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smartphones on Spoot: Spotted Early: a running collection of 2 stories we have gathered and hand-picked because they are worth your time. Every post here touches on smartphones in some way — the news, the analysis, the deep dives, and the occasional surprise find. # Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns, concept designs, tiny… New stories are added to this page as we find them, so check back if you want to keep up with what is happening around smartphones, or subscribe to the RSS feed to get them as soon as they are published. Browse the collection below, or head back to the homepage to see everything Spoot: Spotted Early is covering right now.
The sofa that fixes itself: five everyday objects quietly refusing to die
A sofa that fixes itself. Not a sofa that looks like it fixes itself, or comes with a branded repair kit that costs more than the couch. A sofa that actually, structurally, refuses to die. That's the razor clam in this Dezeen roundup, and it's a good one. While governments drag their feet on right-to-repair legislation, designers are just… doing it. Reimagining our most-used objects so anyone with a screwdriver and some patience can keep them alive. It's quietly radical. The EU has some of the strictest rules around, but the real momentum is in the workshops. If you like this stubborn streak, you'll love our piece on tiny EVs that dare to be small and sharp. Same energy, fewer seat cushions.
Phones with robot arms and keyboard cravings: five designs worth the pocket space
A phone with a literal robot arm. Not a concept render, not a crowdfunding fever dream, but a design someone actually put together and said, yes, this belongs in a pocket. That's the kind of specific weirdness we live for. This roundup gathers five handsets that put design first, from that mechanical appendage to a keyboard phone clearly built for people who type faster than they talk. It's a refreshing break from the endless glass slabs. The honest take? Some of these will feel like solutions looking for problems. Others might just make you question why every phone looks the same. If you're already circling back for the details, our piece on Dyson's camera-toting toothbrush suggests we're equally intrigued by tech that refuses to play it safe. Stay spooty.