WILL’S WONDERS

IN THE FRENZIED RACE TO CREATE AND MARKET THE WORLD’S NEXT GREAT GADGET, WILL.I.AM HAS SEVERAL HORSES ON THE FAST TRACK.

EKOCYCLE 3D PRINTER

Will collaborated with Dean Kamen and Coca-Cola to create the Ekocycle Cube 3D printer. The desktop consumer model not only allows users to create high-resolution objects but also prints with partially recycled materials. Every cartridge the printer uses is the equivalent of three recycled soda bottles. $1,199; cubify.com

I.AMPULS SMARTBAND

Unlike many similar smartwatches, the Puls operates on its own built-in 3G connection without the help of a smartphone. The open-source touchscreen smartwatch, in addition to letting you take calls and surf the Web, receives e-mails, news, and other notifications, and features its own Siri-like digital assistant. From $399 plus service contract; iamplus.com

THE REST…

Will is constantly working on the next big thing. At his Los Angeles shop, he has prototypes of—and hopes to soon release— a triangular backpack that doubles as a wearable boom box, as well as a battery-powered jacket that charges the Puls for four days when it touches the sleeve’s cuff. They’re expected to be released in the near future.