Gallery: The Things We Loved This Week: Amazon's New Kindle Fire and a Turntable With a Floating Platter
01Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
Every week, we take stock of all the products that happened to blow through the doors here at WIRED. If it doesn't click, it just gets swept under the rug. But the standouts get shined up and placed on tidy little pedestals. Please admire them with us, these Things We Love. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX ---------------------- With a 323 ppi display that offers better-than-1080-line resolution, [the Kindle Fire HDX](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/reviews/2013/10/kindle-fire-hdx/) deserves serious consideration if you're looking for a 7-inch tablet. It's a zippy performer with good battery life, and it offers standout interaction with smart TVs, streaming boxes, and connected consoles. The HDX also lets you download Amazon Prime content (finally!) so you can watch it offline, whether you're on a plane or in a Faraday cage. *Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
02McIntosh MT5
McIntosh MT-5 ------------- Even if you're initially attracted to the [McIntosh MT-5 turntable](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/mcintosh-mt5/) for superficial reasons -- namely, its glowing green UFO platter, which is suspended by high-powered magnets -- you will end up staying with it for its incredible sound quality. Thanks to a silent-spinning turntable and magnet-guided tone arm, you won't hear anything but the record it's playing. *Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
03Clean Up Your Contact List
Taking Your Contacts to the Cleaners ------------------------------------ Smartphones have been around for a while now, so you've probably owned several of them and ported a messy list of acquaintances to each one. In other words, your phone's contact list is likely full of dupes, outdated numbers, and people you haven't heard from in ages. Here's how to auto-eliminate redundant entries, back up your clean contact list online, and avoid future messes. [The fun starts now](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/gl_weekend_contacts/). *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
04Looper Voice Recorder
Looper Voice Recorder --------------------- With a good laptop and the right software, you can replicate the functionality of a real-world sound studio. That's great, but it's also complicated and expensive. Artist Richard Upchurch's $48 [Looper Voice Recorder](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/looper-voice-recorder/) (aka Loopy Lou) pares your audio-manipulation needs down to the basics: You record, you playback, you loop, and you change the playback speed. *Photo courtesy MoMA Store*
05Razer Ouroboros
Razer Ouroboros --------------- Few people spend a lot of money on a mouse, despite the fact that it might be the most frequently used computer peripheral. [This is what a $150 mouse looks like](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/a-highly-adjustable-mouse-that-looks-like-a-souped-up-honda/). The Razer Ouroboros is fully customizable and adjustable, with 11 programmable buttons, a knob-operated riser, a slide-back wrist rest, and optional attachments. Plus, it lights up. *Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
06Pad & Quill Little Pocket Book for iPhone 5 and 5s
Pad & Quill Little Pocket Book for iPhone 5 and 5s -------------------------------------------------- Pocket real estate is hard to come by these days. You need room in there for your keys, your phone, your wallet, your phablet, your lint, and your spare pair of socks. This leather-bound [Pad & Quill case](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/pad-and-quill-iphone-case/) consolidates your billfold and your phone case into a single object, leaving enough room in your pocket for a second or third pair of backup socks. *Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
07GoPro Hero3+
GoPro Hero3+ ------------ Smaller is better, especially when we're talking about something that's strapped to your head or your surfboard. Longer battery life is also better, even if it means you'll capture that huge wipeout at the end of your run. The [GoPro Hero3+ action camera](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/new-gopro-cameras/) offers small improvements over its predecessor, but they're useful ones for its target market. *Photo courtesy GoPro/Woodman Labs, Inc.*
08Asus MeMO Pad HD 7
Asus MeMO Pad HD 7 ------------------ You probably won't fall in love with the [MeMO Pad](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/reviews/2013/10/asus-memo-pad-hd/) at first sight. It looks dull and plasticky. Once you turn it on and actually use this 7-inch Android tablet, be prepared for a pleasant surprise. It offers good battery life, solid performance, expandable storage via a MicroSD slot, and useful customization options -- all for just $150. *Photo: Maurizio Pesce/WIRED*
