Gadgets

Bacon is one of the most delicious foods on the planet, but it’s difficult to cook properly and without making a mess. This kitchen gadget perfectly cooks up to six strips of bacon on a non-stick grille, keeping it from shriveling up, and catching all the grease in a tidy drip tray.

Take advantage of the battery on-board golf carts, lawnmowers, ATVs, tractors, and other vehicles without charging ports with this handy gadget, which clips to any 8-24VDC vehicle battery and gives you a pair of USB ports. Hyjax gets bonus points for the amusing commercial.

Computer Direct Outlet’s Volta V is a custom-made PC that houses high end components in a compact bamboo or walnut chassis. It has liquid cooling and magnetic dust filters to keep it cool, clean and quiet, and comes with a lifetime warranty.

Invented by Mike Neilson, the Switcheroo is an adapter that wirelessly reroutes switched outlets (outlets that are toggled by light switches). You can make Switcheroos pair one to one, or have one control many Switcheroos at once.

The ASUS PG27UQ is the world’s first 4K monitor that refreshes at 144Hz. The 27″ display also supports NVIDIA’s G-Sync technology for variable refresh rates when using NVIDIA GPUs, as well as HDR 10 technology. Now we just need a graphics card that can run it.

Call it the DellBook Pro. The latest update to Dell’s bestselling 15″ laptop now uses the latest Intel Kaby Lake CPUs, has a larger battery and gives you the option to upgrade to an NVIDIA GTX 1050 GPU, 4K touchscreen, up to 1TB SSD, and 32GB RAM. Price starts at $999.

CuClock’s word clock is compact and affordable, but it’s only for people who can afford to take it easy – the clock tells time only in fifteen minute increments. It can be wall-mounted and lasts up to 6mo on two C batteries.

A shockproof, waterproof and palm-sized NAS. The Link weighs just 4oz and measures a mere 2″x 2″x 1″ but can house up to 2TB of data. Transfer your files to and from multiple devices via Bluetooth, ad-hoc Wi-Fi, USB-C or the optional LTE-A SIM adapter.

Lenovo managed to cram in a 14″ 1080p/1440p screen, the latest Intel CPU, 2 USB-C ports, 2 USB 3 ports, an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, a microSD/SIM card slot, and its vaunted full-size keyboard in a tiny weatherproof carbon fiber case that weighs just 2.5lb.

Kingston pushes the limits of “flash drives” with the DataTraveler Ultimate GT, a shock-resistant USB 3.0 drive with either 1TB or 2TB of storage capacity. It’ll be available 2/2016 for what will surely be an unholy price.

Dell’s compact and nearly bezel-less laptop now has a hybrid variant. The XPS 13 2-in-1 has Intel Core M CPUs for a fan-less setup, a 1080p or 1800p touchscreen, two USB-C ports and a microSD card slot. It also comes with a USB-C to USB-A adapter.

More than just a Bluetooth speaker, Fabriq is one of the most affordable ways to enjoy Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. It has a 2″ driver, a 2″ passive radiator, 5W of power and lasts up to 5h per charge, and supports multi-room and stereo playback.

Samsung’s new flagship curved PC monitor. Available in 27″ or 31.5″, the nearly bezel-less CH711 has a 2,560 x 1,440 resolution, 21:9 aspect ratio, up to 125% sRGB coverage and a 178º viewing angle. It also has various gaming settings and a picture-in-picture mode.

YouTuber Papierfliegerei made a significantly better version of his playful gun. The portable paper plane factory now has a modular construction for easier repair, and is more durable and more powerful. It can make and fire up to 120 paper planes in a minute.

Created by former Varmilo designer 0.01, the Z70 is a 70% mechanical keyboard. It is fully programmable, has two space bars for enhanced ergonomics and comes with your choice of Cherry MX, Gateron, or Zealio switches. On Massdrop starting 12/27/16.

From the makers of Big Ass Fans comes an over-engineered portable lamp. The Big Ass Light Bar has an IP66 dust- and waterproof rating and also resists common chemicals, oils and cleaners. It has six brightness settings and its battery lasts up to 48h per charge.

The LSPX-P1 is a portable ultra short throw projector that can create 720p screens between 22″ to 80″ wide diagonally. It can receive content from mobile devices, or from its included wireless HDMI transmitter. It lasts only 2h per charge though.

This light and compact charger will soon be available with a USB-C connector for the 2016 13″ MacBook Pro, Dell XPS 13 and other laptops with USB-C ports. If you already have the FINsix charger itself, you can purchase just the USB-C cable for $35.

This simple countdown timer automatically can count down a pre-set amount of time. Simply place the time you want to count face up, and its alarm will go off when time’s up. Available in 5/15/30/60 minute, 1/5/10/15 minute, and 1/3/5/7 minute versions.

The 8-Bit Guy shares four relics from the dawn of consumer digital photography. Sony’s Mavica line and Panasonic’s competing PalmCam used either floppy disks or mini discs for storage. They were slow and bulky, but already had the defining features of digital cameras.

Branch Designs’ port hub fit snugly on the side of the latest MacBook Pros. They take up both USB-C ports on either side and give you one USB-C port, an HDMI port, three USB 3 ports, a microSD slot and an SD slot. Available in two sizes: one for the 13″ and one for the 15″ MBP.

Ging-ko’s beautiful portable alarm clock has a wood body with a marble finish. Its white LED digits appear when you snap your fingers, clap your hands, tap the surface that it’s on or when the alarm goes off. It can also display the date and temperature.

A Bluetooth headset and fitness tracker integrated into an unassuming pair of sunglasses. Vue lets you listen and control music from your mobile device, take calls and more. It’s water-resistant, has bone-conduction speakers and comes with a charging case.

The Foldscope is an incredibly affordable flat-pack microscope that’s mostly made of paper. It comes with a lens that provides 140x magnification – on par with four-figure microscopes. The $20 kit comes with prepared and blank slides, an LED lamp and more.

Bang & Olufsen’s take on the over-ear noise-cancelling headphone. The H9 is made of aluminum and leather with lambskin leather over its memory foam ear pads. It lasts up to 14h per charge and has a touch-sensitive surface for playback control.