait for it, $2,099 without its keyboard. The 13-inch Air starts at $799 with 128GB of storage, a price that seems fair to me. Similarly, the 11-inch Air at $599 feels like a great value and has numerous meaningful improvements over the basic iPad. With the new iPad Air so similar to last years model, I started thinking about the compromises that Apple makes to keep the price of the Air at a more approachable level, and whether those are reasonable in 2025. The major advantages the iPad Pro M4 has over the iPad Air M3 are: a much better OLED display with a higher refresh rate, more storage space on the base model, a more powerful chip, better speakers and microphones, Face ID instead of Touch ID, a thinner and lighter design, a LiDAR sensor and a few extra photo and video capture capabilities. The iPad Pro also offers a nano-texture front glass option (to reduce screen glare) on the 1TB and 2TB models, and those models with more storage also have 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB. Nathan Ingraham for Engadget In almost all cases, I dont have any issue with those features staying exclusive to the iPad Pro. But after using the iPad Air for a bit, I think its time Apple finds a way to improve on the screen. In fact, I think theres a solid solution waiting in the wings: deploy the mini-LED display that Apple used in the iPad Pro from 2021 and 2022. That screen refreshes at up to 120Hz, the same as others that Apple brands as ProMotion-capable, and max brightness when watching movies was 1,000 nits and could jump up to 1,600 nits for HDR content. Brightness when not watching video maxed out at 600 nits, like the iPad Air, but given how popular iPads are for watching video, this would be a major improvement. Chances are that between the higher refresh rate and improved brightness, Apple feels the mini-LED screen would still be too close to the iPad Pros OLED panel (which remains shockingly nice, probably the best portable screen Ive ever seen). And Apple never made a mini-LED display for the 11-inch iPad Pro, so it would have to develop something new for the smaller iPad Air. There are plenty of reasons not to do it, but I think the iPad Air deserves a better screen. In fact, Id be happy enough if Apple just gave me the same screen with a higher refresh rate. The company still reserves that feature for its most expensive Pro devices, but the landscape is a lot different in 2025 than it was in 2020. Plenty of midrange phones have 90Hz or 120Hz screens. Of course, Apple has never really cared about what other manufacturers do; it has pretty consistent rules about what devices get what tech. The iPad Airs screen is essentially the same as the one on the MacBook Air, while the more expensive iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and iPhone Pro lines all get higher refresh rates. Thats just where were at, but Im ready for it to change. Nathan Ingraham for Engadget Of course, I also need to admit that the iPad Airs screen remains quite lovely. Apple has fine-tuned its LCD tech to within an inch of its life, and it shows in the vibrant colors, overall sharpness and great viewing angles. Sure, I notice that blacks arent as truly black as they could be with an OLED or mini-LED, but Im not sitting around thinking about that when I watch movies or play games. I just enjoy what Im doing without fussing over screen specs. The lower refresh rate is more noticeable in day-to-day usage youre constantly touching, swiping and scrolling through content on an iPad, and it just does not feel as fluid. My main devices are a MacBook Pro, iPhone 14 Pro and iPad Pro, all of which use ProMotion. Stepping down to the iPad Air is just a bit of a bummer. And while Apple clearly feels it doesnt always have to respond to larger industry trends, its hard to imagine it sticking with 60Hz screens for most of their products much longer. Nathan Ingraham for Engadget My other major quibble with the iPad Air is Touch ID. At this point, Face ID really does not feel like a Pro feature. Excluding the iPhone SE lineup, every new iPhone since 2018 has had Face ID, but you still need to spend $1,000 or more to get it on an iPad. That feels a little extreme! Touch ID is fine, but there are a lot of sites and services I often need to log in to for work and having to constantly reach up and touch the top button is a bit of a hassle. Especially compared with just making sure my face is in frame with the front camera. This probably felt like more of a pain during my review, since the iPad Air is brand new and setting up requires a ton of logging in to various apps. Still, Face ID definitely does not feel like a feature that needs to be locked to Pro devices at this point. Nathan Ingraham for Engadget Everything else you need to know about the new iPad Air is covered in my review from 10 months ago, but Ill sum it up. I think the Air remains a clear upgrade over the base iPad I appreciate its improved display, stronger performance, more robust multitasking experience and better accessories. Not to mention the 13-inch Air is the only way to get a big-screen iPad without breaking the bank. Im glad Apple built a better keyboard too, and if you have an older iPad Air, the new keyboard will work with it. But the new iPad with the A16 chip is also better than its predecessor because Apple has fixed a number of issue with it since 2022. The price is lower, storage is doubled and the dumb Lightning Pencil charging situation is now gone. If you don't care about Apple Intelligence, more advanced multitasking and a better or bigger screen, a lot of people looking for "just a good iPad" won't miss the Air's upgrades, especially if they're saving $250. However, for people who want more from their iPad, the Air is just as easy for me to recommend as it was last year. You can get 80 percent of the iPad Pro experience for a lot less money, and the vast majority of buyers arent going to miss the Pros extra features. My main caveat is that this iPad Air feels like a slightly-upgraded stopgap ahead of a bigger redesign, much as the iPad Pro was in 2022. That iPad went from an M1 to an M2 and got some nice software updates, but was largely the same as its predecessor and then Apple gave it a massive update a year and a half later. The iPad Air M3 feels like it's in a similar place, just waiting for a big refresh. I don't think it'll be too long before Apple has to update some of its older bits, particularly the display. If youre the kind of person who really loves a good screen, it might be worth waiting another year to see if Apple finally brings faster refresh rates to more iPads.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/tablets/ipad-air-m3-review-a-modest-update-thats-still-easy-to-recommend-130045196.html?src=rss

Last month, Nintendo of America opened up purchases of its game-themed alarm clock, Alarmo, to the public in the US so anyone could get one with or without a Switch Online membership. It was originally only available direct from Nintendo, but now in celebration of Mario Day, the bright red nightstand companion can also be purchased from Walmart and Target. The charming alarm clock comes with a handful of built-in themes to choose from at the start Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4 and Ring Fit Adventure and Nintendo says others, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, will be available for free down the line. Alarmo first went on sale back in October, but only for Nintendo Switch Online members. That changed in February, when the company announced, Nintendo Sound Clock: #Alarmo is now available on My Nintendo store, no Nintendo Switch Online membership required. Alarmo can wake you up and put you to sleep with sounds and animations from your chosen title, and it has a motion sensor for sleep tracking (though Engadgets review found the latter to be pretty useless). Theres an undeniable charm to it all; the characters will even celebrate when you finally drag yourself out of bed. The downside is that it costs $100. Still, I cant say the idea of having a troupe of Pikmin greet me first thing every morning isnt extremely tempting.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/wamart-and-target-now-sell-nintendos-alarmo-in-celebration-of-mario-day-171945549.html?src=rss

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Even though Tarana Burke is still correcting some past misconceptions about the #MeToo movement that went mainstream about eight years agoits not dead, for example, and it wasnt a witch huntshes focused on the future. Specifically, the movements founder said organizing has already begun for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.Im really looking forward to what we can do to build on the campaign we started in 2024, Burke, chief vision officer of Me too. International, said Saturday during a discussion at the Fast Company Grill at SXSW. Im really excited about the idea of building a constituency; imagine us voting along the lines of our survivorship.One goal for the movements future, Burke said, is to help people see how sexual and gender-based violence is interwoven with so many other issues, including gun violence, homelessness, prison reform, food deserts, and maternal mortality.Part of our work is helping people to understand that theres not an issue that you care about that does not touch on sexual and gender-based violence, she told the audience. We need to stop trying to silo these issues; theres so much work that we can do together.Working in tandem on social issues may elicit more attention from politicians or leaders who dont address issues of sexual and gender-based violence, according to Burke. We need to keep holding peoples feet to the fire.Solving a solvable issueThat said, activists face new challenges. Funding for support work to end sexual and gender-based violence is at an all-time low, Burke said, while local rape crisis centers are at-risk of losing all of their federal funding.Writing a check, of course, is one solution, but the fight to end sexual and gender-based violence will require interventions on various frontssimilar to approaches taken to make America smoke-free. This is a solvable issue if we want to solve it, Burke said.There are still problems to be fixed, however, like the framing that a mans life is being ruined if hes accused of sexual violence and a frequent premise that the person making the accusation isnt telling the truth. Thats why its important for people to be given the respect and dignity of an investigation, Burke said.That helps everybody involved, she added. If you are the person being accused or youre the person who has the accusation, everybody involved should be treated with respect and humanity.A focus on accountabilityAnother misconception is that people who inflict harm on others must be banished, and theres no pathway back for them. Burke wants to see accountability from the people who have caused harm, rather than for them to disappear for a while and reemerge again as though nothing happened.What were saying is, if you want to be amongst civil society, we need to understand that you wont cause harm again, that you understand that you caused harm in the first place, Burke told the audience. And the biggest problem with a lot of these men who have these accusations and have these things that have actually been proven is that we dont see any of that.Without accountability, its tempting for voters to excuse past accusations by justifying some of the good work a politician did in the past. And theres a pertinent example right now that Burke, a New Yorker, weighed in on.New York City currently has a terrible mayor in Eric Adams, at least in Burkes opinion, but she feels a little angry that he could be replaced by another terrible politician. Thats because Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York who stepped down amid numerous sexual harassment accusations, recently announced hes running for mayor.I just want us to do better and dream better and think bigger, Burke said of this political situation. If we actually want these things to stop, if we want to make an impact on the issue of sexual and gender-based violence, we have to figure out where the line is and hold the line.A movement of everyday peopleOf course setbacks are inevitable, as Burke acknowledged, though when the pendulum swings back the other way, she said there are tangible signs of the movements progress since #MeToo went viral in 2017 that wont simply disappear. She points to law and policy changes in that time, along with the way people think and talk about sexual violence.There has been a cultural shift, said Burke, who coined the Me Too phrase nearly two decades ago while working with sexual assault survivors. This is a movement that has empowered so many survivors, that has helped so many find community, that has been such a catalyst for healing and action, which is what our organization is about.Still, she said there is more work to be done. And looking to the future, Burke is calling on the publics help.Movements are not just about the people with the microphone, the person with the bullhorn in the front, Burke said. Movements are built from everyday people.