Awesome Gadgets

Good news if you like your gadgets green: Lexon has released a rather large line of bamboo gadgets, appliances, and accessories including radios, calculators, and lighting.

At 10 meters, Panasonic’s 14.1MP DMC-TS2 triples the water resistance of the TS1; it also boasts lower temperature resistance (14°F vs 32°F) and better shock proofing (2m vs 1.5m).

The world’s smallest photo/video hybrid superzoom, Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-ZS7 is a 12.1MP compact camera with 12x optical zoom, wide angle Leica lens, GPS, and HD video recording.

Pentax’s Optio I-10 apes its classic Auto 110 design-wise with a retro body; spec-wise, the camera packs a 12.1 MP sensor, 5x optical zoom, 720p video recording, and triple shake reduction.

Budda and Mark Nason team up for the MN-100, a 100 watt three-channel tube guitar amplifier head wrapped in Nason’s leather; also: the MN-412, a similarly wrapped 4×12 cabinet.

We’ll actually be disappointed if Apple’s Tablet doesn’t look like this MacView concept; it features two multi-touch LED screens, 1 TB SSD, 4 GB RAM and docking into an iMac-style stand.

Old is (somewhat) new again with LG’s 14″ Classic TV; it packs a digital tuner, remote, and composite video, but goes retro with a CRT, rabbit-ear antenna, chrome legs, and knobs.

The duaLink isn’t just an iPod/iPhone cable but a USB hub; it manages connecting, syncing, and charging, allowing you to plug two devices simultaneously to a single USB port.

Maingear goes over the top (and then some) with their new gaming F1X desktop; it packs a Core i7 975 oc’d to 3.6GHz, Dual 1GB Radeon HD 5870s, 12GB RAM, and a 1000W PSU.

Samsung’s 12.2MP HZ35W (WB650 in Europe) hits the spot for compact superzooms; 30mm thick, it features a 24mm ultra wide angle lens, 15x optical zoom, GPS, and 3.0″ AMOLED display.

With a high density carbon fiber frame, four rotors, gyro stabilization and autonomous flight abilities, the NicoletoMK is one heckuva camera mount; it’ll carry up to a 1.1 lb payload.

Available late 2010, Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 is a synth, sampler, and controller all-in-one with FM radio, accelerometer, AMOLED display, scissor switch keys, and aluminum unibody.

It may look like an axe, but the Misa Digital Guitar a completely different instrument; this string-less Linux-powered MIDI controller features 24 frets and a multifunction touchscreen.

Now available: Aliph’s Jawbone ICON is their latest bluetooth headset with six distinct designs; each boasts a visual battery gauge, a MyTALK app store, and NoiseAssassin 2.5.

Praised by professional guitarists, Line 6’s Relay G30 is a 6-channel stompbox-style 2.4GHz digital wireless system with 10Hz-20Khz frequency response and 120dB dynamic range.

Korg’s Sound on Sound is loud and clear with its unique selling point: it’s able to record unlimited tracks; it also packs a speaker, mic, Sound Stretch, and microSDHC card slot.

The Miniguru keyboard’s slogan is “Always on the Home Row,” and it just may do so with a built-in trackpoint, a “swirl” key-activated second layer, and three levels of tactile feedback.

Introducing Iron Chef: Inkjet Edition; Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy is an ongoing project by two MIT grad students to develop a 3D printer that mixes, deposits, and cooks food.

UrbanEars’ Plattan headphones target minimalist audiophiles; the tonal-colored cans sport a cord mic, fold down to the size of your fist, and can share music with other headphones.

We wonder about long-term accuracy, but kudos to Lin Wei and Marcella Maltese for their simple yet brilliant Gravity Ruler Luggage Scale; the bungee cord stretches to indicate weight.

OtterBox’s Tandem Series is godsend for Palm Pre owners in search of a case: it features silicone-lined polycarbonate front and back shells that let you slide the screen smoothly.

Earthy both in terms of design and eco-friendliness, Design Hara’s HTPC is a mini-ITX unit with recyclable cypress or rose wood chassis; it also uses 1/3 the energy of desktop computers.

Lenovo’s China-only Lephone includes a snap-on keyboard a-la the Ideapad U1; the phone itself features a 3.7″ touchscreen, 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, and two cameras (one front-facing).