Awesome Tech

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Galaxy Nexus has a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 16/32GB storage, 4.65″ 720×1280 AMOLED display and 5mp camera. Runs Android 4.0, with improved UI, notifications and multitasking.

If funded, Starr Labs iTar will turn your iPad into a fully-functional electronic guitar, complete with MIDI fretboard controller and a music app with virtual stings and a whammy bar.

The M525 may look like a typical wireless mouse, but it’s got one neat feature – amazingly low power consumption, able to last up to 3 years on two AA batteries. We bet these guys could even power it.

The name may bring back memories, but there’s nothing old-school about this RAZR. It’s slimmer than iPhone 4, has a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, shoots 1080p video, and 4G LTE support.

Look beyond Lytro’s unusual form-factor to its groundbreaking light-field technology, which eliminates the need to focus, and lets you refocus your images at any time after you snap them.

Jonathan Mann has a new iPhone 4S, and a little song (and a little thing) for Siri, his personal, virtual assistant. Despite his pleas, it doesn’t sound like they’ll be getting hitched any time soon.

Powered by a Samsung Galaxy SII and LEGO NXT, the CubeStormer II robot beat the human record for solving the Cube, with a time of just 5.35 secs. We certainly can’t rearrange stickers that fast.

Minimal, but multifunctional laptop stands from Etsy seller GreenTunaDesign. The stands have a hole to help with cable management and a slot for an external keyboard. Can also be used as bookends.

It’s just a prototype but designer Charlie Nghiem is offering an interesting solution for our fumbling fingers with the Rotor Digital Camera. It features a stacked cylinder of settings as the user interface.

(NSFW: Language) Okay, we shouldn’t expect the iPhone 4S Siri “intelligent assistant” to be able to understand a thick Japanese accent like this guy’s, but the resulting dialog is too funny not to share.

These book-style wooden iPad 2 cases protect your precious wonder-tablet, while at the same time looking great and providing function as a stand. Crafted from hand-selected walnut or bamboo.

Brinno’s wireless, waterproof TLC100 camera automatically captures 1280×1024 time-lapse shots onto your USB flash drive. Just set your interval, lock down the camera, wait, and out pops a video.

At just 3.5″ x 5″ x 1.5″ the Mini Koo is the little brother of the Koostik, making it a more viable substitute for portable speakers, especially since it doesn’t need to be plugged in or recharged.

The AutoSlide kit turns existing sliding doors into automated ones. They can be triggered to open via a button or via height-sensitive infrared sensors. A version that detects pets is also available.

The RED Epic is a drool-worthy 5K camera fit for Hollywood’s finest filmmakers. But that doesn’t mean it can’t get cooler – like when you strap it to an eight-bladed R/C chopper and send it skyward.

What starts off as your standard (boring) unboxing video for the new Samsung Central Station becomes a grim reminder of what the future holds for us. Ok, so it’s not so grim.

We have no idea what made Sony create this HD tech commercial, but it’s got a poodle driving half a car, neon, bubbles, robots, Iron Maiden, and is full of awesome. Hahn Beer is still our fave, though.

Regret having quit piano in the 5th grade? Grab the free learning app and ION Audio’s Piano Apprentice and pick up where you left off – it turns an iPad and portable keys into a traveling music teacher.

In 1957, Daphne Oram created the Oramics synth, which interprets sound from painted film strips. The 1957 prototype was recently found and is now on exhibit in London. Soon to be an iPhone app, too.

Designed by Angela Jansen, Light-Light floating lamps make use of electromagnetic components to make its top levitate. Its LEDs can be dimmed or turned off while keeping the floating effect on.

There’s plenty of buzz about the new iPhone 4S, but we’re giving some love to the newly-enhanced Nano, with built-in fitness tracking, bigger home screen icons, and a ton of cool watch faces.

Hark back to a time before touch screens, when we all relied on the cursor to do our bidding. Mike Mak’s Big Big Cursor works as well as your finger while preventing smudges and scratches.