Awesome Tech

Earlier this year, Mark Pernice took a distorted self-portrait from Apple Photo Booth and worked with a sculptor to turn it into a real mask. Now you can help him raise funds to make a whole series.

From the maker of the Jawbone Icon comes the Jambox, a wireless speaker/speakerphone. Its dual acoustic speakers have a maximum output of 85dB, while its battery lasts up to 10 hours.

The Nokia Wallet X70 concept is a functioning billfold as well as a mobile phone with 8GB of storage that has 2 cameras, writes SMS messages, supports video chat and GPS and plays music.

Arcades are virtually extinct in America, but in Japan, they’re still incredibly popular. Go inside the world of Japan’s arcades, and support the project to see it turned into an hour-long documentary.

The Re-Play XD is a mini DVR system that records DVD quality video to a micro SDHC Memory card; features simple 2 button operation and 110 minutes of recording on a single charge. (Thanks Cory!)

Nissan’s entry to the LA Auto Show Design Challenge, the iV’s space-age looks belie its earthly origin – its synthetic ivy and spider silk frame is grown like a plant with the help of nanorobots.

Got an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad without GPS? Thanks to the guys at Bad Elf, you can add on a GPS receiver, giving you accurate navigation without owning a 3G connected model.

Classy yet geeky, Etsy seller pixelthis made this awesome turntable clock from a recycled Sanyo platter and a vinyl album. It’s no surprise that it’s already been sold. So why not make your own?

Pioneer’s vehicle heads up display uses a projector with a laser for a light source, resulting in high quality images, while a special combiner enables the image to be enlarged to up to 25 inches.

This past Halloween, a neighborhood was terrorized by a flying shapeless white figure with rotor blades for arms. But it’s not a ghost, it’s “Mr. T,” a robot made by Michael aka Utah Aerials.

Sesame Street takes on pop culture once again – this time aping Apple’s “there’s an app for that” tagline with their even more-useful-than-an-iPhone gadget, the iPogo stick.

Biola University professor Matt Weathers plays another prank on his Nature of Math class, in which he seemingly manages to go inside his newly installed Windows 7 system to fix some problems.

To promote the latest version of their virtual studio rack Reason, Propellerhead built a giant drum machine running on Reason 5’s Korg Drum Designer,  combining the DJ and the dance floor.

Unlike other automated trash cans, Simplehuman’s Sensor Can is smart enough to avoid accidentally opening, and it also recognizes continued use (>3 secs) to prevent it from closing unexpectedly.

Prey is an open source tracking software. When your laptop or phone is stolen, launch Prey via SMS or online and it will provide valuable information, and even let you trigger actions on your device.

Teague designer Dana Krieger used the concept of tensegrity in the creation of the 20/20, giving the headphones both durability and flexibility, not to mention a bad-ass, yet stylish look.

Aram Bartholl’s Dead Drops project gives new meaning to peer-to-peer file sharing. Bartholl embedded five USB flash drives all around New York City that anyone can use to load or copy files.

John Savio’s Halloween costume could definitely take top prize this year. He’s managed to sandwich himself in a giant iPhone 4, with a 40″ LED/LCD panel strapped to his body. More pics here.

Are you a serious audio snob? Sony’s flagship phones are designed for professional studio monitoring, pumping out frequencies from a gut-shaking 5Hz up to an astounding 80KHz.

The newest member of Western Digital’s media players has a built-in 1TB HDD, as well as support for Blockbuster and Netflix. The Live TV Hub also streams to DLNA/UPnP compatible devices.

The Escort Passport iQ is the world’s first and only radar detection/GPS combo, and features a 5″ full-color touchscreen and enables detection of radar, laser, red lights and speed cameras.

In this recent appearance on Sirius XM, comedian-musician Reggie Watts didn’t have any musical gear with him, so he busted out his iPhone and did a little improv using only his voice and his phone.

If you don’t already have an iPad, Kindle or one of the many other ways to read e-Books, Barnes & Noble’s next-gen Nook adds a 7-inch full-color screen, Wi-Fi, web browsing, games and music.