Gallery: Fresh CES Gear: Eye-Scanning Tech, a Sweet Stereo, and the Future of Home Cinema
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We've passed the half-way point of the 2014 edition of CES (the show goes through Friday evening). But of course, we're in no danger of running out of amazing gear to tell you about. On the contrary — there's simply too much to show off. We'll gladly spend the remaining hours trotting around the expo to find the best stuff, though. Take a peek at today's loot. __Above:__ EyeLock Myris ------------- Passwords are passé. They're too easily leaked and hacked. Biometrics offers a more secure way to protect your devices and accounts, and EyeLock is betting on its iris-scanning tech to increase your personal safety. With fingerprint identification, there's a 1 in 10,000 chance someone could have the same print as you. For the iris? That drops to 1 in 1.5 million. EyeLock's Myris is a semicircular device with a small mirror on one side. It plugs into your computer via USB. Look into the mirror, and after a moment, your eye has been scanned. The device acts like a password manager for both your hardware and all of your online accounts. Input your passwords, (which are stored locally and encrypted), and once you've been successfully IDed, there's no need to enter your password for Gmail, Flickr, Facebook, or whatever other hundreds of sites you have to log into each day. And, for those of you who watch too much *Mission: Impossible*, Myris can't be fooled by a dead eye removed from someone's skull. If international spies come after you and take your eye, you'll need an eye patch, but they won't be able to poopin' your Twitter account. Myris goes on sale later this year. Price is still TBA. *— Christina Bonnington* *Photo by Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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IBlazr ------ Your phone's flash sucks. [iBlazr](http://iblazr.com/) wants to fix it. The little accessory jacks into your headphone port and lets you adjust the intensity and other settings of its flash in an app (iOS and Android). Take a picture, and the iBlazr flash fires instead of the one on your phone. It even has an optional defuser when you need something a bit more subtle. The photos we saw of it looked fantastic. It's $50 for the basic model. *— Mat Honan* *Photo by Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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DoorBot ------- [DoorBot](http://www.getdoorbot.com/) is a Wi-Fi-enabled doorbell that lets you see and talk to the visitors standing outside your entryway from an iOS or Android smartphone. When someone rings the bell, it initiates what is basically a video call on your phone. You don't even have to be at home, and you can set the doorbot to work with multiple devices so that everyone who lives in your home can use it. It costs $200. *— Mat Honan* *Photo by Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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McIntosh MHA100 Headphone Amplifier ----------------------------------- It took 65 years for high-end audio equipment maker McIntosh to release a dedicated headphone amplifier. The wait was worth it. The new MHA100 comes with the traditional "McIntosh Blue" power meters and black glass front panels. But more importantly, this beauty features the company's famous hand-wound impedance matching Autoformers, which help provide listeners with three different headphone impedance ranges (8-40, 40-150, and 150-600 ohms). That means nearly any headphone you pair with the MHA100 (from power-hungry electrostatics to standard IEMs) will sound effing awesome. I listened to the amp with a pair of Fostex T50RPs some Senny HD600s and was blown away by both. It also comes with a 50-Watt speaker output to power a pair of desktop speakers, which is good because the MHA100 will cost a not-for-the-faint-of-wallet $4,500. The amp ships in June, and I'm psyched to test it out more. *— Bryan Gardiner* *Photo by Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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Peachtree Nova 220 ------------------ You don't have to drive too far down the high-end audio highway before you reach the signpost for Crazytown, where every room is tonally balanced, every stylus is diamond-tipped, and even the smallest shack costs you half a year's salary. That's why I'm so impressed by this new [Peachtree](www.peachtreeaudio.com) integrated amp, the Nova 220. It's $2,000, which is no small cheese. But the sound it produces is equal to that of many high-end audio amps twice the price or more. Also, it comes in several different woods and finishes, all of which are arrestingly handsome. Beautiful, even. We got the chance to listen to this brand-new machine — a 220-watt Class D amp with Peachtree's own DAC built-in, designed to the same specs as the company's previous Nova amps — driving to a pair of floor-standing GoldenEar Triton 7 speakers. It sounded absolutely amazing, grins all around. You don't need the sort of rig that would turn heads in Crazytown to get great sound out of it. Hook up a Nova 220 to any pair of excellent speakers and you've got a lively listening setup that's truly priceless. *— Michael Calore* *Photo by Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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FLIR One iPhone Case -------------------- The FLIR ONE gives you the ability to see the world as the Predator. The iPhone case has a thermal camera that reads and displays variations in temperature. It actually has two cameras: thermal and regular. A companion app merges the two images into single easy-to-share photo that's great for reenacting your favorite scenes from the movie Predator. The $350 case also has practical uses like finding water and heat or cold leaks in your home. The FLIR One will be available in the spring/early summer. *— Roberto Baldwin*  *Photo by Jim Merithrew/WIRED*
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Sony 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector ----------------------------------- This is one of the most mind-blowing devices I've seen at the show. It's a projector that sits on the floor and fires upwards, turning your blank wall into a massive 147-inch 4K screen. It's *the* home theater of the show in my opinion. It's got a gorgeous, sleek, minimalist design that looks like a work of art. And then comes alive to fill the room with a true theater-quality visual and audio experience. Sony says it will ship this year and hasn't announced any pricing yet. But you should count on it being expensive. *— Mat Honan*  *Photos by Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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Wahoo Tickr HRMs ---------------- Wahoo has a pair of new heart rate monitors coming out this year, the Tickr and Tickr Run. These are notable because they can transmit both over Bluetooth LE and Ant+, ensuring compatiblity with practically everything in your workout rig: smartphone apps, GPS watches, bike computers, and the like. The Run model also includes an accelerometer that tracks your horizontal and vertical motion. This information can be used to help make you a more powerful and efficient runner, and avoid to injury. Tickr will debut in early February, while Tickr Run will go on sale towards the end of February. A third model (not pictured) called Tickr X will include onboard memory and will debut later this year. *— Christina Bonnington* *Photo by Jim Merithrew/WIRED*
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Sony's New Xperia Phones ------------------------ Phones can break in so many ways. [Just ask Mat Honan](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/ces-day-3/#72542637227). The Sony Xperia Z1s and Z1 Compact aim to take "spilling liquid all over it" out of the destructive equation. They phones are waterproof. Waterproof is different from "splashproof." You can take these Sony phones and put them in buckets of water, and they should be fine. They're waterproof down to four feet, so you still may not want to take them into the deep end of the pool. The bigger Z1s has a 5-inch screen, while the Z1 Compact has a 4.3-inch display. Internally, they're identical, which is very cool. They're both Android 4.3 devices with 20-megapixel cameras, and they both run on the snappy 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 system on a chip. That's the same CPU you'll find in the Kindle Fire HDX tablet and LG G2 smartphone, which means they should be plenty zippy. The bigger Z1s has pricing and availability already. It will be available on T-Mobile starting in late January. It's a pay-as-you-go type of phone: T-Mobile is offering it on a plan of 24 monthly payments of $22, which comes out to $528 at the end of two years. The Z1 Compact's release date and pricing haven't been announced yet. *— Tim Moynihan* *Photo by Jim Merithrew/WIRED*
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Razer Nabu ---------- I've seen 4,361\* wearables here at CES. So far, one of the most intriguing is from Razer, the gaming hardware company. Seems like an odd turn for Razer, but it works. First off, the Nabu band has good looks typical of Razer: matte black with bright green accents. Also, it has all the stuff you'd expect. The wristband pairs to a companion app on both iOS and Android, it syncs over Bluetooth LE, and the battery will last 7 to 10 days on a single charge. And though it does track your steps and sleep, it's [more than just a body monitor](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/razer-wearable/). It also functions like a smartwatch by pairing to your phone and serving you notifications from connected web services. Your alerts are displayed on a tiny OLED screen on the top of the wrist, but to see more detailed information (like exactly who's calling), you flip it around and look at the larger, more private screen on the inside of the wrist. There's a social component, too. The Nabu can sense other nearby bands; if both wearers have opted to make their information sharable, you can make friends, follow each other on Twitter, or initiate smartphone chats instantly. Razer is selling Nabus to developers now for $50, and consumers will get theirs (at a full retail price TBD) this spring. *— Michael Calore* *\*approximately* *Photo by Jim Merithrew/WIRED*
