The most desirable phones are no longer only the ones with the most advanced features. Here, contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf reviews four of the best contemporary dumbphones with deliberately pared-back functionality. More about Four of the best dumbphones for a digital detox
Chinese tech company iKKO has attempted to subvert the norms for large smartphones with MindOne – a device that is not only small but has a single flippable camera and two operating systems, one primarily AI-focused. More about iKKO attempts to reinvent the smartphone with AI-led MindOne
This week on Dezeen, we showcased Dream Recorder by Dutch studio Modem, which is a bedside device that replays dreams as short videos. More about This week we revealed an AI-powered Dream Recorder
Dutch design studio Modem says it has brought dream journaling into the intelligence age with the Dream Recorder, an AI bedside device that replays dreams as short videos. More about AI-powered Dream Recorder lets users play back their dreams
Tech company Fairphone has unveiled the latest version of its "ethical smartphone", this time combining modularity with the option of a minimalist interface that activates with one switch. More about Fairphone 6 lets users toggle between a smartphone and dumbphone
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007 it marked the beginning of the smartphone era. Now there's speculation that frustration with our devices and a new AI project from legendary Apple designer Jony Ive could bring it to an end. More about Is this the twilight of the smartphone?
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the SunBooster device by tech startup SunLed Life Science. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features clip-on gadget that mimics sunlight
Japanese video game company Nintendo has revealed the details of its first substantial console redesign in eight years, the Switch 2, in a presentation live-streamed today. More about Nintendo brings video chat to gaming with Switch 2
Foster + Partners Industrial Design has started developing wearable technology and consumer electronics as it rebrands with a Pentagram-designed graphic identity and dedicated website. More about Rebranded Foster + Partners Industrial Design set to produce wearable gadgets
Dutch tech start-up SunLED Life Science has developed a gadget that mimics sunlight and attaches to computer monitors and laptops to deliver near-infrared light to users while they work. More about Clip-on SunBooster uses near-infrared LEDs to bring benefits of sunlight indoors
Chinese smartphone company Infinix has unveiled a concept for a tri-fold phone that packs down to the size of a credit card and can be used as a clip-on camera. More about Infinix's mini triple-folding phone compacts to size of a credit card
Chinese technology brand Lenovo has revealed a prototype of what it's calling the "world's first ultraslim solar-powered PC", which looks like a regular laptop but runs on energy from the sun. More about Lenovo unveils solar-powered laptop that charges itself
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have created a thin and flexible fibre computer and woven it into clothes, suggesting a potential alternative to current wearable electronics. More about MIT researchers create "fibre computer" that can be woven into clothes
Product designer Justin Mitchell has designed Amber KB 1, a conceptual portable clamshell keyboard that transforms smartphones into laptops. More about Justin Mitchell designs portable phone keyboard for "writing wherever inspiration strikes"
Design studio Inxects has developed a wearable that translates environmental stress signals into physical sensations to let users feel humanity's impact on nature. More about Inxects vest lets architects "feel" the health of a site like a sixth sense
From tiny cats that cool down tea to a blinking AI companion intended to integrate with your family, here are seven cute robots that have dominated news feeds since last week's Consumer Electronics Show – and what they tell us about "cuteness" in design. More about All the cute robots that took over CES 2025
Hormone levels can be easily tested and monitored at home using the Hormometer, an instant testing kit created by Canadian start-up Eli Health and launched this week at tech fair CES. More about Hormometer provides instant at-home hormone level readings
As part of our review of 2024, Dezeen design editor Jennifer Hahn shares her pick of this year's gadgets, including a transparent laptop, a medieval beat machine and hiking trousers that give the wearer a boost. More about The top 10 gadgets of 2024
A screenless smartphone alternative powered by artificial intelligence, the Humane AI Pin was savaged by critics but designers should not make the mistake of dismissing it entirely, writes Abb-d Taiyo. More about "The 'worst product ever' has a lot to admire"
Tech start-up Pentaform has devised a potential solution to e-waste: making gadgets that dissolve in water and leave behind only their electronic components for recycling. More about Aquafade water-soluble electronics provide way to tackle e-waste