Phabit device rewards your daily exercise by keeping a plant alive
This connected plant pot designed by Royal College of Art graduate Jen-Hsien Chiu feeds or starves a plant depending on its user's behaviour. More
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Apple unveils "breakthrough home speaker" to rival Amazon and Google
Apple has revealed its voice-controlled HomePod speaker, a competitor to smart home devices Amazon Echo and Google Home. More
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Amazon's Echo Look is a personal robot stylist that helps you decide what to wear
Amazon has added to its family of connected-home products with the Echo Look, a camera that takes photos of outfits before rating them and giving a second opinion. More
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Petcube Play lets you interact with your pet remotely from a smartphone
This small device allows users to talk to, play with and watch their pets when apart, for the reassurance that they are happy and safe at home. More
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IKEA ventures into smart home products with Trådfri lighting series
IKEA has introduced smart functionality into its new Trådfri lighting range, as it takes its first major step into the Internet of Things. More
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Fellow designs app-controlled kettle for precise coffee brewing
San Francisco startup Fellow has designed a connected kettle that lets users precisely and remotely control its temperature for optimum coffee brewing. More
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"First toothbrush with artificial intelligence" debuts at CES 2017
This smart electric toothbrush collects data about users' brushing habits, even when not connected to its corresponding app. More
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Kuri is an "insanely cute" home robot with its own facial expressions
Californian start-up Mayfield Robotics has revealed its first domestic robot, which responds to its user with facial expressions, head movements and sounds. More
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Lenovo launches colourful alternative to Amazon Echo smart speaker
Chinese technology firm Lenovo has unveiled its own version of Amazon's smart assistant, which acts as a central command centre for connected-home gadgets and systems. More
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Yves Behar's robotic Snoo crib rocks babies to sleep
Exhausted parents can stay in bed while this bassinet designed by Yves Behar rocks their babies back to sleep with a "womb-like motion" whenever it hears them cry. More
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Ding doorbell brings minimal approach to smart-home design
Barber and Osgerby's creative consultancy Map has collaborated with a London startup to create a minimal new smart doorbell called Ding. More
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Google launches omniscient voice-controlled Home device
It may look like a minimal speaker, but this new product from Google promises to harness the search giant's data troves to provide all-knowing assistance in the home. More
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Philippe Starck designs voice-controlled smart radiator valves for Netatmo
French designer Philippe Starck has created smart radiator valves that allow homeowners to remotely control the temperature of each room using their voice (+ movie). More
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Kasita unveils prefabricated tiny houses that slot into "racks" like wine bottles
An Austin-based startup has created a prototype of a prefabricated micro dwelling that can be slotted into a framework like a bottle into a wine rack (+ slideshow). More
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Tipic's smart Tulèr kitchen features a sink that appears with the wave of a hand
Milan 2016: Italian design studio Tipic has created a smart kitchen countertop that integrates various interactive functions including a sink that appears out of the surface with a simple gesture (+ movie). More
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"Smart devices introduce a fundamental ambiguity over who is in charge"
Opinion: "smart" technology promises to make our lives easier by learning what we like and giving us more of it, says Reinier de Graaf. But who will really be in control when the machines know everything about us? More
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Competition: win a Hive Active Heating kit and thermostat frame
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win a Hive Active Heating kit, including a thermostat designed by Yves Béhar and a customisable coloured frame (+ slideshow). More
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Google aims to turn unloved Wi-Fi routers into design objects with crazy covers
Google is attempting to improve the aesthetics of the home wi-fi router with coverings by 24 artists and designers, including a fake-fur sheath and a cover that turns a device into a fruit bowl (+ slideshow). More
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Yves Behar's smart security system allows users to remotely let visitors into their homes
San Francisco designer Yves Behar's studio Fuseproject is releasing a new home access system that includes a keyless lock and video camera that are controlled by a user's smartphone (+ slideshow). More
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Yale partners with Nest to launch keyless Linus smartlock
Security company Yale has partnered with Google-owned domestic technology firm Nest to release a door lock that can be remotely controlled via a smartphone. More