Toy manufacturer Lego has released its Smart Play system, which includes Lego bricks, tags and minifigurines with built-in sensors and a tiny speaker at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More about Lego releases "ground-breaking" responsive Smart Brick system
As the annual CES tech fair kicks off in Las Vegas, Samsung has launched a minimalist speaker by French designer Erwan Bouroullec, distinguished by a narrow, arched body that's not much thicker than a picture frame. More about Erwan Bouroullec disguises Samsung speaker as an abstract sculpture
Swiss technology company Punkt has launched a privacy-focused smartphone at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, promising enhanced data security for users willing to pay a subscription fee. More about Punkt launches privacy-focused MC03 smartphone
A team of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology has built a prototype electric car with a built-in toolbox and components that can be easily repaired or replaced without specialist knowledge. More about Dutch students create modular electric car "you can repair yourself"
It might have been the year of AI "slop", but 2025 also saw the emergence of some genuinely innovative, intriguing and even beneficial uses for artificial intelligence. Here, we round up eight of our favourites as part of Dezeen's Review of 2025. More about Eight actually interesting uses of AI from 2025
British designer Ross Lovegrove and his studio have collaborated with Google DeepMind to co-create a chair using a generative AI trained on the designer's sketches. More about Ross Lovegrove co-creates chair with Google AI trained to emulate his style
Tech company Nothing has released its second phone model designed with the input of fans, the (3a) Community Edition, bringing to life a transparent teal handset that references Y2K-era handheld gaming. More about Nothing fans contribute to retro-tinged Phone (3a) Community Edition
As part of our review of 2025, Dezeen contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf shares her picks of this year's gadgets, including a tiny sunlight emulator, a video player for your dreams and a vest for listening to trees. More about The top 10 gadgets of 2025
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has published some of its carpet tiles on our Showroom section, including ones decorated with a dappled pattern reminiscent of light on water. More about Modulyss lists carpet tiles on Dezeen Showroom
British company Carbon Cell has used agricultural waste to make a carbon-negative and compostable alternative to polystyrene packaging and building insulation that avoids contributing to plastic pollution. More about Carbon Cell makes plastic-free alternative to polystyrene
French flooring brand Tarkett has announced that its linoleum is now carbon-negative across all stages of its life cycle, from sourcing raw materials to end-of-life deconstruction and recycling. More about Tarkett achieves "world's first" carbon negative linoleum
Finnish company Ixi has revealed what it describes as the world's first "auto-focus glasses", which change their optical power depending on where the wearer is looking. More about Ixi introduces "auto-focus glasses" that switch from reading to long-distance prescriptions
Car company Volvo's electric EX90 SUV has been shortlisted for a 2025 Dezeen Award for its innovative safety features, including sensors that can detect pedestrians up to 250 metres ahead. More about Lidar and radar technology help to make EX90 "the safest Volvo ever"
Promotion: British tech company Nothing has launched Phone (3a) Lite, an affordably priced smartphone created to make the brand's distinctive design features available to a broader range of consumers. More about Nothing launches "understated, confident" Phone (3a) Lite
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has designed the UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects, which will display 600 artefacts that have been stolen or disappeared. More about Diébédo Francis Kéré designs UNESCO museum for stolen artefacts
Chinese company Even Realities has launched its latest AI smart glasses, the Even G2s, offering advanced functionality such as real-time conversation enhancement while avoiding the controversial technology of an outward-facing camera. More about Even Realities launches Even G2 smart glasses with camera-free AI functionality
Promotion: eight different microphones, bone-conducting technology, and AI-powered noise cancellation come together in the latest wireless headphones by tech company Nothing. More about Nothing launches Ear (3) headphones with "Super Mic" for calls
Stone makes up the facade, frame, foundations and floor slabs in the Stone Demonstrator, a project by London's Design Museum aimed at getting the British construction industry to embrace the "ultra-low-carbon" material. More about Design Museum pushes for stone construction in the UK with Stone Demonstrator
Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway products. More about Eight lights that will change the way you see 3D-printed design
A therapeutic keyboard for people with Parkinson's and an AI-powered water quality sensor have won this year's James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by students and graduates from across the world. More about Gaming-inspired Parkinson's keyboard wins 2025 James Dyson Award