Feature Friday! Check Out Our Latest Features from TODAY, MotorTrends, and VegNews!

This week's Feature Friday spotlights brands earning recognition across leading lifestyle, auto, and food publications. From Nautilus Puzzles landing a spot in TODAY's roundup of cool and unique gifts worth the splurge, to Ottocast being named Best Overall in MotorTrend's test of CarPlay screens, to Boba POPS' boozy Pumpkin Spice popping boba landing in VegNews' weekly food-news roundup, these brands are showing up where thoughtful design meets everyday function.

From a screen-free puzzle that doubles as wall-worthy art, to a screen that brings an older car into the modern era, to a boozy, plant-based twist on a fall favorite, Nautilus Puzzles, Ottocast, and Boba POPS are earning attention from editors who put products to the test. Keep reading to see why.

TODAY

Nautilus Puzzles was featured as an Editor's Pick in TODAY's, "The Best Cool and Unique Gifts Everyone Will Fight Over," with the brand's Gustav in the Garden 477-Piece Wooden Cat Puzzle called out among gifts worth the splurge. Associate Partnerships Editor Lauren Witonsky wrote that she stumbled on the wooden puzzles knowing her puzzle-obsessed mom would love them, noting the "whimsical" oddly shaped pieces mixed in that make the 477-piece puzzle roughly as challenging as a 1,000-piece cardboard one. She also highlighted it as a great screen-free activity for any animal lover. See it here.

MotorTrends

Ottocast was named Best Overall in MotorTrend's, "CarPlay Screens Are an Easy Way to Modernize an Older Car," with the ScreenFlow 11.4-inch CarPlay Screen topping a hands-on test of the market's most popular portable units. The feature praised its bright display, strong phone compatibility, and inclusion of a backup camera, noting it was among the fastest units to set up and pair. MotorTrend called out its sticky mount as a neater alternative to a suction cup, while flagging it as the one area worth watching in hotter climates. At $159.99, the outlet said it's priced right for what you get. See it here.

VegNews

Boba POPS was featured in VegNews' weekly food-news roundup, "Cashew Camembert Is Here To Save Us All, Philadelphia's New Black-Owned Vegan Restaurants, and More Food News," with the brand's alcohol-infused Pumpkin Spice popping boba flavor called out as an early taste of fall. The vegan, gluten-free drink was described as ready to wrap drinkers in silky pumpkin sweetness. VegNews also noted Boba POPS' lineup of summery flavors, including Margarita, Peach, and Piña Colada, for anyone not quite ready to let go of summer. See it here.