Awesome Tech

If you get giddy over dynos and exhaust temps, the iQ is a 5″ touchscreen dash PC that taps directly into your car’s vitals; it not only monitors performance but doubles as a media player.

It may be petite at 5.4 lbs and 1.5″ thick, but Dell’s XT2 XFR tablet is rugged to its core: it sports a 12.1″ multi-touch display, MIL-810G chassis, GPS, 3G, Core 2 Duo and up to 5 GB RAM.

We felt shivers up our flesh-and-blood spines watching this PETMAN prototype for the US Army; it walks at 3.2 mph (the same speed as a human) and stays upright even when shoved.

Move over, Magic Mouse: the Titanium ID is so over-the-top we can’t help but drool: the Bluetooth mouse is made with Grade 1 Titanium and features a neodymium scroll wheel.

$50 won’t buy you top of the line sound quality, but Nixon’s Trooper Headphones are generous with features: you’ll get 40 mm drivers, a folding hinge, removable cord, and padded headband.

Lenovo ditches the business suit with its stealthy IdeaCentre B500; it’s a 23″ gaming-oriented all-in-one with a Core 2 Quad CPU, GeForce GTS 250M, 4GB RAM and 1TB HDD.

Made with $2,000, two 42″ LCD TVs, and crapload of fingerprints, John and Reko’s iPhone Costumes actually work–they’ve modified their iPhone 3GS to allow live dual image output.

Due out Spring 2010, the ReNu is an eco-friendly three-fer: the modular solar panel can power a Regen-designed iPod/iPhone dock, a speaker dock, or even an LED desk lamp.

Sony Music and freestyle footballers (that’s soccer for Yanks) gives Guitar Hero a more athletic kick with Football Hero: it’ uses Arduino, pressure sensitive pads, and Frets on Fire.

Letting robots drive is still a touchy matter, but Stanford has developed a robotic Audi TTS able to hit speeds of 80 mph and drift; they aim to tackle Pikes Peak next year, rally style.

Vodafone NZ turns what would normally be a cacophony into a symphony with a stirring cellphone rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture; it took 1,000 phones and 53 ringtones.

Available in 160GB and 500GB flavors, Brinell puts the bling in portable hard drives with their Purestorage line; each sports a chrome frame with wood, leather, steel, and carbon accents.

It may lack the permanence of traditional graffiti, but that may not be a bad thing: Video Graffiti is part art, part tech demo as it uses rollers with LEDs that are motion-tracked by a projector.

Available November with AT&T and T-Mo, BlackBerry’s Bold 9700 is a slimmer version of the first Bold with a 480×320 screen, trackpad, faster CPU, OS 5.0, 3.2 MP camera, 3G and Wi-Fi.

Kiel Johnson’s giant Cardboard Twin-Lens Reflex Camera looks cool enough as he builds it in the time-lapse video above, but here’s what wowed us: it actually takes pictures.

Made with wool felt, Hard Graft’s Sporting Mousemat isn’t just a rodent rumpus room; it also folds up and snaps together into a pouch with enough space for for a mouse and power adapter.

Beyond the Magic Mouse, iMac and MacBook, here’s Apple’s other 10/20 news: a slick Remote, two-battery Wireless Keyboard, reinforced 60W Power Adapter and refreshed Mini.

Mamiya’s DM22 is an entry level camera, though only affordable for professionals; it features a 22 MP 44x36mm sensor, Leaf Aptus II-5 back, 80mm f/2.8 lens, and ISO range of 25-400.

Available at AT&T stores 11/8/09, Jabra’s STONE ups the style ante for bluetooth earpieces; it packs a noise-canceling mic, touch-sensitive shell, A2DP, and charging dock.

Compatible with Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and DJ Hero, Altec Lansing’s Stage-Gig is ideal for extra on-stage (or on-couch) oomph; the 40W amplified speaker packs a 6.5″ woofer.

Barnes & Noble’s Nook is their first eReader; weighing 11.2 oz, it features a 6″ e-ink display, 3.5″ color touchscreen, Wi-Fi, AT&T 3G, 2GB built-in storage, MP3 player and speaker.

House phones are fading fast, but Bang & Olufsen’s BeoCom 5 scores style points while staying relevant; it’s a dual-landline cordless phone with VoIP, 2″ LCD and magnetic dock.

Apple’s MacBook finally gets some love from its Pro siblings; it sports a glossy unibody plastic shell, a built-in 7 hour battery, glass multi-touch trackpad, and 13″ LED backlit display.