Awesome Tech

Head on over to The Awesomer Shop now for a chance to win a 64GB Apple TV, valued at $199. The latest generation of Apple’s set-top box supports numerous streaming services, can play games and apps, and offers a new touch-based remote with Siri support. (Ends 12/30/15)

This high tech pendant lamp has over 300 white and RGB LEDs inside, allowing it to not only change colors, but to focus light exactly where you want it on your walls, floor, or ceiling using its companion smartphone app.

This compact lighter generates heat without gas or flame, and it’s completely windproof. Just juice it up via USB, and it’ll light up to 50 times per charge. Available in black or silver. Save 40% off the MSRP in The Awesomer Shop.

You’ve probably heard the term “quantum computing” at some point, but most of us don’t have a solid grip on what makes it key to our technological future. Here, KurzGesagt puts the science of making computers that can defy physical limits in terms we can all understand.

A wallet that has room for seven cards, a few bills and a built-in 1,300mAh battery, yet is only 0.6″ thick. Pocket also has built-in Lightning and micro-USB charging cables and a spring-loaded main card compartment for one-handed use.

This little black box adds a gaming PC to your living room. It’s capable of playing over 1000 titles from the Steam library, and plays with either the mouse-accurate Steam Controller or an Xbox 360 joystick. Full review on Technabob. Available from Dell or GameStop.

Fleye aims to make its eponymous drone much safer and easier to use than its competitors. Its propeller and other moving parts are hidden inside a spherical shell to protect bystanders and itself. It has three autonomous modes but can also be controlled manually.

An all-in-one paper recycling machine. Instead of sending used paper to remote facilities and then buying recycled paper, PaperLab will let businesses recycle A3 or A4 sheets on their own. It makes up to 14 sheets of paper per minute. It will debut in Japan in 2016.

A USB hub for the new MacBook and other computers with a USB-C port. It has a USB-C charging port, four USB 2.0 ports and a Mini DisplayPort that can output 4K at 30Hz and 1080p at 60Hz. It also has a wraparound LED charging indicator.

The Mstick is a multipurpose portable LED lamp. Aside from its 16 RGB LEDs it has motion sensors and a mobile app that let you turn it into an alarm, a sound visualizer, a bicycle brake light, a light painting tool and more.

The latest version of Ellusionist’s wrist-mounted flash gun is more affordable and 50% smaller than the original Pyro. But it’s packed with new features including a USB rechargeable battery, a detachable wrist strap and a burst fire mode.

Knog’s portable lighting fixture adds up to 400 lumens of LED light to your nighttime and underwater video shoots. Includes a dual mount for action cams, and a DSLR hot-shoe/tripod mount. Awesomer readers save 30% off with discount code THEAWESOMER30 at checkout.

Jeremy Clarkson helps Amazon show off its new and improved delivery drone, which is much larger than the previously shown prototype but still takes off and lands vertically. This drone has a range of 15 miles, flies at about 60mph and carries up to 5 pound packages.

The pocket-sized Kangaroo comes with Windows 10 64-bit Home and a tiny dock with HDMI, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports. It has a 2.25Ghz Intel Atom CPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, a microSD slot, a fingerprint reader, Wi-Fi AC, Bluetooth 4.0 and 4h battery life.

Hate dealing with customer service? Check out Service., a startup that contacts companies on your behalf to try and resolve your issues. See sample cases here. If this takes off we’re going to start a company for people who have complaints with Service.

Aside from automatically tracking subjects and controlling a camera’s zoom and focus, this robotic cameraman now has livestreaming and automatic editing. It works best with the new Soloshot cameras, but it has an optional adapter for third-party cameras.

Everalbum is a free and unlimited photo backup service. It stores lower resolution copies of your photos from your iOS device and Google Photos, Facebook, Instagram and Dropbox accounts. You can also pay $10 a month for full resolution backups including videos.

Loud Bicycle’s latest horn is just as loud as the original Loud Horn at 125dB and also sounds like a normal car horn. But the Loud Mini is much smaller and lighter than its predecessor. It lasts up to four months per charge.

Phiaton’s BT 330 NC headphones combine the best of all worlds: Bluetooth wireless connectivity, active noise cancelling that blocks 95% of ambient noise, a microphone for calls, comfortable on-ear construction, and great sound quality in a lightweight, folding package.

A smart, bargain priced full color RGB LED bulb. Qube can automatically turn on or off when your phone is nearby, notify you of calls and messages and save you time and money with schedules and alarms.

Feltmark’s Ellum are LED lights that automatically turn on when you’re nearby. They’re battery powered and mount on magnetic screws so they’re easy to install. Perfect as nightlights or cabinet lights. Available in 6″ or 22″ lengths.

We got our grubby little mitts on one of the awesome Parrot MiniDrones. We had a tough time choosing between the flying, seafaring or roller drones, but we went with Jett. This fast-moving two-wheeler can spin like crazy and jump in the air, all while recording POV video.

Combining its light field image tech with a 360º camera rig and a sophisticated computer system, Lytro is developing a pro-grade system that can capture truly immersive VR they claim goes far beyond conventional tech, providing viewers with six degrees of freedom.