Gallery: 15 Futuristic Gifts for the Super-Early Adopter
3D Robotics013DR-Iris-drone
__3D Robotics Iris+__ Early adopters are hard to keep up with, but the [Iris+ quadcopter](http://3drobotics.com/iris/) is on it. The drone comes with a "Follow Me" mode and an optional GoPro/mount configuration, so it can tag along behind people while shooting floaty and fascinating video selfies. The base hardware goes for $750, but you can get a configuration with a GoPro Hero 3+ and a gyroscopic stabilization gimbal mount for $1,260.
Cirrus Aircraft02PG-Vision04
__Cirrus Vision SF50__ This gets props because it doesn't have any. Cirrus' [V-tail private jet](http://cirrusaircraft.com/vision/) is essentially a flying car. It's designed to be flown without a copilot and has a range of about 1000 miles. In case of calamity, a parachute system brings the entire plane softly back to terra firma. You can buy the $2-million SF50 and get one in 2015.
Samsung03Samsung-Gear-VR
__Samsung Gear VR and Samsung Galaxy Note 4__ While everyone else waits for the official Oculus Rift facetainment system to roll out, you can spend $500 to get a slice of the future. [Samsung's hardware](http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/gearvr/gearvr_features.html) ($200 for the Gear VR facemask and $300 for the Galaxy Note 4 inside it) has an Oculus store on the system that lets you download content directly to your face.
Jaunt04JAUNTv3
__Jaunt VR Camera__ Why not bring your own movies to the VR revolution? The [Jaunt VR](http://www.jauntvr.com/) is built for capturing footage to view on an Oculus Rift. It packs 28 cameras—20 around its perimeter, four on the top, and four on the bottom—capturing 3.5 gigapixels per second. A four-capsule microphone rig captures a sphere of sound. You have to "know somebody" to get one (pricing and availability aren't final) but it does exist. Work that Rolodex.
Alienware05Alienware Area-51 Desktop
__Alienware Area-51__ The latest [Alienware desktop gaming PC](http://www.alienware.com/landings/area-51/) looks like it was designed by Johnny Five, not Jony Ive. It can be spec'd up to an eight-core 4GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, *three* AMD Radeon R9 290X graphics cards with 12GB RAM, and a 4TB hard drive/512GB SSD storage combo. That full-tilt config costs just under $6,000. If you just like its funky box, get the most modest selection of components for $1,700.
Choc Edge06Choc-Creator-v2-7
__Choc Creator V2__ Consider the sand mandala. A team of Tibetan monks painstakingly create a delicate work of art over the course of weeks. Then, as soon as it's complete, they ritualistically destroy it. This $6,200 [chocolate-squirting 3D printer](http://chocedge.com/new-site/shop/index.php?id_product=21&controller=product) is sort of like that. You spend weeks designing the perfect work of edible art on your computer, a few minutes printing it out, and then immediately shove the creation into your piehole.
LG07LG 77 4K OLED TV 02
__[LG 77-Inch 4K Curved OLED](http://www.lg.com/us/tvs)__ Mr. Loudmouth down the block keeps boasting about his 4K TV, and Johnny Bragalot at work won't shut up about his OLED. Trump them both by buying a combination of the two. This curvy 77-incher combines the flawless contrast and fast response of an OLED panel with the razor-sharp resolution of Ultra HD. Translation: It's the best TV ever. It'll only set you back $25 grand.
Wonder Workshop08Dash+dot-front-XL
__Wonder Workshop Dash & Dot Robots__ The [Dash & Dot](https://www.makewonder.com/) ($228 as a two-pack) are little cyclops robots that grow along with a child's brain. Younger kids can control them with an app or just watch them zip around on the floor, avoiding objects with their built-in sensors. Older kids can control them with "Blockly," a puzzle-like programming interface. Kids who know Java and Objective-C can code complex commands.
Sharp USA09sharp wisa player
__Sharp Wireless High-Resolution Audio Player__ Using a phone to play music over Bluetooth is fine, but you'll need something special to pipe uncompressed audio wirelessly to your surround-sound system. This $5,000 [wireless player](http://www.sharpusa.com/ForHome/HomeEntertainment/Audio/wisa.aspx) takes 24-bit/96kHz FLACs, WAVs, DSDs, Blu-rays, and SACDs and cranks out pristine audio to WiSA-compliant speakers on the uncluttered 5.2-5.8 GHz band.
Sen.se10mother-face-hd
__Sen.se Mother__ You could buy a basic fitness tracker, a sleep tracker, plus door and window sensors. Or you could just buy [Sen.se's Mother](https://sen.se/store/mother/), which tracks all those things. This odd little $300 matryoshka doll plugs into a router via an Ethernet cable, analyzes data from its user-configurable "Cookie" sensors, and tracks [all the lifestyle stats](http://stag4.wired.com/2014/10/sense-mother/) in your home. You can reprogram each Cookie to do a different task, making it super versatile.
Sony11pSNYNA-LSPXW1S-alternate1-v786
__Sony 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector__ $50,000 isn't *that* much money. But if you've got the cash to drop on your loved one, opt for this [short-throw 4K projector](http://store.sony.com/4k-ultra-short-throw-projector-zid27-LSPXW1S/cat-27-catid-All-Home-Theater-Projectors?_t=pfm%3Dcategory) from Sony. It casts 4096 x 2160-pixel images that look tack-sharp at sizes up to 150 inches. Toss a [4K Media Player](http://store.sony.com/sony-4k-ultra-hd-media-player-zid27-FMPX10/cat-27-catid-All-Internet-Players) ($700) into the lucky recipient's stocking so they have something to watch.
Forza Silicon12FORZA camera
__Forza 100+ MP CAM__ A display that can natively show the [Forza 100+ MP Cam](http://www.forzasilicon.com/forza-100-mp-cam-platform/)'s 200-megapixel, 60-fps video output doesn't yet exist. You're also going to need a zettabyte of storage to handle its massive video files. But those are minor grievances, as is the $35,000 ballpark price. After all, this camera can make those pipe dreams of solving capers by [yelling "enhance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk) at your computer a reality.
HI-MACS13HI-MACS Kitchen Pod
__HI-MACS Kitchen Pod__ Replace your giftee's aging kitchen with an amorphous blob. [This conceptual piece](http://www.himacs.eu/en/sky-limit-100-design-london) by Belgian designer Xavier Bonte has a remote-control pop-top that lifts to reveal a sink and an induction stovetop. Drawers for cutlery and flatware are built in. Unfortunately, there's no oven, fridge, or dishwasher, but at least the lid can be closed to hide away that pile of dirty dishes in the sink.
HP14sprout-by-HP-product-image-angle-right
__HP Sprout__ The space in front of a computer is normally used for a keyboard. HP has a better idea. The $1,900 [Sprout](http://sprout.hp.com/) comes with a 20-inch-diagonal touch mat and a downward-facing projector/scanner/camera. It lets you get hands-on with any images beamed upon it. 3D scanning and modeling software for the system arrives in mid-2015. The touchscreen PC also comes with a keyboard and mouse if you want to kick it old-school.
Panasonic15Panasonic BD70V
__Panasonic DMP-BD70V VHS/Blu-ray/Streamer Combo__ Even the most forward-thinking person has a closet full of VHS tapes, so it's no wonder this magical VHS/Blu-ray/CD/DVD/MP3 player, SD-card/USB reader, and (very limited) set-top streamer is going for between $1,000 and $2,000 on Amazon. The [DMP-BD70V](http://amzn.com/B001VZ1W5U) even up-converts VHS video to... slightly-better-than-VHS video. Finally, a way to deliver VHS tapes via HDMI to a 4K OLED.
