Awesome Gadgets

It’s a Cideko rebrand, but MSI’s Air gives us hope that the 80 key mini-keyboard will get a wider release; the 7 oz. peripheral doubles as an air mouse thanks to built-in 3D motion sensors.

Not to be outdone by the TL500’s fast glass, Samsung’s TL350 records 1080p videos and snaps 10 MP pictures simultaneously; it also features a 1,000 fps 138×78 pixel movie mode.

Samsung’s 10 MP TL500 offers surprisingly fast glass for a compact camera with an f/1.8 24mm ultra-wide angle 3x zoom lens; also: a RAW shooting and a 3″ multi-angle AMOLED display.

With a capacity of 60 4″x6″ photos, this SD Photo Album is a bit lightweight compared to its digital equivalents but makes up for it with a supersized form factor; available April 2010.

Give your middle finger a rest with the Drivemocion LED Car Sign; it displays 16 decidedly non-middle-fingery verbal and facial expressions while mounted to your rear window.

If your eyes don’t glaze over at the mention of T1 lines or Cisco routers, the Universal Network Cable is for you: a rotatable collar lets you choose between five patch cable standards.

MIT’s Flyfire forms 2D/3D shapes on the “fly”; each pixel is actually a micro helicopter that synchronizes its motion with fellow self-organizing helis to form a swarm of smart pixels.

Joby’s camera tripods get even clingier with Gorillapod Magnetic; it keeps the line’s flexible 360 degree arms but also adds three magnetic feet; it’ll hold cameras up to 11.5 ounces.

It keeps the G-Lens, body, and 3″LCD, but Sony’s Cyber-shot H55 is a budget version of the HX5V; it replaces the CMOS sensor with a 14.1 MP CCD and 1080p with 720p video recording.

Sturdy and stylish, Sony’s 10.2 MP DSC-TX5 is the world’s slimmest rugged compact; dustproof, waterproof, coldproof, and shock resistant, it boasts a 3″ touchscreen that works underwater.

It’s designed for athletes, but the Puma Phone also pleases gadget-hounds with a built-in solar panel, dual still and video cameras, HSPA connectivity, and 2.8″ touchscreen.

Sony’s dash is on our radar with a 7″ touchscreen, 1500 apps, and chumby widgets, but the bedside tablet is an entertainment center, too: it now streams Netflix TV shows and movies.

A downsized version of the drool-worthy HD2, HTC’s HD mini weighs in with a 3.2″ 320×480 touchscreen, WinMo 6.5.3 w/Sense UI, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 600 MHz CPU, and 5 MP camera.

Compared to the Desire, HTC’s Legend is a no-go with no 3G, but its aluminum body is a head-turner; it also sports Android 2.1, a 600 MHz CPU, optical trackpad, and 3.2″ AMOLED screen.

The OpenTablet 7 is a 7″ multitouch tablet designed to serve as a home command center; it weighs 1.15 lbs and features 802.11n Wi-fi, dual HD video/still cameras, and Flash CS4.

HTC’s Desire/Bravo goes one-on-one with Google’s Nexus One (also HTC); it features a 3.7″ multitouch 480×800 AMOLED screen, 1 GHz CPU, 5 MP camera, and Android 2.1 w/Sense UI.

Motorola’s Cliq XT removes the Cliq’s slide-out QWERTY but adds an optical trackpad, 3.1″ multitouch screen, and Flash Lite; it also features 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 5 MP camera, and Android 1.5.

Samsung’s Wave makes waves by being the first Bluetooth 3.0 handset; the phone also features a 3.3″ AMOLED display, 1 GHz CPU, 5 MP camera, 720p video, and 802.11n Wi-fi.

Digital Storm’s Black|OPS gaming PCs are a triple threat with liquid cooling, OC’d CPU, RAM, and GPU, and noise suppression; they top out with an i7 960, 6 GB RAM, and 1 GB ATI 5870.

Panasonic’s Toughbook H1 Field is a rugged 3.4 lb tablet; it features a MIL-810/IP65 chassis, 10.4″ touchscreen, Gobi EV-DO/HSPA module, Atom Z540 CPU, 2 GB RAM, and 64GB SSD.

Logitech’s Wireless Desktop MK710 is in it for the long haul: the keyboard and mouse combo have a three-year battery life and connect via the included 2.4 GHz Unifying receiver.

Asus’ G73JH-X1 laptop joins their RoG line with droolworthy specs for only $1,500: you’ll get a 17.3″ 1920×1080 display, Core i7 720QM, 8GB RAM, and 1 GB Radeon HD 5870.

Available March in Europe, LG’s Mini/GD880 phone ups the style ante with a 16:9 3.2″ touchscreen and a button-free face, 5.0 MP camera, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, Wi-fi, FM radio, and A-GPS.