iVictrola Gramophone by Schreer Design is a 3D printed analog amplifier for iPhone that is inspired by the early 20th century Victrola wind-up phonograph. iVictrola Gramophone is produced by Shapeways, a rapid manufacturing platform.

via Anthony Volodkin

Magic Cable Trio by Innergie is a USB cable that cleverly includes three different USB connectors, allowing it to be used with most mobile devices. The cable has Mini USB, Micro USB, and Apple 40 pin connectors.

via Wired Gadget Lab

Megaphone is an unpowered amplifier for iPhone in the form of a giant ceramic horn (video demo). The amplifier is by Italian design firm en & is and can be purchased for $540 to $800.

via etre & curiosity counts

The SAT 119 is a throwable bottle of fire extinguishing chemicals that bursts upon impact, dousing the flames (see a video demonstration). The SAT 119 is by Singapore-based BONEX.

via One Cool Thing a Day

“Proposition One” is a photo series in which analog cameras, record players, and other obsolete gadgets are depicted in ghostly X-ray-style images. Spanish photographer Max de Esteban created the images not with an X-ray, but by disassembling the devices, painting them white, and taking many photographs as he reassembled the devices piece by piece. The final image is a photographic composite of many layers of the device.

The series of images have an x-ray, mortuary quality; as forensic testimonies of a past existence; vestiges of their inner structure can be clearly identified while others fade or have disappeared as in decomposing organic bodies. By eliminating the objects’ individual peculiarities, each photograph becomes a generic symbol of decay and death. While sophisticated and state-of-the-art not long ago, these tools evoke today a sense of fragility, archaism and trauma.

“Proposition One” is on exhibition at the Klompching Gallery in Brooklyn through December 9.

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Up by Jawbone is a combination iPhone health app and smart wristband that together track the wearer’s exercise, sleep, and eating habits (intro video). Up users can compare their health progress against their friends’ and take part in individual or group health challenges.

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Lomokino is a wind-up movie camera by Lomography that shoots short lo-fi films on any 35mm still photography film. Once the film is developed, it can be viewed on the optional Lomokinoscope film viewer. The camera and the viewer are available as a set for $99.

After over 100 years of movie making, million-dollars-special-effects, big scale film studios and endless Hollywood drama, the LomoKino gives you the chance to return to the roots of movie-making and witness the very first steps of moving Lomography. Become a director yourself and capture Lomographic movies on any kind of 35mm film: no sound, no special effects, no post production – Just simple Lomography in motion.

DrawTop is an adhesive vinyl sticker that turns the backside of a laptop screen into a handy whiteboard. It is available for purchase in a variety sizes, for use on laptops, tablets, and smartphones. DrawTop is by Ryan Mitchell and Erik Fogg.

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Iris 9000 by ThinkGeek is a retro futuristic speakerphone dock for the iPhone 4S and its Siri voice assistant inspired by the power hungry AI computer HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It allows an iPhone 4S owner to speak to Siri from up to 50 feet away. Iris 9000 will be available in April, 2012.

via Gizmodo

Nest is a self-programming thermostat that learns the schedules and temperature preferences of its owners in order to save energy. It can also be controlled remotely by smartphone.

As the Nest intro video points out, currently 50% of home energy bills go to heating and cooling, or put another way, 10% of US Energy is controlled by thermostats. Nest is produced by Nest Labs, a company founded by two Apple alums: Tony Fadell, former head of the iPod and iPhone division, and Matt Rogers, former head of iPod software development.

Wired has a fascinating article on how the Nest project came together.

What if your thermostat could learn from you?
What if it could build a schedule around what you like? Or figure out when you’re gone? Or show you how long it’ll take to warm up the house? What if your thermostat told you how much energy it used? And helped you to save even more? What if you could control it from your laptop and phone?
That would change everything.

Horn Bike is a simple unpowered audio amplifying horn attachment and bike mount for iPhone that increases the phone’s speaker volume by 13 dB (see demo video). Horn Bike is made by Taiwan-based Fruitshop, manufacturer of the Horn Stand and a variety of other iPhone, iPad and iPod cases and accessories.

via Wired

The Intercontinental Ballistic Design Missile (IBDM) is a USB flash drive shaped like a retro ballistic missile. The IBDM is by H-57, an Italian design firm. It does not appear to be for sale.

via Technabob & Trends Now

Brian Lam, former editor of Gizmodo, has just launched The Wirecutter on The Awl. It is a “new website designed to do one thing: to tell you what the best particular product in a category is at any given moment.” Here’s Brian’s explanation of what it is and how to use it.

via The Awl

CineSkates by Cinetics are wheels that attach to a camera tripod, enabling the type of smooth cinematic camera movements usually reserved for professional filmmakers (see CineSkates in action). Cinetics founder Justin Jensen is funding the first CineSkates production run with Kickstarter.

via TechCrunch

photo via Cinetics

The I.dear Wooden Zoo by Korean company, DCT, is a whale-shaped portable speaker that also doubles as a stand for a variety of phones including the iPhone 4, iPod Touch, 3GS, 3G, Samsung Galaxy and more. The whale’s wood construction probably creates a richer, warmer sound compared to similar plastic portable speakers.

via Technabob

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The JBL MS-2 is a small digital processor that optimizes the signal coming from a portable music player to improve the quality of sound playing through car or home audio speakers. Dalas Verdugo shows how the MS-2 works in this video by Adam Lisagor (aka Lonely Sandwich).

The MS-2 uses DSP (digital signal processing) equalization to optimize system performance for the acoustic characteristics of your speakers, electronics and vehicle interior, and DSP time correction to ensure that all the sounds reach your ears simultaneously, creating a coherent, richly detailed soundscape.

via Lonely Sandwich

iCufflinks by Adafruit Industries are LED cufflinks that pulsate like an Apple power button in sleep mode. Because the cufflinks are open source, the behavior of the LED can be changed to suit the wearer’s particular fashion needs or computer manufacturer allegiance.

Muffin Monster by JWC Environmental is an impressive machine that destroys everything that is fed to it.

via Boing Boing

MakerBot Industries is now offering fully assembled custom MakerBot Thing-O-Matics, available in the MakerBot Store.

The Custom Fully Assembled MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer is the premium Makerbot, and the latest in cutting edge personal manufacturing technology. Includes the new StepStruder™ MK6 Plus Complete, and Generation 4 Interface Controller!

Red Pop is an attachment for iPhone that brings the speed and enjoyment of a shutter release button to the phone’s camera function. UK design firm Beep Industries is currently developing Red Pop for commercial release, and raising funds for the project on Kickstarter.

We are huge iPhone fans and love the iPhoneography culture that has grown around the product – so much so that, like many others, we’ve stopped carrying our digital cameras with us and now use our iPhones to capture and share photos of our everyday lives as well as big events like birthdays, bake-offs and baby Joe-Joe’s first steps.

However, the experience of using a camera phone isn’t perfect. It feels like something’s missing from the photo taking experience and it’s frustrating that shots are missed when you have to play ‘hunt the fire button’. In our experience, and from what people we have told us, this is a real frustration of taking photos on the otherwise awesome iPhone 4.

So we had an idea – let’s bring the button back! To us, buttons are beautiful, an invitation that screams out ‘c’mon press me’. Red Pop’s design is rooted in the now but with a subtle and respectful nod to the beautiful and iconic cameras of the past.

USB HubDog, a cute USB hub in the shape of a dog, available at Fred Flare.

Outside of a dog, a computer is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog… there are four USB ports! (Sorry, Groucho. We coudn’t help it!) Super cute and hi-tech and ready to connect up all your peripherals, this USB HubDog is totally prepared to be your new buddy. Sleek white color with a green light to let you know it’s connected. Measures 4″x4.25″x.25 for super portability!

via Technabob

The Oona is a simple yet versatile smartphone stand that can be configured for numerous applications, from attaching to windshields to serving as a camera tripod mount. The product of a long distance collaboration between designers Brad Leong, Daniel Fukuba, and Sam Gordon, The Oona has significantly surpassed its funding goal on Kickstarter (though it is still possible to donate.)

Black Heart Cases are handcrafted (and lasercrafted) leather iPhone and iPad skins by San Francisco artist Gustavo Pastre. Pastre’s next product will be a leather iPad envelope and mustache stand–he’s raising funds to buy materials for the project via Kickstarter.

My name’s Gustavo Pastre and have been an artist/craftsman my entire life. I endeavor to craft items of enduring quality. That means that long after the intended use is no longer relevant, the item or it’s components, can be used for some other purpose. A universal approach. When I was a child, I used to think everything was made in factories. Looks as if things are going that way. My processes are old fashioned and newfangled. Cast iron hand presses and lasers. All the materials and construction is done in and around San Francisco, California.

We all know getting older isn’t fun, but Koken, a Japanese manufacturer of training gear for medical professionals, wants to be sure you know the specific details. To that end, they’ve produced this cousin to the “fatsuit,” or “empathy belly,” a little bondage ensemble they not-so-idiomatically have dubbed “The Aged Simulation Set.” Not sure where the Bib of Shame or orange-and-green color scheme comes in, but then seniors aren’t known for their fashion sense.

The aged simulation set is a teaching material intended to demonstrate the inconveniences felt by the aged due to musculoskeletal, visual and auditory aging. This set is the most suitable for medical practice, nursing and welfare training. Inconveniences to the aged due to the changes in bones, muscles, sight and hearing can be experienced with this simulation set. This simulation set is suitable for the field of medical and welfare education.

The Solowheel by Inventist is a battery powered gyro stabilized unicycle that can be folded up and carried when not in use. Watch how the riders glide by like Roman conquerors in this video demo.

Externally, the Solowheel consists of a wheel and two foldable foot platforms. Internally, the inner workings of the Solowheel use gyro sensors, a 1000-Watt motor and a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. All this technology is housed under a visually appealing, slim case with leg pads and a handle for easy carrying.

via DVICE

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