Awesome Tech

Never content with piddly single function gadgets, Brando’s laptop cooler also squeezes in 2.5″ SATA HDD bay and 3 USB ports; in effect, it doubles as a docking station.

Speech bubbles that follow people? The ability to turn your friends into puppets? Adobe’s Dan Goldman shows off some amazing new tricks that let you dynamically interact with videos.

Perfect for desk jockeys, My Robot Calculator not only does arithmetic but sports two clamps for hands that hold pens and knick knacks; he also has a magnetic back for paperclips.

It’s a bit pricey, but Fujitsu’s 12.1″ Lifebook P8020 is attractive to business users: it’s fairly lightweight yet still packs an optical drive, runs very cool and has a bright and vibrant screen.

Its squat design recalls the last gen Nano, but Motorola’s Hint QA30 is their first QWERTY cellphone: it’s a dedicated messaging phone, with one-touch SMS, email and IM.

Although similar to the Modo Pocket, the Wrap-Up Tripod also features stretchy neoprene that can wrap around a point-and-shoot; in short, it’s both a portable tripod and case.

Samsung’s Omnia is now available for order online through Verizon; it features a 3.2″ TFT/haptic display, Windows Mobile 6.1, Wi-Fi, GPS, 5MP camera, Bluetooth and 3G speeds.

Incase is covering all its bases (and iPhone 3Gs) this holiday season, with a gaggle of new Slider Cases and Protective Colors; they come in just about every color under the sun.

Coming sometime after the New Year, Acer will be expanding its Aspire One line in Taiwan from a single 8.9″ model to larger 10″; let’s hope they’ll come stateside with built-in 3.5G.

Just in time for Black Friday, Nintendo is dropping two DS Lite bundles for those of you yet to join the dual-screened masses: a red New Super Mario Bros. and a blue Brain Age, both for $150.

We’re really digging these WeSC Bongo headphones, available in Sweden with Nokia 5220 and 5320 cellphones. You can also get the Bongos a la carte, albeit with different colorways.

Ideal for road warriors, the X-mini Capsule Speaker is a portable 2.4W speaker that fits in the palm of your hand; it features a unique expandable resonance chamber that ups bass response.

Forget HDTV: the NFL and 3ality Digital will show next week’s Raiders vs. Chargers game live in 3D at three theaters in LA, New York and Boston. Too bad it’s not open to the public.

Gijs Gieskes’ Strobo VJ is a funky handmade animation sequencer; it uses a Game Boy camera to record animations, and then syncs them to music using LSDJ (also a GB app).

Nokia’s 6260 Slide has finally been revealed; it’s targeted towards the mass market and the first S40 phone with GPS. Also included: a 5MP Carl Zeiss camera and 3G/HSDPA speeds.

The ClarionMiND is basically a carputer: on one hand, it’s got an Atom CPU, 4GB SSD, video-playback and built-in Firefox; it also has GPS navigation via its 4.8″ touchscreen.

If you can forgive its bulkiness, AT&T’s Quickfire has a lot to offer: this chat-friendly phone features a 2.8″ capacitive touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard, HSDPA and GPS.

We never would have thought the stoplight needed a makeover, but Art Lebedev’s Luxofor concept makes sense: square lights use space more efficiently and are more noticeable.

DesktopReview.com is gushing over Dell’s Core i7 Studio XPS; it’s the cheapest Nehalem desktop thus far, coming in at under $1k even with 4GB RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 3450.

Available in December, Atomic Floyd’s AirJax headphones have premium written all over them; they’re made with heat-treated acoustic steel and can be adjusted to fit any ear.

Say goodbye to clutter with GenevaSound’s Home Theater, which is essentially a massive iPod dock with FM radio and CD player; it packs 7 speakers, a 700 watt amp and a 12″ sub.

Dell’s definitely been getting artsy lately, first with the Studio and now their Inspiron Mini 9 and 12 laptops sporting one of five line-art heavy covers; they’ll set you back an extra $50.

If you’ve been wondering how to get your videos from your PC, Mac or external media to your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii, Gizmodo has an excellent, to-the-point guide explaining streaming.