An Australian duo have created a floating rubbish bin that can be installed in marinas to filter litter from the water (+ movie). More about Floating Seabin cleans the ocean by sucking rubbish from the water
CES 2016: wearable technology company Fitbit has released a smartwatch with customisable straps and frames at the CES tech fair in Las Vegas, which officially opens today (+ movie). More about Fitbit launches fitness-focused Blaze smartwatch at CES 2016
Japanese design studio Nendo has combined Japanese and Latin characters to create a crest-style logo and colour-coded packaging for Iwate Kura beer. More about Nendo creates family crest logo and packaging for Japanese craft beer
CES 2016: Kodak has teamed up with San Francisco designer Yves Behar to relaunch its iconic Super 8 film camera, with an updated design that combines analogue and digital. More about Yves Behar redesigns Kodak Super 8 camera
A pair of Swedish designers have created a set of multi-faceted wooden building blocks that are coloured with fruit and vegetable dyes (+ slideshow). More about Snego building blocks are made using salvaged wood and natural dyes
Dutch bike manufacturer VanMoof has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a poncho that protects the wearer and their bicycle from the rain. More about VanMoof's Boncho rain mac covers both bike and rider to encourage wet-weather city cycling
German industrial designer Fabian Ludwig has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a cylindrical light that is inserted into the handlebars of bicycles (+ slideshow). More about Magnetic STiKK bike light slots into the handlebars of a bicycle
Dezeen's design editor Dan Howarth selects his pick of this year's gadgets, including concepts, prototypes and commercial products for cooking, cleaning, cycling and even masturbating (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's top 10 gadgets of 2015
Taiwanese designer Yen-Wen Tseng has used simple geometric shapes to create stationery that looks like a set of miniature concrete sculptures. More about Merge by Yen-Wen Tseng is a sculptural concrete stationery set
British product designer Lindsey Lang has borrowed motifs from the history of London's transport network to create a collection of wall and floor tiles with embossed patterns (+ slideshow). More about Lindsey Lang designs 3D tiles based on 1930s London Underground patterns
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 about Competition: win a Hive Active Heating kit and thermostat frame
Korean design studios Cloudandco and 11+ have teamed up to release a minimal house-shaped scent diffuser (+ slideshow). More about House aroma diffuser resembles a snow-covered cabin
Stockholm studio Form Us With Love has added a collection of colourful square sound-absorbing tiles to its Baux range of architectural products (+ slideshow). More about Form Us With Love's acoustic tiles for Baux can be arranged into pixellated patterns
Italian designer Francesco Musci has created a set of latex fingertip covers designed to protect wearers' hands from greasy food and other substances. More about Francesco Musci's Tidy Tips are brightly coloured finger condoms
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 about Google aims to turn unloved Wi-Fi routers into design objects with crazy covers
French chocolate company Alain Ducasse has released a dried fruit and nut-covered festive chocolate tree that comes in a flat-pack box. More about Alain Ducasse's chocolate Christmas tree is assembled like flat-pack furniture
Apple has unveiled its own Smart Battery Case that slides onto the back of the iPhone 6 or 6s to provide additional power. More about Apple extends iPhone 6 battery life with slip-on rechargeable case
Dutch designer Thomas Vailly has collaborated with four other designers to create furniture and products that combine pine wood with natural dark resin (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Vailly unveils product collection made from black resin and pine
Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has designed a modular screen system made up of triangular hemp tiles for Australian textile company Woven Image (+ slideshow). More about Layer uses large hemp tiles to create tessellating Scale partition system
Design Miami 2015: a miniature terrarium and a cluster of small balloons coated in blue resin are among the bespoke Christmas tree ornaments by US designers that are being sold to raise money for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. More about US designers create Christmas decorations to raise funds for Detroit museum