It’s the Raging Bull versus the Italian Stallion. Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone play boxing rivals who come out of retirement to fight one more time in this holiday comedy. We really hope this doesn’t poop on their legacies.

Whether graffiti is public art or a public nuisance will always be a hotly-debated topic, but there’s no question that Bob Partington’s portable James Bond-quality street painting machine is an awesome bit of kit. (Thanks Dave!)

Shredders takes bad Holiday sweaters to the next level with these crude knit sweaters. They’re what your grandma would give you for Christmas if she was into death metal, punk and gangster rap.

A brief, but amusing follow-up to Key & Peele’s pants-wetting hilarious sendup of bad football player names, played during their recent visit to the Conan O’Brien show. They could do a whole 30-minute show of these, and we’d tune in.

A brilliant little cable for multi-device owners, the CrossLink charges and syncs a 30-pin, Lightning, or MicroUSB-based gadget with its 3-in-1 connector. Available in a variety of colors – which happen to coordinate with the iPhone 5C.

Our fingers always got all tangled up when trying to play Enter Sandman on Rock Band, but that doesn’t seem to be a problem for the musicians of Iron Horse, who gave the Metallica classic a shiny coat of Bluegrass paint.

One of the biggest risks boats face is capsizing from large waves. Check out this amazing technology which creates inverse waves inside the boat to keep it from rocking. The boat model on the left has the system in place.

Converse First String – the brand’s arm for its limited edition products – will soon release a special edition of the Auckland Racer. It will have a terry cloth upper and tone-on-tone stitching, giving it a soft and worn-out look.

Red Bull calls this multi-discipline relay “the toughest team race in the world.” It includes running up mountains, paragliding, canoeing, and mountain biking. The voices are Dutch, but exhaustion is a universal language.

This clever bookshelf encourages you to read. Put books you’ve alread read on one side, and those you haven’t on the other. Also great for lawyers. Available in various colors and finishes from Brooklyn’s Cush Design Studio.

A compilation of the unlikely, but popular on YouTube sport of Cat Ping Pong, as assembled by a guy with the unfortunate moniker MrFunnyMals. Though they’re just as good at foosball and air hockey.

Designed by signage and typography specialists Goodwin & Goodwin, the Cinema Type Board is made of a black powder-coated bent steel board and double-sided font cards. An easy to use sign for personal or commercial use.

While treadmills were designed for burning calories, leave it to some genius to figure out how to actually use it to consume food instead. One question: does the 5-second rule still apply if the floor is moving?

An amazing interactive music video for Arcade Fire’s latest single, directed by Vincent Morisset. Uses Google Chrome and your webcam to turn your smartphone into a virtual mirror that controls portions of the video. More info here.

Watch a man inside a photograph manipulate his hair, beard and moustache a la Wooly Willy in this excellent reverse stop-motion short by Peter Simon. The song is by Paul Otteson. Take a look behind the scenes here.

From the superb and versatile indie developer Klei Entertainment (Shank, Mark of the Ninja, Don’t Starve) comes Incognita, a tactical turn-based stealth game inspired by modern classics like XCOM, FTL and Frozen Synapse. More here.

A cool short film captured by observing fine grains of lycopodium powder dancing on a vibrating surface. Shot with Canon 5D and a 100mm macro lens by Susi Sie. We wonder what it would look like if the powder were ignited.

The Humble Bundle returns with another stellar lineup. Pay what you want for DRM-free, Steam-compatible and cross-platform copies of some of the best indie games in recent years. Trust us, it’s worth it just for FTL alone.

The Monza Concept four-seater hybrid has a three cylinder engine that runs on natural gas. Gull-wing doors provide access to both front and rear seats, and it has a customizable dashboard that uses 3D LED projectors. More here.

IB III will feature two playable characters with unique fighting styles, a player HQ and new weapons, enemies and multiplayer challenges. The game drops 9/18/13 for iOS devices, and takes advantage of the iPhone 5S’ A7 processor.

Visit one of the world’s most biodiverse locales thanks to Google Street View’s newly-released 360-degree POV maps and footage of the Galapagos Islands. View the amazing animals and vistas captured during their journey here.

Japanese mulitmedia dance and martial arts troupe Enra celebrates Tokyo’s selection as home to the 2020 Summer Olympics with a thrilling performance that culminates with Ninjas bringing the Olympic rings to Japan.

A couple of crazy dudes in Russia (where else?) must have left their parasailing equipment at home, so they decided to take to the air on an inflatable “kite raft” instead. We smell another Mythbusters episode here.