Core77 Weekly Roundup (1-22-24 to 1-26-24)

Here's what we looked at this week: After 13 years, NYC's in-river swimming pool lands $16 million--as the designers get into a dispute. Libman's Step-On Dustpan: Ergonomic improvement, or pointless? The Kim-e: A standing-height, hands-free powered wheelchair that's essentially "a self-balancing personal mobility robot." Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot has invented the HoloTile floor, an incredible omnidirectional treadmill surface. Product design with contrived UX: This tumbler...