Posts Written by Paul Strauss

The French automaker teases our eyeballs with their Blade Runner-esque 100% electric sports car of the future, powered by a pair of 125kW motors capable of pushing the equivalent of 340-hp.

If you’ve never played Minecraft, you’re not alone. But this guy went through all the trouble to build a sweet looking home, and then accidentally burns the place to the ground. Um, whoops.

The ultimate pizza cutter is full of win. The perfect blend of geekiness and utility, the stainless steel Starship Enterprise pizza wheel will get you through your pepperoni and cheese at warp speed.

Pssst: the City of Toronto has an Electronic Waste Program. With the help of the talented folks over at Spy Films and the hilarious collectors Chuck and Vince, the word is getting out that they want it.

Like peanut butter and chocolate, we are enjoying the combo of typography with iconic pop culture references from Jerod Gibson; it’s also a great way to remember your movie quotes. (Thanks James!)

Without seeing any gameplay, we were already excited for the next Bioshock game. Now that we get to see it in action, we’re enraptured (but not in Rapture.) Katamari pots-and-pans kill FTW!

Created by Weta Digital CG animator Marco Spitoni, this teaser gives us a glimpse into his short fan film based on the Half-Life series. No actual Striders were harmed in the making of this film.

Headcase’s official Etch A Sketch case for the iPad looks just like the original, complete with its shiny red plastic border and gold painted logo. It’s too bad they couldn’t make the knobs work.

Scheduled for the 2010 Paris Auto Show and 2014 availability for USD $180K, the sleek Lotus Elite will offer a 5.0L V-8 with a front engine-rear drive platform boasting 612 hp and 530 lb/ft of torque.

It’s time to step aside Keyboard Cat and Turntable Dog. DJ Kitty is here, clawing and scratching his way through some hot tracks on his platter. Yeah, we know that’s a DJ Hero controller.

Tateossian’s contemporary watch cufflinks display the watch mechanics on the interior, offering endless gadget appeal while finessing formal attire with a fashion-forward flourish. (Thanks Ron!)

The guys do their best to create more viral video magic, with mixed results. The one shot, no edit clip must have taken a million takes, but we’re more impressed with the dogs than the song.

YouTuber hh1edits put together this intense and visceral montage of some of cinema’s greatest human villains, and it’s a doozy. See if you can name all the baddies without cheating.

Haunting imagery from 1945 to 1962, when the US military was detonating hundreds of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere; photographers struggled to document the destructive effects of the explosions.

Is there an age limit for playing with toys? Nope – that’s why we like these cool hot wheels remote control cars (video above), with rc control right on the case, which fits in a pocket. (Thanks Peter!)

Syfy’s awesomely bad Sharktopus hits the cable and satellite waves in less than a week (on 9/25), and we’re stoked. Here’s the new sneak preview of Roger Corman’s latest masterpiece.

While it wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen a mashup of these two, 2SunsNoWomen‘s version is one of the better ones we’ve come across. Picard vs. Vader! Ultimate facepalm!

While it’s not hitting until sometime in 2011, BMW has dropped some pics of their next 6 coupe, which, other than some grill and door styling, doesn’t look much different from the 2010 model.

When we first hit ‘Play’ on this video, we thought it was one of those awful commercials for Mucinex. But 40 seconds in, we realized we were in for a real treat, and some awesome animation.

…one of the few truisms in life – and Ricardo Autobahn and Jenny McLaren of Spray have memorialized it with this catchy pop song, accompanied by tons of classic Muppet footage.

This amazing flying quadrocopter from GRASP Labs is incredibly adept at navigating obstacles, and can even recover instantaneously from being thrown violently into the air. Please make this into a toy.

Significant other complaining about you being too clean shaven? Whip out this stylish beanie complete with semi-ironic beard, hand knitted and crocheted by taraduff, and declare your manliness.

Got a YouTube video that could benefit from some better music? Grab a video of your choice and head on over to The Benny Hillifier, and give it the soundtrack it truly deserves.