Posts Written by Paul Strauss

Raphaël Domjan’s PlanetSolar is the world’s largest solar-powered vessel, and one look at its 500 square meters of solar panels proves it; the catamaran tops out at 14 knots.

It’s hard to differentiate the gameplay from the cinematics in this Gameplay Reveal trailer for Transformers: War For Cybertron, but that’s a good thing; Autobots roll out 6/22/10.

The nettop goes ultra-thin with Shuttle’s XS35; the 3.3cm HTPC features a 1.6GHz Atom D510, ION 2 graphics, HDMI-out, 5 USB ports, ethernet jack, 2.5″ HDD, and DVD drive.

The “A” stands for alternate reality in Ryan Nagata’s 1945A, shot on a $2,000 budget; in it, the Nazis spring a lumbering diesel-punk surprise on the Allies just before the end of WW2.

PRO-Keds’ 2010 Spring/Summer line pays homage to NYC Street Culture with a clean reboot of its 60s-70s classics including the 69er (aka Uptowns), Royal CVO, and Royal Plus.

Info on Metro 2033’s beasties oozes out slower than Moscow traffic at rush hour, but this fast-paced Kill or Be Killed trailer gives us a few more glimpses at their monstrous Dark Ones.

Its name is nearly as “twisted” as its function: the Big Screw Bottle Opener is a hybrid beer and wine bottle opener made with solid aluminum that attaches to your keychain.

Dedicated to actors who occupy the no-man’s land between being fame and obscurity, That Guy! is a collection of guys that you always see in movies but can’t name … you know, that guy!

Get the lowdown on the PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in the trailer above; it shows off the integrated friend system, mouse-friendly UI, unlocked frame rates, and more.

Patrick Action is Lord of the Buildings: his Matchstick Minas Tirith was finished 2/16/10 after three years and consists of 420k matchsticks, 24k blocks, and 100s of structures. Thanks, Hutchison!

Beyond its 26x optical zoom, Pentax’s 12.1 MP X90 offers a few notable features; they include face recognition (up to 32 faces), 720p video, triple shake reduction, and 1 cm macro mode.

Kolja Clemens turns a play on words into a squadron on the wall with her Tempelhof Airplane Hangers, named after an airport in Berlin; each bomber/hook is made out of aluminum.

They sure don’t make women (or men, for that matter) like they used to: The Women of Red Dead Redemption may be sinners, saints, and survivors, but they’re also kick-ass gunslingers.

Thanks to a title that is self-evident truth, Chuck Norris Cannot Be Stopped roundhouse kicks its way into our hearts with over 176 pages of 400 all-new facts; available 5/4/10.

NSFW: the teaser introduced us to Freddy’s past, but A Nightmare on Elm Street gets dicey (and slicey) for suburban teenagers in the present in this second full-length trailer.

Porsche’s 2011 Cayenne gets meaner and greener with an aggressive fascia and 380 hp/427 lb-ft hybrid trim; also: a longer wheelbase, upgraded interior, and new 8-speed Tiptronic S.

Stuffed with planet drills, snaky Yoshi-dragons and epic music, we admit getting ridiculously giddy over this second trailer for Super Mario Galaxy 2; it’s due out 5/23/10 in the US.

If you’ve ever wanted to be a hero in a half shell, here’s your chance: Hot Topic’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Shell Backpack not only includes a 16″x18″ bag but four masks.

With the exception of a frisky puppet, Casey Neistat gives us a surprisingly SFW tour of Chatroulette; best part: his somewhat scientific tests yield completely unsurprising results.

Pentax’s Optio W90 sports a rugged body with the specs to match: waterproof (20 ft), shockproof (4 ft), cold proof (14°F), 12.1 MP sensor, 2.7″ LCD, 720p video, and 5x optical zoom.

Created with Adobe’s Creative Suite, Ghislain Avrillon’s Galileo is fantastically analog in style for such a digital piece; it was traditionally animated frame-by-frame using Flash.

Introducing the AMVOX2 Transponder Rapide, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s latest watch that costs as much as a car–and unlocks one, too; it doubles as a car key for Aston Martin’s Rapide.

True to its name, Infinite Space is surprisingly deep for a DS game; this Domination Trailer shows off ship customization, which is enough to make any space geek trip the light fantastic.