Awesome Tech

Notion Ink finally shows off some of the capabilities of their tablet, the Adam. It’s able to run and display multiple apps at once, and it’s USB support is great too. Swiping is a bit sketchy though.

Vimeo recently launched the Video 101 series to help more people make videos. The first guide in the series will help you decide which camera to get. Skip to 1:30 for the meat of the lesson.

The reviews are in, and it sounds like the K-5 could be the best Pentax dSLR so far. The camera can capture 1080p HD video, 16.3 megapixel stills, with sensitivity up to ISO 51200. Canon 7D, look out.

Drab desktop? This colorful LED keyboard has been updated to plug & play with Windows, Mac and Linux – though software control is Windows only. Grab MuSkins to turn it into a music visualizer.

This razor-thin set has a massive 65″ LED edge-lit screen, and uses passive 3D glasses, eliminating costly active lenses and reducing headaches. 802.11n Wi-Fi and Internet apps are built-in too.

After enabling us to explore the Earth, the sea and the streets, Google is thinking smaller. From the company’s Labs comes the Body Browser, which is basically Google Earth for the human body.

Made by Otavio Good and John DeWeese, Word Lens is an OCR program for the iPhone that takes the original text and projects the translation in real-time. Absolutely magical.

André Silva’s concept design integrates a storage device (in HD or SSD versions), along with LED under-body lighting and a top that doubles as a multi-touch trackpad. LaCie, please take a look.

While enTourage’s 7-inch “dualbook” isn’t the sexiest gadget out there, it does give you a powerful Android tablet on one panel with an easy-to-read electronic ink reader on the other.

We know all about audio-obsessed Munitio’s cool earphone offerings; TA readers can use the term “VIBRATO” at checkout at their shop to receive a sweet 25% holiday savings on any model.

After all the rounds of Rock Band, we’re already used to playing guitars without strings. The touchscreen Kitara is a string-free performance instrument. Doubles as a MIDI controller.

A set of officially licensed Star Wars headphones from Coloud. Judging from their price, these cans won’t sound like they’re powered by the Force, but they still make for great gifts.

Need help helping your loved ones with their computer problems? Teach Parents Tech lets you email links for 12 instructional videos. We hope your relatives already know how to check email.

Current glasses-free displays have poor viewing angles. Toshiba’s concept display solves the problem by turning the tables: the display will be the one moved, while user’s head stays still.

Chris O’Shea has been trying to make an Air Guitar game since 2007, and when the Kinect came out he saw a golden opportunity. He has no plans to make an actual video game though.

The Chameleon X-1 has a dirty little secret. On top, it just looks like an ordinary, but stylish optical mouse. But flip it onto its back, and it conceals a full wireless gamepad with 14-buttons.

Audio junkies may recall Tascam’s retro Porta One mobile studio. The 4-track recorder has a new life as an iPad app, aping the looks of the original, substituting digital audio for cassette tapes.

Now that Google has revealed its Chrome notebook PC, what better way to prove the value of storing all your stuff “in the cloud”, but to destroy a few computers, and get back to work instantly.

John Kestner’s concept wallets make the user aware of their financial status by giving them physical feedback. For example, one of the wallets becomes harder to open the less money you have.

We’ve posted thousands of goodies this year, and figured we’d help you guys out with your holiday shopping by picking some of the most awesome items of the year – in case you missed ’em.

Aside from the curvy Nexus S, Google seems to be close to launching the cloud-based Chrome OS as well, along with a specially designed notebook. US residents can apply to be pilot testers here.

Italian artist Franco Recchia takes discarded old bits of electronic junk and turns them into intricate (and pricey) cityscape sculptures. We have say the Fifth Avenue one is our fave.

Show off what your schmancy graphics card can handle with this newly updated 3D benchmarking utility. The stuff in their demos is almost always cooler than the graphics in games themselves.