Cleartones

It happens to the best of us: the awkward pocket waltz that takes place when a common ringtone or notification sounds, and everyone starts checking to see if it's them. Avoid this uncomfortable occurence with Cleartones. Available in three styles — Classic, Organic, and Pure — they're carefully crafted to be unobtrusive, clear, and professional, and most importantly, won't leave you wondering if it's your phone blowing up.

HTC Vive VR Headset

Valve knows how to make great games. So we're guessing that the HTC Vive VR Headset, which it co-developed, will be a better than average gaming headset. Powered by SteamVR, it will feature a 1,200x1,080 screen in front of each eye, a refresh rate of 90 fps, a gyro, accelerometer, and laser position sensor to track the movement of your head, optional SteamVR base stations to track your physical location within a room, and a pair of wireless controllers that track your hand movements and allow for compelling experiences.

Beam Smart Projector

Projectors in phones. Projectors in cameras. Done, done. But never before have we seen a projector in a light bulb. The Beam Smart Projector is designed to screw into any standard light socket, providing you with an instant big screen image. It supports AirPlay and MiraCast, while the projector itself is running Android, with a dual core processor, 8GB of internal storage, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0. With a 854x480 resolution, it won't be the center of any serious home theater rigs, but for impromptu sessions, it's a novel solution.

Moggles Virtual Reality Smartphone Headset

Not to be confused with the term for non-wizard folk, Moggles Virtual Reality Smartphone Headset gets its name from a mashup of "mobile" and "goggles". Indeed, this VR solution is designed to be carried with you, as it works with any smartphone packing a screen 5.5" or smaller, leveraging the device's display, sensors, processor, and Internet to power the experience. In addition, a game-friendly hand controller conveniently stashes away in the same slot as the phone when not in use, letting you do far more than simply look around.

Satechi Bluetooth Buttons

Touchscreens are great. But sometimes physical buttons are better. These Satechi Bluetooth Buttons give you physical controls for common functions. Available in Home button, media control, and camera button varieties, they allow you to remotely activate Siri/Google Now, control your music, and snap photos, respectively, all without needing to touch/stare at your phone or tablet.

Ray Remote

It's not a phone. But it sure looks like one. Instead, the Ray Remote is purpose-built for controlling your TV and all the other assorted gadgets hooked into it. The highly-visual interface lets you easily browse your favorite shows — it learns what you like to watch as you use it — and search for new ones. The high-res, 4.8-inch touchscreen makes sure everything's as crisp and clear as it is on the big screen, physical volume buttons keep essential controls available at all times, and Wi-Fi, IR, Bluetooth, and Zigbee support ensure it can control pretty much anything you need.

Neptune Duo Smart Watch & Dumb Screen

Most "smart" watches are meant to pair with even smarter phones. Unlike the Neptune Duo Smart Watch & Dumb Screen. This system packs the brains — 4G cellular, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and NFC — into a wrist-bound gadget capable of making calls, sending texts, and other essential functions, and pairs it with the Pocket, a 5-inch, 720 display that gives access to large-scale apps and content, and also houses a pair of cameras and a battery large enough to charge the watch a couple times before you plug everything in. Powered by Android.

Swyp Card

Like a couple other devices before it, Swyp Card is ready to replace all of the cards in your wallet. The metal card can store all your credit, debit, gift, and loyalty cards, is accepted at all the same places as a plastic card, and works with a companion app to track transactions and attach receipts. It also learns your purchasing habits, so it keeps your most used at the top, and thanks to a built-in display and buttons, it works just fine even if your phone's not around.

Bond Handwriting Robot

In this modern world of emails and texts, handwritten notes are something rare. They're more personal, more vital. Sometimes you just don't have time to write when you'd like to. Enter the Bond Handwriting Robot. It takes your digital messages and turns them into thoughtful handwritten notes on your choice of notecards. You can choose from one of Bond's pre-created handwriting styles, or, for an extra fee, have the robot learn your handwriting for a note that's as authentic as if you'd written it yourself.

Eero Wifi System

Say goodbye to wireless deadzones, annoying buffering, and trips to reset the router thanks to eero. One router can't effectively cover an entire home, and that's where eero comes in. Just plug your first eero into your existing modem, and place other eeros throughout your home, giving you multiple access points to that steady WiFi signal. Setup a new network on the fly using the smartphone app, or add a guest quickly without the need to remember and give out your password. And to even further distance itself from the loads of ugly routers on the market, eero has a white, minimalist design that won't have you searching for a closet to shove it into.

Presented by eero.

Mota Smart Ring

Constantly checking your phone is rude. So is constantly looking at your wrist, whether you're checking the time or just seeing who's liking your latest Instagram post. The Mota Smart Ring promises to move your notifications to somewhere even more discreet: your hand. Powered by Bluetooth LE, it uses an LED touchscreen to keep you up to date, combined with subtle vibrations to let you know when you've received a notification. Now you just need an excuse for why you're staring at your palm all day.

WhatSim

There are over 600 million people using WhatsApp. Odds are your friends and family use it. So when you're abroad, why not save yourself typical SIM fees and grab a WhatSim instead. This single SIM card works with over 400 operators in roughly 150 countries, letting you chat over WhatsApp free of charge. If you want to send more than just texts, you can buy credit packages to enable sharing of photos, videos, voice messages, your location, and contacts quickly, easily, and affordably. And when WhatsApp adds support for voice calls, it'll support that too, making it a one-stop solution for overseas communication.

Nixie Machine

MB&F is known for its intricate timepieces, so it's no surprise that when it came time to design a standalone clock for its Mechanical Art Device Gallery stores, they didn't hold back. The Nixie Machine is the creation of German artist Frank Buchwald, and uses six original Z568M Nixie tubes made by East German company RFT in the '60s to display the time. Set in three pairs, the tubes represent hours, minutes, and seconds, or day, month, and year, and are housed in a steel and brass structure comprised of roughly 350 components, including GPS and DCF77 receivers that allow it to set the time and date automatically. Limited to just 12 pieces worldwide.

Teenage Engineering x Cheap Monday Pocket Operator

Synthesizers used to be big. Very big. The Teenage Engineering x Cheap Monday Pocket Operator is a synthesizer, but it isn't big. In fact, it's small enough to fit in your pocket, yet still offers a host of analog controls, high-quality components like a Silabs EFM 32 gecko CPU, Cirrus logic DAC, and Knowles speaker, and features like an LCD with animated graphics, real synthesizer engines, punch-in effects, 3.5mm input and output, and a folding wire stand. Available in three models: Rhythm, a drum machine, Sub, a bass line maker, and Factory, a melody synthesizer.

Microsoft HoloLens

Holographic technology has been a common part of science fiction for decades. With the Microsoft HoloLens, the team in Redmond is looking to make it a common part of your everyday life. Powered by Windows 10, this head-mounted solution brings apps, videos, games, and even the web into your view in high definition, where they integrate with your physical spaces and things. You control the interface using nothing but your hands and voice, and thanks to the transparent lens, you never lose sight of the real things around you. Hitting store shelves in the not-far-off future.

Moog System 55 Synthesizer

Moog's early synthesizers weren't just electronic novelties — they had a profound effect on the music industry, one that's still apparent today. Now you can recapture some of that early sound with the Moog System 55 Synthesizer. A faithful recreation of the 1973 model hand-built using the original documentation, this analog instrument features 36 different modules, each of which is hand-stuffed, hand-soldered, and finished with a photo-etched aluminum panel. They arrive housed in two hand-finished solid walnut cabinets paired with a 960 Sequential Controller, and if you want one, you'd best get your order in now, as only 55 are being made.

Ampy Energy Capturing Device

Lots of people carry around a battery for charging their gadgets. But just like those gadgets, the battery eventually needs to be plugged in to charge. Unless, that is, you're carrying an Ampy Energy Capturing Device. Sporting a 1000 mAh battery, the Ampy offers enough juice to get you through the day, but instead of drawing power from the wall, it charges using the kinetic energy you create just by moving — so whether you're out for a run or just hoofing it up the stairs to your office, you're creating power that you can use to charge your gadgets.

Jack Wireless Guitar Streamer

Nothing's worse than losing yourself in a facemelter only to trip over your own guitar cable. The Jack Wireless Guitar Streamer liberates your axe from the tyranny of cables, streaming your performance in real time over a ultra low-latency, better than CD quality Wi-Fi connection. Grab a pair of them and stream audio from your guitar or other instrument to your amp or sound board, or download the Jack app to your computer, tablet, or phone, and stream directly onto your device for use in your favorite audio apps. So long, stage snake.