Awesome Tech

Swedish headphone maker Urbanears collaborated with wool experts Harris Tweed to release a special edition of the former’s Plattan on-ear headphones, which of course get sweet handwoven wool covers.

It’s deliciously thin, measuring only 5mm at the edges (fatter in the middle). 21.5″ or 27″ models offer Core i5/i7 CPU, NVIDIA Kepler graphics, up to 32GB RAM and an optional hybrid HDD/SSD.

Suidobashi Heavy Industry has launched a site where you can customize the $2M Kuratas mech and then place an order. Who cares if it’s a hoax? We just built a robot. Your argument is invalid.

This awesome looking gun controller for FPSes has motion control and even a kickback effect. Designed by David Kotkin, the man who made the Avenger. Skip to 3:17 in the video for the good part.

The tablet Steve Jobs said he never wanted to make is here. With a 7.9″ 1024×768 screen, A5 dual-core processor, and available 4G LTE, it’s just just the thing if you want a one-handed iPad.

A medium format camera that uses 6×12 film. It has an auto-exposure mode and can take pictures in 3 different formats: 6×9, 6×6 and 6×12 panoramas. Includes 90mm and 58mm lenses.

Scientists from Tufts University and the University of Illinois have developed circuits that could melt into nothing after a certain amount of time, ideal for medical purposes or for keeping landfills empty.

The Beats Executive eschews the bright colors of the brand with a formal polished metal finish and black leather headband and pads. It also has active noise cancellation and an airline adapter.

The Motion Vision is a 100W all-in-one surround sound system. It has three 1″ tweeters, four 4″ woofers and 7 amplifiers. It accepts digital optical, digital coaxial, and analog stereo inputs.

An ultrabook/tablet hybrid for business users. It has a 12.5″ touchscreen, up to Core i7 CPU, a 500GB HDD or 128GB SSD, optional 3G and the much loved Thinkpad keyboard and trackpoint controller.

Joey Roth complements his ceramic speakers with an equally beautiful ceramic sub. It has a 50W amp, and a 6.5″ neodymium driver with a paper diaphragm. Frequency response is 40Hz-200Hz.

Not just one, but three new Wi-fi action cams, smaller and lighter than before. The White shoots 1080p/30 and 5mp stills, Silver gains 11mp stills, and Black does 1080p/60 and even 4K (at 15fps).

Unmonday’s 4.3L is a beautiful AirPlay speaker. It has a porcelain body, a 10W driver and a 10-hour battery. You can chain multiple units together to go from mono to stereo to Dolby surround sound.

The Logitech K810 can simultaneously pair with up to 3 Bluetooth devices. You can switch between connected devices using the function keys. It’s backlit and has a battery that is charged via USB.

Vizio’s PCs have a strikingly sexy industrial design – flat screen all-in-one and touchscreen systems, with a matching subwoofer/power supply pod, multitouch trackpad and 2 HDMI inputs for game consoles.

In addition to looking badass on his shoulder, Esben Nielsen’s eight-rotored beast captured some great bird’s-eye footage with its custom camera rig while soaring over Bornholm, Denmark this past Summer.

A wireless multi-touch touchpad that takes full advantage of the new gestures in Windows 8, from swiping between apps to quickly returning to the Start screen. It also has gestures for Windows 7.

Take your Halloween costume to the next level year by adding this gadget which produces crazy sound effects every time you take a step or stomp your feet. Our favorite sounds – 8-bit gaming hero.

The IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a 13″ Windows 8 ultrabook that morphs into a tablet thanks to its 360º hinge. It has USB ports, an SD card slot, an HDMI port, Core i5/i7 CPU, up to 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD.

Instead of slapping an add-on camera onto headgear, the iON is an 8mp/1080p HD camera built into a slick pair of impact and fog-resistant goggles. Its controls work through thick gloves too.

Instead of a light bulb mounted on its top, the LightDrive has LEDs at its base. Its design lets it emit a warm light equivalent to a 65-70W bulb while only consuming 13W and without running hot.

Cameras track objects that enter the Rain Room and the corresponding valves are instantly turned off to keep the foreign object dry amidst the falling water. Made by rAndom International.

Similar to the Zumreed Hybrid, the Boomphones lets you go from solo to sharing thanks to its two external speakers. It has an internal battery that lasts up to 10 hours in Boombox Mode.