Controllers and keyboards are standard tools in every gamer's repertoire, but what if I told you that a high-tech armband could be the next step in control interface evolution? Built by Canadian start-up firm Thalmic Labs, the Myo allows the user to complete a multitude of tasks based on simple hand and arm movements. Electrodes within the device detect subtle muscle movements, allowing the user to do everything from fly real-life drones to command virtual objects.

"We really have this belief that technology can be used to enhance our abilities," says Stephen Lake, co-founder of Thalmic Labs. "This is a way of using natural actions that we've evolved to intuitively control the digital world."