Awesome Tech

For touchy-feely types, JVC’s 120-watt UX-GN6 micro audio system features a “laser touch” panel for volume and playback control, plus motion activated wake from standby.

Palm is back in a big way with the Pre; this multitasking phone features a 3.1″ multitouch screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3MP camera, wireless charger and webOS platform.

With gigantic transducers, uncovered earcups and Alcantara ear pads, Sennheiser’s HD800 headphones promise high fidelity natural listening–and make you pay out the nose for it.

A bargain entertainment laptop, Gateway’s MD Series is not bad for the price: its 15.6″ screen only displays 1366×678, but it includes a 512MB Radeon 3650, 1.3MP camera and HDMI out.

Ideal for minimalists, Panasonic’s SC-TZ1 home theater system includes four ultra-slim speakers; although it’s missing a subwoofer, it still can produce virtual 7.1 surround sound.

Powered by AMD’s Black Edition processors, the Dell XPS 625 is a boon to AMD loyalists; max things out with a 3.0 GHz Phenom II, dual Radeon HD 4850s and up to 8 GB RAM.

Sony Ericsson’s C510 cellphone attempts to rope in consumers to their Cyber-shot line; it features a 3.2MP camera with HP Snapfish integration, autofocus, face detection and geotagging.

Point-and-shooters with a need for speed should check out Casio’s EX-FC100; this 9.1 MP camera can record high speed at 30 shots per second and movies at up to 1,000 fps.

For the photographer with ADD, Sony’s Cybershot G3 comes with Wi-Fi and a built-in browser so you can surf and snap; the camera also sports a 10 MP camera and 3.5″ touchscreen.

For flight sim players who can’t have too many buttons, Mad Catz’ Cyborg X joystick delivers; it features 11 programmable buttons (double that if you press the shift button).

Gateway finally throws its hat into the 13.3″ laptop ring with its UC Series; materials scream premium, with brushed aluminum and rounded edges. It is hefty, however at 5.3 lbs.

New from the gaming mouse fanatics over at Razer: the Mamba features a 5.6k DPI 3.5G laser sensor, 1 ms polling rates, 2.4GHz wireless tech and a detachable seven foot cord.

A clear sign of Dell’s quasi-upscale intentions, their Studio XPS 13 and 16 laptops are now available; both are dressed with edge-to-edge screens, an obsidian black finish and leather accents.

Sony’s Walkman NWZ-X1000 may yet be a viable iPod Touch competitor: available in 16GB and 32GB flavors, it sports a 3″ touch AMOLED screen, Wi-Fi and digital noise cancellation.

The prodigal anti-netbook, Sony’s Vaio P gets a narrow form factor for easy pocketability; it’s equipped with an 8″ 1600×768 LED screen, built-in 3G, 802.11n and weighs 1.4 lbs.

Our on-demand future is nearing, and boy does it look bright: Vizio’s Connected HDTV partners with Adobe, Netflix, Yahoo, Amazon, Blockbuster, Flickr, Pandora, Rhapsody and others.

Samsung has unleashed an onslaught of new Blu-ray gadgets decked out in cardinal, including the sexy slim BD-P4600 player, the BD8200 soundbar and the BD7200 2.1 home theater.

OQO’s Model 2+ is official; similar in shape to the outgoing Model 02, the 2+ gets a bright new OLED touchscreen display, Intel Atom CPU, 2 GB RAM and 3G speeds via Gobi.

Considerably sleeker than their current Small Wonders, RCA’s EZ209HD is a mini HD camcorder with HDMI out, a MicroSD slot (up to 16 GB) and a high-speed 60fps sports mode.

The Olympus SP-590UZ is the new close-up king with 26x optical zoom with a 26-676mm focal length; dual image stablization, 10fps shooting and a 12 MP CCD round things out.

HP’s Firebird desktop arrives 1/9 with two Nvidia 9800s cards in SLI, an integrated GPU for Windows, a Core 2 Quad CPU, liquid cooling system and external PSU to keep things quiet.

Sure, robots could save lives, but truth be told we’ll probably make them serve beer: Jamie Price’s BaR2D2 is an RC mobile bar with an elevator and six-bottle shot dispenser.

Resembling sunglasses, Vuzix’s 920AV virtual reality goggles feature see-thru lens that let you still see the world around you, while viewing images as if on a 60″ monitor at 9 feet.