Putting Your Phone in This Pouch Supposedly Makes You Untrackable

Putting Your Phone in This Pouch Supposedly Makes You Untrackable

The Scottevest Blackout Pocket is like a Faraday cage for your phone, giving you instant privacy in this always-connected world.

    



14 Unique and Clever Gifts Under $30

14 Unique and Clever Gifts Under $30

You’ve got the big-ticket items covered. But there are still stockings to be stuffed, cousins to be appeased, and gifts to be exchanged at office gift parties. All these gifts are under $30.

    



This Soundproof Cardboard Shed Lets You Scream in Peace

This Soundproof Cardboard Shed Lets You Scream in Peace

Heaven is a place where you can come home, shut the door, take your shoes off, and just start yelling at everything.

    



This $100 Beard Trimmer Projects Lasers Onto Your Face

This $100 Beard Trimmer Projects Lasers Onto Your Face

The Philips Norelco Beardtrimmer Series 9000 is the first trimmer with a laser guide built into it.

    



Behold! The First Universal Game Controller for the iPhone

Behold! The First Universal Game Controller for the iPhone

Sure, Sony’s PlayStation 4 came out last week. And Microsoft’s own next-generation console launches in a few days. But the biggest gaming announcement for us this month may be a $100 iPhone accessory from Logitech.

    



Wireless Beats Studio Headphones Trade Flashy Colors for … Decent Sound?

Wireless Beats Studio Headphones Trade Flashy Colors for … Decent Sound?

The unassuming and decidedly non-flashy Beats Studio Wireless headphones sound great. Even stranger, they don’t look like a pair of Beats at all.

    



From the Wurlitzer to the 808, These Are the Greatest Drum Machines Ever Made

From the Wurlitzer to the 808, These Are the Greatest Drum Machines Ever Made

There’s a common sentiment among some musicians that drum machines have no soul. Don’t tell that to Joe Mansfield. The drum machine collector and author of the new book Beat Box bought his first drum machine at age 15. It …

    



Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

It’s been wall-to-wall good stuff in the Gadget Lab this week. Here are the highlights from the past seven days.

    



You Can’t Sit in These Tiny Replicas of Iconic Chairs. You’ll Want Them Anyway

You Can’t Sit in These Tiny Replicas of Iconic Chairs. You’ll Want Them Anyway

Some of history’s most iconic chairs are already considered works of art. The Vitra Design Museum’s 1:6 scale miniature replicas let you enjoy them on a purely aesthetic level.

    



Flexible, Lightweight Tripod Is Perfect for Smartphone Shooters

Flexible, Lightweight Tripod Is Perfect for Smartphone Shooters

The smartphone-focused Lollipod tripod is small and light enough to bring virtually anywhere. In form and function, it’s closer to a monopod, but can also double as a boom and is flexible enough for almost any shooting situation.