Awesome Tech

A jetpack may be cooler than a bike, but if both of them are water-powered and tied to a hose then there’s not much difference. The Jetovator goes up to 25mph, rises up to 30ft and dives up to 10ft.

A recipient of the Red Dot award for Product Design, the Sonic headphones offer exceptional comfort. Its earcups have suede covered memory foam, making them a joy to wear.

The Clamcase Clambook is like the Motorola Atrix laptop dock except it’s compatible with many smartphones. It has a 16:9 display, keyboard, multitouch trackpad and internal battery.

Talk about surround sound. A fun weekend project for dedicated audiophiles and tinkerers. You’ll need a 3D printer to make it, but all in all it’ll only cost you $100 to build one.

The Unlimited is an electric guitar with a built-in amp. You can also add effects and play audio from your mobile device via an app. Convenient, though we hope this demo isn’t of the final build.

A brief tech demo of Square Enix’ new Luminous graphics engine. Like Quantic Dream’s Kara, the video was rendered in real time, although Square didn’t say if it was run on a console.

An incredible real-time demo of the 3D graphical prowess of the new Unreal Engine 4, with some of the most impressive lighting, fluid and environment effects we’ve seen on a personal computer.

The newest addition to the Rebel line, the T4i aka 650D still has an 18.0mp CMOS sensor, but it now has Canon’s DIGIC 5 image processor and can shoot continuously up to 5 frames per second.

The top-end laptop for power-users is ridiculously thin at 0.71″ closed, weighs just 4.46 lbs., has a high-res retina display, with a 15.4-inch, 2880×1800 resolution, and solid state storage.

A combo kit from GoPro that lets you control and view footage from up to 50 HD Hero and HD Hero 2 cameras at once. Also allows for livestreaming and wireless transfer of videos to a mobile device.

Art Lebedev’s infinitely customizable Optimus Popularis keyboard is now available for pre-order. The images on the keys as well as the large built-in display can be modified through a configurator.

The high-speed specialists at The Marmalade use real technical genius to make their amazing slo-mo shots. That includes the use of Spike: a robotic arm that moves with incredible precision.

Available in 11.6″ and 13.3″ models, the Taichi tablet-laptop hybrid that has two 1080p screens. It has an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 CPU, 4GB RAM, SSD storage and 2 USB 3.0 ports.

The U845W(US) and U840W(UK) Ultrabooks from Toshiba add a unique feature – a 21:9 cinemawide 14.4″ that can show blockbuster movies without black bars. Sound by harmon/kardon and SRS.

Hand-built docks for the iPhone and iPod Touch made from car exhausts. Available in V8, V10 and V12 models, the iXoost docks are equipped with four 70W amplifiers and one 140W subwoofer.

Watch what happens to droplets of colored water as they hit the surface of a piece of paper that’s been rubbed with superhydrophobic aerogel powder. More fun with science here.

The Sound BlasterAxx are portable USB speakers with a proprietary audio processing chip, built-in microphone, noise reduction feature, Bluetooth support and a touch-sensitive control panel.

A near-final version of Windows 8, the Release Preview is more stable than the Consumer Preview and has more features to try out, including integrated Flash and new and improved apps.

Test footage of the European Commission’s Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE). It involves a platoon of cars running without help from human drivers, save for the lead vehicle.

ILOTT Vintage restores rangefinder cameras from the 50s and 60s and replaces their leather covers with wood veneer, making them even more unique. Each camera comes with a roll of 35mm film.

A 20.3 megapixel camera with an APS-C sensor, 1080p video, interchangeable lenses, a fast shutter and Wi-Fi sharing, Samsung takes aim at the popular mid-range digicams from Sony and Nikon.

The audiophile grade playGo AP1 will provide lossless audio from iOS devices using AirPlay to any audio system using a pure digital connection. Also supports DLNA and Microsoft Play To tech.

Active noise-canceling headphones with solid wood ear cups and a “defeat” button that simultaneously turns off the noise-cancelation and lowers the volume so you can hear what’s around you.