Posts Written by Paul Strauss

Chicago may be the city of Big Shoulders, but New York is the city of Strong Backs: Comedian Mark Malkoff gets carried 9.4 miles up Manhattan Island by complete strangers.

This Epic Rock Paper Scissors t-shirt is the ultimate geek showdown with Cowboys, Ninjas, Robots, Pirates, and Zombies; Captain Hook may need a helping (and extra) hand, though.

Battlefield Heroes’ Vampires & Werewolves is as close as we’ll get to becoming a Twihard, but at least we get to blast their brains out; the month-long event includes three night maps.

The jury’s still out on the new iPad, but we like Cocoon’s Gramercy; the messenger sling not only holds an iPad/netboook but includes a GRID-IT system and iPhone/media window.

The DACport headphone amp puts a high-end price on high-end sound; $500 gets you a battery-less USB DAC and Class-A amp with 50 kHz bandwidth, 100dB THD, and 24/96 HD listening.

Flint was absent from the G.I. Joe movie, but this real American hero gets his dues with a heavily accessorized 12″ figure; it includes his laser rifle, shotgun, bombs, uniform, and more.

Whether you’re an Apple lover or hater, it’s hard not to agree with CollegeHumor’s iPad Comedy Gold Mine; from feminine hygiene to giant iPhone, it’s a little too easy to make fun of.

Stay sharp and active with Oakley’s Scalpel sunglasses; the impact resistant 8.75 base lenses also enhance peripheral vision while nose pads and stem sleeves get grippier with perspiration.

We admit it, Tamburini’s Corse T1 is bike porn; if you’re lucky enough to own an MV Agusta Brutale or F4, Tamburini offers carbon fiber and aluminum restyling kits for a few thousand euros.

Red Dead Redemption is no mere shooter; Weapons & Death not only discusses guns but shows off gunshot physics, character behaviors, and the awesome dead-eye targeting system.

Its the chair that never ends: made from sheesham wood, the Jigsaw Puzzle Stool’s die-cut design can be chain-linked infinitely, ensuring you’ll never be able to buy just one.

Buy the one 1978 animated film to rule them all with Lord of the Rings: Remastered Deluxe Edition; it includes remastered audio and video plus a 30 minute interview with director Ralph Bakshi.

Don’t let its name fool you: TravelTeq’s Trash Briefcase is definitely more than meets its Italian leather shell with 8 compartments (4 open, 3 zipped, 1 cigar) plus room for a 15″ laptop.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 moves from the dusty streets of Panama to snowy Port Valdez; the map pits US versus Russian forces in an attempt to secure the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline.

Inspired by Vietnam War sparking units, TAD Gear’s Survival Spark keeps the solid brass construction and reusability of the originals, while adding a basic sewing kit into the shaft.

Lost Planet 2 doesn’t just arrive digitally in May 2010 but also physically with two bad-ass PVC mecha figures via Kotobukiya; each stands 5.5″-6″ tall with over 20 points of articulation.

Not content to conquer space, Sir Richard Branson turns his eye toward ruling the oceans with the Necker Nymph; it’s an open-cockpit winged sub that’ll dive up to 130 feet.

Officine Panerai’s Marina Militare 8 Giorni may look old-school, but it’s all high-tech: the case is made of a ceramized aluminum composite that’s both harder and lighter than titanium.

This Amity Island Boat Hire t-shirt may give visitors a sinking feeling, but any fish dumb enough to tangle with Roy will bite off more than they can chew; still, they’re gonna need a bigger boat.

You may need a nuclear reactor to power it, but this 80-port USB Charging Board is pure gadgety awesome; it doesn’t transfer data, but your army of gadgets will never go thirsty again.

San Francisco gets a nose job courtesy the not-so-friendly skies in this debut trailer for Vanquish; details are scarce, but the game is helmed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.

Sinister and starless, Vath’s V63RS is a tuned Mercedes E63 AMG with 605 hp and 509 lb-ft. of torque (0-62 in 4.1s), a starless grille, 20″ forged rims, and carbon fiber inside and out.

Retro Thing’s Clear Classic USB Joystick is a true retro blast with Atari 2600 emulator w/80 games and MAME support; also: connect it to an arcade joystick plus 8 additional controls.