Awesome Tech

Previously maxed out at 64GB, SanDisk has expanded its Extreme Pro UHS-I memory cards with 128GB, 256GB and a mind-boggling 512GB SDXC capacities, with up to 90MB/s write and up to 95MB/s read speeds. Your move, Lexar.

Kinetic sculptor David Bynoe created this cable-driven machine which can create crop-circle like drawings using sand as its medium. The machine was built for the Telus Spark Science Centre in Alberta, Canada.

Designed to handle just about anything you can throw at it, Ricoh’s action cam is waterproof to 30 feet, shock-resistant to 6-foot drops, dust-proof, and cold-resistant. Shoots ultra-wide-angle video at 1080p/30 resolution and 14mp stills.

Like Automatic, Vinli plugs into you car’s OBD-II port and can tell you specific details about your car’s health. But it also has apps for security, automatic emergency calls, GPS tracking, integration with home automation and more.

Undoubtedly inspired by Her, the Moto Hint is a stylish, discreet and smart Bluetooth headset. It only turns on when it’s in your ear, which is great because its battery lasts only three hours. At least it has a small charging cradle.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus both have the new 64-bit A8 CPU, an improved 8MP camera and NFC, which is required for Apple Pay. The iPhone 6 has a 4.7″ 1334×750 display, while the iPhone 6 Plus has a 5.5″ 1920×1080 display.

Apple’s smartwatch offers swappable faces, notifications, Siri, messaging, fitness tracking, maps, weather, calendar, photos, NFC payments, and 3rd party apps. Its UI leverages the crown so you don’t block the screen. Out early 2015.

Formerly known as Haptix, Ractiv’s Touch+ is a multitouch controller. Like the Leap Motion, it lets you use multitouch gestures over any surface, including the area above your keyboard. It can also be used for depth mapping.

The Dyson 360 Eye’s 360º vision enables it to see an entire room all at once, helping it map and move around. It also has the most powerful suction out of all robot vacuums, and has brushes for both carpets and hard floors.

BelayCords have a reversible USB connector, meaning they’ll plug into USB ports no matter their orientation. The cables are also reinforced, tangle-free and have a lifetime warranty. Available in Lightning, 30-pin and microUSB.

The second generation Moto X has a 5.2″ 1080p display, a 2.5GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, a 13MP rear camera, a customizable voice prompt, a metal frame and even more back plate designs, including new leather options.

Like Seagate’s Wireless Plus, Western Digital’s My Passport Wireless lets you stream media to or manage files from different devices. But it also has an SD card slot and can act as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Available in 1TB-2TB; 500GB coming soon.

While we wait for consumer version of the Oculus Rift, there’s another VR headset available now that uses existing phone hardware. The VRTX I docks the LG G3 smartphone, and turns its 2564×1440 screen into a head-mounted display.

The Woburn is the middle child in Marshall’s line of speakers. It has two 5.25″ woofers and two 1″ tweeters, as well as two 20W and one 50W amplifiers. Like the Stanmore, the Woburn has Bluetooth, 3.5mm, RCA and optical inputs.

A streaming device that lets you watch four TV channels in one screen. 4SeTV works with iOS and Android devices, as well as HDTVs with DLNA streaming capability. It can only grab feeds from an HD OTA antenna though. Demo here.

The Note 4 has a 5.7″ 2560×1440 Super AMOLED screen, a 2.7GHz quad-core CPU, 3GB RAM, 16mp rear camera and a (real) metal frame. It also lets you resize and minimize app windows and drag-and-drop content between apps.

A variant of the Galaxy Note 4, the Galaxy Note Edge has a narrow, curved display bar that provides quick access to notifications, shortcuts and widgets. But it can also be personalized, and developers will be able to add to its functions.

Unlike most cord wranglers, the Soba makes it easy to consolidate cables in its tube, thanks to its zipper tool. The Soba also comes with a 10ft. tube, adhesive-backed mounting caps and a Y-splitter.

A mobile hotspot service for frequent travelers. For a flat monthly fee, Anqor will let you go online via the cellular networks in different countries, eliminating roaming fees and the need for multiple SIM cards or plans.

The HDR-AZ1 is 30% smaller than other Sony Action Cams and weighs just 2oz. with full HD 1080p/60, image stabilization, a Zeiss lens and a BIONZ X processor. An optional wrist remote lets you preview footage and control the camera.

A compact, open source media player based on Raspberry Pi and XBMC. Slice can be equipped with a 2.5″ internal hard drive and stream files over USB, Ethernet or Wi-Fi. It’s also Airplay compatible. More here and here.

It wasn’t long ago that rendering images with this level of detail and lighting accuracy could take hours for a single frame. Silicon Studio’s Mizuchi rendering engine can do it in real time. The question is if we’ll ever see it in a video game.

A Bluetooth device that works with an iOS/Android app to turn your mobile device into a universal remote. AnyMote works with over 800,000 devices and supports macros, time-based activation and voice commands.