HP's Sprout, however, uses a giant, flat mat. Anything sketched or written is captured by sensors on the mat. Anything placed on top is either photographed or scanned by an overhead camera and instantly turned into digital content that you can further tweak. If your creativity hits a wall, or you feel like traveling back in time to 2013, you can still plug in a good ol' fashioned keyboard to catch up on all the emails you've been ignoring. 3,000 A9 will fill any room with sound through sheer power alone, the smaller A2 uses other tricks to ensure that rooftop parties and office parties alike are provided with clear, crisp audio. The A2 has drivers on both sides, meaning it creates a much wider field of sound than its rivals. It also boasts 24-hours of playback and can remember up to eight devices, which means playing music at work just got a lot more democratic. Working in an office, there are times when you'll need to deafen the meaningless "you betchas" of your sales staff with the face-melting melodies of the bands you watch live on weekends.
If you take your ears seriously, you should look to Japanese audio equipment manufacturer Audio Technica's terribly named ATH-DN1000USB. These cans have one of the largest drivers found in a pair of headphones -- 53mm. This means they handle a wider frequency of sound than pretty much anything else on the market. Plus, they plug into your USB port instead of headphone jack, making them the world's first high-resolution headphones that receive audio direct from the source. From the name, Tanner Goods, you can probably guess that this company from Portland, Oregon crafts leather products designed to make square-jawed Marlboro men drool. But that hasn't stopped them from getting into the notebook business. Their latest range, a series of large format notebooks, feature 100 lined pages with an accompanying leather binder that allows you to keep doodles of your boss and other masterpieces safely tucked away. Google's HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet has an 8.9-inch screen that's larger and easier to work on than an iPad-Mini and portable enough to fit into any man-sized bag.
Beneath that nearly-nine-inch LCD display is the first Nexus 64-bit processor paired with a graphics chip and 2GB of RAM, which lets you download the latest episode of Game of Thrones minutes before your next cross-country flight. There's also an 8-megapixel camera, and a keyboard folio accessory that means you can type as fast as you would on a laptop, without having to carry around the bulk. Do you feel like packing was specifically designed to take the fun out of vacationing or add an extra layer of pain to a business trip, You need Bluesmart. This carry-on suitcase connects wirelessly to your smartphone, which then allows you to weigh, lock, unlock, locate, and even track your suitcase as it moves through the airport. There's a built-in battery that'll allow the case to recharge your gadgets six times over and it'll even tell you the weather at your destination and what you need to pack. It does not come with a feature that reassures your client that you're on the right track.
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