June 2011’s hottest gadgets

June 9, 2011 | Source: Popular Science

Sprinklers that read your lawn’s mind, 3-D phones, speakers that adjust the sound for your location and more…

Air Control

Air Control

(Credit: Corinne Iozzio, Susannah F. Locke, Lizzie Schiffman)

Daymak’s electric bike does away with external cables. Controls at the handlebars communicate with the bike’s electric throttle and regenerative brakes via radio signals.

iGlasses

iGlasses Gadet

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Transform an iPhone or iPod Touch into a 3-D View-Master. Hasbro’s goggles work with a suite of free apps to place you on a tourable pier in L.A. or deep inside a shark tank. A wall in the goggles makes sure each eye sees only the image meant for it.

Hear Me Now

Hear Me Now

(credit: Corinne Iozzio, Susannah F. Locke, Lizzie Schiffman)

Click a button on the remote from your couch, and Aperion’s home-theater system determines the distance between you and each speaker to within an inch. It then adjusts every speaker’s volume and timing for your exact spot.