Some of the Coolest new gadgets this month.

1. Tylt Vu

It’s not a designer shoe horn or a fun slide for mice; it’s the Tylt Vu, and if your smartphone charges wirelessly using the Qi standard, it’s your next must-have accessory. Drop a handset into its 45-degree cradle and microscopic nanobots pass from the 5W charger directly into your battery and restore it to health. Comes in yellow, blue, red or black, for whatever phone side you’re batting for this contract term..

2. Asus WL-330NUL USB

 

Proclaimed “the world’s smallest router” and clocking in at roughly the size of a packet of Extra chewing gum, this pocket rocket connects to your laptop via USB and to the web via ethernet and also has N Wi-Fi up to 150Mbps. Thus, ownership means you become a walking wireless access point for all laptops and portable devices in the local area when the crappy B&B your work checked you into for the away-day has Ethernet but not WI-Fi.

3. BlackBerry Q10

 

Are you a BlackBerry fan but finding that the all-touchscreen Z10 isn’t doing it for you? The Q10 retains the full keyboard that made BlackBerry what it is today – no, not a laughing stock, behave. It’s got a 1.5GHz dualcore CPU, a 3.1-inch touchscreen and the swipe-happy new BB10 OS, with more apps and media stuff, plus 4G and NFC.

4. Epson EH-TW9100

 

This projector beams images in 3D at 2,400 Lumens with a contrast ratio to 320,000: 1 (that’s what scientists call “quite bright and rather contrasty”). A bespoke system helps quell judder, with 3D crosstalk also kept in check. Two pairs of active 3D specs are thrown in, so you can show your new-big-TV owning mate exactly how much better your setup is.

5. Roth OLi POWA-5

 

The 80W amp in this active loudspeaker combines with Bluetooth connectivity to create a fearsome addition to your audio arsenal. If your traditionalist roots still won’t acknowledge wireless audio as a “thing”, though, wired connections include twin USB ports, optical digital inputs, a stereo analogue connection and the trusty 3.5mm jack. The one-inch soft dome tweeter is complemented by a five-inch Kevlar woofer and a single cable that connects the active speaker to its passive twin for dual 40W output. Technobabbled out? Luckily, the relevant page on Roth’s website has some more layman’s advice: “Place either side of your TV for really involving audio to your movies.