Awesome Etc

Best known for their No Pants and Best Buy pranks, Improv Everywhere’s Welcome Back is a bit more tame but still quite funny: watch as they welcome random strangers at an airport.

It was only a matter of time before Minority Report’s gesture tech became a reality; made in part by a science advisor for the movie, Oblong’s g-Speak is a “spatial operating environment.”

Shaky cam footage has been up all weekend, but here’s the official Star Trek trailer in HD; love it or hate it, we have a feeling it’s going to kick some major Romulan butt come May 2009.

Few inspire as much loathing as he-who-spoils-movies, but we can’t help but give props to the Fine Brothers for putting together this 100 Movie Spoilers video; you’ve been warned!

There are man caves, and then there are MAN CAVES: these garage theaters are the ultimate in cinematic gluttony, from a rotating floor to a view of the Jedi Temple. Update: more here!

Arguably the coolest use of flip books we’ve ever seen, this imaginative music video for Kraak and Smaak’s Squeeze Me is directed by Dutch duo Superelectric and Andre Maat.

Simultaneously cruel but a bit funny, this lopsided battle pits ALCNON, a 1.3 meter, 16 kg robot against a much smaller opponent; it’s like David vs. Goliath, minus the slingshot.

With spinning saws aplenty, Grendizer is at the top of our awesome robots list: directed by Paolo Lamanna, the action-packed video above also has Cinema 4D outtakes at the end.

Cued to Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger and Around The World, this stop motion video perfectly illustrates London’s frenetic pace. Trip across the pond, anyone?

Created for Saturn (think Best Buy for Germans), Evolution of Technology mixes robots and biology to explain survival of the fittest; apparently, we all evolve into hot, blue-skinned babes.

No, these actors haven’t gone mad: the desk lamp above is AUR, an MIT robot that uses a hybrid control system that lets it react to and interact with on-stage performers.

It’ll confuse the hell out of mouthy toddlers, but Instructables has a DIY for Gummy LEGO Bricks; it teaches you everything from making the silicone mold to prepping the gelatin mix.

Monitter.com is an innovative Twitter monitor that lets you watch keyword-matched updates in your hometown; it’s a boon for disaster responders and amateur newshounds.

Neo should be happy the Matrix didn’t run on Windows, or he’d be subjected to the scenes in this hilarious video; it’s filled with Microsoft in-jokes, including the dreaded BSOD.

If NASA existed in Victorian england, astronauts would likely don something like this Steampunk Spacesuit; it’s made with a garden propagator and sports illuminated gauges.

Sprint’s Now website is very cool promo for their wireless broadband services; it’s packed with tons of news feeds and random fact widgets that seem perfect for today’s ADD society.