Awesome Tech

A slick, six-panel snapback hat with an integrated electroluminescent light source. Provides about 8 hours of illumination on a 30 minute charge. Available in blue, green or pink. Video here.

Securifi’s Almond+ is not only a very affordable 802.11ac wireless router, it also supports the home automation technologies ZigBee and Z-Wave, making it easy to connect with smart appliances.

The Custom One Pro has removable and customizable headband, ear cup plates, ear pads and cable. It also has a highly customizable sound, thanks to a built-in bass and isolation slider.

The TG-2 iHS camera is shockproof, crushproof, dustproof, freezeproof and waterproof. It has a 12mp CMOS sensor, 4.5 – 18mm focal length, a LED illuminator and GPS image tagging.

YouTuber Oggfaba’s design for a hidden door that blends almost seamlessly into the siding of their house is quite well-executed. The secret is kind of out with 40,000+ video views though.

The EX Hybrid comes with a pair of Bluetooth accessories for the iPhone 5. The 2mm thick keyboard and gamepad can be easily attached and detached from the included magnetic case.

Moog’s new analog synth has variable waveshape oscillators, a square wave sub ocillator, a noise generator and lots of ways to tweak them, including Moog’s classic ladder filter. Hear it in action at 4:30.

The MOS (Magnetic Organization System) holds cables using magnets. Comes with 3 magnetic cable ties that can be attached to cables that are not magnetic. Extra cable ties cost $5 for a pack of 3.

From the makers of the OP-1 comes the “world’s first cloud speaker”, the OD-11. Based on Stig Carlsson’s classic design, it has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and has an easy-to-use wireless remote.

We’re not sure what a “high definition flashlight” is, but we can see the advantage of the square beam that the HD Torch emits. It eliminates shadows and uneven blobs found in conventional flashlights.

Projecting a 100-inch image from just 22in. away, LG’s $10,000, 1080p laser projector looks like a smart buy for those who want a bigger picture, but don’t have the strength to lift a massive flat-screen.

An elegant, handcrafted speaker cabinet with a pair of 4″ full-range drivers and a downward-firing subwoofer. Powered by a class D amp, for clean, room-filling sound. We only wish it were wireless.

Pushing 1600+ lumens, this unique heat-sink-free LED bulb is claimed to be as bright as a 100-watt incandescent bulb while using only 12 watts of power. Also available in a 10W/75W equivalent.

As if the huge and sharp display wasn’t eye catching enough, Samsung’s newly unveiled Ultra High Definition TVs have an easel-like frame, which also houses a 3-way 120W 2.2 sound system.

This water-repellant leather case doubles as a kickstand for all iPhones, and other smartphones between 3.5- and 4.3-inch screen sizes. Available in green, black, orange, and blue.

Based on the Series 7 Chronos, the aluminum Ultra slims down further, while offering a full HD touch display, and 8hr. battery life. Comes w/Core i5 or i7 CPU, up to 256GB SSD, and optional 4G LTE.

The ScanSnap iX500 is a high-end desktop scanner that will make life much easier for people who need to keep track of many documents. It can send scans to Dropbox, Evernote and to mobile devices.

At CES 2013, Audi presented technology that allowed an Audi A7 to park and then return to pick up its owner on its own with the help of Wi-Fi laser sensors embedded in its surroundings.

There are already many touchscreen–friendly gloves, but if you want to save some cash, try AnyGlove. Apply it on your current pair of gloves and they’ll work with capacitive touchscreens.

The Good Night Lamp is actually made of at least two Internet-connected lamps. Turn the Big Lamp on or off and all Little Lamps connected to it will do the same. A warm way of sending a message.

The latest from the guys behind the HALO LED belt, this Rickshaw messenger bag is large enough to carry most laptops up to 15″ and offers the added safety of a, removeable, illuminated LED strip.

Designed by Alexander Taylor for Praxis, the Grip looks exactly like the rubber handlebar grips on BMX bikes. It uses an LED as a light source. It’s just begging to be played with as a lightsaber.

By editing down just the juiciest morsels from Qualcomm’s CES 2013 keynote speech, The Verge has put together what looks to be the wackiest keynote since Steve Ballmer. Oh, and he’s there.