Fairphone 3 promises to be "real sustainable alternative" to regular smartphones
Dutch social enterprise Fairphone has released a new version of its "ethical" smartphone that is designed to be easily taken apart for repairs. More
Dutch social enterprise Fairphone has released a new version of its "ethical" smartphone that is designed to be easily taken apart for repairs. More
Dezeen promotion: a vibrant rainforest, a personalised flower made by an algorithm and a screen that changes in social situations are among the finalists in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category, revealed today. More
Dezeen promotion: a stress-busting phone case, a huggable toy and a storage solution for wireless earbuds are among the finalists in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition accessories category, revealed today. More
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has developed an orange juice bar that turns the waste fruit peel into 3D-printed bioplastic cups to drink the contents from, as an example of the circular economy in practice. More
Data meets dermatology at Brooklyn-based skincare startup Atolla, launched by an MIT engineer who has applied machine-learning algorithms to fix problem skin. More
Water rather than air carries sound in designer Rocco Giovannoni's Inmergo headphones, which promise rich audio even for people who are hard of hearing. More
An underwater internet of things monitoring the effects of climate change or sampling waters on distant planets is the dream of a group of MIT researchers who have created a battery-free underwater sensor. More
A hardware filter called Winston that users plug into their modem to protect their data has launched, in response to mounting concern over digital privacy and surveillance. More
Design agency Tangerine worked with British start-up Bluebell to develop a smart monitor, which uses a device attached to the baby's clothing to send alerts to parents through a wearable wristband and app. More
Samsung has unveiled the latest version of its Galaxy smartphone series featuring an updated slim, cinematic form and stylus pen better suited to creating and editing content. More
Puerto Rican startup Instarz has revealed plans for a compact self-sustainable lunar habitat that would allow astronauts to live and work on the moon for up to a year. More
Designer José de la O has teamed up with technology firm Mirai Innovation to develop a way for people to manipulate the shape of a vase using only their thoughts. More
A team of designers led by Faris Rajak Kotahatuhaha proposes re-freezing sea water in the Arctic to create miniature modular icebergs using a submarine-like vessel, in a bid to combat climate change. More
Dezeen promotion: there are just two weeks left to enter Samsung and Dezeen's competition to create new accessory and wallpaper designs for Galaxy mobile devices. More
A top Apple pundit has sparked rumours that the tech company will stop manufacturing its unreliable butterfly keyboard for its upcoming MacBook laptop. More
Wearable devices can be stuck onto the stick like plasters, using a new method pioneered by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. More
Dezeen promotion: Samsung and Dezeen are calling for the best graphics and accessory designs to enhance future Galaxy mobile devices, in a new competition with prize money of $40,000. More
Kids can now build their own fully functional Windows 10 PC tablet laptop, using this powerful new kit by creative-tech toy company Kano. More
Transgender men and non-binary people have a safer, more comfortable option for chest binding in the form of Breathe, a smart garment designed by Loughborough University student Miles Kilburn. More
Glasgow School of Art graduate Erlend Prendergast has designed a modular robotic device that talks back to Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa in order to protect users from digital surveillance. More