Awesome Tech

Enviro-Cool is working on a user-friendly “reverse microwave.” The V-Tex chiller can cool down a canned drink from room temperature to 5ºC in just 45s. The company plans to release both commercial and domestic variants.

This unique scale, cable and companion app let you precisely dole out cocktails without the need to measure with a shot glass. And no, you don’t have to make foofy rainbow-colored drinks with it. Works with both iOS and Android devices.

The Loop has a 4″ woofer and two 1″ tweeters. It supports AirPlay, DLNA and adhoc wireless streaming. It also has a USB port, a 3.5mm jack, a wall mount and a stand. We really dig its colorful, interchangeable wool covers.

The Danish band Mew and B&O Play created an app that lets you hunt for and string together sounds to form a new song by the group. Sensory Spaces is a must if you’re already a frenger but fun for new listeners too.

Pad & Quill’s elegant iPhone cases do double duty as wallets, holding your credit cards and ID in one compact package while protecting your precious iGadget. Handmade from stitched leather and wood, and bound like a book.

Formerly exclusive to theaters, Tremor FX is now selling its sound-activated butt-shaking recliners to home users. It works with any video player or game console that has an HDMI output, and doesn’t require content to be specially encoded.

Similar to the BioLite Camp Stove, the FlameStower has a generator that turns heat into electricity, letting you charge devices via any open fire. It can’t be used as a stove, but it is cheaper and smaller than the Camp Stove.

Jeff Chow’s CTRL+Console is an iOS app that serves as an alternative control interface for Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro and Quicktime. It has large buttons and powerful gesture commands. Works with both Windows and OS X.

Mercedes-Benz introduced Magic Body Control with groovy chickens; here’s a more informative ad. This impressive technology uses two 3D cameras that scan the road ahead and a suspension that adapts based on this info.

The Jot Script’s tip is just 1.9mm in diameter, so using it is more akin to using a pencil than a stylus. It has an aluminum barrel and lasts up to two weeks on an AAA battery. Works with iPad 3+ and iPhone 5+ (requires Bluetooth 4.0).

No joysticks. No D-pads. The Valve Steam Controller instead has 2 trackpads augmented by a super-precise haptic feedback system. It also has a touch screen, 16 buttons and, in usual Steam fashion, will be open to hacking.

We forget 95% of our dreams less than five minutes after waking. SHADOW is an alarm clock app for iOS, Android and Windows by Hunter Lee Soik that will help users to record, remember and then share their dreamscapes with others.

A case for the iPad that’s only about a third of an inch thick yet has a built-in 13,000 mAh battery, enough to fully charge the iPad’s own battery. It charges in just one hour and has a USB port for charging other devices.

Made of walnut and steel, it has two 15W tube amps, two 6.5″ drivers, an 8.5″ subwoofer and a turntable with a carbon fiber tonearm. It can also stream music from media players via Wi-Fi. Contact Symbol Audio for pricing.

The Rideye is a blackbox for your bike. It houses a camera that continuously records up to 2.5 hours of wide-angle HD video, and automatically saves videos if it detects a crash. Also has one-touch manual save and one-month battery life.

It’s not as elegant as the Qlocktwo, but Flowza makes up for it with its price. Choose from one of three laser-cut faces depending on how you want it to tell the time: old English, British slang or contemporary English.

For gamers and workstation users. It has seven USB 3.0 ports, four 110v power plugs, a DVI plug, jacks for headphones, speakers and mic. Built from metal with “carbon fiber” vinyl, LED ambient lights, and a tower PC platform.

If the Hanwell is too pricey or bulky for your taste, check out the Stanmore. It has the same classic Marshall cabinet, and inside is a 5.25″ woofer and two 0.75″ tweeters. Play music via Bluetooth, 3.5mm, RCA or optical cables.

The best looking charger we’ve laid our hands on, the slimline Jackery Air has a 5000 mAh battery which can juice up most smartphones 2x to 3x, and packaged in an anodized aluminum shell. Also comes in Mini and Giant versions.

Amazon may have just made the ultimate consumer’s tablets. The HDX 7″ and HDX 8.9 tablets have displays with beyond 1080p resolution, quad-core CPUs and a free, live and interactive tech support service called Mayday.

Microsoft improves its already impressive tablet-laptop hybrid. Surface Pro 2 has a 1.6GHz Intel Haswell Core i5 CPU, 8-hour battery life and up to 8GB RAM and 512GB storage. It will come with a stylus and Windows 8.1. Drops 10/22/13.

Photoshop Elements 12 has easy organizing and online sharing tools. It also has more practical tweaks such as Pet Red-eye Reduction, the Content Aware Move tool from Photoshop CS6 and a guide for restoring old photos.

Our friends at LogicBuy spotted this Bluetooth speaker you can use in the shower while your phone sits safely out of harm’s way. Sticks with a suction cup on smooth surfaces. Runs up to 15 hours per charge. (Reg. Price: $70)