Awesome Tech

Mad Catz updates its gaming-centric Cyborg line with four flavors of R.A.T. mouses; they top out with a programmable wireless 5600 dpi laser unit with weight system and Li-ion batteries.

Consollection collects every major console on one page; it’s not perfect (e.g, Atari’s Lynx is labeled as a Sega), but you’ll shed happy 8-bit tears reminiscing of simpler, cartridgey days.

As if an 18.4″ screen, a Core i7 CPU, GeForce 334M, 1.28 TB HDD, Blu-ray, USB 3.0 ports, and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower speakers weren’t enough: Asus’ NX90 has two touchpads.

Lenovo’s 10″ Skylight targets the netbook crowd, weighing under 2 lbs and offering 3G, Wi-Fi, and up to 10 hours of battery life; it’ll be sold directly or through AT&T at a subsidized price.

Western Digital gets up to speed with its My Book 3.0; it’s the first available external hard drive with a speedy 4.8 Gb/s USB 3.0 interface and comes in 1 TB and 2 TB sizes.

Google’s Nexus One is official: it’s available unlocked or via T-Mo/VZW and features a 3.7″ AMOLED touchscreen, 5 MP camera, video recording, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Android 2.1.

LBO’s Light Touch is a laser projector and IR sensor that’ll project a 10″ virtual touchscreen on any surface; it includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2 GB memory, and up to 2 hours per charge.

Marvell’s always-on, always-connected microserver Plug Computer 3.0 gets a big spec bump: it now includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a built-in hard drive, and a 2 GHz Armada CPU.

Lenovo’s Ideapad U1 Hybrid is an 11.6″ multitouch slate tablet that docks into a laptop; together, they possess a Core 2 Duo CPU, 4 GB RAM, Intel/Snapdragon GPU, and 128 GB SSD.

Like the Edge, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X100e arrives 1/5/10; it’s an ultra-portable notebook with 11.6″ display that weighs less than 3 lbs. and includes a full-size keyboard with multitouch touchpad.

Move over, Kindle DX: the Skiff Reader tips the scales with a giant 1600×1200 11.5″ touchscreen; due out this year, it features 3G, Wi-Fi, 4 GB space, a mini-USB port, and an SD slot.

Samsung’s NX10 is a hybrid DSLR with a 14.6 MP APS-C CMOS sensor in a compact body; it also sports a 3″ AMOLED display, 720p video, and a mirror box-less electronic viewfinder.

Available 1/5/10: Lenovo’s 13.3″ ThinkPad Edge targets consumers with clean lines, dual core CPUs, a streamlined keyboard, and multitouch touchpad; 14″ and 15″ models in 2Q10.

Microsoft aims to go controller-free with a patent for EMG-sensing devices–in short, a muscle-computer interface that plays MP3s or even play Guitar Hero with your forearm electrodes.

Inspired by this gadget, the Most Useless Machine not only reaches new heights for futility but has us waxing morose about the pointlessness of our own lives. Happy New Year, friends.

Jaybird’s Sportsband hits a small, but underserved niche; ideal for fit multitaskers, the headphones sport an adjustable band, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR/A2DP, button controls, and microphone.

LipsonRobotics’ Speaker Bot will crush lesser docks with ease; this one-of-a-kind robot is made from reclaimed parts and packs a speaker in its torso and iPod Dock in its base.

Using a PlayStation Eye and the open-source structured light scanning project, Kyle McDonald’s 3D Capture at 60fps is a work in progress but still mind-blowing; more: DIY, videos.

Add a bit of class to your desktop with SLC’s Mouse Pad; it’s topped with full grain leather that is riveted to an inner neoprene pad and features a no-slip, non-scratch suede bottom.

Atila Rossito’s LOP concept is a 21st century version of the disco ball: it not only serves as a party-sized iPod speaker and dock, but streams movies and images along its surface.

YouTube’s Pantless Knights spoof Lonely Island’s I’m On A Boat with I’m On A Mac ft. PC-Pain and two Jobs; it may be pro-Apple, but it’s more a reason not to be a fanboy of any camp.

No, your phone is not haunted: Mac Funamizu’s Floater Phone concept features a curved bottom that lets it sit up by itself or wobble whenever it receives a call or text message.

It ain’t no Swiss movement, but the Makerbot Watch is the ultimate wrist-mounted geek accessory; it’s build-it-yourself Arduino-driven timepiece that uses concentric LEDs to tell time.