The Modular Product & System Database
A comprehensive resource for modular products and systems - helping consumers build adaptable, sustainable, and cost-effective product ecosystems with compatibility matrices, upgrade paths, and total cost of ownership analysis.
How I Finally Chose a Fabric for Our Benchmade Sectional (After Way Too Much Analysis)
I spent 3 months building a fabric performance framework because sofa specs don't exist like laptop benchmarks. Here's what the data actually revealed.
My Old Packing Cubes Blew Out Again, So I Bought the Expensive Ones
After 6 months of hard travel, here's whether Peak Design's $200 packing cubes actually beat my cheap ones that kept blowing out.
I Beat Up a $500 Side Table for 18 Months. Here's How It Held Up.
After 18 months of scratch tests, heat exposure, and daily abuse, this $500 Danish side table surprised me. Here's what actually held up.
Our Daughter Started Crawling and Every Baby-Proofing Product Failed Us. So We Tried Modular Furniture.
Every baby-proofing product failed in our small apartment. We ditched the gates and foam bumpers for modular furniture that actually worked.
Our Coworking Space Was Bleeding Members. Here's the Renovation Gamble That Worked.
Three coworking spaces bet big on modular furniture to fix 60% occupancy. We tracked every metric for 12 months. One configuration beat all others.
I Spilled Red Wine on My $2,000 Sofa to See If Performance Fabric Actually Works
I ran 12 abuse tests on Campaign's performance fabric over 6 months. Red wine disappeared completely, but pet urine? That's where things got complicated.
I've Done 3 Mainboard Upgrades on My Framework. Then I Surveyed 537 Other Owners.
91.2% satisfaction across 537 Framework owners surveyed. The repair cost comparisons with Dell and MacBook? They're not even close.
I Tracked 47 Furniture Shipments With Sensors. The Damage Rates Carriers Report Are a Joke.
Carriers claim 1-2% damage rates. My sensor data from 47 shipments shows it's actually 3-5%. Here's what they don't want you tracking.
We Spent 6 Weeks Designing a Tool-Free Door for a Part That Should Never Touch Consumers
A mislabeled connector cost one client $50K in recertification. Here's the decision matrix that prevents expensive user replaceable parts mistakes.
I Loaded 250 lbs on a '250 lb Capacity' Shelf. Here's Why That Was Stupid.
That $4,000 home lab crash taught me something: shelf capacity ratings are tested under conditions nothing like yours. Here's what the numbers really mean.
I Help People Organize 450-Sq-Ft Apartments. Here's Why I'm Obsessed With Backwards Compatibility.
My friend lost $2,800 in smart home gear overnight when his ecosystem died. Here's how to spot which tech investments will actually last.
The $47 Dock I Lost in 6 Months Made Me Switch to Expansion Cards
USB-C cards, Thunderbolt 4, expansion bays: here's how to pick the right modular laptop setup without overbuying. Includes a printable decision worksheet.