10 Stylish IT Gadgets for the Design Connoisseurs in Your Life

by Nathan Eddy

This ingenious device allows you to take your iPhone photos and turn them into physical Polaroid pictures, thanks to a microprocessor-controlled film-processing unit. The optical system consists of a four-element coated glass wide-angle lens and comes in a protective microfiber pouch. The company also offers a free iOS app for controlling photo exposure.

This stylish wristband utilizes military-grade encryption to grant access to key and password-enabled devices. Everykey also manages a password keychain for automatic login to Websites. The device uses AES 128-bit encryption and, like a credit card, can instantly be disabled if you lose it or if it gets stolen.

Another Red Dot-design award-winning product from British designers Jeremy and Adrian Wright, the Flip clock is an ingenious, yet simple concept. When the top of the alarm clock says on, the alarm is set. When the alarm sounds in the morning, just flip the clock over and the alarm will turn off. It will then say off on top of the clock. The digital display also flips over when the clock is turned so it is always the right way up.

Four times smaller than today’s 65W adapters, the Dart also weighs six times less than the brick you’re lugging around today and boasts a brushed-aluminum finish and striking colors to match your laptop. Engineered by designers at MIT to carry all that power in a small package without being a space heater, the Dart works with all major PC brands and can be used anywhere in the world.

Mother and the Motion Cookies are a family of smart sensors that get programmed in two minutes to perform the functions you want and that can change as often as you wish. The cookies can be affixed to almost anything. They have the power to detect and understand the movements of objects and people and include a sensor that measures the surrounding temperature.

Designed in Italy by Innocenzo Rifino and Lorenzo Ruggieri, this space-age-looking juicer features a simple one-touch design and an innovative stand that allows for easy juice pouring. Press the citrus onto the cone for an automatic start and take comfort in knowing its easy-clean design will get you to the glass of healthy liquid sooner than ever before.

OK, well we had to have ONE highly aspirational gadget on here—and what better way to go green with some style than this electric bike, which boasts hydro-formed tubing and an oversize headset for strength and responsive handling, disc braking power and an adjustable, responsive suspension. Aside from the stylish design, a powerful 500-watt motor and a 48V11Ah Samsung battery make this one smooth electric ride. At least shipping is free, right?

Just try to imagine “Back in the USSR” emanating from a porcelain bust of Vladamir Putin and you’ll start to see the artistic possibilities here. Artist Petro Wodkins’ series consists of handmade porcelain speakers made to resemble busts of infamous political leaders from around the globe. Available in three different sizes, they aren’t cheap, but they’ll certainly make an impression on anyone who sees one.

With a unique 360-degree curved lens, the SP360 allows you to select multiple viewing modes to capture various vantage points and is splash-proof, shock-proof, dust-proof and freeze-proof. Download the free iOS or Android 360 Remote Viewer App and gain even more flexibility in controlling and viewing what you record on the SP360. The app lets you toggle between viewing options, start and stop record, snap photos and much more, all with the touch of a finger.

Like something out of the geek version of Phantasm, this shiny silver ball builds on LaCie’s initial partnership with Christofle that produced the Galet USB key, the Sphere integrates Christofle’s luxurious heritage with LaCie’s 1TB hard-drive technology. It is stamped, silver-plated and finally polished for brightness in Christofle’s silversmith workshop in Yainville, in Normandy, France.