Awesome Tech

Designed by Constance Guisset, an all-terrain flash drive with a no-nonsense 2mm-thick steel case that protects data from extreme temperatures, pressure and impact. Available this August.

Sony’s latest Handycam has the unique distinction of being the first and only HD consumer camcorder with interchangeable lenses. It’s also got a massive Exmor HD sensor, providing film-like image quality.

18-year old design student Andrew Kim designed what he thought a high-end HTC phone should look like. The result is at once sleek and chunky, and we want one. Hit the link for more pics and info.

It isn’t a fancy idea, and it is just what it says it is. But it is handy. Plug this thing into a spare USB port and it’ll charge 2 AA batteries in 4 to 6 hours. Comes with 2 rechargeable AA batteries.

A one of a kind brand with a one of a kind product, AIAIAI’s Swirl earphones were designed to be practical and comfortable, with tangle-resistant cables and buds that hang over the ear.

Turn your iPhone into a full-fledged guitar with this wacky accessory. Your iPhone snaps into the neck, providing a fretboard and strumming area, while the base adds an amp and speaker.

Canon’s Wonder Camera could make still image photography obsolete. It’s essentially a camcorder that takes such high-quality video, users can later pick out frames, and zoom in to crop still pictures.

Because of its cool exterior, many thought that this iPhone/iPod Touch portable charger was just a concept. But as its Taiwanese manufacturer said, “The wait is over. The icon are now ship globally.”

If you always crave more detail, look no further than Mamiya’s 33-megapixel pro camera, designed to operate just as well as any film camera, and works with all RZ system lenses and viewfinders.

Got 5.1 speakers or headphones hooked up? Crank up the volume, and check out this all-around sound from beatboxer Beardyman, designed to show off Dolby’s new mobile surround chip.

Dell Design Studio has partnered up with Threadless to create a series of cool artist-designed netbooks and laptops. 11 designs are on the way, but the first few are already available.

The Onion reports on Apple’s new Friend Bar, where Fanboys and Fangirls can head when they really want someone to talk at about why Snow Leopard 10.6.4 kicks the ass of 10.6.2.

Featuring a vastly-improved touchscreen user interface, YouTube’s new mobile website looks awesome on iPhones, Evos, Droids, and any mobile web browser with full HTML5 support.

Using advanced computing and emerging technology, IBM is building a natural language processing computer code named Watson to compete on the Jeopardy! show. (Thanks Hector!)

While this preview for the upcoming PlayStation Move control system is in Japanese, you don’t need a translator to get how the system will work, plus a nice sneak peek of some Move games, too.

The guys at Colorware have coated just about every object in geekdom with paint, so why wouldn’t you think they’d hit up Microsoft’s New Xbox 360 with a splash of the shiny stuff?

This clever ad for HP Photosmart printers was shot by printing out each frame of its animation in real time. We’re amazed they didn’t jam or run out of ink. Nothing like a little movie magic.

ScotteVest is taking wearable storage to a whole new level with their upcoming coat, which is designed to replace carry-on luggage. It has 33 pockets and can carry clothes and shoes. Wow.

Not only does the updated version of Amazon’s 9.7-inch Kindle DX book reader have a new case color, they’ve improved display contrast by 50%, and cut the price by $110 bucks. Ships 7/7.

This awesome costume was created by Hyperbole Studios for a Toshiba commercial. It’s made from thousands of individual “pixel” blocks cut from foam and glued to a cardboard structure.

Windows-only program Desktop Earth is a wallpaper generator. Using image data from NASA, it updates your wallpaper with a picture of what the Earth looks like from space at the current time.

There’s a lot to like about Opera – built-in mouse gestures, server-side compression and even torrent management. The latest adds features like faster JavaScript handling and geolocation.

These sleek modern ‘phones from TV juggernaut Vizio stream wireless 5.1 surround sound from your own system or Vizio’s home theater soundbar. Active noise cancellation too. Coming soon at $299.