How would you like to customize and build your own phone? Google recently announced the Project Ara MDK (Modular Developer Kit), which is expected to launch in January 2015. The device will be called the "Gray Phone". "It’s called the Gray Phone because it’s meant to be drab gray to get people to customize it," It's scheduled to go on sale in January 2015 for around $50.

Google is looking to shake up the smartphone industry with Project Ara, the idea behind the project is that you will not need to buy a new device when you want the latest hardware inside your smartphone.

Instead you swaps components on the modular device, and this allows people to get the latest components they want to suit their phone needs. Would you get one of these?

If the watches are not doing it for you in the mobile sector then how about a ring? The Smarty Ring ($275) free you from searching for you phone all the time, just to find no new notifications. The average person reaches for their phone 150 times a day. This decrease it by 60%. Its Bluetooth 4.0 technology lets you always control your phone remotely and get real time updates.  It is compatible with iOS and Andriod and comes with it's own app to control your features.  Check out the video below for more information.

- Real time updates from your phone -- not just phone calls, and texts, but all social media!
- Program which alerts you receive (Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc).
- Control your phone without ever touching it (silence calls, play music, etc).
- Simple plug and play setup.
- Suitable for day & night use.
- Not only will it control your phone but it has a clock, countdown, alarms, and more!
- Waterproof.
- 24 hour run time.
- 3 year battery life.
- Unisex.
- Comes in multiple colors.
- And more!

We all love our fire alarms in our houses right? Well how about this alternative that brings out the tech side of a fire alarm. The Nest Protect($130) is a smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector that won't wreck your ear drums if you left the pizza rolls in the oven too long. It features a glowing status ring (green means everything is okay, yellow gives you a warning about a potential problem, and red means there's an emergency), real voice alerts, and with a simple wave of the hand the detector knows to not go into full red alert mode. It can also give you updates to your phone or tablet if the detector goes off or needs its batteries  changed. Would you replace your outdated alarm with one of these? Find out more info from the video below.

We have all been in a situation it seems where we have no outlet but we need to charge our smartphone, tablet, or camera. Well Dark Energy Reservoir ($129) makes this a thing of the past. This slim, portable charger holds enough power to charge the average smartphone for an entire week, and it does it as fast as a wall outlet. With the ability to charge two devices at once, and compatibility with any USB charging device, you'll never have to worry about charging again.

Looking for the buttons on the side of the phone?  Flip the phone over - the LG G2 Smartphone ($TBA) changes things up a bit by moving them to the back of the device, making the phone more ergonomic so you're less likely to drop it. They've also upped the ante with a 5.2-inch full-HD display (the largest of any smartphone in its class), a 13 megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. It sports some exciting user experience features like a pared-down guest mode, a programmable remote that can operate devices in your home, and a phone that answers automatically when you raise it to your ear. It also uses Graphic RAM (GRAM) technology. GRAM reduces the display’s energy use by up to 26 percent on a still frame and increases overall usage time on the device by approximately 10 percent. And with a generous 3,000mAh battery that is thoughtfully designed to take maximum advantage of the interior space, the LG G2 is more than ready for a full day’s work or play.

Key Specifications:
- Processor: 2.26GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 featuring quad Krait CPU
- Display: 5.2-inch Full HD IPS (1080 x 1920 pixels / 423 ppi)
- Memory: 32GB / 16GB
- RAM: 2GB LPDDR3 800MHz
- Camera: Rear 13.0MP with OIS / Front 2.1MP
- Battery: 3,000mAh
- Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2
- Size: 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9mm
- Colors: Black / White

Source: Uncrate

Pocket Tripod is a Kickstarter project that has some actual use in which it fits in your wallet and can transform into a 360 degree iPhone stand. The portable credit card iPhone stand is so convenient that you can always have it with you in your wallet. Check out the video below and if you want more information check out there Kickstarter page.