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  • Cosemtics and Cosmos Blend in Circe Irasema’s Wooden Sculptures

    Cosemtics and Cosmos Blend in Circe Irasema’s Wooden Sculptures

    July 25, 2025
    Design

    Cosemtics and Cosmos Blend in Circe Irasema’s Wooden Sculptures

    “For me, painting is a question about time,” says Circe Irasema. The artist, who lives and works in Mexico City, thinks deeply about the dominance of the male gaze in Western art history and how that authority influences the technical and material qualities of the works themselves. Preserving a piece made in this tradition, her work acknowledges, necessarily means preserving all that it represents.

    As a contrast, the artist has turned to an unconventional feminized medium. Using colorful eyeshadow cakes, powder blushes, and long acrylic nails, Irasema creates “an alternative version of the history of painting. A history that tells intimate or hidden stories about the body, the feminine, the performative, metamorphosis, the fragility and transience of life, the domestic, the gaze, and beauty.”

    two wooden mannequin hands painted and hanging from long wooden arms on a wall
    “Los brazos de Morfeo (from ‘Cosmic Garden’ series)” (2025), gouache, acrylic, and polished artificial nails on an anatomical wooden mannequin, two pieces of 80 x 20 x 8 centimeters each

    Combining comestics and adornments with more common materials like gouache and acrylic paint, Irasema creates vibrant anatomical models and more abstract wooden works embedded with eyeshadows. Appearing as paintings from a distance, these mixed-media works meld a traditional art form with a longstanding mode of self-expression and beautification.

    Given the delicate nature of powder compacts—a reality for anyone who’s dropped an eyeshadow palette and watched it shatter—the fragile material requires a level of care that becomes symbolic for the artist. “It stems from a popular understanding that relates to the everyday, distances itself from academia, and maintains a connection with sentimental education,” she adds. Where expression through high art has long been privileged, makeup and fashion have historically been read as shallow and even frivolous, a conception Irasema handily rejects.

    Many of the works shown here are part of a series titled Cosmic Painting, a nod to the shared etymological root of the terms cosmetics and cosmos. Translating to “order,” “the word is understood as something harmonious and beautiful,” the artist adds. “This Greek meaning represents and is the basis of the canon of beauty that emerges from geometry, the cornerstone of painting since the Renaissance. This work attempts to use these same premises to reconfigure this pictorial notion with the compact powder of makeup.”

    Irasema is currently preparing for a solo exhibition at Carrillo Gil Art Museum and creating works for Art Basel Miami. Follow her practice on Instagram.

    a wooden hand mannequin painted with fake nails
    “Pintar II” (2024), gouache, acrylic, and polished artificial nails on an anatomical wooden mannequin, 27 x 8 x 8 centimeters
    a collection of wooden hand mannequins painted with fake nails
    ‘Hecha a mano’ (2024)
    a collection of white geometric works with colorful shapes on a green background
    “Cartografía de formas simples” (2024), eyeshadow palettes on 17 plywood assemblages, 122 x 244 x 4 centimeters
    a wooden star work with eyeshadow palettes embedded
    “Flor estrella (from ‘Cosmic Garden’ series) (open)” (2024), gouache and eyeshadows inlays on veneered wood, 6 x 40 x 40 centimeters
    five tall cosmic paintings on a green backdrop
    Installation view at Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City (2024)
    two arched wood works with colorful eyeshadow palettes
    Detail of “Arcoiris (from ‘Cosmic Garden’ series)” (2024), eyeshadow palettes on tropical wood assemblage
    a collection of wooden sculptures on white pedestals
    Installation view at Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City (2024)

    Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Cosemtics and Cosmos Blend in Circe Irasema’s Wooden Sculptures appeared first on Colossal.


    Source: Colossal.

  • Samantha Loveridge – Backtrack Blow Up (Max Styler Extended Remix)

    Samantha Loveridge – Backtrack Blow Up (Max Styler Extended Remix)

    July 25, 2025
    Music

    Max Styler reworked this banger by Samantha Loveridge, and it’s a banger! 🔊 Subscribe and enable alerts (🔔) for a new track upload daily! Spotify playlist ▶︎ https://spoti.fi/2XkCG4O 🫵 DJ & producer recommendations: »» 20% discount on all sample packs (use code NYX20) ➡ https://techhousemarket.com »» 20% discount on all vocal packs (use code NYX20) ➡ https://vocalfy.com »» Support the artist and buy records ➡ https://beatport.com/?a_aid=67bedae00dabb »» Fresh new tech house samples & loops ➡ https://loopcloud.com/?a_aid=67bedae00dabb Connect with NYX: »» https://instagram.com/themythofnyx »» https://soundcloud.com/themythofnyx »» https://twitter.com/themythofnyx »» https://facebook.com/themythofnyx Connect with Max Styler »» https://facebook.com/maxstylerofficial »» https://soundcloud.com/maxstyler »» https://twitter.com/maxstylermusic »» https://instagram.com/maxstyler Tags: #samanthaloverdrige #backtrackblow #maxstyelr #extendedmix #remix


    Source: YouTube.

  • How to turn Open Source into a Job with Nick Taylor [Podcast #181]

    How to turn Open Source into a Job with Nick Taylor [Podcast #181]

    July 25, 2025
    Software

    On this week’s episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Nick Taylor. He’s a software engineer from Montreal and a prolific open source contributor.

    We talk about:

    • Why trying to build your own tooling will ultimately limit your app development

    • Tips for getting started contributing to open source

    • AI and the changing nature of working in tech

    • Tips for leveraging libraries and tools as a dev

    You can watch the interview on YouTube:

    Or you can listen to the podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow the freeCodeCamp Podcast there so you’ll get new episodes each Friday.

    Thanks to the 11,384 kind folks who support freeCodeCamp through a monthly donation. You can join these chill human beings and help our charity’s mission by going to https://www.donate.freecodecamp.org.

    Links we talk about during our conversation:

    • https://www.nickyt.co/

    Source: freeCodeCamp Programming Tutorials: Python, JavaScript, Git & More.

  • LG 27GX790A 480 Hz OLED review: Bright, colorful, and fast

    LG 27GX790A 480 Hz OLED review: Bright, colorful, and fast

    July 25, 2025
    Hardware

    Based on numbers and the volume of products I’m reviewing, it’s safe to say that OLED is the hot technology in gaming monitors. Although it remains a premium-priced category, the market is responding enthusiastically to the incredible image quality and smooth motion that distinguish the best OLED gaming monitors from other panel types.

    Within the broader scope, the best bang for the buck and highest performance are achieved with QHD OLEDs featuring high refresh rates. I’ve looked at many 240 Hz screens that are a competitor’s dream, boasting extremely low input lag and perfect motion resolution. You might say they can’t get better, but a few companies try anyway with displays that run at 360 and 480 Hz. I’m looking at the latter here with a new LG monitor, the 27GX790A. It delivers all the goods with 2560 x 1440 resolution, 480 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR, and wide gamut color. For around $1,000, it promises to be a benchmark for gamers looking to hit high frame rates with the lowest possible input lag. Let’s take a look.

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    Panel Type / Backlight

    Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)

    Screen Size / Aspect Ratio

    27 inches / 16:9

    Max Resolution and Refresh Rate

    2560×1440 @ 480 Hz

    Row 3 – Cell 0

    FreeSync and G-Sync Compatible

    Native Color Depth and Gamut

    10-bit / DCI-P3

    Response Time (GTG)

    0.03ms

    Brightness (mfr)

    250 nits SDR full screen

    Row 7 – Cell 0

    1,300 nits HDR (1.5% window)

    Contrast

    Unmeasurable

    Speakers

    None

    Video Inputs

    1x DisplayPort 2.1

    Row 11 – Cell 0

    2x HDMI 2.1

    Audio

    3.5mm headphone output

    Row 13 – Cell 0

    DTS Headphone:X

    USB 3.0

    1x up, 2x down

    Power Consumption

    58.8w, brightness @ 200 nits

    Panel Dimensions

    WxHxD w/base

    23.8 x 18.2-22.6 x 9.8 inches

    (605 x 462-574 x 249mm)

    Panel Thickness

    1.8 inches (46mm)

    Bezel Width

    Top/sides: 0.35 inch (9mm)

    Row 19 – Cell 0

    Bottom: 0.47 inch (12mm)

    Weight

    20.5 pounds (9.3kg)

    Warranty

    2 years

    I must point out the cachet of LG and OLED technology. LG was the first company to mass-produce OLEDs at the consumer level. After many years of trying, it got the sauce right to bring OLED to everyone with reliable and high-performing TVs and computer monitors. That said, this is, surprisingly, my first opportunity to review an LG OLED monitor. Since LG is one of the few manufacturers of OLED panels, my expectations are high. Spoiler alert: the 27GX790A earns the cred.

    QHD resolution means it’s possible to approach the 27GX790A’s 480 Hz maximum refresh rate with currently available video cards. You’ll need some power to get past 400 fps, but it’s safe to say this is a future-proof display. That 480 Hz includes G-Sync certification from Nvidia and support for FreeSync Premium Pro, certified by AMD. Of course, you can achieve perfect motion resolution at 240 Hz, as I have many times. The question I’ll try to answer shortly is, do you really need 480 Hz?

    Image quality embraces all the wondrousness I’ve come to expect from any OLED monitor. The 27GX790A isn’t a Quantum Dot panel, but it covers a goodly chunk of DCI-P3, over 96%, which makes it very colorful for both SDR and HDR content. HDR10 is supported with a DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification from VESA and claimed highlights of 1,300 nits. I achieved 763 nits when measuring a 25% window pattern, so LG’s claim aligns with my test results. Variable brightness is available at two levels, allowing for brighter highlights in SDR mode, where I managed to reach 415 nits.

    Out-of-the-box color accuracy is decent, but I noticed an improvement after calibration. LG offers multiple ways to adjust the color temperature and gamma, and you can fine-tune the gamut with a six-axis control. sRGB is also available for those who need a smaller gamut.

    Gaming features are included, with aiming points and a frame rate counter, but there is no sniper mode or timers. There are numerous picture modes, most of which are adjustable, and an emulation option is available to simulate HDR from SDR. For LED lighting enthusiasts, there are strips along the component bulge at the back that display different colors, static or breathing, with full control available in the OSD. You also get enhanced sound from DTS Headphone:X, which adds spatial cues and three audio modes to the 3.5mm output. And there are USB ports for easy connection to peripherals.

    The 27GX790A is a fast and capable gaming monitor. At the time of writing, you can purchase one for around $800, making it a relatively good value compared to the competition.

    Assembly and Accessories

    The 27GX790A comes packaged in a crumbly foam-filled carton consisting of three parts. The base is a simple metal plate that is more than up to the task of keeping it standing. It bolts to the upright and the panel snaps on. Build quality is excellent and the package is very solid and stable. The power supply is a small brick, and you also get HDMI, DisplayPort and USB cables.

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    The 27GX790A is one of the few OLEDs to feature a glare-reducing front screen layer. It’s not perfect, but it does reject ambient light better than the highly polished screens I usually see. There’s no apparent downside, as the image is bright, colorful, and razor-sharp. The bezel is very narrow at 9mm around the top and sides and 12mm at the bottom. The panel backing is a metal stamping that only shows its thin edge from the front.

    From the sides and back, you can see a component bulge that brings the total depth to a slim 1.8 inches (46mm). It’s ringed with LED lighting on both sides that can show any color of the spectrum in static or breathing modes, all controlled in the OSD. LG calls it Hexagon Lighting, and it is the only thing that breaks up an otherwise smooth and simple shape finished in matte black.

    The stand is wide and rock-solid, featuring full ergonomics that include a 5/15-degree tilt, 30-degree swivel, 4.4 inches of height, and a 90-degree portrait mode. Movements are firm and precise, befitting a premium display. The base is a thin metal plate, and the upright attaches to it, appearing to float, but it is extremely solid in construction. The sole control key is a tiny joystick that is centered underneath the panel. It covers all monitor functions.

    The inputs face backwards and are easy to reach. There are two HDMI 2.1 ports plus a DisplayPort 2.1. The DP version can be changed in the OSD for backward compatibility. You also get USB 3.0, one upstream and two down. The headphone jack is on the panel’s bottom edge and features DTS Headphone:X spatial audio. There are three modes in the OSD that create different effects depending on game type. This feature is super cool and effective and found on only a handful of monitors.

    OSD Features

    Pressing the 27GX790A’s joystick brings up a quick menu from where you can open the full OSD, change inputs, select picture modes or toggle power. It appears in the bottom center of the screen as a game-oriented graphic with signal info at the top.

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    The Game Adjust menu starts with a total of 13 picture modes. These include sRGB and HDR Effect, which emulates extra dynamic range for SDR content. It’s a personal preference choice for sure. I found it added some texture to the image, but also added edge enhancement, which I was not a fan of. I tested the default Gamer 1 mode that retains full calibration capability, as well as the adjustable sRGB mode. The only on-screen aids provided by the 27GX790A are crosshairs and an FPS counter. There is no sniper mode or timer function.

    If you’re looking for variable brightness, the 27GX790A has it in the Peak Brightness option. The label is somewhat misleading, but my tests confirmed that the high and low settings are indeed two distinct levels of variable brightness. For constant brightness, turn this option off. The high setting was effective, and I used it for both HDR and SDR content. It peaks at 415 nits SDR and 763 nits HDR, both when measuring a 25% window pattern. The 27GX790A is one of the brighter OLED gaming monitors I’ve tested.

    Additional image controls include four gamma presets and five color temps. Three are fixed while manual lets you change the grayscale by Kelvin value. The next menu screen has RGB sliders in a single-point adjustment. They are a bit coarse, but I managed a nice improvement in color during my calibration. You can also tweak the gamut with a six-color control for hue and saturation.

    DTS Headphone:X is a spatial audio technology that simulates surround sound in your headphones. Any model will work, but some are specifically engineered for the feature. The 27GX790A includes three sound modes that create different and distinctive effects. In a nutshell, spatial headphone audio makes the sound seem like it’s around your head rather than in your head.

    OLED care features include a pixel orbiter (Screen Move), a screen saver, and a cleaning routine that runs a refresher when you’re away from the 27GX790A. The General menu also includes the Hexagon Lighting control for the LEDs on the sides. You can set your favorite color for either static or cycling display, or turn it off entirely. Two of the joystick directionals can be programmed to various monitor functions for quick access.

    LG 27GX790A Calibration Settings

    The 27GX790A has decent color out of the box, but I found the grayscale in Gamer 1 mode to be visibly warm in tone. Measurements showed too much red, so I reached for the RGB sliders to bring things back to neutral. Aside from that and a tweak to the contrast slider, no other adjustments were needed. Variable brightness can be turned on in the Peak Brightness field. My settings below show values for High or Off. Use them to set your preferred peak level. sRGB is one of the available picture modes if you want the smaller gamut, and it is fully adjustable.

    HDR mode retains most image adjustments with Peak Brightness, Brightness, and Color Temp all available along with six of the 13 picture modes.

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    Picture Mode

    Gamer 1

    Peak Brightness

    High / Off

    Brightness 200 nits

    68 / 92

    Brightness 120 nits

    51 / 70

    Brightness 100 nits

    44 / 62

    Brightness 80 nits

    37 / 55

    Brightness 50 nits

    21 / 39 (min. 27 / 15 nits)

    Contrast

    67

    Gamma

    2

    Color Temp Custom

    Red 48, Green 52, Blue 52

    Gaming and Hands-on

    Any discussion of a fast monitor like the 27GX790A inevitably centers on frame rates. How high can you realistically go? On my GeForce RTX 4090 test rig, I hit a peak of 370 fps and always remained above 275 fps. With this setup, I can achieve the same performance and feel as a 360 Hz monitor, such as the Philips 27M2N8500. However, with a new generation card, it would be possible to achieve a frame rate closer to 480 fps. What does this mean for input lag? You’ll have to read my test results on the next page to find out. Go ahead and do that now, then come back, I’ll wait.

    Needless to say, I’m talking about tiny differences here. The 27GX790A is incredibly fast and will continue to be so far into the future. And that is its main draw. You can equal its performance with a 240 Hz OLED and a mid-range gaming PC. However, when a couple more generations of graphics boards emerge, it will still be on the cutting edge.

    My gaming experience was excellent, smooth, quick, responsive, and addictive. I reuse the same adjectives in every OLED review because they are all so consistent. It is still true that if you want the smoothest and quickest gaming experience, there is none better. The 27GX790A delivers instant response to control inputs and perfect motion resolution. And that’s about all one needs to know.

    It stands out a bit from the rest with its higher brightness. Only Asus’ PG27AQDP comes close to its 763-nit peak, and that’s a difference you can easily see. That extra verve makes its way into the color spectrum, too, and even though the 27GX790A is not a Quantum Dot panel, it gives very little away. It’s extremely colorful and vivid.

    This holds true for SDR content, once calibration has been done. It’s a little warm-toned out of the box, which is forgivable but not ideal. Most of its competition is closer to the mark, but if you dial in the settings I provided above, you’ll be on par with the other screens. I appreciated the 27GX790A’s inclusion of an adjustable sRGB mode. Most monitors lock image controls out, but here, you can still change the color temp.

    The 27GX790A is a great monitor for everyday use. It’s well-sized for the average desktop and has a great stand with solid ergonomics and feel. I got through more mundane tasks with ease and comfort. I like having both constant and variable brightness available. Constant is better for Photoshop, Word and Excel, the apps I use most. Variable is great for watching video and gaming.

    I enjoyed the DTS Headphone:X enhancement very much. I have a trusty old pair of Sennheiser HD 280 Pros that definitely benefited from the spatial audio. Sound had much more depth and in the Entertainment mode, I was treated to some excellent bass. I also appreciated that the headphone jack was on the front of the monitor.

    Takeaway: The 27GX790A is a great all-around monitor and one of the best gaming screens I’ve tested. Though you won’t use its full potential with anything short of a GeForce RTX 5090, it’s still wicked fast at 350fps. The picture is among the best, with bright HDR and the option of variable or constant brightness. It needs calibration for the best image, but the result is worth the effort. It’s a superb monitor in every respect.

    MORE: Best Gaming Monitors

    MORE: How We Test PC Monitors

    MORE: How to Buy a PC Monitor


    Source: Latest from Tom’s Hardware.

  • How to Discover a CSS Trick

    July 25, 2025
    Software

    Do we invent or discover CSS tricks? Michelangelo described his sculpting process as chiseling away superfluous material to reveal the sculpture hidden inside the marble, and Stephen King says his ideas are pre-existing things he locates and uncovers “like fossils in the ground.” Paragraph one is early for me to get pretentious enough to liken myself to those iconic creative forces, but my work on CSS-Tricks feels like “discovering,” not “inventing,” secret synergies between CSS features, which have been eyeing each other from disparate sections of the MDN web docs and patiently waiting for someone to let them dance together in front of the world.

    Matchmaking for CSS features

    A strategy for finding unexpected alliances between CSS features to achieve the impossible is recursive thinking, which I bring to the CSS world from my engineering background. When you build recursive logic, you need to find an escape hatch to avoid infinite recursion, and this inception-style mindset helps me identify pairings of CSS features that seem at odds with each other yet work together surprisingly well. Take these examples from my CSS experiments:

    • What if view-timeline took control of the thing that triggers view-timeline? This led to a pairing between view-timeline and position: fixed. These two features are like a bickering yet symbiotic “odd couple” at the heart of my web-slinger.css library for scroll-triggered animations in pure CSS.
    • What if keyframe animations could trigger other keyframe animations? This idea led to a throuple comprised of keyframe animations, style queries, and animation-play-state, which together can simulate collision detection in CSS.
    • What if scroll-state:(scrollable: value) could control which directions are scrollable? That question led to a scrollytelling version of a “Choose Your Own Adventure,” which — wait, I haven’t published that one yet, but when I do, try to look surprised.

    Accepting there is nothing new under the sun

    Indeed, Mark Twain thought new ideas don’t exist — he described them as illusions we create by combining ideas that have always existed, turning and overlaying them in a “mental kaleidoscope” to “make new and curious combinations.” It doesn’t mean creating is easy. No more than a safe can be cracked just by knowing the possible digits.

    This brings back memories of playing Space Quest III as a kid because after you quit the game, it would output smart-aleck command-line messages, one of which was: “Remember, we did it all with ones and zeros.” Perhaps the point of the mock inspirational tone is that we likely will not be able to sculpt like Michelangelo or make a bestselling game, even if we were given the same materials and tools (is this an inspirational piece or what?). However, understanding the limits of what creators do is the foundation for cracking the combination of creativity to open the door to somewhere we haven’t been. And one truth that helps with achieving magic with CSS is that its constraints help breed creativity.

    Embracing limitations

    Being asked “Why would you do that in CSS when you could just use JavaScript?” is like if you asked me: “Why would you write a poem when it’s easier to write prose?” Samuel Coleridge defined prose as “words in their best order,” but poetry as “the best words in the best order.” If you think about it, the difference between prose and poetry is that the latter is based on increased constraints, which force us to find unexpected connections between ideas.

    Similarly, the artist Phil Hansen learned that embracing limitation could drive creativity after he suffered permanent nerve damage in his hand, causing it to jitter, which prevented him from drawing the way he had in the past. His early experiments using this new mindset included limiting himself to creating a work using only 80 cents’ worth of supplies. This dovetails with the quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry often cited in web design, which says that perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away.

    Embracing nothingness

    The interesting thing about web design is how much it blends art and science. In both art and science, we challenge assumptions about whether commonsense relationships of cause and effect truly exist. Contrary to the saying in vernacular that “you can’t prove a negative,” we can. It’s not necessarily harder than proving a positive. So, in keeping with the discussion above of embracing limitations and removing the superfluous until a creation reveals itself, many of my article ideas prove a negative by challenging the assumption that one thing is necessary to produce another.

    • Maybe we don’t need JavaScript to produce a Sudoku solver, a Tinder-style swiper, or a classic scroll-driven animation demo.
    • Maybe we don’t need checkbox hacks to make CSS games.
    • Maybe we don’t need to hack CSS at all to recreate similar effects to what’s possible in browsers that support the CSS if() function.
    • Maybe I can impart web dev wisdom on CSS-Tricks without including CSS at all, by sharing the “source code” of my thought process to help make you a better developer and a better person.

    Going to extremes

    Sometimes we can make a well-worn idea new again by taking it to the extreme. Seth Godin coined the term “edgecraft” to describe a technique for generating ideas by pushing a competitive advantage as far to the edge as the market dares us to go. Similarly, sometimes you can take an old CSS feature that people have seen before, but push it further than anyone else to create something unique. For example:

    • CSS-Tricks covered checkbox hacks and radio button hacks back in 2011. But in 2021, I decided to see if I could use hundreds of radio button hacks using HTML generated with Pug to create a working Sudoku app. At one point, I found out that Chrome dev tools can display an infinite spinner of death when you throw too much generated CSS at it, which meant I had to limit myself to a 4×4 Sudoku, but that taught me more about what CSS can do and what it can’t.
    • The :target selector has existed since the 2000s. But in 2024, I took it to the extreme by using HAML to render the thousands of possible states of Tic Tac Toe to create a game with a computer opponent in pure CSS. At one point, CodePen refused to output as much HTML as I had asked it to, but it’s a fun way for newcomers to learn an important CSS feature; more engaging in my opinion than a table of contents demo.

    Creating CSS outsider art

    Chris Coyier has written about his distaste for the gatekeeping agenda hidden behind the question of whether CSS is a programming language. If CSS isn’t deemed as “real” programming, that can be used as an excuse to hold CSS experts in less esteem than people who code in imperative languages, which leads to unfair pay and toxic workplace dynamics.

    But maybe the other side always seems greener due to the envy radiating from the people on that side, because as a full-stack engineer who completed a computer science degree, I always felt left out of the front-end conversations. It didn’t feel right to put “full stack developer” on my résumé when the creation of everything users can see in a web app seemed mysterious to me.

    And maybe it wasn’t just psychosomatic that CSS made my head hurt compared to other types of coding because research indicates if you do fMRIs on people who are engaged in design tasks, you see that design cognition appears to involve a unique cognitive profile compared to conventional problem-solving, reflected in the areas of the brain that light up on the fMRIs. Studies show that the brain’s structure changes as people get better at different types of jobs. The brain’s structural plasticity is reminiscent of the way different muscles grow more pronounced with different types of exercise, but achieving what some of my colleagues could with CSS when my brain had been trained for decades on imperative logic felt about as approachable as lifting a car over my head.

    The intimidation I felt from CSS started to change when I learned about the checkbox hack because I could relate to hiding and showing divs based on checkboxes, which was routine in my work in the back of the front-end. My designer workmate challenged me to make a game in one night using just CSS. I came up with a pure text adventure game made out of radio button hacks. Since creative and curious people are more sensitive to novel stimuli, the design experts on my team were enthralled by my primitive demo, not because it was cutting-edge gameplay but because it was something they had never seen before. My engineering background was now an asset rather than a hindrance in the unique outsider perspective I could bring to the world of CSS. I was hooked.

    The hack I found to rewire my brain to become more CSS-friendly was to find analogies in CSS to the type of problem-solving I was more familiar with from imperative programming:

    • CSS custom properties are like reactive variables in Vue.
    • The :target selector in CSS is like client-side routing in a single-page application.
    • The min() and max() functions in CSS can be used to simulate some of the logical operations we take for granted in imperative programming.

    So if you are still learning web development and CSS (ultimately, we are all still learning), instead of feeling imposter syndrome, consider that the very thing that makes you feel like an outsider could be what enables you to bring something unique to your usage of CSS.

    Finding the purpose

    Excited as I was when my CSS hacking ended up providing the opportunity to publish my experiments on CSS-Tricks, the first comment on the first hack I published on CSS-Tricks was a generic, defeatist “Why would you do that?” criticism. The other comments popped up and turned out to be more supportive, and I said in a previous article that I’ve made my peace with the fact that not everybody will like my articles. However, this is the second article in which I’ve brought up the critical comment from back in 2021. Hmm…

    Surely it wasn’t the reason I didn’t write another CSS-Tricks article for years. And it’s probably a coincidence that when I returned to CSS-Tricks last year, my first new article was a CSS hack that lends itself to accessibility after the person who left the negative comment about my first article seemed to have a bee in their bonnet about checkbox hacks breaking accessibility, even in fun CSS games not intended for production. Then again, limiting myself to CSS hacking that enables accessibility became a source of inspiration. We can all do with a reminder to at all times empathize with users who require screen readers, even when we are doing wacky experimental stuff, because we need to embrace the limitations not just of CSS but of our audience.

    I suppose the reason the negative comment continues to rankle with me is that I agree that clarifying the relevance and purpose of a CSS trick is important. And yet, if I’m right in saying a CSS trick is more like something we discover than something we make, then it’s like finding a beautiful feather when we go for a walk. At first, we pick it up just because we can, but if I bring you with me on the journey that led to the discovery, then you can help me decide whether the significance is that the feather we discovered makes a great quill or reveals that a rare species of bird lives in this region.

    It’s a journey versus destination thing to share the failures that led to compromises and the limitations I came up against when pushing the boundaries of CSS. When I bring you along on the route to the curious item I found, rather than just showing you that item, then after we part ways, you might retrace the steps and try a different fork in the path we followed, which could lead you to discover your own CSS trick.


    How to Discover a CSS Trick originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.


    Source: CSS-Tricks.

  • Timeless Advice From Couples Counselors

    July 25, 2025
    Health

    Eight therapists share lessons they find themselves repeating again and again.


    Source: NYT > Well.

  • 10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Tyler, the Creator, Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, and More

    10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Tyler, the Creator, Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, and More

    July 25, 2025
    Music

    With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Tyler, the Creator; Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band; Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist; Indigo De Souza; ZayAllCaps; Tyler Childers; Far Caspian; Cory Hanson; Homeboy Sandman & Sonnyjim; and Tommy Genesis. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)


    Tyler the Creator Dont Tap the Glass

    Tyler, the Creator wants you to dance. Not just at the listening parties he threw to celebrate Don’t Tap the Glass, but in the bedrooms, living rooms, and whatever other spaces the ebullient LP might bring bursting to life. Released early Monday morning, the follow-up to Chromakopia is woven into his fans’ lives already—and, now, as if by design, it ought to be just familiar enough to soundtrack a lively weekend. “This album was not made for sitting still,” Tyler wrote in a note. “Dancing driving running any type of movement is recommended to maybe understand the spirit of it. Only at full volume.”

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    Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band: New Threats From the Soul [Sophomore Lounge]

    New Threats From the Soul artwork

    Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band make workmanlike country-folk songwriting sound like music of boundless possibility. On New Threats From the Soul, the follow-up to Dancing on the Edge, they brew together sophistipop cadences, pedal-steel sighs, and astral synth spangle to spend sparks flying from Davis’ hounded baritone, with lyrics that duck, weave, and take existential strolls, but always land their punches. That master lyricists Will Oldham, Catherine Irwin, and Lou Turner signed up for backing vocals speaks to the beguiling LP’s pedigree.

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    Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist: Alfredo 2 [Rabbit Vision/ALC]

    Freddie Gibbs The Alchemist Alfredo 2

    Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist are back with a sequel to their 2020 collaboration Alfredo. The 14-track album, Alfredo 2, includes contributions from the likes of Anderson .Paak, Larry June, and JID. Gibbs and the Alchemist shared lead single and opening track “1995” upon announcing the record, as well as a short film shot in Japan and directed by Nick Walker.

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    Indigo De Souza: Precipice [Loma Vista]

    Indigo De Souza Precipice

    Indigo de Souza went into Precipice blind, enlisting mystery session players to propel her diaristic indie-folk ever further into a pure pop realm. Forging a kinship with producer Elliott Kozel for the All of This Will End follow-up, she airlifted songs from a quagmire of heartbreak and melancholy to the sanctuary of the dancefloor, never sacrificing her trademark sense of yearning or nervous possibility. “Life feels like always being on the edge of something without knowing what that something is,” as she put it in press materials. “Music gives me ways to harness that feeling.”

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    ZayAllCaps: Art Pop * Pop Art [AutoTuneKaraoke]

    zayALLCAPS art Pop pop Art

    ZayAllCaps makes R&B so lustrous and featherlight it seems suspended in a dream state. The Los Angeles–via–Sacramento singer led his new project, Art Pop * Pop Art, with “MTV’s Pimp My Ride,” a ballad that absorbs the psychedelic sultriness of the last decade’s Los Angeles R&B and tops it with a dollop of homestyle 1990s syrup. The full, 25-minute project turns that daydream into fully immersive reality.

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    Tyler Childers: Snipe Hunter [Hickman Holler/RCA]

    Tyler Childers Snipe Hunter

    Snipe Hunter, the latest album from Kentucky-born Tyler Childers, pairs the country singer-songwriter with legendary producer Rick Rubin. The follow-up to Childers’ 2023 full-length Rustin’ in the Rain contains the softly strummed single “Oneida” and a re-recorded version his 2017 song “Nose on the Grindstone.” Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn and Childers himself provided additional production across the LP’s 13 songs.

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    Far Caspian: Autofiction [Tiny Library]

    Far Caspian Autofiction

    Joel Johnston’s Far Caspian project is bloody-mindedly DIY at the best of times. But the Irish musician went into Autofiction (the self-produced, -mixed, -mastered, -released, and entirely self-performed follow-up to The Last Remaining Light) with a particularly stubborn credo: “I’m enjoying this right now and therefore it’s good enough.” The result is an outpouring of gauzy anthems, scrappy confessionals, and multi-layered guitars plugged right into his heart, mixing inspiration from grayscale alt-rock with watercolor shades of Broken Social Scene and Supercar.

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    Cory Hanson: I Love People [Drag City]

    Cory Hanson I Love People

    Wand frontperson Cory Hanson corralled the same lineup that recorded last year’s Vertigo for his latest solo record, the American Songbook–infused I Love People. Nostalgia whistles through airy country-folk numbers like “Bird on a Swing,” his vocals delivered in a lugubrious tone that settles like an umami note beneath the verdant compositions. Ballad “Lou Reed,” meanwhile, remembers the great songwriter with collapsing keys, mournful swoons, wistful strings and sax, and a touchingly straightforward chorus: “You were a prince and a fighter/And you were a tai chi master.”

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    Homeboy Sandman & Sonnyjim: Soli Deo Gloria [Dirty Looks/We Buy Gold]

    Homeboy Sandman Sonnyjim Soli Deo Gloria

    Homeboy Sandman and British rapper and producer Sonnyjim join forces on Soli Deo Gloria, in which the latter steps back from the mic to let his Queens counterpart incant, drawl, ruminate, and flex over his freewheeling vintage productions. Spun together quickly, working both remotely and in-person, the duo settled into a jazz-suffused sound that allows Sandman to alternate between introvert and extrovert modes, delivering pep talks for himself and the world. “Whatever happens is supposed to happen,” he added in press materials. “So relax. Read. Never give up. Lead with love. Be yourself and love yourself.”

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    Tommy Genesis: Genesis [Ultra]

    Tommy Genesis Genesis

    Following her 2021 album, Goldilocks X, and the Charlie Heat–assisted stopgap World on Fire, Tommy Genesis returns with her most autobiographical record to date, Genesis. Alongside executive producers Take a Daytrip, the rapper and singer ratchets up the momentum of anthemic singles like the party-starting “Girl’s Girl,” which she released with a playful warning: “I’m a girl’s girl (through & through). To all my hetero cis male fans: If your girl wants you to unfollow me—you better do it.”

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  • Watch Alex G Perform “Afterlife” on Colbert

    Watch Alex G Perform “Afterlife” on Colbert

    July 25, 2025
    Music

    Alex G was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. He gave the Headlights single “Afterlife” its late-night debut, backed by his four-piece band. Watch it go down below.

    Alex G released Headlights, his God Save the Animals follow-up and major-label debut, a week ago today, preceded by a Zev Magasis–directed video for second single “June Guitar.” He is set to head on tour in North America, with Nilüfer Yanya, in September. After that wraps up the following month, he will tour Europe through November.

    Read Anna Gaca’s recent feature “The (Real) Alex G.”

    Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Alex G performed “Headlights” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. He played “Afterlife.”


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  • 2025.30: Rumors of Google’s Demise…

    2025.30: Rumors of Google’s Demise…

    July 25, 2025
    Strategy
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    Welcome back to This Week in Stratechery!

    As a reminder, each week, every Friday, we’re sending out this overview of content in the Stratechery bundle; highlighted links are free for everyone. Additionally, you have complete control over what we send to you. If you don’t want to receive This Week in Stratechery emails (there is no podcast), please uncheck the box in your delivery settings.

    On that note, here were a few of our favorites this week.

    1. Rumors of Google’s Demise… Since the arrival of ChatGPT two-and-a-half years ago, no one in big tech has faced more skepticism than Google. And, looking back, you can make the case that the company actually underinvested in AI infrastructure, which fits the thesis. That, however, is no longer the case: Google (and its new CFO) increased its capital expenditure plans for the second time in six months and Ben is getting pretty bullish. — Andrew Sharp
    2. Content and Community. It is useful to study how the Internet impacted the content industry, because that was a harbinger for how the Internet would affect all industries. AI, though, reduces content to mere tokens, a total commodity. Is there a market there? In Content and Community I argue that any publisher that wants to avoid that fate has to re-anchor itself in the real world: whereas communities and countries created the conditions for successful publishers, publishers of the future needs to create communities with content as the totem. — Ben Thompson
    3. Computers are Entertainment Machines. An enjoyably languid midsummer episode of Dithering begins with discussion of old man ergonomic concerns and Ben’s dorky epiphany for the ideal travel workstation, but in addition to the late-July riffing, the subsequent conversation about AI and Grok yields a trenchant observation on the history of computing in the modern era. To paraphrase: Apple has always styled itself as a tool-making company enabling productivity, but it wasn’t until the iPod and the iPhone—personal consumption devices that have been primarily used for entertainment—that Apple was transformed from a plucky player on the margins into the most successful hardware business in history. It’s a note worth keeping in mind as the whole world focuses on AI for productivity and tries to trace the shape of a market for individuals and businesses looking to enhance efficiency. Historically speaking, the biggest market in tech has always been entertainment, and whoever uses AI to crack that market will likely be the biggest winner of all. — AS

    Stratechery Articles and Updates

    • Content and Community — The old model for content sprung from geographic communities; the new model for content is to be the organizing principle for virtual communities.
    • Netflix Earnings, Apple and F1 — Netflix advertising will change the service; then, F1 might be headed to Apple TV, and it might work.
    • Google Earnings, Google Flips the Switch on Cloud, Search Notes — Google doubles down on AI in the cloud

    Dithering with Ben Thompson and Daring Fireball’s John Gruber

    • Grok’s Opening
    • Apple Betas and F1

    Asianometry with Jon Yu

    • How the Computer Helped the Boeing 787 Soar
    • Saudi Arabia’s Crazy Wheat Self-Sufficiency Policy

    Sharp China with Andrew Sharp and Sinocism’s Bill Bishop

    • Xi on Development and Three-Patting Cadres; PRC Venture Investing; Exit Ban Controversies; H20s and a New Trump Narrative; The Big Tariff

    Greatest of All Talk with Andrew Sharp and WaPo’s Ben Golliver

    • Closing Summer League with a HIM Correction, A Sitdown with Yang Hansen, CP3 to the Clips and Smart to the Lakers
    • Summer Top Fives: The Best Title Teams of the 21st Century

    Sharp Tech with Andrew Sharp and Ben Thompson

    • The Post-AI Internet Realities, How Future Creators Can Succeed, Mail on Startups, F1 Rights, and Alternative Rock

    This week’s Sharp Tech video is on the fallacy of the disappearing software engineer.


    Source: Stratechery by Ben Thompson.

  • Recensione Tineco Pure One A50S

    Recensione Tineco Pure One A50S

    July 25, 2025
    Hardware

    Pur con alcune imperfezioni, il Tineco Pure One A50S è un aspirapolvere senza fili che offre un buon equilibrio tra prestazioni e funzionalità. Ho testato la versione Plus, che include un accessorio aggiuntivo per la pulizia di precisione: non lo inserirei tra i migliori modelli cordless che ho recensito, ma presenta diversi aspetti interessanti.

    La testina snodabile fino a circa 60 gradi e il tubo pieghevole lo rendono maneggevole attorno ai mobili e nelle aree difficili da raggiungere, come sotto ai letti. La potenza di aspirazione è davvero notevole, capace di rimuovere efficacemente polvere, sporco e persino peli di animale da varie superfici. Tuttavia, non lo consiglierei come modello principale per chi ha animali domestici, poiché la testina oppone troppa resistenza sui tappeti, risultando faticosa da spingere e tirare.

    Di contro, il sensore DustSense, che regola automaticamente la potenza in base alla quantità di sporco rilevata, si è dimostrato utile e contribuisce a una pulizia più efficiente. L’autonomia è discreta, anche se le abitazioni più grandi potrebbero richiedere una ricarica a metà pulizia. Il contenitore, più capiente rispetto alla media, riduce inoltre la frequenza di svuotamento.

    Nel complesso, l’A50S offre buone performance di aspirazione, ma viene penalizzato da ergonomia poco curata e alcune scelte progettuali discutibili.

    Questa è la sintesi: continuate a leggere per la recensione completa del Tineco Pure One A50S Plus.

    Tineco Pure One A50S recensione: prezzo e disponibilità

    Il Tineco Pure One A50S ha un prezzo di listino di circa 329 euro, che lo colloca nella fascia media del mercato degli aspirapolvere senza fili. È acquistabile direttamente dal sito ufficiale Tineco o tramite rivenditori online come Amazon.

    Il prezzo è competitivo rispetto ad altri modelli della stessa fascia, soprattutto considerando le funzionalità offerte. Tuttavia, la concorrenza è agguerrita: un esempio è il Dreame R20, che pur avendo un contenitore più piccolo, risulta più leggero e maneggevole nell’uso quotidiano.

    Con un po’ di attenzione al momento dell’acquisto, è spesso possibile evitare di pagare il prezzo pieno. Al momento della stesura, ad esempio, era in offerta a 229 euro sul sito Tineco. In genere, il periodo del Black Friday è particolarmente vantaggioso per acquistare piccoli elettrodomestici a prezzo scontato.

    • Qualità/prezzo: 3.5 su 5

    Tineco Pure One A50S specifiche

    Tipologia:

    Cordless, bagless stick vacuum

    Peso:

    3.3kg

    Dimensions (W x D x H):

    26 x 12 x 115cm

    Bin volume:

    1L

    Runtimes:

    70 minutes in Eco, 17 minutes in Auto and 10 in Max

    Tempo di ricarica:

    3 ore

    Programmi:

    Motorized upholstery brush, hand nozzle

    Suction:

    185W

    Tineco Pure One A50S recensione: design

    Tineco, un marchio di proprietà di Ecovacs, l’azienda nota per i suoi robot aspirapolvere, produce dal 1998 aspirapolvere cordless innovativi, mop a secco e umido e pulitori per tappeti. Questa azienda cinese è probabilmente più conosciuta per il livello elevato di intelligenza tecnologica che integra nella maggior parte dei suoi prodotti.

    Uno degli aspetti più distintivi è l’interfaccia utente, che spesso include un ampio display LCD a colori montato direttamente sul dispositivo. Questo schermo fornisce all’utente una grande quantità di informazioni, spesso arricchite da animazioni che aggiungono un tocco di originalità. Gli appassionati di tecnologia apprezzano molto questo tipo di dettagli, anche se non necessariamente rendono i prodotti Tineco più semplici o più efficaci da usare.

    Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum broken up into various components

    (Image credit: Future)

    Tuttavia, mentre altri modelli come il Tineco Pure One S15 Pro e il PURE One S11 vantano ampi e coloratissimi display circolari sulla parte superiore dell’impugnatura, questo modello sceglie un monitor molto più piccolo e semplice. Il display mostra principalmente tre modalità di aspirazione – Eco, Auto e Max – insieme a qualche icona minuscola che si illumina in caso di ostruzione del canale d’aria o di aggrovigliamento della spazzola. È presente anche un indicatore della batteria a tre tacche.

    Fortunatamente, a differenza di altri modelli, questo aspirapolvere non utilizza un grilletto: per accenderlo e spegnerlo basta premere un semplice pulsante posto sul retro.

    Close up of control screen on Tineco Pure One A50S vacuum

    (Image credit: Future)

    Entrando più nel dettaglio delle modalità di aspirazione, il Tineco Pure One A50S Plus utilizza una funzione chiamata DustSense, che regola automaticamente la potenza di aspirazione in base alla quantità di sporco rilevata. Questa caratteristica è ormai comune a molti aspirapolvere cordless moderni e consente un buon equilibrio tra efficienza di pulizia e durata della batteria.

    Tuttavia, ho trovato un po’ confusa la descrizione della modalità “Auto”. Da quanto ho potuto osservare, sia la modalità Eco sia la modalità Auto attivano la funzione DustSense ogni volta che il sensore nella testina rileva un aumento di detriti, con un evidente aumento del rumore del motore, generalmente per pochi secondi.

    Quello che sembra emergere è che la modalità Eco innalzi la potenza fino a un livello equivalente all’Auto, mentre l’Auto spinga ulteriormente fino a una potenza equivalente alla modalità Max, che invece non utilizza DustSense perché già lavora al massimo della capacità. Siete ancora con me? In pratica, la modalità “Auto” appare più come una modalità intermedia mascherata da automatica. Probabilmente Tineco ha scelto questa nomenclatura per motivi di marketing: dopotutto, chi non usa la modalità auto su ogni dispositivo?

    Secondo Tineco, il Pure One A50S Plus vanta una potenza di aspirazione di 185 Watt, una misura piuttosto insolita, dato che la maggior parte dei produttori utilizza unità come Air Watts o Pascal per indicare le prestazioni di aspirazione (qui trovate maggiori dettagli su come interpretare questi valori). Quello che posso dire è che la potenza non manca di certo, come approfondirò nella sezione dedicata alle prestazioni.

    Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum with wand bent forwards

    (Image credit: Future)

    Diamo una rapida occhiata al design dell’impugnatura del Pure One A50S Plus, partendo dall’ergonomia. L’impugnatura è composta da due sezioni, ma la mano tende naturalmente a posizionarsi sulla parte posteriore, dove si trova un piccolo supporto sporgente per le dita. Questa posizione è quella preferita dalla maggior parte dei produttori di aspirapolvere cordless.

    Tuttavia, ho notato che utilizzando questa sezione posteriore, il bordo angolato della base del display informativo preme nella zona tra pollice e indice, creando un punto di pressione che diventa fastidioso dopo pochi minuti di utilizzo (un problema simile si riscontra anche negli aspirapolvere Dyson).

    Ancora più problematico è il fatto che questa presa costringe a piegare il braccio al gomito, facendo sì che siano principalmente i muscoli del bicipite e dell’avambraccio anteriore a sostenere il peso dell’aspirapolvere, mentre le spalle si occupano dello spingere e tirare durante la pulizia.

    Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum in handheld mode

    (Image credit: Future)

    Chiamatemi pure pigro, ma quando svolgo uno dei compiti domestici più noiosi preferisco una soluzione più semplice. Di solito passo l’aspirapolvere tenendo il braccio completamente disteso e muovendo l’unità con un movimento a pendolo, sfruttando soprattutto la parte alta del bicipite e i muscoli delle spalle. Cammino lentamente in avanti mentre faccio oscillare l’aspirapolvere avanti e indietro, come il pendolo di un orologio a pendolo. Vi consiglio di provarlo, è sorprendentemente efficace.

    Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum folded in half on the floor

    (Image credit: Future)

    Tuttavia, se l’impugnatura dell’aspirapolvere è posizionata in modo da costringere a piegare polso e braccio – come succede in questo e in molti altri modelli – mi chiedo perché i produttori continuino a insistere con manici a angolo retto nella parte posteriore, quando idealmente dovrebbero essere posizionati più in alto e avere una forma liscia e circolare. Marchi come Roidmi, con il manico arrotondato e rettangolare del modello X30 Pro, Miele con la serie Duoflex e Vax con la linea Blade sono riusciti a realizzare impugnature più ergonomiche, quindi perché nessun altro ha ancora colto l’importanza di questo dettaglio?

    Ma torniamo al punto: come accennato, il Tineco A50S Plus ha effettivamente una seconda impugnatura nella parte superiore, anche se non è particolarmente comoda, perché il mignolo resta un po’ schiacciato. Non è una situazione terribile, ma nemmeno ottimale.

    Da segnalare anche il peso di questo modello: 3,3 kg con bacchetta e testina principale, che è superiore rispetto ad altri aspirapolvere provati (circa mezzo chilo in più rispetto al Dreame R20, recensito di recente). Questo lo rende piuttosto pesante da maneggiare, soprattutto durante lunghe sessioni di pulizia su tappeti a pelo alto.

    Close up of bin on Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum

    (Image credit: Future)

    La maggior parte degli aspirapolvere cordless ha un contenitore per la polvere relativamente piccolo, generalmente tra i 0,5 e gli 0,8 litri, mentre questo modello offre una capienza generosa di 1 litro, ideale per sessioni di pulizia più lunghe e meno frequenti svuotamenti. Il meccanismo di svuotamento è simile a quello di molti altri aspirapolvere cordless (ad eccezione di Dyson): si sgancia la sezione del contenitore dal corpo motore e si apre una levetta per svuotare il contenuto. Grazie alla dimensione maggiore del contenitore, è più facile che i peli di animale aggregati cadano, anche se a volte può essere necessario un leggero colpetto contro l’interno del cestino della spazzatura. Tuttavia, reinserire il contenitore nell’aspirapolvere può risultare un po’ complicato.

    Per quanto riguarda il filtro a rete interno nella sezione ciclone, si presentava piuttosto impolverato, quindi ho cercato di estrarlo per pulirlo, ma non si muoveva. Ho provato a ruotarlo senza successo. Consultando il manuale allegato, ho scoperto che era pieno di informazioni di sicurezza e risoluzione dei problemi, senza alcuna indicazione su come utilizzare la macchina o rimuovere il filtro a rete. Ho quindi scaricato il manuale dal sito ufficiale di Tineco, ma era identico, ovvero un documento incentrato solo sulla sicurezza.

    Il filtro a rete è quindi ancora ben fissato, forse è stato progettato così, ma rimango in attesa di una spiegazione (accetto suggerimenti).

    Sponge filter inside Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum

    (Image credit: Future)

    Per quanto riguarda la parte operativa, questo modello è dotato di una robusta bacchetta articolata che può piegarsi a 90 gradi, facilitando l’accesso sotto letti e divani. La spazzola ha una larghezza di 23 cm ed è composta da due file di setole a forma di chevron, progettate per funzionare efficacemente sia su pavimenti duri che su tappeti. La spazzola rotante è facilmente rimovibile per la pulizia.

    Nel complesso, la costruzione risulta un po’ ingombrante e poco raffinata, con una maneggevolezza inferiore rispetto ad altri aspirapolvere provati, non solo tra i modelli più costosi come quelli Dyson, ma anche rispetto a opzioni più economiche come quelle di Dreame.

    Close up of floorhead on Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum

    (Image credit: Future)

    Secondo la descrizione, la spazzola 3DSense di Tineco integra sensori che aumentano automaticamente la potenza di aspirazione quando rilevano il bordo di un battiscopa. Sulla scocca della testina si notano infatti due piccole aperture su ciascun lato, che consentono di aspirare aria lateralmente insieme alla polvere accumulata lungo i bordi. Una soluzione molto funzionale.

    La spazzola è inoltre dotata di due file di pettini rigidi sul retro, pensati per evitare l’aggrovigliamento di peli e fili di cotone.

    Per facilitare la raccolta di particelle più grandi su pavimenti duri e per ridurre l’attrito durante l’uso su tappeti, la testina dispone di un interruttore che apre due piccole prese d’aria nella parte frontale, a contatto con il pavimento.

    In omaggio ai migliori aspirapolvere Dyson, la testina anteriore è dotata di una luce verde che rende più visibile la polvere sui pavimenti duri. A differenza di Dyson, che utilizza un laser per evidenziare anche le particelle più piccole, questo modello impiega un semplice LED verde, ma il risultato resta sorprendentemente efficace.

    Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum floorhead glowing green to highlight dust

    (Image credit: Future)

    Per l’uso in modalità portatile, il Tineco è fornito con una spazzola motorizzata per tappezzeria, un ugello di precisione con spazzola scorrevole e un supporto da parete che tiene tutto in ordine. La posizione dell’impugnatura posteriore funziona bene in questa configurazione, anche se il corpo dell’aspirapolvere risulta pesante da sostenere in alto. Come la maggior parte degli aspirapolvere cordless, anche questo modello non sta in piedi da solo, quindi durante l’uso capita di doverlo appoggiare a qualche mobile mentre si spostano gli arredi.

    • Design : 2.5 su 5

    Tineco Pure One A50S recensione: performance

    La prima cosa che si nota prendendo in mano il Tineco Pure One A50S Plus è il peso di 3,3 kg, che lo rende un po’ ingombrante da trasportare, simile al corposo Dyson gen5detect. Personalmente, ritengo che gran parte del peso sia dovuto alla bacchetta e alla sua sezione centrale particolarmente complessa, dove si piega a 90 gradi.

    Essendo dotato di una sola testina, pensata principalmente per l’uso su tappeti, l’aspirapolvere non risulta particolarmente silenzioso sui pavimenti duri, specialmente se confrontato con i rulli morbidi specifici per queste superfici. Tuttavia, l’A50S si è dimostrato un pulitore molto efficace sui tappeti (vedi risultati nella sezione dedicata), anche se la rigidità della testina rende faticoso spingerlo su tappeti a pelo medio, anche con la presa d’aria frontale completamente aperta e la modalità Auto (cioè media) attivata.

    Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum floorhead glowing green to highlight dust

    (Image credit: Future)

    Inoltre, quando entra in funzione la modalità DustSense, aumenta ulteriormente l’attrito tra la parte frontale della testina e il tappeto. In altre parole, dopo appena cinque minuti di pulizia il braccio sembra aver fatto un buon allenamento, anche se il movimento a pendolo descritto in precedenza aiuta a ridurre l’affaticamento. Riguardando l’esperienza, consiglierei di usare la modalità ECO sui tappeti, che esercita una minore aspirazione verso il basso, rendendo più semplice spingere l’aspirapolvere.

    La testina del Tineco A50S si articola fino a circa 60 gradi, meno di un Dyson o del Dreame R20, ma comunque sufficiente per manovrare agevolmente intorno ai mobili. Tuttavia, rimuovere la bacchetta per sostituire gli accessori a mano è un po’ complicato: il fissaggio è molto saldo — il che è positivo — ma difficile da sganciare.

    Nonostante il peso, la modalità portatile con la mini spazzola motorizzata si è rivelata efficace per pulire scale, auto, letti per animali, divani e altri spazi simili.

    Durante i test, il livello di rumorosità del Tineco A50S si è rivelato contenuto: in modalità ECO ha registrato 63 dB all’altezza della spalla, 66 dB in modalità Auto e 69 dB in modalità Max, senza un aumento eccessivo del rumore.

    Suction tests

    Oltre a valutare l’usabilità generale, ho effettuato una serie di test sull’aspirazione. Per il test principale su pavimenti duri, ho sparso 25 grammi di avena, farina, pasta orzo, biscotti digestive sbriciolati e qualche Coco Pops, impostando l’aspirapolvere in modalità Auto. Il motore è partito con una potenza contenuta, per poi aumentare automaticamente grazie al sensore DustSense non appena ha rilevato la presenza di detriti.

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    Debris laid out on hard floor ready for suction test

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    Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum floorhead glowing green to highlight dust

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    Results of hard floor suction test using Tineco Pure One A50S cordless stick vacuum

    (Image credit: Future)

    In modo impressionante, ha raccolto tutto – anche i pezzi più grandi – in un solo passaggio. Pesando il contenuto del contenitore, sono stati aspirati complessivamente 24 grammi, anche se sospetto che almeno un grammo di farina sia rimasto attaccato al contenitore o intorno al filtro a rete. Nel complesso, ritengo che sia un ottimo risultato.

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    Debris on carpet ready for suction test

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    Carpet after suction test

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    Per il test su tappeto ho utilizzato gli stessi 25 grammi di ingredienti pre-pesati, impostando la modalità Auto con la presa d’aria frontale aperta. È stato necessario un passaggio avanti e indietro per rimuovere la maggior parte dei detriti, seguito da qualche passaggio rapido per eliminare ogni traccia di farina.

    Come nel test su pavimenti duri, ho pesato il contenuto del contenitore, che questa volta ha segnato 26 grammi, a dimostrazione della polvere nascosta nel tappeto raccolta durante l’aspirazione. Certo, è stato faticoso spingere la testina sulla moquette a pelo medio che ho utilizzato, ma il risultato è stato ottimo e il lavoro svolto con efficacia.

    • Performance: 4 su 5

    Tineco Pure One A50S recensione: batteria

    Tineco dichiara un’autonomia massima di 70 minuti, un valore tra i più elevati sul mercato, ma si riferisce sempre alla modalità a potenza minima. Ho effettuato un test in modalità Auto su un pavimento misto 50:50 tra moquette a pelo medio e piastrelle. Dopo sette minuti, la batteria ha perso due tacche su tre, ma l’aspirapolvere ha continuato a funzionare per circa 17 minuti, passando poi automaticamente in modalità Eco, dove ha proseguito a potenza ridotta fino a spegnersi dopo 20 minuti e 22 secondi.

    In modalità Max, l’autonomia è ovviamente inferiore. Ho testato questa modalità solo su pavimenti duri, perché la potenza elevata e l’attrito rendono difficoltoso l’uso su tappeti. Partendo da carica completa, l’aspirapolvere ha funzionato per quasi 10 minuti in Max, per poi passare a Eco, dove ha continuato fino a 12 minuti e 16 secondi prima di spegnersi.

    Va considerato che nella maggior parte delle pulizie quotidiane si tratta di aspirare una o due stanze, a meno di non fare una pulizia approfondita, quindi 20 minuti in modalità Auto sono più che sufficienti, soprattutto considerando che la funzione DustSense aumenta automaticamente la potenza e il consumo quando rileva sporco aggiuntivo.

    Tuttavia, se si affida la pulizia a un addetto settimanale che deve aspirare tutta la casa — magari una abitazione con tre camere, cucina, soggiorno, sala da pranzo e bagni — questo modello potrebbe faticare a completare l’intero lavoro con una sola carica, soprattutto se usato principalmente in modalità Auto.

    Dopo aver esaurito completamente la batteria, ho effettuato una ricarica completa che ha richiesto 3 ore e 4 minuti, un tempo nella media per un aspirapolvere cordless.

    Un dettaglio da segnalare è che la barra di carica sul display si spegne dopo un certo periodo, quindi per controllare lo stato di ricarica sarà necessario premere il tasto di accensione mentre il dispositivo è collegato alla presa. Fortunatamente, una spia verde laterale lampeggia per tutta la durata della carica, offrendo un valido riferimento visivo sullo stato di alimentazione.

    • Batteria: 4 su 5

    Perché comprare il Tineco Pure One A50S?

    Attributo

    Note

    Punteggio

    Valore

    Il Pure One A50S Plus offre un buon rapporto qualità-prezzo, soprattutto quando è in sconto, ma la concorrenza è agguerrita, con modelli di marchi come Vax e Shark che si fanno sentire.

    3.5 / 5

    Design

    Tra i punti di forza si segnalano la bacchetta pieghevole in avanti, l’illuminazione laser e il contenitore capiente, ma nel complesso l’aspirapolvere risulta un po’ ingombrante, poco comodo da impugnare e più pesante della media.

    2.5 / 5

    Performance

    Le prestazioni su tutte le superfici sono ottime, anche se spingere l’aspirapolvere sul tappeto richiede uno sforzo notevole.

    4 / 5

    Batteria

    Per quanto riguarda la batteria, l’autonomia è sufficiente per la maggior parte delle pulizie quotidiane, ma potrebbe non bastare per aspirare interamente case di grandi dimensioni senza una ricarica intermedia. Il tempo di ricarica è nella media, intorno alle 3 ore.

    4 / 5

    Ragioni per comprare

    Vuoi un controllo automatico della potenza?

    La funzione DustSense di Tineco funziona efficacemente, garantendo una pulizia efficiente senza consumare eccessivamente la batteria.

    Hai bisogno di un contenitore capiente?

    L’A50S Plus è dotato di un serbatoio da 1 litro, più grande della media per un aspirapolvere cordless, simile a quello di un aspirapolvere verticale.

    Cerchi un’aspirazione potente?

    Questo modello aspira con forza straordinaria, superando brillantemente tutti i miei test di aspirazione.

    Ragioni per NON comprare

    La tua forza non è più quella di una volta?

    L’A50S è difficile da spingere sui tappeti ed è più pesante della media.

    Cerchi un modello leggero da tenere in mano?

    Sul mercato esistono aspirapolvere cordless più leggeri; questo risulta particolarmente pesante quando usato in modalità portatile.


    Source: Latest from TechRadar IT-IT in Reviews.

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