Gadgets

Designed by Mike Garner, the Piccolo lamp has a minimal look but is packed with features. It has a touch-sensitive switch and it’s dimmable, adjustable and can be powered via outlet or USB.

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Designed by Ben Warhlich for An/Aesthetic, the Jack Speaker is made using a unique molding process that makes it appear that its concrete body is seamless. The wooden crossbar reduces vibration.

Made by AKAI for Ableton, the Push is as much an instrument as it is a MIDI controller. Use its 64 pads and user-friendly display and buttons to create, tweak and experiment with music from scratch.

The Wallet TrackR is a small and thin Bluetooth and GPS device that works with a free iOS app to help you locate your wallet or any object where the TrackR is attached. It has a range of 100ft.

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A smaller, more inconspicuous alternative to activity trackers like the Nike+ FuelBand or Jawbone Up. It’s made from aluminum and is waterproof and tracks steps, bike pedals or swimming strokes.

Made by Oregon Scientific, the ATC Chameleon has two lenses – one that faces forward, and another facing backward. Both lenses capture 720p video, which it stitches together into one video.

Elecom’s TK-FDP055BK keyboard smartly replaces its numerical pad keys with a touch pad to enable Windows 8 users to take advantage of the new gestures in the OS. Will retail for about $105.

The HTC Droid DNA’s most striking feature is its 5″ 1080p display, a first for any mobile device. It has a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage and Android 4.1. Exclusive to Verizon.

The ultimate companion for ultrabooks – it’s a USB 3.0 peripheral that has a DVD burner/reader, 3 USB ports, a memory card reader and SATA 2.5″ hard drive bay. Comes with a 500GB hard drive.

Designed by Kreafunk, the aShelf is an iPhone dock that will be useful for practically all of your life, even when Apple changes its dock connector again. It has two 20W amps and two 40W speakers.

A smaller version of LaCie’s popular iamaKey drive, the PetiteKey is waterproof, scratch-resistant and has AES 256-bit encryption. This tiny flash drive comes in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities.

Designed for athletes, iSport headphones are waterproof – they don’t mind if you sweat or if you take them in the shower after your workout. In-ear clips ensure they stay in while you move.

The upgraded Portable Charging Station really lives up to its name. It still has a 4-port USB hub and cable organizers, but now it also has a 5200mAh battery so you can recharge even without an outlet.

The Cruzer Fit is about the size of a penny, making it one of the world’s smallest flash drives. Despite its tiny form-factor, the most spacious Cruzer Fit can store up to 32GB of data.

A budget portable scanner that can save scans to an SD card so you can use it even without a computer. It runs on 4 AAA batteries or AC power, scans up to 300dpi and comes with a 2GB SD card.

Built by LG, the Nexus 4 has a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM and either 16GB or 32GB of storage. It has a 4.7″ 1280×768 screen, a 8mp rear camera and will ship with Android Jelly Bean 4.2.

Midrange headphones from the luxury speaker maker. These noise-isolating on-ear headphones are made of leather and aluminum and equipped with MartinLogan’s vaunted electrostatic speakers.