Awesome Tech

Recently awarded PopSci’s “Best Of What’s New ’08”, the Tonium Pacemaker lets DJs mix two songs on the go; it packs a 120GB hard drive and a touchpad for speed and pitch control.

One look at the Navigon 8100T’s brushed metal exterior and it’s clear this is a premium navi unit; it features a 4.8″ display, real-time traffic for life, and NASA-sourced 3D panoramic views.

iRiver’s Wave is the company’s first foray into the cellphone space, and it’s a looker: the Korea-only phone sports a 3″ 480×272 touchscreen, FM radio, dictionary, ebook reader and Wi-Fi.

The GrooveNeo is an iPod dock and alarm clock with a hard-to-miss digital readout; if that doesn’t work, two 2.75″ speakers with bass response make snoozing a risky proposition.

Microsoft has intro’d 46 new designs for Zune Originals, divvied up into Artist, Zodiac and Tattoo series. They’re available with all Zune players for $10-$15 extra. Thanks, Alvaro!

Not content to with an 1800 mAh battery, the RichardSolo 1800 also includes an LED flashlight and a laser pointer; also included is an AC wall adapter, car charger and USB cable.

Bluelounge’s Sanctuary is getting a fresh coat of luxury with a dark wood finish and black PU leather tray, making this cable-organizing universal charger perfect for your upscale man cave.

Modern and minimalist, the Vers 1.5R is an iPod radio/alarm that includes an AM/FM tuner, 15 watt speaker, 3.5 mm input and output, IR remote and your choice of six wood cabinets.

Don’t let its police box disguise fool you; this Dr. Who Tardis USB Hub can travel through time at at USB 2.0 speeds with its four ports; it even has a blue siren up top and sound effects.

Asus’ N80V looks like the N20A; however, this 14.1″ laptop has a tantalizing feature set, including an LED backlit screen, 512MB GeForce 9300M GS, HDMI out and optional Blu-ray.

Samsung’s Behold is coming to T-Mobile Nov. 10th, and we’re genuinely intrigued: it’ll have a 3″ touchscreen with haptic feedback, 3G, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm jack and 5 MP camera.

Despite his name, HPI’s G-Dog isn’t packing any attitude; made with aluminum and powered by nine servos, he can sit, beg, crawl and even roll over to its side using a Playstation-like joypad.

The Asus N20A is the N10’s big bro, with a 12.1″ screen, Core 2 Duo, Bluetooth and 3G. Curiously, it’s stuck with Intel’s X4500 chipset, instead of the N10’s Nvidia 9300M.

Large and oblong, Sony’s MBS-900 speaker doesn’t pair visually with the Sony Ericsson W705, but its built-in bluetooth lets it pair with and stream music from BT-equipped cellphones.

With only a 5 MP and 2.5″ screen, Tomy’s xiao camera isn’t anything special, but its built-in Zero Ink (ZINK) printer turns it into a modern Polaroid, albeit with sticky-back photos.

Most HDD enclosures are pretty stale, but Datamore’s Porte sports sleek racecar looks and a Lambo-esque scissor door; it comes in USB and eSATA versions, but is sold in Korea only.

Canon’s EOS 5D Mk II not cutting it? Their XL H1S and H1A prosumer camcorders feature a 20x HD lens, manual zoom/focus, 60i/30F/24F frame options and DIGIC DV II.

Sony Ericsson’s Rika is official today: aka the W705, it’s a Walkman variant of their G705 which means multimedia-friendly. The Rika includes a 3.5mm audio jack, Wi-Fi and YouTube app.

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Fujitsu laptops, the Lifebook 1630 tablet PC sports a 8.9″ touchscreen; despite its netbook size and 2.2 lb weight, it runs on Centrino 2 with a Core 2 Duo CPU.

We’re usually looking at the front of monitors, but iZ3D is releasing a series of custom-painted 22″ LCD monitors which range from industrial to hot rod; it’ll take 3-4 weeks to paint.

A chimera of sorts, Fujitsu’s 1.32 lb Lifebook U820 has a netbook-like Atom Z530 CPU yet a swiveling, tablet-like 5.6″ touchscreen. Also bundled: 1GB RAM, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Not satisfied with one screen, Fujitsu’s 16″ Lifebook N7010 squeezes in a 4″ touch screen that acts as an app launcher; the laptop also includes a Blu-ray drive and HDMI out.

Talk about extreme close-up: this desktop USB Microscope plugs directly into your computer with a 200x magnification and 1600×1200 resolution; it’ll even record AVI movies.

With Obama elected president, it’s time to reveal how he’ll get his work done: a horde of mini-Obamas constructed with 150 million carbon nanotubes by UMich engineer John Hart.

YOYOtech’s MLK1610 is an uber rig that runs Intel’s brand new Core i7 (Nehalem) CPU on an X58 chipset; it also packs in 9GB of DDR3 RAM, an 80GB SSD, and a 1TB HDD.

Clearly targeted towards MacBook owners, Western Digital’s My Passport Studio not only looks the part but includes a FireWire 800 interface; it’s available in 500GB and 400GB sizes.