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Tech gadgets that push beyond the ordinary. Discover innovative electronics, smart tools, and clever devices that combine functionality with standout design.
Sharing is caring, especially when your devices run out of juice at the same time as your buddy’s. Now you both can recharge with one portable power bank: Sharepower, the world’s first sharable battery. It splits into two independent chargers. Simply snap off a magnetized module and hand it to a friend without giving up
Elgato’s Stream Deck + programmable desktop controllers combines screens, buttons, and knobs for greater versatility. It has eight LCD-backed buttons, four push-button analog dials, and a touch-sensitive LCD information screen. It’s a great tool for controlling podcasts, live streams, and audio and video editing tools. Available in black or white.
This compact motorized slider from IFOOTAGE helps capture smooth, pro-quality shots with your smartphone or action camera. It eliminates shaky handheld shots and can automate slide and 360º pan maneuvers. Works on a tabletop or mounts horizontally or vertically on a tripod. It can also hold a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 or 4 and sync
The Colorsplash Flash is a compact addon with 12 filters to add extra color to your Lomo shots. For the uninitiated, Lomography is a form of photography that toes the line between art and fun.
We’re almost out of the uncanny valley with these digital faces, created by Pendulum Studios’ AlterEgo. Their facial expression software gets the timing down so well that it’s … uncanny.
Phone Arena has reviewed iPhone competitor Samsung Omnia, which features vibrating feedback, 5 MP camera, and bluetooth stereo. It falls flat, however, with a wimpy 240×400 screen.
HTC’s Touch Diamond is a GSM phone with a 2.8″ touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera and clickwheel. Its most unique feature: a glossy, faceted back which is also a bit of a fingerprint magnet.
Miniaturization has made it possible to put computers in very small spaces. But putting a Windows PC inside of a walnut shell sounds crazy. Dr.Kun Dániel shows how he crammed a fully-functional microcomputer inside of a hollowed-out nut shell. It has a tiny IPS display in its top half, a simple 5-key keyboard, and a
Hot on the heels of Dell’s Studio Hybrid, Shuttle’s SLK4800 ($300) steps up from the value K4500 ($200) with the addition of an optical drive and dual VGA/DVI outputs. Standard: Linux; Vista +$180.
Samsung’s U800 “Soul b” is part of their fashion line; we really dig the brushed metal finish. The cellphone obviously ranks high in design, but is also easy to use and sounds great.
Dell’s new Studio Hybrid is 80% smaller and draws 70% less power than standard desktops. Available in six colors and bamboo, it features an HDMI port, 8-in-1 media card reader and optional Blu-ray.
Now available: the latest iteration of T-Mobile’s chat-friendly Sidekick. The 2008 version gives you more features (2.0 MP camera, higher resolution screen) for less ($150 w/contract, smaller size).
