Graphics
Graphics
Google releases library of 3D clip-art for use in virtual and augmented reality
Google has launched a digital library of user-created 3D objects that can be used to populate virtual- and augmented-reality worlds. More
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Products
Products
Sony uses artificial intelligence to bring Aibo robot dog back to life
Sony has unveiled a new version of the robot dog it killed off over a decade ago – and it now comes with artificial intelligence. More
Video
Video
Pavegen's floor tiles could power future cities with footsteps
The latest movie in our ongoing Dezeen x MINI Living series features floor tiles developed by London-based startup Pavegen to produce kinetic energy when stepped on. More
Technology
Technology
Amazon Key allows strangers to open your front door
Online retail giant Amazon has launched a service that lets its delivery staff drop off packages inside a customer's home while they are out. More
News
News
Saudi Arabia becomes first country to grant citizenship to a robot
Saudi Arabia has officially recognised a humanoid robot as a citizen, marking the first time in history that an AI device has been awarded such status. More
Video
Video
Samsung's The Frame television "makes buying art as common as downloading a TV show"
In this exclusive movie Dezeen filmed for Samsung at London Design Festival, the brand explains how its new Yves Behar-designed television aims to make discovering and collecting art more accessible. More
Technology
Technology
"Design language sets us apart" from Apple and Samsung, says Google's head of hardware
Google's expanded line of tech-focussed products is distinct from its competitors for the way the items integrate with the body and home, according to the company's head of hardware design Ivy Ross. More
Design
Design
Self-driving vehicle designed to help London commuters reconnect with their surroundings
Transport designer Jonny Culkin has outlined a vision for future urban mobility in London, which would see a driverless "mini Routemaster" offer commuters a more visually engaging journey. More
Products
Products
BlackBerry loses the keyboard for new water-resistant smartphone
The newly unveiled BlackBerry Motion smartphone ditches the brand's trademark QWERTY keyboard, in favour of a touchscreen interface. More
Technology
Technology
Facebook launches virtual-reality headset that can be used without other devices
Facebook has unveiled its new Oculus Go virtual-reality headset, which functions without being plugged into a computer or paired with a phone. More
Landscape
Landscape
Umbrellium develops interactive road crossing that only appears when needed
Bright LEDs flash warning signals to smartphone users who veer onto this interactive road surface, which is designed to disappear during the dead of night and reappear only when needed. More
News
News
Ex-Google engineer establishes new religion with ambition to develop an AI god
One of the engineers behind Google's self-driving car has established a nonprofit religious corporation with one main aim – to create a deity with artificial intelligence. More
Installations
Installations
eBay launches "the world's first subconscious shopping experience"
Online shopping giant eBay has teamed up with specialist retailer Saatchi Art to create an experimental shopping experience, which brings together art and technology to uncover shoppers' subconscious desires. More
Products
Products
Google's new camera knows when to automatically take a picture
Google has launched a new hands-free camera named Clips, which uses artificial intelligence
to learn when to take a good shot. More 
Technology
Technology
New app Smartify functions as "a Shazam for the art world"
An app has launched that allows users to instantly identify artworks and access information about them, by simply scanning them with a smartphone. More
Installations
Installations
Sebastian Errazuriz vandalises augmented-reality version of Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog sculpture
Snapchat paired up with the artist Jeff Koons to place an augmented reality version of his famous Balloon Dog sculpture in New York's Central Park – but in a "stance against an imminent AR corporate invasion", the work has been graffitied by artist Sebastian Errazuriz. More
Products
Products
Google's new headphones double as a personal translator
Google has launched a pair of wireless headphones that incorporate its voice assistant feature, meaning they can translate 40 languages in real time. More
Design
Design
Elon Musk proposes rockets that will offer transport to anywhere on Earth in under an hour
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed plans to use rockets as a form of transport on earth, and he claims they will allow people to travel from "any city to any other city in under one hour". More
Fashion
Fashion
Nike's connected NBA jerseys update fans with news about their favourite teams
Basketball fans will soon be able to get the latest news and scores from their favourite teams by simply tapping their phone against Nike's new NBA jerseys. More
News
News
Swedish rail company swaps paper tickets for embedded microchips
Swedish train operator SJ Railways has become the latest company to adopt technology that reads microchips embedded in the body, and is using it as an alternative to printed rail passes. More