Awesome Gadgets

With a built-in rechargeable battery (good for 8 hours) and Bluetooth, these E-blue Speakers add to the iPhone’s own speakers with a titanium dome driver; they measure 2.5″x2.5″x4.7″.

There’s nothing like a headless stormtrooper to guard your data: these 2GB Star Wars Flash Drives are coming 10/09, with super-deformed versions of Boba, Darth, Yoda and gang.

We’ve seen Twitter hooked up to plants and to your electrical wiring, but this Twitter Pulse Box takes the cake for sheer morbidity: it measures your heartbeat–or the lack thereof.

Shopping cart theft is bad, but LOLrioKART is too full of win: made by MIT students, it’s powered by aircraft NiCd batteries, a 15hp motor, features regenerative braking and goes 45mph.

Smartly designed and portable, the MiLi Pro turns your iPhone or iPod into a projector; it’s capable of 640×480 video or images up to 70″ away, it’ll also accept VGA and RCA inputs.

We love Brando for their “Why not?” products, and this USB Fan/Flashlight is no exception; battery operated with 8 LEDs in the middle, it’s kind of like a blinding whirligig of death.

Essentially an inverted case with its hardware laid bare, Pius Giger’s Edelweiss is a work of art; it’s a tasteful blend of architectural details, amber lighting and liquid cooling.

An answer to the Dash 3G and Snap, Verizon Wireless’ HTC Ozone smartphone has similar features–WinMo 6.1, 3G, Wi-Fi and full QWERTY–but its best feature is the price: $50.

Good for up to 16 feet underwater, Pentax’s 1″ thick Optio W80 is no one-trick pony: it squeezes in a 12.1″ MP sensor, 28mm wide-angle lens, 5x optical zoom and 720p video.

Sporting a “high-class finish,” Sony Ericsson’s T715 is a mid-range slider phone; specs include a 2.2″ display, 3.2 MP camera, 3G, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 and built-in Google Maps.

Available for both the 13″ MacBook and 15″ MacBook Pro, the Shadow Case is tough on the outside with triple-layer hybrid carbon/leather but soft on the inside with a plush inner liner.

Panasonic has been hyping the durability of their Toughbook for years, but here’s something you can sink your teeth into: it survives a trip to the zoo with tigers and elephants.

Just shy of a netbook (and arguably much better looking than one), the HP Mini 5101 features an aluminum/magnesium chassis, a 10.1″ screen, and a 95% size chiclet keyboard.

With a 3.2″ screen, 3.5 mm audio jack, and 5 MP camera, HTC’s Hero is a svelte HTC Magic; it’ll also run the slick Sense UI and Flash when it debuts in the US later this year. Thanks, Nate!

Made for gamers and professionals, OCZ’s Sabre Keyboard has nine OLED keys which can be programmed with images or text; 128 MB onboard memory stores app-specific macros.

Coming soon to the iPhone 3G/3GS and available for the iPod Touch, WildCharge recharges your gadgets via induction; you’ll need to purchase a skin and WildCharger Pad.

Tekken 6’s Limited Edition is a smorgasbord of goodies: you’ll get a wireless filght stick and artbook; Gamestop buyers will also get a Cardboard Tube Samurai courtesy Penny Arcade.

The Mini isn’t the newest kid on the block, but Josh D’s Wood iPod Mini gets a drool-worthy makeover; it’s made with Australian red cedar and a working Camphor Laurel clickwheel.

Most of us wouldn’t look too good with our innards bared, but the Nintendo DSi looks might fine with the Crystal series of XCM’s Eye Candy Shell; the full case is made with clear acrylic.

Powerline tech has been around for awhile, but Belkin’s Gigabit Powerline HD breaks the 200 Mbps barrier by five-fold with a blistering 1,000 Mbps through your home’s electrical wiring.

T-Mobile’s all-touchscreen MyTouch 3G is finally official: it can be preordered starting 7/8 and will feature a 3.2″ touchscreen, Android 1.5, 3.2 MP camera and come in three colors.

Created in 2007 by students Johann Henkel and Andi Kern, the Cue VJ is a 15.4″ touchscreen tablet with a linear knob/fader; updated for 2009, we’d recommend a multi-touch UI.

Charge your phone and burn calories, too: every minute your foot pumps air with the Orange Power Pump, it spins a turbine up to 2000 rpm and creates enough power for a 5 minute call.