Awesome Tech

Details of the next PlayStation Portable have been leaked. The gaming device/touchscreen phone has a 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 1GB ROM, MicroSD card support, and a touchpad instead of an analog nub.

We’re surprised it took Marshall almost half a century to come up with their own headphones. The company teamed up with Zound Industries to create amps for your ears. Drops on Nov. 15.

The next generation of portable external storage, utilizing speedy solid state drive and USB 3.0 technology. Will be available in 64GB ($230), 128GB ($400) and 256GB ($750) models.

Segway inventor Dean Kamen shows off his incredible marvel of modern science – a prosthetic arm which can be controlled by the wearer’s mind, as if their real arm were still there.

In Rock Band 3‘s Pro Mode, players use either the Mad Catz button guitar controller, or the Squier Stratocaster guitar – an actual guitar that doubles as a controller – to play actual notes.

If you like to kick it in old school (or should we say old republic), you could try strapping a pair of these Rebel Alliance folding headphones on to show your support for the cause. (Thanks Alex!)

So how good is Google Goggles at recognizing locations? These guys decided to dress up as Mount Rushmore and see what the app did. The results are surprising. It’s all part of Google’s Demo Slam.

Apple’s svelte unibody notebook gets 100% solid-state storage (64-128GB in the 11-inch, 128-256GB in the 13-inch), instant-on computing, a multi-touch trackpad, and battery life up to 7 hrs.

Patrick Hyland’s Nokia E-Cu (E for environment, Cu for Copper) concept is a mobile phone with copper skin that charges itself by conducting heat to an integrated thermogenerator. (Thanks PistolPete!)

Tokujin Yoshioka’s X-Ray is not afraid to show what it’s made of. The translucent case is complemented by a dot-matrix LED display. It has a Snapdragon CPU, 8mp camera, and 1-Seg TV tuner.

Designed by Parte LLC, the Playbutton packs play, skip and volume buttons, and a rechargeable battery in its diminutive form. The content of the audio player cannot be changed or downloaded.

One of the best LEGO creations we’ve ever seen, Peer Kreuger’s Metal Slug-inspired tank has 48 omniwheels, giving the remote-controlled beast a surprising amount of agility. More pics here.

This awesome 3D projection-mapped ad for the Toyota Auris Hybrid was made by Glue Isobar. LED, neon and filament lights were used alongside 18K and 10K projectors. Watch the making of here.

Be an expert Tier 1 operator with SteelSeries’ Shift keyboard Medal of Honor edition. It has dedicated buttons for commands specific to the game, plus you can customize or record macros on any key.

Serious about your photography? Then check out these camera rigs from Swedish Chameleon, which give you an insane amount of mounting and carrying flexibility, and look awesome too.

If you think your 1080p HD camcorder is nice, wait til you get a look at the future of camera technology from Canon, which will someday shoot film-like 4k resolution video at up to 60fps.

A special edition of the popular MMO-oriented mouse, it’s still the Naga you know and love – 17 programmable keys, 5600dpi sensor, MMO-specific apps etc. – but with awesome lava light effects.

Panasonic’s latest micro 4/3 camera has the fastest autofocus among interchangeable lens models at just 1/10th of a second. It is also compatible with the world’s first 3D interchangeable lens.

Brooklyn band Atomic Tom kicks out a live performance of “Take Me Out” on the NYC B-train today, playing the tune on their iPhones instead of their normal instruments. Not half bad, we think.

Stylish DJs who want a little flash while mixing beats might like these gold colored HDJ-1000 headphones from Pioneer; they’ve got a frequency range of 5Hz to 30kHz and impendance of 36Ω.

(NSFW) If you’ve ever wanted to know what your IT help desk guys are doing while you’re on hold, everything is explained in this video. And if you’re a Sysadmin, it may seem awfully familiar too.

Autonomos Labs have developed a car that can be ordered to drive itself and pick up a passenger. The car has a complimentary iPad app that uses GPS to inform the car of the passenger’s location.

Ben Heck is giving this Xbox 360 Slim portable to promote his new show. It has a 17″ LCD monitor, speakers and hard drive. If you’ve got the money, you may be able to snag the other two units left.