Awesome Tech

iRobot’s new Warrior 700 is actually a robot carrier: it’s able to stand on its treads and deliver a PackBot through windows, minimizing the need for humans to make risky sorties.

Designed for netbook and MP3 players, PowerTraveller’s minigorilla is a portable 9 oz. 9000 mAh battery with up to 6 hours of juice; included are 20 tips for netbooks plus an iPod adapter.

Microsoft’s Zune HD is available for preorder at multiple stores including Microsoft and Amazon; it launches on 9/16/09 with 16/32 GB flavors, a 3.3″ multi-touch OLED screen and Wi-Fi.

From the same guy who made the Sorapot, Joey Roth’s Ceramic Speakers are made with acoustically dead porcelain and sit on cork and plywood with 4″ drivers and a T-class amp.

This Nano Air Vehicle is no toy; it’s a mini spybot that can hover and is the first of its size with its own power supply; it’ll eventually be used to snap stealthy pics and relay GPS data.

A narcissist’s dream, Samsung’s TL225/TL220 Dualview Cameras feature a 1.5″ front LCD for self-pix; both include 12.2 MP sensors, 27mm wide angle lenses and image stabilization.

Samsung’s 12.2 MP CL65 sounds more like an iPod than a digital camera: it packs Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 720p video, and a 3.5″ touchscreen with gesture UI and on-screen QWERTY.

Issued to Japanese police, the Doryu 2-16 Pistol Camera features a grip with trigger that gives new meaning to shooting pictures; it’s a 16 mm movie camera with Nikkor 25mm lens.

Ideal for laptop users in need of extra screen real estate, the Mimo 740 Touchscreen is a 7″ 800×480 display that weighs 1.3 lbs, rotates between portrait and landscape, and runs on USB.

Awesome monster/robot graphics aside, these DigiDude Tripods are feature packed; they sport retractable and bendable legs, a convenient key ring and can easily fit in your pocket.

If you prefer Rick Astley over Rokysopp, this Cassette-shaped 4-port USB Hub lets you wax nostalgic over the 80s while Facebooking; it’s authentic down to the rotating ribbon wheels.

Vertu’s new Ascent TI Carbon Fibre cellphones tempt auto aficionados with 4 editions; the best features a titanium case swathed in real carbon fiber and leather; each is a 3G capable.

Minimize desk clutter with the BackPack; it’s an adjustable shelf that piggybacks on the desk stand of iMacs and Apple Cinema Displays and holds everything from USB hubs to a Mac mini.

Using little more than a sensitive mic, CMU students have created a UI that can sense gestures scratched or tapped onto just about any surface; think desks, walls, and even your pants.

With a 10,000 mAh Li-Ion battery, Brando’s Solar Charger Backpack keeps traveling gadget hounds juiced; included: multiple adapters to charge nearly any laptop, phone or USB device.

Waterloo Labs’ FPS with Real Guns rigs up a projection screen with accelerometers to detect bullet impacts: in other words, it lets you literally shoot the screen while playing Half-Life.

Andrew Sliwinski’s Sketch3D is essentially a giant 3D Etch-A-Sketch, complete with X, Y, and Z-axis control knobs, and an accelerometer that clears the screen when it detects shaking.

Installed outside a Montreal ticket office, Moment Factory’s LED Video Wall uses tracking devices to interact with passersby in seemingly random ways, often without their knowledge.

Sony’s 10.2 MP DSC-WX1 boasts the new low-light Exmor R sensor; it’s otherwise a mid-range compact with 5x optical zoom, 720p video, 2.7″ LCD and 10 fps burst-shot mode.

Sony’s 10.2 MP DSC-TX1 is a sexy (but pricey) 0.65″ thin ultra-compact camera; it features their new Exmor R sensor, 720p video recording, 4x optical zoom with Carl Zeiss lens.

The successor to their 2005 G5 mouse, Logitech’s 10-button G500 Gaming Mouse sports a 165 in/s laser, 200-5700 dpi switching, dual-mode scroll wheel and 27g of adjustable weights.

Samsung’s Reclaim is a surprisingly capable green phone: made from 80% recycled materials, it packs a sliding QWERTY, 2 MP camera with video, GPS navigation and Bluetooth 2.0.

It’s not quite a holodeck, but comes close: the U. of Tokyo’s Touchable Holography uses a Provision Holo display, two Wii remotes and ultrasonic waves to simulate tactile sensation.