Posts Written by Paul Strauss

Glitch has much loftier, more far-reaching goals than its cutesy graphics might imply; created by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, it aims to do for MMOs what Wii did for casual gaming.

Gibson’s 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD revisits the most legendary semi-hollow electric guitar ever; it features a fast neck profile, dot fingerboard inlays and period-correct hardware.

Panasonic’s Toughbook H1 Field is a rugged 3.4 lb tablet; it features a MIL-810/IP65 chassis, 10.4″ touchscreen, Gobi EV-DO/HSPA module, Atom Z540 CPU, 2 GB RAM, and 64GB SSD.

Chrome’s Kirov is a smaller version of its Warsaw; the streamlined pro-messenger pack features 1000 denier Cordura, a truck tarp skeleton, airmesh strap, and EVA back panel.

If you found the Superbowl Teaser to be too short, this kickass theatrical trailer for The Last Airbender is guaranteed to leave you in an Avatar state with actual dialog and plot exposition.

It’s a pity this District 9 Arc Generator is sold out, because we’d love to get our hands/claws/whatever on it; the full-size movie replica is limited to 200 pieces (may require alien DNA).

Captain Barry Wilmore leads us on a comprehensive tour of the Space Station; he starts from the Soyuz, explores every ISS nook and cranny, and ends in Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Audi’s A1 is official and coming to Europe: the 3-door supermini car (a 5-door hatch comes later) tops out with a 1.6L TDI or 1.4L TFSI, weighs just 2303 lbs, and averages 46 mpg.

Hohner’s Little Lady is the world’s smallest harmonica at only 3.5 cm long; it’s able to play a full eight note C-major octave and includes a carrying case and brass keying loop.

Logitech’s Wireless Desktop MK710 is in it for the long haul: the keyboard and mouse combo have a three-year battery life and connect via the included 2.4 GHz Unifying receiver.

First social networks, then ISPs, and now entire mountains: the Google Snowmobile brings Street View to the slopes of Vancouver’s Whistler Mountain, just in time for the winter Olympics.

Available today only: there’s something silently obscene about watching a sponge bob in the water, but this Spongebath t-shirt is sure to get you mobbed by followers of zee square pants.

It’s fairly short and doesn’t reveal much, but it’s what you don’t see that excites us in this debut teaser for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier; the tactical shooter is due out Q3/Q4 2010.

Asus’ G73JH-X1 laptop joins their RoG line with droolworthy specs for only $1,500: you’ll get a 17.3″ 1920×1080 display, Core i7 720QM, 8GB RAM, and 1 GB Radeon HD 5870.

Rhett&Link’s T-shirt War puts our paltry graphic tee collection to shame, with Rhett and Link changing shirts over 100 times each in a stop-motion battle; yes, the 222 t-shirts are for sale.

Designed by a SEAL, RESCO’s Patriot watch is a rugged looker; it’s water resistant to 200m and features an anti-magnetic and shock resistant stainless steel case w/rotating bezel.

A treat for both stargazers and typesetters, Ross Berens’ Under the Milky Way collection gives all eight planets (and yes, Pluto) their own unique 13″x19″ poster with facts and figures.

Available soon: Vans Vault’s Mountain Edition line gets a mid-top design with three tonal sueded colorways; all shoes sport white contrast stitching and matching perfed panels.

PS3 owners finally get their own version of Star Ocean today (2/9/10); The Last Hope International includes Japanese/English voices and multiple soundtracks on a single Blu-ray disc.

We could think of more appropriate gifts for fat cat bankers, but this Screwed by Wall Street is perfect for the man who has everything–thanks to Main Street, who now has nothing.

His solo career may be dust in the wind, but we can’t help but feel for the hapless muppet in Beaker’s Ballad; performing (and burning) in front of a YouTube audience = teh lose.

Dog State Jewelry ain’t clowning around with their bling; their morbid/masculine collection includes rings, keychains, and pendants in the shapes of pirates, skeletons, animals, and clowns.

Give your old t-shirts a new lease on life with Hello Rewind’s laptop sleeves; send them a t-shirt and they’ll turn it into a custom 13″ or 15″ padded laptop sleeve in 4-8 weeks.