Following the success of the Ostrich Pillow, a travel cushion that fits over the head for sleeping anywhere, Studio Banana Things has launched a smaller version that slides onto the user's arm or hand (+ slideshow). More about Ostrich Pillow Mini by Studio Banana Things enables napping on the go
American brand Proper Coffee has developed a machine that can take up to four hours to brew one pot of coffee – a process expected to improve the richness and reduce acidity. More about Proper Coffee's Imperial Drip machine brews drinks slowly to improve flavour
A New York-based company has unveiled designs for a bicycle seat that also functions as a one-metre-long bike lock made of steel links that fold up under the seat for storage during travel (+ slideshow). More about Seatylock is a bicycle seat that is also a removable bike lock
While blogs and online magazines have come to dominate coverage of design news, the internet has also made it more feasible for anyone to launch a print magazine and created a demand for a more considered approach says Katie Tregidden, co-founder of Fiera magazine (+ slideshow + interview). More about New magazines: "A lasting record of the world of design at a point in time"
Dezeen Music Project: director Randy Scott Slavin used long-exposure photography and a Kickstarter-funded tool called Pixelstick to create the floating visuals in this music video for New York band Cobra Starship. More about Randy Slavin paints with light to create Cobra Starship's Never Been In Love music video
San Francisco company Scribble Technology has revealed a prototype for a writing device that can scan specific tones and then write in the same colour (+ slideshow). More about Scribble's colour-matching pen can write in millions of tones
Opinion: crowdfunding platforms have rules about pitching for money to make products that haven't been developed to prototype stage – the same rules should apply to crowdfunding campaigns for civic projects, says Alexandra Lange. More about "Making something big happen at an urban scale is more than a popularity contest"
Amsterdam studio BCXSY has launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce its plush toys with body parts that can be interchanged using magnets (+ slideshow). More about BCXSY's Mixed Animals magnetic soft toys launch on Kickstarter
Spain and Switzerland-based studio Kawamura Ganjavian launched a Kickstarter campaign this week to fund a flexible glowing lamp (+ slideshow). More about Kawamura Ganjavian designs Kangaroo Light for the bottom of your bag
New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Design Store is showcasing a selection of products originally funded via crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, including a tiny slide projector and pen that draws in 3D, as part of the city's design week. More about MoMA Design Store presents Kickstarter-funded products at New York Design Week
New York product designer Hanna Yoon has created a notebook that encourages users to remember significant moments and locations through sketches and jottings rather than with digital devices. More about Hanna Yoon's Experience Journal helps you record your favourite places
The Canada-based creators of the Vanhawks Valour claim to have designed the "first smart, connected bicycle", which gives riders directions as well as alerts to prevent them cycling into dangerous situations. More about "Smart" bicycle by Vanhawks gives directions with flashing lights and vibrating safety alerts
Kickstarter has changed the way designers get their products to market and shifted the balance of power between individuals and corporations, according to the crowdfunding website's co-founder and CEO Yancey Strickler (+ interview). More about Kickstarter means that "big brands are at a disadvantage"
This teardrop shaped portable printer from Israeli studio Zuta Labs wirelessly prints documents from tablets, smartphones or desktop computers. More about Pocket-sized printer creates documents by rolling across pages
This system of illustrated characters and animations was developed to help people learn to read Chinese, and is one of the 76 projects nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Chineasy illustrated characters designed to make learning Chinese easy
News: wellness entrepreneur Nell Waters is attempting to raise £146,000 on crowdfunding website Kickstarter to build a prototypal ecological urban bathhouse from shipping containers in San Francisco. More about Ecological urban spa made from shipping containers planned for San Francisco
Designer Yves Behar of San Francisco studio Fuseproject has launched his OUYA open-source game console. More about OUYA by Fuseproject
News: a pen that can "print" 3D drawings in mid-air has attracted nearly $500,000 in one day from Kickstarter backers (+ movie). More about Pen that doodles 3D objects attracts 0,000 on Kickstarter
News: American college student Tyler McNaney has invented a desktop machine that makes the raw materials for 3D printing by grinding up waste plastic from bottles, wrappers and even Lego bricks. More about Desktop recycling plant makes plastic for 3D printing
Product news: the Pebble smartwatch, the project that raised the most money ever on crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, has gone into mass production and is set to begin shipping on 23 January. More about Kickstarter record-breaking Pebble smartwatch goes into production