It’s time for us to take another look at a bunch of quirky, imaginative and downright useful gadgets and accessories that you can buy today. Which one takes your fancy the most?
For more inspiration, check out our 2013 holiday gift guide, our previous collection of gadgets and accessories for geeks and 15 quirky gadgets and accessories to buy today, and even more here.
You can view all 15 of these gadgets and accessories listed on one page here.
Hiku Grocery Shopping Aid
A handy way of adding things to your shopping list, the Hiku Grocery Shopping Aid scans the barcodes of items around your house or in stores and adds them to an accompanying iPhone app. Even if it only saves you a few seconds with every item, those seconds add up and let’s face it, scanning barcodes is more fun than tapping away at an on-screen keyboard. $79
The 💜 of EU tech
The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!
Click the image for more information
Pivot Power Pop
Forget your standard inflexible power strip, the Pivot Power Pop lets you arrange its six US-style two-pin sockets in a shape that best suits you and the space you have available. $20
Click the image for more information
Nova Off-Camera Wireless Flash
This Bluetooth LE device is designed to be a better flash for your smartphone offering more natural tones and less of the washed-out look that can often blight shots taken with a built-in flash. Note that although Android is supported, the iOS user experience via its accompanying app is currently much better so we’d recommend this for iPhone users only for the time being. $60
Click the image for more information
Oon Power Outlet by Okum Made
Flexible and unusual to look at, the Oon is a power outlet for those who want to be different with everything they do… or are just bored of plastic.$79
Click the image for more information
Donut Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
A fun take on the wireless Bluetooth speaker concept, this is… well, it’s a plastic donut. A plastic donut, however, that can pump out music, podcasts, phone calls and whatever other audio you want to stream to it. It features a mini NFC tag for one-touch easy pairing and a rechargeable battery that promises 8 hours of continuous audio. $50
Click the image for more information
Curvyman Earphone Cord Supervisor by Nite Ize
It’s a neat gizmo to keep your headphones neat. Neat! $5
Click the image for more information
Thor 2: The Dark World Power Bank by Marvel
What’s more powerful than Thor’s hammer? Nothing, right? So why not charge your gadgets with it over USB? $89
Click the image for more information
Infrared Air Guitar
Stop dreaming, start playing. Now you can buy an actual air guitar. This handheld device features buttons that let you play major, minor, augmented or diminished chords and infrared ‘strings’ with your fingers. $20
Click the image for more information
SIMPLcase World Travelers iPhone Case
This truly practical case for travellers with a iPhone 5 or 5s not only protects your device but stores up to three SIM cards (nano or micro size) plus a iPhone SIM eject tool (included). $30
Click the image for more information
Instax Share SP-1 Smartphone Printer by Fujifilm
Print photos straight from your smartphone or tablet with this portable, wireless printer. $210
Click the image for more information
Mr Boost Portable Charger
It’s not the most inconspicuous of portable chargers, but this ‘carton of milk‘ includes a 2,500mAh battery to keep smartphones and other gadgets going. You can charge the battery itself over USB from a computer, too. $30
Click the image for more information
Camera Wind Noise Eraser by Micromuff
Any film maker will tell you that sound quality can be just as important as picture quality when you’re shooting video. Why should it be any different with your smartphone videos? The Micromuff acts as windshield to stop the weather affecting the audio quality pulled in from your phone’s microphone. $23
Click the image for more information
Beats Pill Bike Mount
Take your music with you and share it with the world, with this bike mount for the Beats Pill speaker. Hopefully everyone else will appreciate the tunes. $50
Click the image for more information
PlayBulb Smart LED Speaker Bulb
It’s a smartphone-controlled lightbulb. It’s a speaker. All in one! It fits E26 and E27 screw base light sockets, and works with the iPhone 4S and above, iPod touch 5th generation, iPad 4th generation and above, iPad Air, iPad mini and devices running Android 4.3 and above. $90
Click the image for more information
Kero Lightning Cable Weight
iPhone owners with Lightning connectors on their devices now have this unusual dock as a charging option. It works with your existing Lightning cable, standing your phone at 90 degrees to your desk. A sleek look. $25
Disclosure: This article contains an affiliate link. While we only ever write about products we think deserve to be on the pages of our site, The Next Web may earn a small commission if you click through and buy the product in question.
Get the TNW newsletter
Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week.