Awesome Gadgets

A departure from stiff touchscreens, Impress uses an array of force sensors under squishy foam that adds another dimension to touch interactions: it detects pressure intensity.

Leaked in advance of MWC 2009, details on Motorola’s QA4 sliderphone are scarce, but we do know it features a 2.8″ TFT touchscreen, CDMA+EVDO and a tilt sensor.

At its core a small handset, the Modu is a modular phone that can slip into one of four different jackets priced between $25 and $100; it has 2GB of memory and Bluetooth.

iBuypower has added two relatively affordable gaming PCs running AMD’s Dragon platform; both use AMD Phenom II CPUs, AMD 790GX chipsets and Radeon HD 4000 series cards.

Marginally cheaper than the Edition 9s, Ultrasone’s Edition 8 is still a premium headphone, with Ethiopian sheepskin ear cups, Ruthenium plating and MU-metal shielding.

TeleNav’s GPS Navigator is coming 2/24 to the T-Mobile G1, allowing the Android phone to give turn-by-turn driving directions with 3D maps, traffic alerts and speech recognition.

Samsung’s Blue Earth is green all the way: it’s a solar-powered full touchscreen phone with a case made out of recycled water bottles, and includes an energy efficient charger.

While it may not have the 8 MP of Samsung’s UltraTouch, Sony Ericsson’s C903 aims to please the shutterbug crowd with a 5 MP camera, Smile Shutter, TV-out and geo-tagging.

Proposed by artist Michael Marcovici, UNITX is an urban tunnel system that would automate package transport; it’d be driven by logibots that could deliver up to 4 boxes at 50 km/h.

Goofy name, but cool tech with Dell’s Wasabi: measuring 5″x3″x1″ and weighing only 8 oz, this ultra-portable printer spits out 2″x3″ photos and uses no ink thanks to Zero Ink tech.

The first Garmin-Asus nuvifone to run WinMo 6.1, the M20 features a 2.8″ TFT touch lens display, 4GB/8GB storage, EDGE/HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, real-time traffic and navigation.

Targeted at mp3-toting younguns, Sony Ericsson’s W395 Walkman cellphone eschews 3G for built-in stereo speakers, a 2″ scratch-proof display and motion gaming support.

Nokia’s 12mm-thin 5630 XpressMusic not only satisfies music lovers with dedicated audio keys and an FM radio, but it’s also a smartphone with S60 and HSDPA/HSUPA speeds.

Due out in 2010, Plastic Logic fired a shot across the Amazon Kindle 2’s bow yesterday by announcing content partners and a Publisher’s Program for their 8.5×11″ Reader.

Dell second-gen tablet is the 12.1″ Latitude XT2: this time, it sports a multi-touch a-la iPhone, a second digitizer (w/ stylus), and a 11-hour 6-cell battery, all in a 0.98″ thick chassis.

Acer’s 10.1″ Aspire One is now available at Amazon; other than a larger screen, the chief differences over the outgoing 8.9″ model are a double-size 6-cell battery and 0.7 lb increase.

Short for “Extra Bass”, Sony’s XB Series headphones pound out ultra-low bass beats; chose between three closed-ear models (XB700, 500, 300) and two in-ear versions (XB20EX, 40EX).

Though it doesn’t run Android or Symbian, Samsung’s UltraTouch S8300 sliderphone is turning heads with a 2.8″ anti-scratch AMOLED touchscreen, 8 MP camera and 0.5″ thickness.

Essentially a dynamic bulletin board, this I-Quad concept features modular, Wi-Fi enabled pieces that can serve communication, entertainment and informational functions.

It may not be the freshest looking, but Canada’s Rogers is the first North American carrier with HP’s iPAQ 910c; the smartphone features WinMo 6.1, 3G speeds and a 2.4″ touchscreen.

Coding the software will be a doozie, but 4 Leaf could be the ultimate platform for DJ battles; touchscreens handle up to four iPods while music is streamed to a PA system via Bluetooth.

Amazon’s Kindle 2 is official: 0.36″ thick, 10.2 oz, 25% longer battery life, 20% faster page turning, text-to-speech, 7x storage, and a five-way controller for easier skimming; ships 2/24.

The Logitech Harmony 1100 uber-universal remote is now up at Newegg; you’ll get a customizable 3.5″ touchscreen, infrared+RF, black aluminum body and support for up to 225k devices.