Awesome Tech

Apis Cor has developed a giant 3D printer which can be brought to a construction site, and can output the structural components of a 100 square meter (~1076 sq. ft.) dwelling in about 24 hours, and for only about $10,000. Learn more about the process here.

Designed by Paolo Cappelo for Newblack, the Luciano is a handmade ceramic Bluetooth speaker that’s beautiful enough to be a centerpiece. It has a 3″ full range driver powered by a 15W amplifier. Available in different colors, as well as plated in 24k gold.

While it’s not strong enough for climbing, we still think Nomad’s clip is a pretty nifty way to carry a charging cable everywhere. It’s perfect on a belt loop or backpack, and comes in both Lightning and MicroUSB versions.

BioLite upgrades its signature product to produce 50% more power than its predecessor. The CampStove 2 also has an improved LED dashboard, four fan speed settings, and a detachable 2600mAh battery, all while keeping its original weight and price.

The Xperia XZ Premium has an HDR-enabled 5.5″ 4K touchscreen. Its 13MP front camera and 19MP rear camera both have optical image stabilization. The rear camera also has a 960fps slow motion mode, and can automatically take photos so you can catch fleeting moments.

The Xperia Touch projects a 23″ to 80″ 720p image on tabletops or walls, and has USB C, micro-HDMI, and microSD ports. It uses infrared light and a camera to detect touch input. It isn’t just a projector. It’s a full Android device with personal assistant features.

South Korean company Dot claims that it’s already mass producing its award-winning design for a Braille smartwatch. The eponymous watch not only tells the time – it can also display phone notifications, navigation and more. It also has quick reply and action buttons.

As part of its latest value-priced UHD display lineup, Vizio has revealed jumbo sized 75″ and 80″ models, both sporting HDR, full-array local dimming, and Chromecast technology for streaming a wide variety of digital content.

LG’s Android flagship packs a 5.7″ QHD+HDR-capable touchscreen in a 5.5″ form factor, thanks to its all around narrow bezels. Its 18:9 ratio makes it easier to multitask and use its two 13MP rear cameras. It’s also water- and dust-resistant and has a microSD card slot.

Light up without flint or lighter fluid with this high-tech rechargeable lighter. It uses an electrically-generated plasma charge to ignite up to 300 times per charge, and is windproof, splashproof, and TSA-compliant. Save 84% in The Awesomer Shop.

Tha developers of the world’s largest menagerie of creepy robots have taken wraps off of Handle, a 6.5 foot-tall research robot that can drive along at 9 mph and jump up to 4 feet in the air. Its ability to balance and negotiate terrain are especially impressive.

This strange looking gadget isn’t a self-aware vacuum cleaner. It’s a complete drum machine, sequencer, synthesizer, looper, clip launcher, and wireless MIDI controller in one. Its packed with hundreds of sounds, and has 96 velocity and pressure-sensitive pads.

Her papa was a Compaq, and her mama was a HP. For his latest video, MrSolidSnake745 hooked up his arsenal of floppy drives, hard drives, and stepper motors, and programmed them to perform a rockin’ rendition of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ hit Dani California.

Adesso’s latest keyboard shirks modern design conventions, and goes for a retro typewriter look. Despite its antique style round keytops, it’s got everything you expect in a modern keyboard, including spill resistance, N-Key rollover, and precise Kaihl Blue switches.

Colin Furze might have done it first, but Hoversurf actually plans on producing its drone-like hovering motorbike. The single-seat Scorpion-3 flying platform could also be used as a kind of taxi or to transport goods, but mostly it just looks like dangerous fun.

Designer Axel Schindlbeck’s desk and wall timepiece is designed to help improve your math skills. Rather than tell time in simple hours and minutes, it displays equations you must solve instead. Offers four different difficulty levels as your skills improve.

UK pastry chefs Angie Scott Cakes created what would normally be a basic box-tier cake, but its plain white surfaces quickly come to life through the wonders of projection mapping tech. The only thing better would be if you could actually play Pac-Man and Angry Birds on it.

An modern and minimal analog watch that packs digital integrations with your iOS or Android smartphone via Bluetooth. It offers activity tracking, sleep monitoring, and notifications, and battery life up to 6 months.

Scientists from Disney Research are working on tech which uses something called “quasistatic cavity resonance” to emit magnetic fields that can safely deliver up to 1900 watts of wireless power to devices placed anywhere in a room. It’s still in its infancy, but the result is awesome.

Ever wanted to know how the algorithms that drive modern computer systems and robots actually work? CGP Grey provides a pretty solid layperson’s primer to the concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence in this informative video.

Never worry about running out of mousing area again with this 33.6″ x 22.8″ pad with a cloth surface perfect for sliding a mouse anywhere on it. A rubber back prevents slipping, and the stitched edge ensures durability. Includes a pair of flip-up kickstands for smartphones.

Console modder Ed Zarick’s latest product is a portable version of the new and slimmer PS4 console. It comes with a 19″ 720p screen but also has an HDMI out port so you can still plug it into other displays. He also has an Xbox One S laptop mod.

A coin-sized standalone voice recorder. Senstone lets you record your thoughts or conduct interviews pretty much anywhere. Its note-taking app lets you share your recordings, add location tags, and convert speech to text in a variety of languages.