Gadgets

Logitech’s G560 is a 2.1 sound system with Lightsync technology. Its two satellite speakers have RGB LEDs that can provide ambient lighting based on what’s on screen when the G560 is connected to your PC via USB. It also has 3.5mm and Bluetooth inputs.

Audeze’s Mobius planar magnetic headphones have built-in sensors that track your head’s movement and emulate sound coming from and bouncing off your walls. These result in an immersive and room-filling effect. It works via USB, 3.5mm or Bluetooth.

Master Replicas’ upcoming Full Scale HAL 9000 replica responds to lines from 2001: A Space Odyssey with the appropriate lines. But it’s also an Amazon Echo device, which means you can use it to play music, ask questions, control smart home devices and more.

An affordable and user-friendly solar home solution. Biolite’s SolarHome 620 consists of a 6W solar panel, a plug-and-play control box that has a 20Wh battery, a music player, a light and USB charging ports, and three daisy chained lights with individual switches.

Sobro’s Smart Side Table is packed with electronics. One of its two drawers is actually a cooler. It also has a Bluetooth speaker, an automatic nightlight, RGB LED backlighting, a wireless charging pad, two outlets, and two USB-A and two USB-C charging ports.

Gospace is a portable storage and streaming device that lets you wirelessly back up your files from your computer or mobile device to an SD card. Up to 8 devices can connect to Gospace at once. It’s also a power bank with USB-A, USB-C, and Qi wireless charging.

8Bitdo’s new wireless adapter lets you use Bluetooth controllers on consoles or computers with a USB port. Use a PS4 controller on a Nintendo Switch, use Joy-Cons on your laptop or Raspberry Pi and more. Of course, it works with 8Bitdo’s Bluetooth controllers as well.

Make the most out of your MacBook and any computer with a USB-C port with the Kingston Nucleum USB-C hub. It has two USB-A 3.1 ports, two USB-C ports, an HDMI port, an SD card slot and a microSD card slot, all in a compact package.

Vivo’s Apex concept smartphone manages to stretch the screen to nearly the entirety of the front with clever workarounds. The phone’s fingerprint sensor and speaker are both beneath the display, while its front facing camera pops up from the top.

The Ploota is an automatic and reusable flotation device that you wear around your neck. It can detect when you’re in danger of drowning and automatically inflates its bladders using the replaceable CO2 canisters. You can also trigger it manually.

The world’s loudest portable Bluetooth speakers are now 40% louder. The Soundboks 2 is powered by three 72W amplifiers, and pushes out up to 122dB of volume. It also has a new all-black durable case. Its battery is still removable and lasts up to 40h per charge.

Sony’s Xperia Ear Duo are wireless earphones that keep your ear canal open, so you can still hear the outside world even while the earphones are on. They have touch controls and microphones for playback and your mobile device’s personal assistant.

Made in Mind’s Mu One is a USB-C charger that’s modular and incredibly thin. It fits in your pocket even with a plug attached. You can choose and swap between three plugs: US, UK and EU, all of which have foldable prongs.

Sony’s “entry-level” professional mirrorless camera continues to punch well beyond its weight. The A7 III has a 24.2MP back-illuminated full-frame sensor, 5-axis image stabilization, 50-204800 ISO range and can shoot HDR-compatible 4K video.

This gadget combines an AM/FM/weather radio, a 130-lumen flashlight, and a 2600 mAh battery for charging mobile devices. Its radio and flashlight can be recharged via handcrank or solar energy. It also has an ultrasonic whistle for alerting search and rescue teams.

Canon’s new Speedlite 470EX-AI camera flash has a fully automatic bounce function. Point it at your subject and its mechanism will automatically position and maintain the optimal angle for flash bounce. It also has a semi-automatic mode.

Huawei’s MateBook X Pro has a nearly bezel-less 3000×2000 13.9″ touchscreen, made possible thanks to its webcam’s placement. The camera is hidden in a false button in the middle of the row of function keys. It can also be configured with the NVIDIA MX150 GPU.

The S9 and S9+ have a camera that can switch between f/1.5 for low light or f/2.4 for daylight, and can capture 960fps slow-mo video. The S9+ also gets the Note 8’s second wide angle camera. They still have the borderless display, headphone jack and microSD slot.

The ZenBook 13 UX331UN is the thinnest and lightest laptop to have a discrete GPU for gaming, the NVIDIA MX150. It also has Intel’s 8th gen Core i5 1.6GHz CPU, 8GB RAM, replaceable 256GB SSD, two USB 3.1 ports, a USB-C port, a microSD slot and an HDMI port.

The Keyprop is the smallest and simplest phone stand we’ve ever seen. It hangs out right along with the other keys on your keychain, and plugs into your phone’s headphone jack or lightning port to prop it up with ease.

The latest version of DJI’s smartphone gimbal is a steal at just $129. Not only is it way cheaper than the original Osmo Mobile, it’s also lighter and can hold phones in portrait mode. It also has a new zoom slider and an automatic panorama mode.

Wyze Labs changed the security camera landscape with its dirt cheap Wi-Fi security camera, and they’re keeping price bar low with the WyzeCam v2. This version adds motion tagging and improved image sensor and audio amplifier.

The Nextorch UL360 weighs just 4oz and is only 3.1″ long. It has a magnetic base, an elastic strap and S-biner. Combine those with its 360º rotation and you have a lamp that can be positioned practically anywhere and at any angle. It’s on Massdrop until 2/24 for just $18.

The guys over at iFixit are the leading experts on tearing down new gadgets, splaying their guts open for all to see. They pay their bills by providing tools and docs for those who want to repair their own gear. Motherboard went behind the scenes to learn about their business.

Unlike other arcade controllers, the Mixbox has mechanical keyboard directional keys instead of an analog joystick (or buttons). It uses Cherry MX key switches and Sanwa Denshi buttons. It works with the PS3, PS4 and PC.