Awesome Gadgets

Sports Illustrated shows off its tablet magazine concept, a hail mary pass to bring print into the digital era; it’s pretty nifty, with interactive articles and ads–but will readers pay for it?

CompuLab’s fit-PC2i is the world’s smallest dual gigabit ethernet PC at barely 1″ high; it features an Atom Z530 CPU, dual gigabit ethernet, 2.5″ SATA HDD, and a die cast aluminum body.

New at Incase: the Perforated Snap Case offers the best of both worlds, keeping your iPhone light and cool while still providing the scratch and drop protection of a regular hardshell case.

All your TV belong to Apple: ThinkFlood’s RedEye System turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a multi-touch universal remote; it uses a dock-like Wi-Fi to IR bridge and iPhone app.

Zii’s Trinity is a 3.5G/4G phone that’ll run Android or Plaszma with drool-worthy specs: 3.1″ OLED multi-touch screen, 1080p out, front-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3D graphics.

Dell’s 17″ Precision M6500 is their new workhorse laptop; it tops out with a Core i7-920XM CPU, 16 GB DDR3 RAM, 1GB Quadro FX 3800M, and 1920 x 1200 LED-backlit display.

Ideal for road warriors gung-ho about using a MacBook, Zemno’s DeskBook Pro is a docking station with 7 USB ports, 4 FireWire ports, a flash card reader, and hot-swap HDD/SSD bays.

Available 12/7/09 at AT&T, LG’s eXpo targets road warriors with a detachable pico projector; the slider smartphone also features a 1 GHz CPU, 3.2″ touchscreen, and 5 MP camera.

Designed for flash drive-slinging quick-draws, the USB Clip-On Hub not only perches at the edge of your desk for easy access but lets you hide the cable away; it includes 4 USB 2.0 ports.

Best seen and heard in the video above, the Bliptronic 5000 is an LED synthesizer that is simple in concept yet awesomely creative: it can be tethered to an infinite number of Bliptronics.

Europe only: Nokia’s flagship music phone, the X6, offers unlimited free Nokia Music Store downloads; it boasts a 3.2″ display, 32 GB storage, HSPDA, Wi-Fi, and a 5 MP camera.

It floats like a butterfly, but Roccat’s Apuri USB Hub won’t sting despite its looks; this four-port hub features a flexible arm that keeps mouse cables from snagging or rubbing.

Apple’s aluminum too bland? ColorWare now offers custom solid, metallic and pearl finishes to the new 21.5″ and 27″ iMacs; also available: custom Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboards.

If you can get past the name, HP’s iPAQ Glisten is a BlackBerry alternative for AT&T; a 3G world-phone, it features an AMOLED touchscreen, WinMo 6.5, Wi-Fi, GPS, and full QWERTY.

We’re still hurting over the $80 price tag, but Twelve South’s BassJump is undeniably sexy; it’s a USB-powered subwoofer that adds midrange and bass to your MacBook’s speakers.

This USB Alien definitely scores points for xenomorphic scares; it would have been cooler if its second head/tongue had been the USB port, but it does light up in red.

Incase updates its Combo Charger with an extra USB port, allowing you to charge two iPhone/iPods simultaneously; it continues to offer both a 12V car adapter and flip-out wall socket.

Gliffy.com outdoes itself with the Epic HDTV Buyer’s Guide, which covers everything from its primary use (gaming woot!), size (the bigger the better), and brands (just buy a TV already!).

Dell’s Studio 17 notebook gets finger swipin’ good with a 17.3″ multi-touch display; it tops out with a Core 2 Duo T9600, dual 500 GB HDDs, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, and 1 GB Radeon HD 4650.

Pogoplug 2G may as well be 4G with its new features: up to 4 external drives via USB, media sync, shared address book, video playback, and global search across drives and Pogoplugs.

Everki’s Chill Pill Laptop Cooler hits the sweet spot for its size; two anti-slip rubber halves portably and passively cool your laptop while providing an ergonomic typing position.

The non-volatile memory in these 8GB USB Grenade Flash Drives won’t explode, but it gives cubicle warriors marching orders to yell “Grenaaade!” when ambushed by TPS reports.

Skullcandy does a full-court press with its NBA Player Series headphones; each pair of cans rocks the colors and name of one of eight NBA players, including Kobe, LeBron, and DWill.