Google Glass with prescription lenses
While the minimalist, nose- perching Glass 1.0 may have looked like the design of tomorrow, if you needed actual glasses it was far from practical. Now, thanks to Google’s hipster- looking titanium frames, the smart specs can now be viewed by those without 20/20 vision. Glass’s tiny heads-up display simply screws into the frames, with sunglasses available and in-ear buds for those not sold on bone conduction audio.
SONIC BOON Naim Statement Amplifier
Worship at the feet of this monument to no- cost-is-too great, no-design-is-too-over-the-top audio. The Naim Statement amplifier comprises theNAC S1 preamp and NAP Si mono power amps, all engineered precisely to deliver the best sound possible, while looking a bit like the monolith from 2001. The weighty power supply is housed at the base and delicate electronics at the top, all separated by a layer of acrylic that prevents any interference or unwanted vibration. Yet it’s not all about precision, it also makes hella noise, with two 4000 VA transformers pumping out 746 watts. A contingency fund for soundproofing, then?
BRING YOUR ‘A’ GAME AOC G-Sync Monitor
Are you a gamer who demands the finest visuals from your PC titles, devoidof all lag, tearing and stuttering? Well, stick AOC’s new monitor into yourhigh-end Steam Machine and smoke it. The full-HD image is backed by Nvidia's new G-Sync tech, which synchronizes with the firm’s GeForce graphics cards. This means your screen and GPU are in direct conversation, removing the middleman with a 144Hz refresh rate and 2ms pixel response. Play online? That extra speed could be the difference between success and a shot to the head.
THE MEGAMIX Pioneer DDJ-SZ
OK, Mr Party Starter, this club-standard mixing deck is built to work with the latest Serato software and aimed at laptop DJs of all styles. Featuring two full-size jog pads with clever conduction technology it ensures that the track reacts the moment your finger touches the metal, while jog feedback settings let you adjust the level of resistance for more precise scratching. if that’s your bag. The central display syncs with your laptop, showing cue points, while dual USB soundcards make for seamless, high-flying DJ handovers.
AN ICON REBORN Korg Keytar RK-100S
Gifting keyboardists slightly undeserved rockstar status since 1984, the Keytar has skirted the fine line between kitsch and cool. Now it’s back, with a few, ahem, key tweaks. For one, there’s no longer any need for an external sound module and you get an added arpeggiator, MIDI output and vocoder, as well as that 37-note keyboard and 200 built-in analogue-molded sound programs. Twin ribbons let you mould the sounds to your choosing and the reduced overall weight will allow you to strike even more rad shapes. Now... synth solo!
HEADS UP Mad Catz Tritton Kama
Want a gaming headset for your PlayStation 4, but frittered away all your money on next-gen games? The Tritton Kama is here to help. Compatiblewith Sony’s main machine (and its little PS Vita brother), it plugs into the DualShock 4 controller via 3.5mm headphone jack. The positional microphone allows online gaming chat with up to seven mates via the PS4’s Party function and the high-fidelity audio means you’ll hear every curse and command. The in-line remote makes shutting them up super easy, too.
SLOW STAMPEDE RYNO microcycle
You don’t often see a unicycle in these pages, but this electric number promises a utopian one-wheeled future of urban transportation, letting you zip through the streets like a castrated Hells Angel. Hitting a fairly reserved top speed of 10mph, it’s controlled like a Segway: lean forward to accelerate, turn into corners, and try to keep your balance. The engine and battery are all stored in the wheel and it produces zero emissions, charging swiftly via a standard AC outlet for 10 miles of wheelin’.
TOTAL CONTROL Archos Smart Home
Turn your house into an automated fortress, with cameras, humidity detectors, smart plugs and motion sensors all streaming regular reports to the Archos Smart Home tablet wirelessly. Each sensor can be controlled remotely or pre-programmed via the “scenarios editor” to react to a given set of circumstances. Motion detected while you’re out? Unleash the hounds...
DESIRABLE DUO HTC Desire 610 and 810
The Mobile World Congress expo brought two new blowers from HTC, serving up slick, One-esque smartphonery to those watching their wallets. Rocking a 4.7-inch screen, the 610 (left) has the same BoomSound speakers as the One, as well as the Blinkfeed news aggregator, with a Snapdragon 400 CPU and eight-meg rear cam. The Desire 810, meanwhile, boasts a 5.5-inch screen and a five-meg front cam for the sefie brigade.
SHOOT LIKE A SNIPER Olympus Stylus SP-JOOEE
Equipping a camera with an assault rifle-esque laser-dot sight and viewfinder crosshair is one way to stand out from the crowd and cause security alerts in public places. The SP-100EE (the initials stand for Eagle Eye) helps you line up snaps while using the maximum 50x zoom or recording lO8Op video. With a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor and TruePic VII image processing engine, the results are killer.
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