Awesome Tech

Shoot pro-quality dolly shots with your camera phone, point-and-shoot or DSLR with this compact wheeled gadget, offering ample adjustments to help you capture that perfectly smooth shot.

Musician cTrix hacked together an Atari 2600, three effects pedals – a bass equalizer, flanger and delay – along with a custom joystick track selector to create a chunky chiptune axe.

An intriguing alternative to the ubiquitous GoPro, the aerodynamic Drift HD shoots 1080p video, has a small screen for reviewing footage and a wrist-worn remote. Offers a variety of mounting options.

It’s pretty cool to watch, but we don’t recommend you recreate Fysikshow’s Pyro Board for your NYE blast. It works by transmitting sound waves through a flammable gas to create flame patterns.

Hard Graft’s sophisticated rear cover for the iPad 2 has an Italian suede exterior, and a soft Nappa leather lining to protect the back of your tablet from scratches. Works with Apple’s Smart Cover.

(NSFW: Language) Oh, kids. They’re so adorbz. Especially when they tweet about how grateful they are for their awesome holiday presents. Or not. And yes, those are actual tweets.

The big, bold RPM has 40mm drivers, robust articulating joints and gel-filled over-ear cushions. It has an interlocking coiled cable wrapped in braided fabric. Available in three color schemes.

The retro-styled compact THR5 and THR10 are perfect for intimate jams and practice sessions, with programmable amp profiles and operable on battery or AC. Out in Japan now, U.S. early 2012.

The iPen is the first active stylus specially made for the iPad. It has a complementary receiver which provides proximity sensing and palm rejection and allowing for very precise writing or drawing.

Has 2 amps, one driving the 8″ bass sub, the other for the 2″ mid-range drivers and 1″ tweeters for a total 120W power. Also has two iPhone/iPod charging docks, 3.5mm and USB connectors.

A cleverly designed Bluetooth speaker. Lift and twist the top to power it on – the higher you lift, the louder it plays. Also has a built-in AM/FM radio, rechargeable batteries and 3.5mm jack.

From the guys who came up with the iWatch before the iPod Nano 6G, comes a concept camera with interchangeable lenses, an aluminum body, subject-facing screen, and a built-in projector.

Toshiba’s REGZA 55X3 offers 55 inches of 3D TV without glasses. 2D content plays at a native 3840×2160 resolution. Bad news? Japan only so far, priced around $11,500, and 3D is only 720p.

The already amusing desktop missile launcher gets an upgrade – letting you remotely aim and fire at targets using your iPhone, iPod or iPad over Bluetooth. Hope you can kill that sound, though.

A 9900mAh external battery with 2 USB ports that can be used simultaneously, with 1 port delivering enough current to charge tablets. A week’s worth of charging in a very portable form.

We love the sheer minimalism and natural beauty of these handmade iPad stands created by Tonerico. Want one outside of Japan? You might want to give White Rabbit Express a shout.

Build your own custom 3D printed robot figurines over at My Robot Nation. Pick from heads, torsos, arms, legs, then add accessories and colors and pose your robot. Available in sizes from 2″ to 6″ tall.

A reinterpretation of Jacob Jensen’s 1973 Bang & Olufsen Beocenter 1400, this updated version adds a DVD drive, a 16:9 LCD screen and replaces the cassette player with a memory card reader.

The Magic Cable Trio from Innergie combines a mini USB, Micro USB and Apple 40 pin connector. Its smart tips design makes the same cable compatible with a variety of mobile devices.

Sony’s newest gaming system will be released on 2/22/12. In case the Vita has flown under your radar, here’s a refresher on its capabilities. Be sure to save some money for its memory cards.

Kåre (“Zenta”) Halvorsen’s incredibly cool, equally creepy MorpHex robot starts out looking like a ball, but can sprout six legs and walk around whenever it feels like it. Fortunately, it has no weapons (yet.)

Has a 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and a do-it-all 24× super-telephoto zoom lens. CNet says it will drop in January 2012 for $950 with Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements as freebies.

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