Awesome Wireless

Apple’s wireless speaker uses an A8 CPU to adapt its acoustics to match your room. It’s got seven beam-forming tweeters, a high-excursion woofer, eight amps, and runs Siri to control your music collection, HomeKit devices, and more. Drops 12/17 for $349.

Scientists from Disney Research are working on tech which uses something called “quasistatic cavity resonance” to emit magnetic fields that can safely deliver up to 1900 watts of wireless power to devices placed anywhere in a room. It’s still in its infancy, but the result is awesome.

Looking for the ultimate in audio minimalism? These earbuds are as compact as you can get, eliminating all wires, and just barely sticking out of your ears. Their storage case also charges them, and they have active noise suppression and echo cancellation for phone calls.

Vizio’s speakers let you create a multi-room audio system with ease. In addition to Bluetooth, they offer Google Cast streaming from apps via Wi-Fi. The 2.1 Crave Pro is ideal on a bookshelf, while the rechargeable Crave 360 is perfect for parties, with 360º sound.

Offering substance, comfort, and clean, smooth sound, Definitive Technology’s over-the-ear cans have Bluetooth wireless connectivity, active noise cancellation, a built-in mic, and can keep working on a passive, wired connection if their battery runs out.

The HiddenHUB sound system dynamically adapts to the shape of the room you set it up in, and can be wirelessly connected with other HUBs and HiddenRadio2s to create a whole home audio system. Audio can be controlled via its smart dial, or via your wireless devices.

It’s happened to most of us with a nice car at some point – you pull into a space and scrape or dent your wheels. SmartRim sensors work with a smartphone app to show exactly how close your wheels are to the curb, protecting pricey rims.

Poet Audio’s eyecatching speaker features a 170-watt amp and an array of seven drivers and to push sound in all directions. Wirelessly streams via aptX lossless Bluetooth or AirPlay tech. Available with or without the wooden stand.

A wireless whole home audio system that offers room-filling HD sound and an easy-to-use mobile app for controlling your entire digital music collection from any room. You can even network your existing speakers with Harman’s Adapt.

Tech startup Energous is developing a router that can charge mobile gadgets from up to 15 feet away – without wires. They hope to put the tech into restaurants, coffee shops, appliances and other devices to juice you up remotely.

Rocki lets you stream music from a mobile device or desktop computer to speakers. If your speaker has a 3.5mm or RCA input, then you can stream to it with Rocki. There’s also a model with HDMI and optical audio ports. More here.

A distinctive portable audio system presented in a sculptural package. The Onyx offers 60 watts of power through four drivers, and wirelessly connects via Bluetooth, AirPlay or DLNA. Has NFC pairing, and runs on battery for up to 8 hours.

A multi-talented mouse, the EGO! Smartmouse can also be used as an air mouse, a flash drive, a password manager, and a touch- and motion-based controller for games and other programs. Whew.

Assuming you’re not using your water bottle caddy for H2O, the boomBOTTLE will add a complete wireless sound system to your bike. Pairs with Bluetooth phones and works as a speakerphone.

A new Livescribe pen that can record and digitize whatever you write or hear, and send it wirelessly to Evernote, so you can instantly view and search it anywhere in the world, on just about any device.

The audiophile grade playGo AP1 will provide lossless audio from iOS devices using AirPlay to any audio system using a pure digital connection. Also supports DLNA and Microsoft Play To tech.

This new line of headphones uses Wi-Fi to let you listen to music anywhere on any wireless network, tuning in directly to thousands of internet channels or connecting wirelessly to audio devices.

While we don’t really think there’s anything that special about Roni Margolin’s concept tablet itself, the wireless soft keyboard built into its felt case is pure genius. We want one for our iPad now.

A convenient hub that lets you use, access and share your external hard drive, printer, card reader and other USB-enabled devices over your wireless network. Connects up to 4 USB devices.

The Veebeam HD is a low-cost, user-friendly streaming device that allows you to wirelessly simulcast video or stream 1080p media from your computer to an HDTV. Works with Macs or PCs.

The iRemoTap is a Wi-Fi enabled power strip. It allows users to monitor the power consumption of plugged devices as well as remotely switch them on or off. Environment- and prank-friendly.

Philips speakers’ bulbous shape is designed to enhance dimensionality of sound. With AirPlay, they connect to iOS devices and iTunes libraries over WiFi. Hope they sound as good as they look.

This tiny wireless keyboard is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, provides backlit QWERTY keys and a trackpad, and works with PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PS3. Works up to 100 feet away.