Posts Written by Paul Strauss

The classic 1980s Bigtrak gets another upgrade, with camera, IR and missile launcher options, and a loading bay for carrying stuff. Oh, and you can control it with iPhone, iPad, Android, PC or Mac.

Aping classic incandescent bulbs, Bulled lightbulbs use energy-efficient LEDs, projecting a 330° omnidirectional light. An 11w bulb outputs as much light as a 60 watter, and lasts 80 years.

There’s not a bezier curve to be found in this iPad app by Jean-Christophe Naour, which helps you make polygonal artwork using only your fingertips by tracing and color sampling underlying images.

Would we visit Seoul just to let this boomerang expert use his pinpoint accuracy to knock something off our head? YEAH! Could we do it without flinching? Not likely.

It’s an old video, and an even older movie and song. Yet, reddit readers dug up this little gem, showing how well Lou Bega’s cheesetastic tune syncs up with the lobby scene from The Matrix.

We couldn’t stop laughing at Marcel the Shell’s first video; here are the diminutive protagonist’s latest musings, courtesy of the imaginations of Dean Fleischer-Camp and Jenny Slate. (Thanks John!)

A year’s worth of gorgeous custom motorcycles, without the tacky pinup girls, courtesy of BikeEXIF. The perfect calendar for fanatics who appreciate bikes, and just want to cut to the chase.

VW recently redesigned the Beetle, but we think this is taking it a bit too far. Somewhere up the road, there’s a passenger lying on the side of the road in the other half of this car.

You might recall this eyeball-popping illusion from last year. Turns out its creator, Professor Kokichi Sugihara, has a whole roomful of these visual tricks to screw with our heads and eyes.

Pixar outs the first full-length trailer for its upcoming Brave, the story of Merida, a young archer whose impulsive ways bring chaos to her parent’s kindgom. A surprising new style for Pixar.

The perfect rock and roll pairing cranked out this kick-ass performance of Bad Reputation on Letterman earlier this week – in case you didn’t see them play at Madison Square Garden.

Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth’s walk-on sculpture in Dulsberg, Germany has all the right twists and turns. Though we don’t think you can make the loop without anti-gravity boots. More pics here.

A beautiful 1957 Ferrari 250 GT is about to roll out onto the stage at the Mille Miglia North America. Too bad nobody bothered to nail down the stage floor before driving it out. Fortunately, the car is okay.

This little girl is a fast learner. At least that is if her last name is Blofeld, Vader, Bates, Söze, Lechter, Gruber, Voldemort, Palpatine, De Ville or Evil. Or maybe she’ll just kill us all with cuteness.

An 11-year-old girl going by the name Spinderella (no not that one) performs a headspin for an unreal 13 minutes, 53.34 seconds. She even has time to play with her iPad and some light reading.

The game may already be out, but that doesn’t make this 5-minute-plus CG trailer for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 any less awesome, as it introduces all the characters, both old and new.

Doodling is one of mankind’s ultimate forms of personal expression. Korea’s Studio Shelter reminds us in their short film that no matter what might come your way, Keep Drawing.

Last Sunday, The Simpsons hit E4 – the Expensive Electronic Entertainment Expo, featuring such games as Guts of War II, Dig Dug Revelations and World of KrustCraft. Full episode online on 11/21.

Need to wake up before you can get to the Starbucks? Wash yourself awake with ginseng, eucalyptus, rosemary, peppermint and menthol. It’ll put a spring in your step – plus you won’t stink.

Contrary to what Jesse Morris says at the start of his subway performance of Sunday Morning Coming Down, he sure as hell sounds like Johnny Cash to us. Sadly, like Johnny, Jesse is no longer with us. R.I.P.

Got lots of loose gear floating around your bag? Grab a Grid-It! and get your act together. Each one offers an interleaved grid of elastic straps which hold a variety of random items firmly in place.

(NSFW: Language) Everynone’s latest clip delivers a powerful and potent message. Treat your fellow citizens of Planet Earth with respect, because the only true losers are those filled with hate.

Anything that requires you to quickly dismount from your bike and then jump over a hurdle seems like an accident waiting to happen. Probably not going to be an Olympic sport anytime soon.