Posts Written by Paul Strauss

This micro four-thirds camcorder is for serious video pros, with interchangeable lenses and a mirrorless design. It shoots full HD at 1080/60i or 1080/30p, and stores up to 12 hours of video.

Built with JavaScript and WebGL, this 3D demo shows off what’s truly possible in a web browser. You’ll need a recent copy of Google’s Chromium. Hit “L” while the demo plays for a fun surprise.

David Altobelli’s haunting, artful video for Philip Selway’s solo album has such a simple premise, but left us shaken by the end. What else do you expect from one of the members of Radiohead?

Despite the fact that the Boxee Box hasn’t even been released yet, D-Link and Intel announced an upgrade to the 1.2GHz Atom CE4100 CPU, helping it handle H.264 video at up to 1080p/60fps.

This 80’s-style boombox fits iPod devices, lets you record from the FM tuner to MP3 and save directly to an SD card or USB. Bonus: “D” batteries let you take it on the subway for a delightfully retro ride.

While it’s not quite as poetic as the octopus who stole a video camera, this manta ray nabbed cameraman Travis Matteson’s Canon 5D Mark II. Luckily, the ray dropped the $5k+ camera rig.

ID Wes Rhoad’s zero emissions concept 4 wheel electric motorcycle isn’t brand new, but still remains too cool for school, with its slick steering handles, funky headlight and badass wheels.

We’re baffled by the half-naked dudes in this short film from Russia, but we’re duly impressed by the computer-generated Transformers animations, built with 3DS Max, Boujou and After Effects.

With the new season of the most warped (and funny) show on television upon us this Thursday (9/16), catch up with Sweet Dee and the boys with last season’s Blu-ray/DVD release.

Did you know that when ants get separated from their colony, they start following each other in a circle until they drop dead? The phenomenon looks like an insect hurricane. Nature sure is weird.

There were 2 Battles of Endor that fateful day; this one involved a man and his monkey vs. a woman and hers. If we could throw the Smokemonster in from Lost we think we’d have the perfect storm.

Freaking Aweso.me is a new art line created by The Awesomer founder Sion Lee. Their first piece is this awesome zombie poster, loaded up with 978 references to undead movies, books, and games.

Whether you call it a soft drink, soda or pop, you’ll find every flavor you ever could dream of at Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles, which carries over 500 different varieties of soda.

The guys at College Humor have put together these handy illustrations to show you how you really get your exercise at the gym. We’ve done the writhing-in-pain one a few times this week.

One of the more dramatic installations at Burning Man 2010, Ein Hammer is a metal tower which can belch massive jets of fire as 3 workers below smash sledgehammers to trigger the flames.

We’ve all heard of Keyboard Cat, but never seen a real Cat Keyboard. Played at an eco-festival for the Prince of Wales, at least the guy didn’t squeeze real cats in a crowd full of environmentalists.

Why is this dorky looking guy bouncing around on a pogo stick? And why should you be forced to sit through almost 2 minutes of this? You’ll see when you get to about 1:39. (Thanks, Yo-Naa!)

Despite the fact that Patrick Walsh and Paul Damgaard were inside of a “protective” shark cage, the 2-ton, 15 foot-long Great White headed their way isn’t going to let that get in his way.

We all have our memories of Spider-Man, whether the old “…does whatever a spider can” theme, the Sam Raimi blockbusters or even Spider-Pig. The Japanese have their own special memories.

If you like 80’s synth music, buddy cops, Jerry Bruckheimer, mullet-moustache combos and bromance, it’ll be worth your while to watch this goofy video from Grum. (Thanks Michael!)

Designed as a digital replacement for textbooks and notepads, the Kno tablet will feature two large touchscreens, accept pen input, and a full-featured web browser supporting HTML5 and Flash.

Designer Yaser Alhamyari has a few gadgets to dock, so he came up with The Docking and Storage Base, which not only holds your iMac, but docks, syncs and charges up to 3 additional devices.

the-affair’s Mind Killer tee is based on the infamous Litany Against Fear invented by the secretive Bene Gesserit nuns of Wallach IX in Dune; use the code awesomer5 to get £5 (US $7) off.