Lenovo launches colourful alternative to Amazon Echo smart speaker
Chinese technology firm Lenovo has unveiled its own version of Amazon's smart assistant, which acts as a central command centre for connected-home gadgets and systems. More
Chinese technology firm Lenovo has unveiled its own version of Amazon's smart assistant, which acts as a central command centre for connected-home gadgets and systems. More
This transparent speaker has built-in sensors that detect when parts need to be replaced, repaired or updated, and notifies users via their smartphones. More
Dezeen has teamed up with Sony to give away one of its Glass Sound wireless speakers. More
Dezeen has teamed up with electronics brand Moshi to give away one of its wireless Spatia home speakers. More
Electric bike manufacturer Noordung has designed a bicycle with a battery that charges phones on the go and functions as a backup speaker. More
Designer Richard Clarkson has created a small, remote-controlled cloud for the home that plays music and flashes while hovering a few centimetres from the ground. More
It may look like a minimal speaker, but this new product from Google promises to harness the search giant's data troves to provide all-knowing assistance in the home. More
Paul Cocksedge has unveiled the latest design in his mission to save vintage speakers from obsolescence, with a small Bluetooth device that can now provide stereo sound (+ movie). More
Korean design studios Cloudandco and 11+ have teamed up to create this pocket-sized wireless speaker that can be mounted onto a fridge (+ slideshow). More
The demand for stylish home accessories with built-in induction charging is set to boom according to London studio Blond, which has created a portable cylindrical speaker that comes with a wireless charging tray (+ slideshow). More
Lyrics and graphic visualisations are shown on the outside of this speaker, designed by Japanese studio Six Inc to sync with the song that's playing (+ movie). More
The volume dial is the only focal point on London designer Paul Crofts' pared-back amplifier, created for new hi-fi company Audioberry (+ slideshow). More
This foil-covered sound system by Swedish German duo Reed Kram and Clemens Weisshaar uses audio vibration to distort listeners' reflections (+ movie – this contains flashing images). More
Industrial designer Michael Young has partnered with Italian electronics company Brionvega to launch a portable speaker, designed as an alternative to the "audio trash market". More
Speakers originally designed by architect Jean Nouvel for his controversial Philharmonie de Paris concert hall are being put into production by French audio brand Amadeus. More
London Design Festival 2015: British designer Ross Lovegrove has created a range of aluminium-encased wireless Bluetooth speakers for KEF, based on an earlier design for the UK audio brand. More
Designer Gadi Amit's San Francisco studio New Deal Design has created a device that enables users to stream music from the internet and play it through existing speakers in the house (+ slideshow). More
Speakers that form an "eight-channel robotic choir" bob up and down in response to a singer's voice in a setup by Polish studio Pangenerator (+ movie). More
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a 20-sided wireless speaker that can rest on any of its triangular faces. More
Disney's research company is developing a method for printing electrostatic loudspeakers in any shape – with trials including a rubber duck and a spiral. More