After years of replacing knobs and handles with touchscreens, some automakers are bringing physical controls back to EVs. Tesla's sleek, screen-heavy approach helped shape the whole EV industry, ...

Google Home has finally added support for smart buttons. The update adds new automation starters and conditions, including robot vacuum docking and humidity levels. It also broadens the list of ...

Google Home is finally addressing one of its biggest shortcomings in automations, with support now rolling out for smart buttons that can control other devices in your home. Smart buttons have become ...

A recent Sony patent was discovered that appears to show a PS6 controller design that comes with capacitive buttons instead of physical ones. This would mark a big departure from all of Sony’s past ...

Since 2019, the art world has been wondering what artist Ai Weiwei planned to do with 30 tons of old buttons he rescued from a shuttered British factory. This summer, the artist will finally reveal ...

Like any industry led by designers, the automotive world is subject to trends and fashions. Often, these are things the rest of us complain about. Wheels that used to be 16 inches are now 20s, because ...

Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have ...

2026’s first viral meme has birthed an iconic catchphrase for nonchalance in the new year Luke Chinman is a writer at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in 2024. His work has previously appeared in The ...

A TikTok user’s esoteric comment created a confusing viral moment. By Madison Malone Kircher There’s a TikTok user who goes by Tamara who is marking 2026 using 365 buttons. How is Tamara doing that ...

A generation of people online just realized it’s possible to have a thought and keep it to themselves. Enter “365 buttons,” the cryptic New Year’s resolution that’s now become a meme about time, ...

New interior photos of an upcoming Volkswagen EV reveal the company’s previously announced scheme to bring back certain physical buttons will soon be a reality. What’s being revealed is a small, ...