Awesome Tech

Providing the type of sophisticated image editing you’d expect to find in Adobe Photoshop, this online image editor is a great no-cost alternative you can use anywhere you have a web browser.

Designed by Thanva Tivawong, the Sand Glass concept for traffic lights imitates an hourglass, providing an intuitive and less ambiguous way of indicating when the lights will change.

This VST software synth offers a clean and intuitive interface for creating sounds. It’s designed for easy experimentation and offers an online preset library so you can share sounds. Grab the Beta now.

The O6HD is hand-built using the best audio components, from its DACs to its anti-vibration feet. It has a built-in 2TB drive,  802.11n Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB and HDMI ports and a CD-RW drive.

If you’d rather not have your bags bulging with extra battery packs, or your gadgets bulked up by cases with built-in batteries, you can take on the burden yourself with this wristband battery pack.

Touchscreen typing not your thing? Keyboard Buddy’s got your back. It’s a case with a slide-out Bluetooth keyboard. It has its own power switch, and lasts up to 45 days on a single charge.

At last, iPod Nano 6G watch bands that are more than just plastic strips. Scott Wilson’s TikTok band is temporary, while the LunaTik lets you screw-in the Nano for a more permanent conversion.

Do you have dust stuck in your laptop fan? Watch, learn, and sing along with Jayme Gutierrez’ catchy little instructional (and musical) video. We don’t think it’s any easier to service Mac Books, Jayme.

Marshall has finally taken the wraps off of their headphones. The Major has the same vinyl exterior as Marshall’s famous amps, earcups that look like grille cloth. You can’t really stack these, though.

Designed by Chris Rogers, the Mega Hurtz is a remote-controlled 4-wheel drive robot. It can turn on a dime, has enough torque to tow a Hummer, knocks down walls, and can be fitted with weapons.

Created by CGI artist Alex Roman, every single shot in this photo-realistic commercial for Silestone was made inside a computer, using 3ds Max, V-ray, After Effects and edited in Premiere.

Dentsu London and Berg envision a future where everyday objects and surfaces exploit the Internet in their “spare time” to provide constant, relevant information and feedback. Cool stuff indeed.

Techno-romance at its best here: this marriage proposal was shot with hidden cameras streamed live into the iPhones of friends helping the groom, so they could keep it a surprise. (Thanks Kevin!)

A universal remote control embedded in a pillow. It has easy to click fabric buttons and a smart shutdown feature. If you still manage to lose this remote, your house needs some major cleaning.

Created by students for Stanford University and Aalto University, the Bloom laptop can be disassembled in two minutes without the use of any tools, making it easy to replace or recycle its parts.

Judging by the price, it’s safe to assume that these are not the best-sounding headphones in the galaxy. But that’s a small price to pay (pardon the pun) to be able to rock out with your Darth out.

The Beosound 8’s conical speakers not only make it appear slim, they also enhance sound quality. Most Apple mobile devices fit into its dock, and it also has USB and auxiliary-in connections.

Mozilla Labs just took wraps off this Firefox add-on which lets you quickly share any web page with friends on Facebook, Twitter or Gmail by simply hitting the new “share” icon.

Take your musical talent everywhere with this t-shirt that’s with a built-in synthesizer. Play up to 8 notes at a time, and choose from 5 sound samples. Buy 4 and form a Kraftwerk tribute band.

A sleek watch that trades buttons for a touch screen. Tap the screen and the display appears, swipe to reveal the various modes and to set the time or alarm, and pinch to remove an alarm.

Bitplay INC specialize in designing gadgets that are fun to use. Their Bang! concept lamp has a gun-shaped remote used to switch it off. The shade even tips to the side when the lamp is “hit”.

Want something a bit more more serious than the R2-D2 Droid? This Android 2.2 phone is all business, with its enhanced QWERTY keyboard, Quickoffice mobile suite, and global coverage.

(NSFW) This single-purpose website captures some of the more inappropriate auto-correct suggestions made by the iPhone and other gadgets. The Angry Birds one is priceless. Submit your faves here.