Awesome Tech

Wren’s beautiful tabletop sound system looks great in any room, with a curvaceous wood enclosure, and sound that is as clean and warm as it is substantial. Supports Bluetooth, AirPlay and Play-Fi wireless connections. Also available in espresso. Full review on Technabob.

Round comes around. Samsung adopts the traditional watch shape for its latest smartwatch. The Gear S2 has a 1.2″ 360×360 Super AMOLED display and runs Samsung’s Tizen OS. A variant will offer 3G connectivity.

As with its transparent hood, Land Rover used cameras on its Range Rover and prototype trailer to make the latter appear see-through and eliminate blind spots. The trailer also has sensors and a camera inside to monitor cargo.

After educating us on several other popular websites and apps, Squirrel Monkey’s VHS-quality series demonstrates Reddit in all its ’80s glory. We wonder what The Awesomer would have been like back then. Also, never open a file called “REDDIT.EXE”

ZAGG’s diminutive Bluetooth keyboard is small enough to fold up and put in your pocket, while providing a tactile QWERTY keyboard for any smartphone. The built-in stand lets you compose lengthy documents at the ideal angle.

Exploride is an aftermarket heads-up display that serves as a map, dashcam, Wi-Fi hotspot and vehicle diagnostic display via your car’s OBD II connector. You can also use it to make calls and control your phone or car radio’s music playback.

This special edition of Basis’ fitness tracker smartwatch has a titanium case and comes with both a leather and vented silicone strap. It automatically detects and tracks activities and sleep, has 4-day battery life, and is waterproof. Read our full review on Technabob.

Microsoft and Warner Bros. are giving away 10 Xbox One digital game codes of the Mad Max game and one custom Mad Max-themed Xbox One console. To enter, all you have to do is answer a question on Major Nelson’s blog.

Epson finally caught on to third-party ink vendors. Its new EcoTank printers have no ink cartridges; each color tank is refilled by the bottle. The printers come loaded with around 2 years’ worth of ink (at least 4000 black/6500 color pages).

An incredibly detailed model of a GE turbofan engine from a Boeing 787 airplane, made using 3D printed parts, and capable of pushing out an impressive amount of thrust. Its builder, Harcoreta, plans on flying it on an RC plane soon. Build log here.

A pair of LED turn signals for bicycles that activate at the press of a button. WingLights are waterproof and shockproof and have magnetic mounting docks that make them easy to put on and remove.

Razer uses the backdrop of the zombie apocalypse to pitch the features of its new Nabu smartband, which provides six-day battery life, notifications, fitness tracking and band-to-band contact sharing. Pre-orders start 9/15/15, ships this October.

Cloud Media’s latest all-in-one media player is the first of its kind to have XLR outputs. It also supports 4K video, has a built-in hard drive tray and can boot into either its Linux-based interface or into Android.

A pressure-sensitive multi-touchpad. Using a variety of overlays you can turn Morph into a keyboard, a graphics tablet, a music controller and more. When it launches you’ll be able to design ready-to-print custom overlays.

It’s rare that we see anything truly innovative in the world of keyboards, but LG just knocked our socks off with their new Rolly – a full-size Bluetooth keyboard that rolls up into a stick that you can stow in a backpack, briefcase, or purse.

Enter to win the latest camera from GoPro, the diminutive, but powerful HERO4 Session. This rugged action camera shoots 1080p/60 video and fits just about anywhere. Just head over to the Technabob Shop for your chance to win! (Contest Ends 9/23/15)

A one-off portable two-player arcade machine by retro game machine craftsman Love Hultén. The Battlecade mimics Battleship‘s back-to-back layout. It has two 12″ LCD screens and a compartment for the sticks and power brick.

Yamaha’s Silent Guitars have piezo pickups as well as high quality digital samples of acoustic guitar strings. You can play the sound through headphones or line out, and power them using batteries or its AC adapter.

A bag and gadget cache in one. The basic model has a 10,000mAh battery, 4 USB ports, a retractable power cord, Bluetooth speaker and an anti-theft alarm (via an app). Optional features include a Wi-Fi hotspot and GPS tracking.

Turn your bicycle into an e-bike with the Go-e On Wheel. This easy to install kit weighs just 1.76lb and uses a brushless motor to turn your rear wheel. It can help you go up to 27mph and lasts up to 37mi per charge.

iArrow lets you save locations or coordinates and then find your way (back) to them even if you don’t have an Internet connection. It also has the location of 2M+ landmarks from around the world.

The Apex’s upper level can hold a laptop or a tablet, while the lower level is for phones. It has a built-in cord organizer and its two hinges each have 10 adjustment levels. It folds down and has a carry case for portability.

Zelf Koelman’s Ferrolic Clock uses ferrofluid suspended in clear liquid and electromagnets to steer the fluid into place to display the current time as well as abstract patterns. Zelf will produce a limited run, for a whopping $8500 ea.