What do Dick Costolo, Sir Richard Branson, and Dr. Dre have in common? No, they're not banning together for some sort of social media-savvy spacecraft with awesome audio — though that would be super cool. They're among the list of people in tech who will "define the next 12 months," according to a new report from PCMag's sister site AskMen.

The online men's magazine on Tuesday released its 2014 Pulse Report, a new yearly guide geared towards "men who pride themselves on knowing what to be talking about six months before everyone else." The report covers a gamut of categories — from fashion and food to tech and cars, and everything in between.

"Powered with hand-selected information from each of AskMen's most respected experts, the 2014 Pulse Report breaks down the 500 People, Products & Trends that deserve the attention of forward-looking men," AskMen Publisher James Bassil wrote in the report.

Now that Twitter has gone public, you'll want to keep an eye on CEO Costolo, who is responsible for the continued growth of the social network, according to the report. Branson, meanwhile, made the list for his groundbreaking efforts to make commercial space travel a reality with Virgin Galactic while all eyes are on Apple's newest employee, Dr. Dre, following Cupertino's $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats.

The report also calls out some lesser-known techies poised to make waves over next six months, including: Lucas Duplan, founder of mobile wallet app Clinkle; DataWind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli; and Snapchat cofounder Evan Spiegel.

So what else should tech-savvy men pay attention to right now? For one, the Oculus Rift.

"We've seen the future, and it's virtual reality," tech guru Marc Saltzman wrote in the report. "Don this VR headset, and you're fully immersed in a 360-degree world, be it a video game, virtual vacation or perhaps sitting across a coffee-sipping friend in another country."

Other featured products include the Nest learning thermostat; Google's Android Wear smartwatch OS; the Kwikset Kevo, a Bluetooth-enabled deadbolt; GoPro's Hero3+ action camera, and Yahoo's intelligent homescreen app Aviate. Meanwhile other hot tech-topics to watch include robotics, smart homes, wearables, and 2-in-1s.