Awesome Tech

This amazing new drone not only charmed us with its facial expression, but its ability to follow its subject when you toss it in the air, resulting in stunning HD cinematic footage. The waterproof camera can stay aloft for 20 minutes.

Enlighten Today’s Better Re is a stylish housing that turns used smartphone batteries into external battery packs. It fits all smartphone batteries and has an optional expansion module so you can use multiple batteries as one unit.

This unique musical instrument replaces traditional keys with soft silicone bumps which can each tweak pitch, vibrato and other dynamics. The nuanced, ethereal sounds it makes are unlike any other keyboard we’ve heard.

The Depict display can wirelessly download eye-popping still and moving works of art on a framed 50″ 4K display optimized for bright colors and impressive contrast. It also rotates freely between landscape and portrait modes.

A portable USB hub for the new MacBook and other PCs with USB-C connections. The Hub+ has two USB-C ports, three USB 2.0 ports, a miniDisplayPort 1.2 port, an SD card reader and a 400mAh battery for emergency charging.

An iPhone 5/5S/6 case with a removable battery. It has two 3200mAh batteries and a charging dock, so you can change batteries without having to ever plug your phone into a wall charger. Even swap batteries while the phone is on.

Automation company Festo has developed a mechanical ant which not only looks and walks like the real deal, it can grip objects with its pincers and cooperate with its robo-friends. We love how they recharge with their antennae.

The 21st century arcade. The Void is working to combine virtual reality technology with dedicated arenas that have objects, obstacles and stimuli – wind, rain, motion – that will match what players are seeing in their headsets.

Pulse Play is a wristband for amateur tennis, ping pong, badminton and squash players. Use it to keep score and track the result of your matches. Its app has local and global rankings as well as matchmaking features.

Like the Bolt, NFTY is an external battery pack that can replace your mobile device’s charger. You can simultaneously charge up to 4 devices (and NFTY’s 4,000mAh battery) from an outlet, USB port or a car’s cigarette lighter.

HearNotes use Kleer technology to transmit lossless audio from up to 50ft. away. They’re not the first headphones to use Kleer, but they’re the smallest ones we’ve seen. HearNotes also come with a wireless charging case.

Accessory maker Griffin Technology turned to crowdfunding to produce this elegant charging station, which holds up to five tablets, phones, and other gadgets, and keeps them out of sight. In birch, walnut or ebony woodgrain finishes.

Vaptur is an eccentric video recording app for iOS devices. It can’t record videos in real-time. Instead, it allows you to record an event a few seconds after it happens, so it’s practically impossible to miss a moment.

The Bruno trash can has a hidden air pump at its base. It detects when you’re sweeping dirt into it and sucks them up into the trash bag. Its app lets you set a trash day reminder and alerts you when it’s low on trash bags.

The first product from Tesla’s new Energy division, the Powerwall is a home backup battery system. Its liquid-cooled lithium-ion batteries store energy during off-peak hours or from renewable sources like solar energy.

Enter for a chance to win the biggest and best speaker in the Beats lineup (a $300 value). This large Bluetooth speaker can fill a room with sound, and play for up to 15 hours on a charge. Hit the Technabob Shop now to enter. (Ends 5/27/15)

The Monitor over-ear headphones have 40mm drivers, dual 3.5mm sockets for sharing audio, brass hinges that make them completely collapsible and treble filters that you can remove if you prefer a brighter sound.

The LG G4 has a 1.8GHz 6-core CPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage with microSD slot, a 5.5″ 2560×1440 display and an impressive 16mp camera with an f1.8 lens, laser autofocus and color sensor. Offers a variety of rear panels too.

Inspired by the way that single cells assemble into complex organisms, researchers at Harvard University built an army of 1,024 Kilobots – tiny robots that work autonomously to form complex shapes by cooperating with one another.

DARPA’s EXACTO (Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance) 50-caliber sniper rounds are so smart that they can compensate for weather, wind, target movement, and even bad aim to ensure a hit no matter what. Scary, but amazing stuff.

The Mophie Space Pack battery and flash storage combo case is now available for the iPhone 5, 5S, 6, 6 Plus and the iPad Mini, with 32GB, 64GB and 128GB variants. The new Spacestation is a standalone battery and external drive.

The PicoPro is a pocket laser projector. It creates a 1920×720 display and has an HDMI port and Miracast for wireless streaming from Android and Windows devices. Get the cheaper PicoAir if you don’t need the HDMI port. Review here.

Project Fi is Google’s upcoming mobile phone plan. It will automatically switch between free Wi-Fi hotspots or to Sprint or T-Mobile’s LTE networks for the best connection. You’ll get a refund for any unused data in your monthly plan.