Tech
For ideas that inspire and technology that lasts, we find the things that combine beauty and style to make the most of your digital life
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Vodafone Smart Tech's Tom Guy on the Internet of Things
As more and more people want smart tech to offer simpler solutions to everyday problems, Vodafone Smart Tech is here to stay
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Information designer Federica Fragapane on the Covid-19 Community Vulnerability Index
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change.
By Paola Antonelli • Last updated
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Meet AirBird. The architect-designed chirping smart sensor.
Inspired by the metaphor of the canary in a coal mine, AirBird’s sensors detect C02 and humidity, and should either build up to unacceptable levels, the bird will chirp, prompting you to open a window
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Apple opens new store in a historic Milanese square
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Light armour: Boucheron’s Claire Choisne turns cape crusader
By Caragh McKay • Last updated
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Bang & Olufsen's first foray into soundbars is an artful home audio addition
Working with Norm Architects, the Danish brand launch the Beosound Stage soundbar
By Alice Morby • Last updated
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Algorithms of the heart: can our all-new Wallflower* app add to the online dating buzz?
By Kate Spicer • Last updated
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Sprog-casts: Pentagram designs audio player for children
Yoto and Pentagram have teamed up on industrial design, innovative branding and visual identity to launch the premium, screen-free, interactive audio player for children
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Apple store Macau by Foster + Partners is a mindful tech haven
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Is the iPhone the ultimate symbol of modernist design?
A new book explores the links between Bauhaus and the Apple iPhone
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Beosound Emerge makes home tech blend in
Designed by LAYER, the Beosound Emerge makes the speaker system disappear into home design
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Misho’s new AirPod earrings are stylish and practical
Six new styles of AirPod earrings make being plugged in a joy
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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A new architect-designed DJ booth in Paris connects artist and audience
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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EPFL + ECAL Lab pushes our buttons with its 'Lazy Bytes' project
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Digital doodles: smart pens re-writing how we use paper
A new breed of smart pens are on the way, with companies like Montblanc, Moleskine and Sony investing in this cutting edge technology, how we use pen and paper has the potential to change forever
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Nike breaks the mould with Joyride cushioning system
Set to put a new bounce in your step, the brand’s latest innovation-packed running shoe features a dynamic footbed made of thousands of TPE beads
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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Running brand On fixes the ‘broken experience' of shoe shopping
In a year that pressed pause on the world, high-tech running brand On only gained momentum
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Architect-designed cinema opens in south east London
Catford Mews – a new three-screen cinema and community hub – is sensitively designed by Really Local Group
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Zuma is embedding seamless speakers into ceiling light fittings
British start-up Zuma is on a mission to seamlessly integrate light and sound
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Samsung’s new Z Series devices will help you radically reassess your phone use
Samsung’s new flip phones – the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 – are pocketable mobiles with folding touchscreens, and might just change your phone habits
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Space out: a history of NASA’s graphic design
‘The Worm’ is a showcase of NASA's iconic logos – from the original 1974 manual, all the way to up to its eventual banishment in the early 1990s
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Aether audio eyewear takes care of sound and vision in one
With compact speakers embedded in high-quality sunglasses or glasses, Aether audio eyewear offers a very different listening experience to earbuds
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Sans serif: Google unveils new logo
By Sam Rogers • Last updated
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New books: how designers see the world
Our round-up of new books spans James Dyson on his hits and misses, Stephen Bayley on the combustion age, an exploration of vintage synthesisers, and an axe lover’s handbook
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers create ‘ambient technology’ in Amsterdam
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Virtual reality design methods used in ‘Loop’ personal auditorium concept
By Luke Halls • Last updated
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Wallpaper* wants… five luxury earbuds for audiophiles
Superior style meets high-end craft and audio excellence – here are five new earbuds we’d like to take for a spin
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated