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The hot-towel
shave is that
pinnacle of male
grooming no one
has time for. So the
Gillette Labs
Heated Razor
works the experi-
ence into your
daily ritual. A
battery in the
handle powers an
element that sends
heat, from 109 to
122 degrees, to a
steel bar below the
blades in about 0.6
seconds, bringing a
warm, soothing
sensation to your
face. “We wanted
to make sure the
temperature was
consistent through-
out the shave,” says
senior engineer
Stephanie Niez-
goda Moss. It’s a
hot-towel feeling
without the trip to
the barbershop.
$200; gillette.com
THE WAY TO BET TER ICE
Unlike a home freezer, which
traps air in your ice, resulting in
cubes that melt quickly and
alter your cocktail’s flavor, the
Forge Clear Ice System makes
denser, frozen spheres in
about four hours. The Forge
creates two chunks of ice that
freeze clear, before ambient
air can sully the water. Place a
lump in the hourglass-looking
heated press and watch it melt
away the excess, turning the
ice into a two-and-a-half-inch-
wide ball in about a minute.
Your bourbon will thank you.
$1,499; firstbuild.comTHE EASY
HOT SHAVE
The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is the first
mid-engine ’Vette and is aiming to leave pricier
imports in the dust. “It’s basically a new animal for
us,” says Cor vet te ex terior design manager Kirk
Bennion. Moving the engine back enables better
weight distribution and handling. You’ll notice the
new look, too: The driver moves up and over,
pushing the windshield forward. But there are cues
to the past, like waterline creases on the doors and
strong, muscular fenders. $TBA; chevrolet.comThe Ferrari Killer
NEXT-LEVEL
CHILD’S PLAY
Here’s one from the Christmas
list you might commandeer: The
DJI RoboMaster S1 is a remote-
controlled robot with gnarly
wheels, a rotating gimbal camera,
and a cannon designed to teach
kids (and some adults, we’re
guessing) how to code. Serious
tech? Sure, but don’t worry, it
comes loaded with a cool trick
right out of the box—it remembers
and tracks people with facial
recognition. Use a smartphone to
steer and receive a live feed from
the camera as you maneuver the
machine on four omnidirectional
wheels. For target practice, the
cannon fires soft, nontoxic gel
beads. $500; store.dji.comContributors: Nancy Bouchard, Berne Broudy, Clint Car ter, Michael Frank , Seth Porges,
Tom Samiljan, Dave Shively, Jeremy K. Spencer, Ryan Stuar t , Sal Vaglica, and Jesse Will.