Apps
Special Projects distills essential smartphone functions into a daily Paper Phone
Seek app builds biodiversity database as users identify plant and animal species
Bluebell reinvents the baby monitor with wearable devices for babies and parents
Augmented reality takes museum-goers inside Rembrandt painting
Pigzbe app aims to teach children about cryptocurrency
Uber acquires electric bike-sharing service Jump
BleepBleeps launches smart musical toothbrush that tracks brushing habits
Augmented-reality app Mirage lets you overlay emojis onto real life
Phabit device rewards your daily exercise by keeping a plant alive
Architecture Foundation launches free app guide to London’s best buildings
Nimb ring doubles as a panic alarm that calls for help with one press
Joto drawing robot is an Etch A Sketch for the digital age
Facebook rebrands to “create visual distinction” between company and social app
Arthur Carabott designs app that is “like virtual reality for the ears”
Huawei’s Facing Emotions app uses sound to allow the visually impaired to see emotions
Modernist building blocks feature in Tetris-inspired mobile game
IKEA assembly made easier through augmented-reality app
New app Smartify functions as “a Shazam for the art world”
Tinder replaces wordmark with pink and orange flame logo
Musician’s Mirror uses instant feedback to alert performers to bad posture
IKEA teams with Apple to create a “game-changing” AR-based shopping app
Herman Miller and Yves Behar’s smart desks tell employees when they’ve been sitting too long
Waverly Labs’ Pilot earpiece promises to translate languages in real time
