We love discovering these innovative, new gadgets and why-didn’t-I-think-of-thats to help with all of our day by day to-do’s. Sony’s fantastically sculpted speaker is in a position to produce a soundscape so wide that the audio will sound like it’s manifesting from factors throughout your head. If you’re into 8D remixes of music on YouTube, then this speaker will simulate that immersive, 360-degree experience to overwhelm your sound receiving nerves. Imbued with Sony’s secret algorithm, it could additionally broadcast tracks in an ambient wave to fill the whole room. That’s the live efficiency experience we’ve all been missing for quite a while.—M.L. While that is no VR set, it is the most recent fashion-meets-tech iteration. Ray-Ban’s first-gen sensible glasses bring so much to the desk, together with a chance to star in a real-life dystopian sci-fi flick, controversially directed by Facebook.

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