Awesome Tech

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.

Mirrors are not viable on most bicycles, but you can keep an eye on your rear with the Owl 360. Its camera sends a 75° field of view to the 3.5″ LCD handlebar screen. Also has LED warning lights.

A concept from the Quirky community, Ions is a miniature LED lamp with a magnetic base and a pivoting hinge, making it easy to install and use in tight spaces or even on other tools.

Transforms your iPhone 4 or 4S into a fully-functional guitar trainer with real strings and a light-up fretboard to help guide your fingertips. Has several difficulty levels and a free play mode.

MIT researchers have invented a substance called LiquiGlide which can be used to line surfaces to make them super-slippery, keeping ketchup and other thick liquids flowing from bottles with ease.

The designers from New York’s PENSA! envision an easily installed urban street lamp which uses solar energy to drive its LED lights, offering built-in USB gadget charging, and an optional seating area.

The LuminAID is the world’s first inflatable solar-powered LED lamp. Just 4 hours under full sunlight is enough to power it for 6 to 10 hours. Product demo at 0:50. Another demo video here.

Leap Motion’s gesture control system can detect minute finger movements – producing a much greater level of detail than Kinect – though it is designed only for hand gestures. More here.

This clever kit lets you turn everyday objects or drawings into working buttons or keyboards for controlling games and other software. As shown in the video, you can even play with your banana.

Chameleon is an alternative to the vanilla home screen on Android tablets. It lets you place groups of apps and then switch to different home screens based on location, Wi-Fi network or time.

Has a 15.6″ 1080p screen and a design that fits both work and play. Available with Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs up to 2.9 GHz Core i7, GeForce GTX 675M GPU, 32GB RAM and a 32GB SSD drive for caching.

A unique electronic music-making plaything, the AlphaSphere is covered with 48 tactile, pressure-sensitive pads which can programmed used to control music software on your computer.

A new mirrorless APS-C camera from Sony. It has a 16.1mp Exmor CMOS sensor, 1080/60i video, BIONZ image processor, built-in flash, 180° tiltable 3″ LCD, and interchangeable lenses.

Music played on floppy drives never gets old. Ok, it sorta does. But we’re still impressed by this rendition of Ramin Djawadi’s masterful Game of Thrones theme played with these computer relics.

Diesel Lace Design sells Xbox 360 controllers with the default ABXY buttons replaced with spent 9mm casings. You can also send in your own controller to be modded, or order just the buttons.