Razer's Project Christine

Razer had some pretty great stuff to show off this year, namely an innovative little wearable called the Nabu. But one of the coolest things we saw from the company was hidden away in a back room at the company's booth. Project Christine is Razer's first crack at a stackable and completely customizable PC. The idea behind this gorgeous glowing green tower is to make the build-your-own ethos that many hardcore PC gamers have embraced less intimidating and expensive to normal folks. Each key part of the machine (memory, graphics cards, etc) will be modular and self-contained unit, allowing users to swap them in and out as necessary. Razer is even toying with a subscription model that would let customers upgrade to the newest parts as soon as they become available. For now, Project Christine is just a concept, but the company hopes gamers will ultimately embrace the idea. We certainly do.

Intel Smart Earbuds

CES was awash in wearables this year — almost all of them wristbands, and all of them claiming to be unique even though they all do pretty much the same stuff. Intel's leap into wearables are truly interesting, though. The company is making a set of body-monitoring earbuds. There's a tracker inside that syncs to both iOS and Android phones. It collects calorie, pace, distance, and time data. But more importantly, it tracks your heartbeat in real time and offers a visible history graph on your phone's screen. Plus, if you're falling below or going above your target heart rate, the system automatically plays a song to pump you up or calm you down. Intel won't sell the smart earbuds itself. It plans to partner up with a company that's already handling activity trackers, like Nike, Strava, FitBit, or Jawbone. No word from on Intel on who exactly its future partner will be, but we should expect the the Smart Earbuds to arrive at retailers this year.