The 2024 Core77 Design Awards Winners In The Consumer Technology Category

This year's Consumer Technology jury was led by Qin Li, Vice President of Design at fuseproject

June 18

Tactile Controls In A Digital World

Which do you prefer - a touch screen or physical buttons?

April 23

fuseproject's Qin Li Seeks to Enrich Everyday Life Through Design

Solving complex problems takes empathy, hard work and unwavering persistence - and the results are worth the effort

March 7

The 2023 Core77 Design Awards Consumer Technology Honorees

This year's Consumer Technology jury was led by Sabina Weiss of Special Projects

June 21, 2023

A Case for AI's Creative Potential: The OP-Z Stable Diffusion Synthesizer for Teenage Engineering

Created by MODEM and Bureau Cool

January 26, 2023

This Eco-Friendly, Personalized Water Filter Knows Where You Live

SVA Design students created a smart solution to water quality concerns with VODA, a compostable filter that takes out specific contaminants in any US zip code

September 22, 2022

Olive Union's New 2-in-1 Adaptive Hearing Aids & Earbuds Provide Affordable Support for Those With Hearing Loss

July 26, 2022

The 2022 Core77 Design Awards Consumer Technology Honorees

This year's Consumer Technology jury was led by David Lipkin, Managing Director, North America at argodesign

June 29, 2022

The Charming Yoto Mini Speaker Makes It Easy to Entertain Kids Without Screens

The Pentagram-designed Yoto Mini is a high-quality, screen-free storytelling device for kids on the go

January 7, 2022

The 2021 Core77 Design Awards Consumer Technology Honorees

This year's Consumer Technology Design Awards Jury was led by Kevin Bethune of dreams • design + life

June 18, 2021

12 Months Later: How Consumer Tech Has Responded to the Pandemic

Technology trends that have emerged since March 2020, and where some tech objectives are being led astray

March 1, 2021

Kickstarter's Year in Design and Tech Trends

From pineapple leather to AI-enabled birdhouses, these are the projects that caught our attention in 2020.

December 17, 2020

Student Work: Tim Krahmer's Open-Source DIY Vacuum Cleaner

Tenok aims to give a second life to discarded vacuums

November 5, 2020

MNML's Sexy, High-End Noise-Canceling Wireless Headphones for Bang & Olufsen

The new H95 headphones look like the ones to beat

September 11, 2020

The 2020 Core77 Design Awards Consumer Technology Honorees

This year's Consumer Technology design awards jury was led by Daniel Hundt of Nuro

June 16, 2020

Polycarbonate resin, injection molded structural electronics combine to enable new, touch-control smart lock

Award-winning Shepherd Lock leverages automotive technology for home security

March 9, 2020

With the Long-Lasting Space Bee, Ben Stamas Hopes to Revive the Creative Merits of Vintage Synths

Inspired by vintage models, a synth repair guy is trying his hand at building a new one from the ground up.

November 4, 2019

Qoobo, a Therapy Robot With a Tail

Simplifying robot interfaces with touch sensors and sophisticated tail wagging technology

September 27, 2019

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Push Wearable Tech Forward With Smart Patches That Wear Like a Band-Aid

"We envision a future where electronics can be temporarily attached to the body, but in functional and aesthetically pleasing ways"

August 5, 2019

Sony Plans to Release a Wearable Air Conditioner Next Year

Yea or nay?

July 31, 2019

Currently Crowdfunding: A Clever Flat-Pack Side Table, Kinetic Watches, and More

The most notable campaigns of the week

July 25, 2019

Sony Celebrates the Walkman's 40th Anniversary

A new show in Tokyo explores how the device became a defining accessory of modern life

July 3, 2019

Running on Sunshine, Grouphug's Window Charger Rebrands Environmentalism

Krystal Persaud left littleBits to create a solar device that appeals even to people who don't think about the environment much.

June 10, 2019

Reverse the Effects of Excessive Screen Time with this Electronic Eye Mask

Umay Rest is an electronic device designed to offset your electronic addiction

February 7, 2019

Embr Wave Helps Your Body Temperature Stay Regulated Both Indoors and Outdoors

Coworkers fighting over the office thermostat again? Not your problem.

January 24, 2019

Kickstarter's Tech Predictions for 2019

CES is *the* place to see emergent tech. As our staff, creators, and collaborators return from the trade show, we asked them to share highlights and trends.

January 22, 2019

As a Luxury Sex Toy Industrial Designer, the Revoked CES Innovation Award Hit Too Close to Home

Examining the unfortunate and obvious gender bias demonstrated by the Consumer Electronics Show

January 18, 2019

They Set out to Improve Rubber Stamps—This Futuristic Handheld Printer Does so Much More

Alex Breton has spent the past two decades developing a smartphone-connected, color-matching magic wand for digital printing.

January 7, 2019