Awesome Gadgets

OnePlus‘ follow up to the underrated OnePlus 12. The OnePlus 13 has a flat 6.8″ 3.2K AMOLED display, a Snapdragon Elite chip, 50 MP wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras, and a 6000mAh battery that supports 100W fast charging. If you don’t want to import it, you can wait for its global release in January 2025. Check out Gizmochina’s review for more info.

Invented by Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker, the Orchid is a portable synthesizer that focuses on building music from a single chord. It has a single-octave keyboard as well as buttons to modify the chord. It also has a bass synth engine, onboard effects like reverb and delay, and a built-in battery. Drops 12.18.24 for $518.

Bedtime Company’s tape! is a portable audio gadget that digitally reimagines a cassette tape player. But it’s so much more. It has four asynchronous virtual tape heads that can loop sounds, with the ability to apply effects and adjust speed and pitch in real-time. It has a line input, a built-in stereo mic, and USB-C connectivity. Coming soon to Kickstarter.

Here’s a gift that practically anyone would love to find in their Holiday stocking. Nomad’s ChargeKey is a short-braided nylon charging cable. Its tips snap to each other magnetically, making it a cinch to add to your keychain. The integrated hole in the housing means you don’t have to unlatch the cable to use it. Available in USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to Lightning.

As part of the brand’s 50th anniversary, Casio will release a nice little watch you can wear as a ring. But it’s not some fancy gadget with a sleep tracker or anything of the sort. The CRW-001-1JR is simply an LCD watch that fits on a finger, like a scale replica of a normal watch. At least it has a stopwatch and alarm. Fits ring sizes from 8 to 10.5 (Japan sizes 16 to 22).

Sick of annoying work emails just as you’re getting ready call it a day? Unnecessary Inventions has the gadget for you! This punching bag clamps to your desktop and lets you get your aggression out with your fists and words. Hit “reply” on your email, give the bag a good hard punch, and it’ll generate a random passive-aggressive response.

Divoom’s Tiivoo-2 looks like a tiny and shiny retro television. It can display a variety of digital clock faces, song lyrics, pixel art animations, or photos from your phone. It also has 15 built-in games, a white noise machine, a countdown timer, and an FM radio. Plus, its built-in Bluetooth speaker and amp sound great for their size.

Angry Miao is here to drain your wallet and light up your face. Their upcoming AM Neon 80 is a wired TKL mechanical keyboard that has an insane 389 RGB LEDs. The fully customizable lighting is spread underneath all switches as well as on the keyboard’s forehead and front. It also has adjustable leaf springs. Dropping on Indiegogo for $515+.

Want to be a minimalist at all costs? Nocs Design has the perfect speaker. Designed with avant-garde fashion brand Heliot Emil, the Monolith lives up to its name. Handmade in Sweden, it has two 6″ woofers and three 3.5″ full-range drivers buried in a stainless steel case. We love how Nocs mentions that you can connect up to eight of these.

Bowers & Wilkins’ imposing iPod dock has come a long way. The Pro Edition of the Zeppelin wireless speaker rocks the same reference-grade titanium dome tweeters found in the company’s 600 series loudspeakers. It also has a 240W amplifier, a 24-bit DAC, and supports AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect. Available in either grey or gold.

A mechanical keyboard made for OG enthusiasts of the peripheral. The Class 1800 is a playful yet elegant take on Cherry’s iconic G80-1800 series office keyboards that first came out in the ’90s. It has an optional magnetic module – a buzzer or two programmable knobs. Available in white, red, green, black, silver, or a random anodized color.

The first E-reader from Amazon with a full color display. It’s perfect for reading graphic novels and admiring book covers. But it’s also a great study buddy because it lets you highlight text in different colors. It lasts up to 8 weeks per charge and has an auto brightness feature. Our only gripe is that its wireless charging dock is sold separately.

This portable gadget uses its battery’s energy to help keep your hands warm. Its body is designed to fit comfortably in the hand and can generate warmth for up to 9 hours. It has six heat settings up to 120ºF, and its 5200 mAh battery pack can charge phones and other devices via its USB port.

Ninm Lab’s unique, see-through audio gadget combines a cassette player with a Bluetooth speaker. Play your vintage cassettes or stream music wirelessly via the included Real Tape, which works in any cassette player to receive Bluetooth signals. The speaker runs on AA batteries, and the tape has a USB-C charging port.

Analogue spent four years recreating the Nintendo 64’s hardware using FPGA circuits for the Analogue 3D. There’s no software emulation – it’s compatible with all N64 cartridges. It also comes with alternate display modes that the company claims are “virtually indistinguishable” from CRT displays. The matching 8Bitdo controller is sold separately.

The Dygma Defy is a split keyboard with an ortho-linear layout, programmable mechanical keys, and built-in stands to help you set up the most ergonomic typing position. The low profile keys in the middle let your pinkies rest and give more power to your thumb. It comes in wired and wireless variants and can also connect to devices via Bluetooth.