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Transparent speakers   Apart from public toilets, there are few things in life that aren’t made better by being see-through. Case in point, this speaker that replaces its housing with tempered glass. Its creator, the Swedish design studio Transparent, says that its speakers use durable, recyclable materials. Each of the devices can be used alone as a Bluetooth speaker, paired together as a stereo sound system, or plugged into existing audio equipment. It’s upgradeable too, with a compartment at the rear that can hold and power various modules – a voice assistant, for example, or new wireless tech. £775,  transpa.rent , buy now  from  The Conran Shop  or  Ssense.com Xiaomi Mi Air Charge It’s early days, but Xiaomi has shown off a demo of a product it’s planning to put on sale this year. It’s called  Mi Air Charge technology , and it uses 144 micro-antennae to transfer energy to your phone via a narrow wave beam. According to Xiaomi’s demo, y...