The Cryptex USB Flash Drive

BASED ON THE WORK OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

The Cryptex is a  very cool steampunk flash drive that is actually based on Leonardo Da Vinci's work. Which means it isn’t just for show. This USB stick is an extremely secure device that uses both a mechanical lock and on board encryption to protect your dat.

The numbers that appear on the sides are a combination that must be inputted so the drive can be pulled out and accessed. And on top of it there is a 256-bit AES hardware based algorithm to keep the data electronically secure as well.

Just google it, there are many places that sell this unique USB stick for around $50

THE LILY

THE CAMERA THAT FOLLOWS YOU

"No setup required. Just throw Lily in the air to start a new video.
It's that simple."

This, my fellow followers, is uber-cool! Lily is the world's first throw-and-shoot camera. Born in the University of California (Berkeley's robotics lab), you simply toss the device into the air, and its four propellers send it flying up to speeds of 25 miles per hour as it takes high-quality photos and videos.
Unlike other drones, the Lily Camera requires no controller as it follows the wearer's bracelet. The camera follows the user via GPS tied to a bracelet, which communicates distance, position and speed back to the camera.

The company's pre-order price is $499, and first deliveries are expected in February 2016, after which the price will jump to $999.


Official Website

The Vaarz Moon Light

Stay One step closer to the Moon

We love it ... but at this point it is only a crowdfunding campaign on indiegogo.com ... and surprisingly, it is only at 2% funded at the time of this post.

What is it? Well, the creators describe "vaarz" as the First Night Lamp similar to the Earth's only natural satellite Moon. The surface is covered in craters, pits and scars like in real Moon
of volcanic rocks to give more realistic view.

Just go to their website and watch the videoclip - very cool. We would definitely buy it, especially at $259 ... but as we said, at least at this point it needs some more supporters to make it happen!

Main Characteristics: 
-Bump Surface
-Nature Sounds
-Floating
-Rotating
-Night / Day Sensor
Descriptions:

Floating distance: 25-30mm

Base size: 30x 30 x1sm
Floating object: Moon
Using inductive power system
User Manual: English

Their website:
vaarz

The indiegogo campaign:
Indiegogo

The Fuze Wheel Writer

Ride in Style!

Wow, who would not have wanted this when we were kids??The Fuze Wheel Writer turns your bike into the coolest light-show on the block! Mount the Wheel Writer directly to the spokes of almost any bike (20” and up) and as the wheels spin, the super-bright computer-controlled LEDs flash on and off to create a dozen  different images, patterns and animations – you can even show your miles per hour in real time thanks to a speedometer built into the device!

So ... made for kids .. but c'mon, let's be Peter Pan - we want it, right??

You can buy it at Walmart and on Amazon for around $20!

Fuze Wheel Writer Website

The Aether Cone

The Thinking Music Player

The Aether Cone is the first music player that thinks: It listens to your requests, picks up on your habits, and learns your tastes to create the perfect soundtrack for any mood or moment. 

Btw: You don't have to look at a single screen to use Cone. When you speak, Cone listens. If you know what you want to hear, ask out loud and Cone will play it.

And you don't even have to upload .. or download .. your favourite music - With free access to Rdio’s library of 30 million songs, plus internet radio stations, Cone can always find something to match your mood! And if you want to skip a song, just turn the dial a little. To jump to something completely different, give the dial a bigger spin and see where it takes you.And Cone takes notice! The more you use Cone, the better it gets at playing the songs you love.

Cool? Yes, it is. And for $399 it can be yours!

 

Aether Cone - Buy it here!

The Geneva Aerosphère

The stylish multiroom streaming concept

We all love the idea of a wireless world where we can listen to music in all rooms without fishing wires through walls. Sonos is the big player here, but now premium speaker maker Geneva Lab of Switzerland have launched their AeroSphère series, an ultra stylish, high performing wireless music system that is highly flexible and modular in design.

"Beautifully conceived and connected, easy-to-use and inspirational to behold, AeroSphère is an overture to the brandʼs exceptional qualities recognized by lovers of sound, form, and functionality worldwide."

To find out more, just research their website!

Geneva Lab Website

The iBlazr

The much needed flash for your selfies!

OMG .. you so needed this, right?

How often did you wish for a flash taking your selfies? Yes, you can see yourself on the big screen ... but the light sucks. Your only chance is to use the back camera with the flash - but now you don't see the screen and may end up taking several pictures to get the perfect one.

It's basically a small cube that you plug in to the audio jack on the top of the phone to light your beautiful face for that perfect portrait. This external flash has four powerful LEDs and comes with a camera app which you can use to take photos or videos. You can even get diffusors for some amazing effects!

Works with iPhone, iPad, Android & Windows phones.

$49.99 (they have a Spring sale right now: $39.99)

Buy it here!

The Parrot ZikSport

The Smart Athletic Headphones

The Parrot engineers have collaborated with French designer Philippe Starck to provide the best of audio and innovation in comfortable and trendy new earphones: The Parrot Zik Sport is an advanced wireless sport headphones with premium audio features, comfortable and trendy design dedicated to sport, and an application to customize your experience.

Features

• Adaptive noise cancelling isolates external sound almost completely depending of your environment: calm or noisy.
• Brand new Street Mode allows capturing sounds around and playing them directly to user’s ear. Hence help runners to stay safe when practicing jogging especially in busy streets.
• The headset is equipped with powerful DSP (Digital Sound Processor) algorithms which reconstructs the sound, giving you the impression that the music is coming from in front of you; this is the “Parrot Concert Hall” effect.
• Adaptive noise cancelling for gradual isolation from surrounding noise
• Heart rate measurement via in-ear biometric sensor
• Analysis of your running style: cadence, ground contact time, vertical oscillation
• Seamless synchronization of your performance with your favorite sport apps

Parrot Homepage

The Sub-Zero Fridge&Freezer Drawers

Pretty and cool!

Are you tired of the bulky (most likely) stainless-steel fridge in your kitchen? You want a sleeker look?

Well, check out the Sub-Zero Wolf Freezer Drawers! Combining both refrigerator and freezer drawers, it can be placed under any given countertop which ensures easy accessibility.

Furthermore, there is lots of room for all your essentials from salads to meat.

Price: $4,230 

SubZero Counter Refrigerator

The Switchmate

Smart lighting ... in seconds!

Switchmate is a sleek solution that snaps over your standard light switch to automate it in seconds. Just snap Switchmate over your existing light switch (it easily installs with magnets), and you immediately gain control of the switch from the mobile app via Bluetooth, allowing you to turn the lights on and off directly from your mobile phone. You can even control multiple Switchmates and set timers. And see the status of your lights within Bluetooth range (150 ft.)

Switchmate works on both toggle and decora switches, with the ability to snap over both single and group-gang panels.

Starting at $49

Pre-order it here!

The Danalock

No keys. Just your Smartphone

Now it is easy to use your smartphone to lock or unlock your door and never fret about a lost key or forgotten door code again. From anywhere in the world, you can grant others limited or unlimited access to your home, vacation house, or office while keeping track of who enters and when.

Danalock combines the elegance and minimalism of Scandinavian design - with a bezel in massive anodized aluminum and cutting-edge Bluetooth and Z-Wave technology. Red/green LED and sound signals makes the danalock easy to operate and use, while a touch button on the lock enables the easiest access to your home.

 $159

Danalock Website

The Bastron

The cool backlight transparent glass keyboard

If you are looking for a stylish new keyboard we may have found the right one for you - the Bastron. It's a totally new world of keyboard experience with its tempered transparent glass and aluminum frame.

And by the way - this is not just an ultra slim keyboard, it’s also a mouse, with a touch sensitive key controller and a gesture-controller as well. In the end .. and with its backlight in either blue or pink ... it’s more like a work of art.


Company Website

The Pandoretta°

The finest 360 degree sound system in the world
Developed by a team of passionate engineers, musicians and Austrian Top-designer Thomas Feichtner, this "Made in Austria" sound system sets new standards: Its seven speakers and a crystal clear 170 Watt amplifier make for an outstanding high-end sound, and a unique
360°-mono concept guarantee an unmatched authentic sound reproduction, regardless of your position in the room.

Pandoretta° can wirelessly receive music from your iPhone, smartphone and a computer and offers one digital and two analog connections for TV, CD player, BluRay player and other external music sources. And you don't have to tell it which source to play. It simultaneously plays all active sources. The result: no additional remote control necessary.

appr. $3,900


Poet Audio Website

Welcome

The first smart home camera with face recognition

Making use of ‘revolutionary face recognition technology’, the new "Welcome" by Netatmo recognises individual family members. Upon recognition the camera will then send the names of people it sees to the user’s smartphone, as well as notifying home-owners of any unknown faces.

 

The camera, which features a 130 degree field of view, also offers a live video feed with audio that is accessible through an app to monitor the current home situation. 

 

Aside from facial recognition and privacy features, the camera offers night vision.

 

Available from Q2 2015

 

Netatmo "Welcome" 

The Wanscam

The Wireless Outdoor Video Camera

If you travel a lot or feel more secure when you see what is going on around your house you should get this weatherproof Wi-Fi video camera. It connects to your wireless network and allows you to view the exterior of your home in real time from anywhere in the world via a free app for smartphones, tablets, or computer. And even better - it also automatically records real time video when it detects motion (and can inform you by email about it)! The Wanscam has night vision, a zoom, and you can set up several cameras.

Available at many of the bigger retail stores, on Amazon.com, Ebay etc
Wanscam Website

Apple MacBook

Incredibly, impossibly thin ... and it comes in Gold, too!
Tired of having the same silver MacBook Air as everyone else? Well, you have been heard as Apple is starting to offer three color options for its laptop line: silver, gray, and gold.

Promoted as "the most advanced Mac notebook ever," it is just 13.1 mm thick (thinner than the MacBook Air) with 12-inch 2,304 x 1,440 retina display , a single (yes, ONE, just ONE) USB-C port on the left side (with the headphone jack as the only other port on the machine) and a Force Touch trackpad.

The new MacBook will start shipping April 10 with a base price of $1,299 for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage.

Apple Website

Apple Watch Edition

The $17,000 Smartwatch

Ouch. Yes, of course we know that there are cheaper Apple Watch (so it's not the "iWatch" then?) models, starting at $349, but the "Edition" series will cost you at least $10,000 for the 38mm version and the 42mm begins at $12,000, both with a sport band.

There are eight different standard color and band combinations for the Apple Watch Edition (which is available in either 18-karat gold or rose gold), and the price will rise — all the way up to $17,000 — depending on which band and size you choose.

"(...) crafted from 18-karat gold that our metallurgists have developed to be up to twice as hard as standard gold. The display is protected by polished sapphire crystal. And an exquisitely designed band provides a striking complement.  (...)"

It will be interesting to see who will buy Apple’s most expensive consumer-focused product ever.

Pre-orders for the Apple Watch Edition begin on April 10th, and there will be special displays set up in Apple Stores to preview the smartwatch.

Apple Watch Edition

DJI Inspire 1

The Next Generation Drone

The DJI Inspire 1 is the newest drone out there and said to be a game changer. Made by the company that is responsible for one of the best drones out there, the Phantom, this new model offers a ton of powerful new features that were previously only available in way more expensive units.

It already starts when the Inspire 1 takes off: It folds its legs up so you can shoot 360 degrees of unobstructed video. The built-in camera can shoot 4K videos and 12 megapixel photographs. It also offers dual operator controls so that a pilot and a cameraman can work in tandem and incorporates DJI's Lightbridge system, allowing you to see and store a 1080p video in real time at a distance of up to just over one mile. According to DJI the unit can fly for 16-18 minutes on a single charge.

MSRP: US$ 2,899.00

DJI Inspire 1

The Selfie Brush

Never again question your selfie before taking it (...)

While we were researching the smartphone bluetooth remote control (which we think is a brilliant idea) we came across this .. selfie brush (which we think is just ... well .. you pick the word). Anyway - we had to show you!!

It comes in pink, purple or black.

The even have their own website to order this (again, you pick the word!) ...

The Selfie Brush

Hisy

The Bluetooth Smartphone Remote Control

"Let me take a selfie!"

No doubt, the smartphone has become the #1 camera in the world. And how many times a day do we find ourselves ... or see people ... taking that special selfie with whatever is in your background. Only - once in a while your arm is simple too short, right? In comes ... one of those simple ideas we all wish we had first: The Bluetooth Smartphone Remote Control.

There are several models out there, but we like the "HISY" the best. Why? It's small, it looks cool and it is super easy to use.
You just pair it once and from there, every time you activate the camera, you can take a photo – or start and stop recording video – just by pressing that same button. No app is required, and you can still use the phone's onscreen shutter release button when preferred.

Buy it here!