Vibrating sneakers by Vixole help wearers play non-stop Pokémon GO
Vixole is the latest company to jump on the Pokémon GO bandwagon, creating a prototype for a pair of sneakers that vibrate and light up when a Pokémon is close by (+ movie). More
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Trafalgar Square crazy golf project for London Design Festival in doubt
London Design Festival 2016: organisers of the London Design Festival are discussing the fate of its flagship crazy golf project for Trafalgar Square after a Kickstarter fundraising campaign looked set to fail to meet its target. More
Kolelinia updates design for Halfbike pedal-powered scooter
Transportation design studio Kolelinia has released an updated model of its three-wheeled Halfbike – which raised close to $1 million on Kickstarter in 2015 (+ movie). More
Crisscross flat-pack furniture aims to be easier to take apart than IKEA's designs
UK design graduate Sam Wrigley has launched a collection of designs that aim to make flat-pack furniture even more adaptable and easy to move (+ slideshow). More
Roderick Pieters' Loper shoes are assembled with rope rather than glue
Japanese footwear designer Roderick Pieters and fashion brand Proef have created pairs of easy-to-assemble shoes that are tied together instead of using glue (+ movie). More
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Zaha Hadid and Paul Smith design holes for crazy golf course in London's Trafalgar Square
London Design Festival 2016: a Kickstarter campaign has launched to bring a crazy golf course designed by architects and designers including Tom Dixon, Paul Smith and the late Zaha Hadid to Trafalgar Square in London (+ slideshow). More
Knog creates Oi bicycle bell to replace "ugly" alternatives
Australian cycling accessories manufacturer Knog has designed an alternative to the traditional domed bike bell – a donut-shaped device that wraps around the handlebars (+ slideshow). More
ODO unveils cotton jeans and T-shirts that clean themselves
ODO, a San Francisco-based apparel company, has developed a line of self-cleaning T-shirts and denim jeans that "never stink or stain" (+ movie). More
Magnetic STiKK bike light slots into the handlebars of a bicycle
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
Laptop-sized Voltera V-One circuit-board printer wins 2015 Dyson Award
A portable circuit-board printer that could dramatically reduce prototyping and production time for designers has been awarded the 2015 international James Dyson Award. More
Doppler Labs' in-ear listening system features a remote control for your ears
Wearable technology company Doppler Labs has developed a set of wireless earbuds that connect with a smartphone app to augment the user's real-world audio experience. More
KGoal Boost is a pelvic training tracker to help men improve their orgasms
San Francisco start up Minna Life has launched a portable device that men can sit on to exercise their pelvic muscles and "amplify their sexual fitness" (+ slideshow). More
"World's lightest" folding bicycle weighs less than the average watermelon
London startup the Hummingbird Bike Company has designed a folding carbon-fibre bike that weighs just 6.5 kilograms. More
Keyless Grasp bicycle lock uses fingerprint data to unlock
A biometric bike lock that opens using the owner's thumbprint has been launched on Kickstarter by a pair of Canadian engineers. More
Peter Marigold's pocket-sized FORMcard melts into mouldable plastic glue
London-based designer Peter Marigold is launching a remouldable bioplastic card that can be used to make new tools and modify or repair broken objects (+ movie). More
Map's BeeLine bicycle compass guides cyclists with a single arrow
London design studio Map Project Office has created a minimal compass that pairs with a smartphone app to point cyclists through the city (+ slideshow). More
Onomo's "magic compass" uses LEDs to guide cyclists
London startup Onomo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support the release of its Haize compass, which uses flashing and colour-changing lights to direct cyclists to their destination (+ slideshow). More
Blocks launches "world's first modular smartwatch" on Kickstarter
London-based startup Blocks has designed a smartwatch that allows wearers to choose the functionalities they need by clipping on additional modules. More
Laser razor removed from Kickstarter after failure to show working prototype
A Kickstarter campaign to fund a bladeless razor that removes hair using lasers, which has so far raised $4 million, has been suspended by the crowdfunding platform because it didn't meet prototype requirements. More
Olafur Eliasson launches crowdfunding campaign for solar-powered mobile phone chargers
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's solar energy company Little Sun has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a mobile phone charger with a built-in lamp. More