Awesome Tech

This 1-1/2″ waterproof cube wirelessly connects with your smartphone to provide improved lighting for your photos, as a synced flash over Bluetooth, or providing constant light for videos. It’s adjustable up to 1500 lumens, and GoPro and Hot Shoe mounts are available.

Just opened in Nashville, Tenneseee, the Carvana vending machine allows car buyers to complete their car purchases online, then deposit a giant coin into a slot to receive their vehicle from a mechanized parking garage. It’s a silly idea, but also awesome.

Builder Arthur Sacek created this neat robotic LEGO contraption which can manipulate the individual pins one of those pin art desktop toys to draw uploaded images. Every time it finishes drawing a frame, it snaps a picture to create animations.

The young team at Frants Innovators claims it’s working on an augmented reality computer that translates English audio into text in real time, providing closed caption for daily life. The display is worn on eyeglasses frames while the rest of the computer is in a pocketable case.

Engineers from Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research have developed a smartwatch technology which uses electromagnetic signals to detect what objects a user is touching, augmenting the world with contextually appropriate applications.

Artist and computer builder Love Hultén has outdone himself with his latest build, a 100% scale accurate Macintosh 128k replica, handcrafted from wood. Inside, it sports a Mac Mini and a modern LCD screen, making it both useful and a thing of beauty.

BeON Home LED bulbs are standalone smart bulbs that help secure your home. Their removable modules can turn the bulbs on when your doorbell rings or your smoke detector comes on. They also have emergency batteries, and can learn your lighting schedule.

Master & Dynamic’s new wireless over ear headphones promise to sound as good as they look. The MW60 can sustain Bluetooth connections up to 100ft. away and can pair with two devices at once. They last up to 16h per charge and come with a cable for wired use.

JetPack Aviation is developing a personal jetpack. It’s light, compact, and can take off and land on its own. Its JB-9 prototype recently flew around the Statue of Liberty. The company hopes to achieve over 10min. flight time and over 100mph top speed for its next prototype.

A glass screen protector that’s reinforced with a nanomaterial coating. It will absorb scratches and impacts that would otherwise damage the iPhone’s screen. It comes with a curved frame for easy installation. Available for the iPhone 6, 6S, 6 Plus and 6S Plus. Skip to 0:28.

Photographer Zhou Ruogu designed this polyhedral accessory that lets you position your GoPro at a wide variety of angles. What’s great about it is not only that it fits in your pocket, but you can adjust your camera in seconds.

The Yamaha PES2 is an electric motorcycle concept that has two electric motors – one under the tank and another one inside the front wheel – for two-wheel drive. It also has a crazy augmented reality helmet that overlays data from the bike’s cameras and other sensors.

Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer collaborated with Intel to develop a smartwatch that doesn’t look like a geek toy. It features a round touchscreen display running Android Wear, and a titanium case. It offers realistic faces, with information displays neatly integrated into the dials.

If you’re gonna pay more than $50,000 for a set of headphones and an amp, it better be special. While we haven’t had the privilege of listening to Sennheiser’s Orpheus HE 1060 system, the way they present themselves when turned on certainly lives up to the price tag.

Unlike most smart locks, Monkey works with intercom systems instead of door locks. Just plug it inside your intercom handset and near a Wi-Fi connection to activate it. It can also control smart locks installed in doors.

Wileyfox is the European equivalent of OnePlus. Its flagship Storm has a 5.5″ 1080p display, an 8-core 1.5GHz CPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, microSD slot, dual SIM slots, a 20MP rear camera and Cyanogen OS. Best of all, you don’t have to get an invite to buy one.

MIT CSAIL PhD student Andrew Berry created an inexpre drone which solves one of the biggest issues with these small aircraft. His drone uses stereo cameras and custom object recognition software to autonomously detect obstacles, and steer clear of them at speeds up to 30 mph.

Known for its stylish and excellent sounding over-ear headphones, V-MODA’s zinc alloy in-ear model is designed to rival high-end audiophile headphones costing up to $1000. They offer outstanding frequency response, sensitivity, and very low distortion.

A minimalist compass for people who like to wander. While Haize and its mobile app can provide turn-by-turn navigation, its main feature is a free roam mode that shows the general direction and distance of your destination. How you get there is up to you.

Designed by Ratio, Move! is a 4400mAh battery with a built-in Lightning connector, Apple Watch magnetic charger and USB port. Its Kickstarter stretch goal is an extension cord that raises the powerbank at an angle so you can see the docked devices’ screens.

It’s not the fridge you need, nor the one you deserve. Haier’s officially licensed life-size R2-D2 scale model zips around via remote control, has a hidden mini refrigerator with room for six cans, and emits Artoo’s lights and sounds.

While you probably have moved on from storing your data on CD- and DVD-ROMs, chances are you still have some lying around with sensitive files on them. Photonic Induction is here to show you the proper way to permanently wipe all the data from your discs.

Kicking out huge sound with great dynamic range and booming bass, Thonet Vander’s amplified stereo speakers don’t just look great. They’re some of the best sounding Bluetooth speakers we’ve ever heard, and are well priced for their capability. Available in white or black.