That is what the maker calls a Smartphone Sheath, a thin, flexible condom for your phone that adds a layer of water resistance to your £500 portable little chap. The idea being you suit it up when the likelihood of getting moist increases. Read More >>

So, obviously this was going to happen eventually, but that doesn't mean we're ready for it. Durex announced what it's calling "Fundawear", which ostensibly stands for "fun underwear", but which Durex believes will eventually come to mean "article of clothing that is fun like once ever and until you realise what horror you've wreaked in your pants and never want to talk about it again." Read More >>

Bill Gates has posted a £65,000 bounty to the person or team that finds a way to improve the age old design of the condom. Including "designs that are easier to properly apply" which inspired our favourite weapons designer Joerg Sprave to of course apply his expertise in slingshots to the problem. Read More >>

Condoms are a life-saving piece of tech, and for being little more than uninflated latex balloons, they do their job pretty well if you wear them. That's the part that Bill Gates is working on. No, he's not going around as a one-man condom-police army, but he is offering $100,000 to anyone who can make a condom less of a bummer to wear. Read More >>

When you look down at your smartphone and think about how much it has made your life easier and better, you'll probably think about how the Internet is at your fingertips, or how you can share filtered photos with friends, or send texts without ever having to speak to anyone. You'll probably think that's why the smartphone was invented. You'd be wrong. The reason we have smartphones? For an emergency condom delivery app. Read More >>

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a discreet condom that does double duty for women's reproductive health subtly—it prevents pregnancy and protects against sexually transmitted diseases by dissolving inside of the body and releasing preventative drugs after use. Who can argue with that? Read More >>

In this hilarious video about Durex condoms, boys are tossing water balloons that explode all over the sidewalk and leak onto people. But if they use a condom? No matter the pressure, no matter the friction, it stays strong. So yeah, condoms are better than water balloons at not ripping. Like you'd hope. [Vimeo via Design Taxi] Read More >>

Here's the one time a condom tearing and exploding in front of your eyes will actually brighten up your day: The Slow Mo Guys decided to wrap a condom around their heads, fill it up with water, and then watch it explode in, yup, slow motion. It's hilarious. Read More >>

It's summer, and you're (hopefully) going to get some game. It starts at a bar or a BBQ or your living room—wherever you go to meet a private dance-partner. You get ready to get sweaty, and then, the grab for contraception: "Honey/dude/whatsyourname, can you grab the fish bladder?" Or maybe it's: "Got your reusable sheep intestine?" Read More >>

Condoms are typically used to protect from unwanted pregnancy and STDs. But little known fact—they can also make some pretty funky jams. Read More >>

An Italian graphic designer has applied the European sense of humour to a possible condom range, coming up with both designs and slogans for a new way George Lucas could ruin his legacy. Read More >>

From the outside, the Playa Case could be a case for the non-sex-having masses. But when things start to get hot and heavy, the back panel slides away to reveal a hidden condom compartment. Finally, an iPhone case that recognises the real problems winners like us and Australian James Dean here experience every day: too much unexpected sex. Read More >>

Android phones, lovable as they may be, are idiotically named. Crap like Wildfire Incredible Sensation Vigor Touch Skyrocket Z E Pro taint otherwise decent phones. Where do Android phone makers come up with this stuff? Why from condoms! Turns out, condoms and Android phones share more than just intimate utility, they're actually named the same too. Read More >>

A lot of effort goes into manufacturing condoms that are comfortable and effective, but that doesn't do anyone any good if no one wears them. So some well-intentioned goober has decided to slap QR codes onto condom wrappers so you can check in every time you, uhh, unwrap one. Read More >>

Condoms exist in that uncomfortable category of things we accept as part of everyday life, but don't spend too much thinking—much less talking—about. That's silly. To help break the ice, here's a stimulating look at how Trojan condoms are made, because you really shouldn't put anything on your (or your partner's) junk without knowing where it comes from, right? Read More >>