Awesome Gadgets

Available at AT&T stores 11/8/09, Jabra’s STONE ups the style ante for bluetooth earpieces; it packs a noise-canceling mic, touch-sensitive shell, A2DP, and charging dock.

Compatible with Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and DJ Hero, Altec Lansing’s Stage-Gig is ideal for extra on-stage (or on-couch) oomph; the 40W amplified speaker packs a 6.5″ woofer.

Putting the Halo in Halloween, Pete Mander’s Covenant Elite costume also puts anything we’ve ever fielded to shame; it features joystick-operated top and bottom mandibles.

Barnes & Noble’s Nook is their first eReader; weighing 11.2 oz, it features a 6″ e-ink display, 3.5″ color touchscreen, Wi-Fi, AT&T 3G, 2GB built-in storage, MP3 player and speaker.

House phones are fading fast, but Bang & Olufsen’s BeoCom 5 scores style points while staying relevant; it’s a dual-landline cordless phone with VoIP, 2″ LCD and magnetic dock.

Apple’s MacBook finally gets some love from its Pro siblings; it sports a glossy unibody plastic shell, a built-in 7 hour battery, glass multi-touch trackpad, and 13″ LED backlit display.

With larger 21.5″ and 27″ 16:9 LED IPS displays, a tapered base and edge-to-edge glass, Apple’s iMac gets more than new looks: it tops out with a quad-core Core i5 CPU (but no Blu-ray).

Chief amongst Apple’s announcements today is their new Magic Mouse: it’s features a seamless multi-touch shell, four months of battery life, a laser-tracking engine and Bluetooth.

Canon’s 16.1MP EOS-1D Mark IV boasts 102,400 ISO, but its strong suit is fast action, low-light shots with 10fps burst, two Digic 4s, 45-pt AF, and 1080p recording (sweet video here).

Warning: do not try this at home (or anywhere else); Kipkay.com has built the world’s loudest alarm clock, replacing a cheap 1″ speaker with two ear-splitting, 140 dB electric horns.

Designed for the business crowd, Plastic Logic’s QUE is powered by Barnes & Noble and features a letter-sized 8.5″x11″, shatterproof E-ink screen, 3G, Wi-Fi, and 1/3″ thickness.

Spring Design’s dual-screen Alex eReader springs a few notable surprises: it packs a 6″ E-ink display, an Android OS 3.5″ color LCD, WiFi, 3G, SD card slot, headphone jack and speaker.

Toshiba throws its hat into the Windows 7 ring with the Satellite M505, available 10/22; it’ll feature a 14″ touch-sensitive display, Wireless N Wi-Fi, integrated 3G, and multi-touch touchpad.

Logitech’s G110 gaming keyboard improves on the G11 in nearly every area: it boasts a slimmer base, a more efficient key layout, backlit red and blue LED keys and a USB hub port.

The Blackberry Storm 2 is now official: it looks the same as the first Storm, but boasts updated electronic SurePress screen, Wi-Fi, 256MB flash memory, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR1.

A next-gen Stylophone, the Stylophone Beatbox features samples from UK beatbox champ MC Zani as well as percussion and steel drum sounds; also: record and scratch functions.

Shure’s first cans for professional DJs, their SRH750DJ headphones boast a closed back design, padded ear cups that swivel 90 degrees, 50mm drivers, and a 10 ft. coiled cable.

Couch potatoes can cut back on the clutter with the GlideTV Navigator: this small wireless remote features a touchpad and works PCs, Macs, PS3s, and HID-compliant set-top boxes.

Available 10/22, Acer’s Aspire 5738PG packs a 15.6″ multitouch display and will run Windows 7; you’ll also get a Core 2 Duo T6600, 4GB RAM, and a 512MB Radeon HD 4570.

Nikon’s D3S DSLR succeeds their D3 and features a new 12.1 MP full-frame CMOS sensor, 720p video recording, an improved viewfinder, and an insane max ISO of 102,400.

The successor to the popular WD TV Live, the WD TV Live HD Media Player adds web streaming from your network (YouTube, Flickr and Pandora) as well as support for 1080p video.

HP’s Touchsmart updates its all-in-one line with the 20″ 300z and 23″ 600t; both will get Windows 7, HDMI-in, an updated multitouch UI, HD tuning, a tilting webcam and LED underlighting.

We’ve been holding off posting on Dell’s Adamo XPS, but this latest batch of teaser pics is too good to pass up: its razor-sharp 9.99mm case is so thin the hardware is in the screen.