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The latest trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s sci-fi flick After Earth sheds light on the protagonists’ strained relationship, and the hostile post-apocalyptic Earth they crash land on. The movie’s website is cool too.

People, Hell and Angels contains 12 tracks, most of them recorded in 1969 with Billy Cox, Buddy Miles and Stephen Stills. Devoted Hendrix fans may be disappointed with the old “new” tracks though.

In the latest trailer for his upcoming game, the Merc with a Mouth describes the trailer itself. He’s starting to sound like a slightly cooler albeit way more insane version of Duke Nukem.

Casino-quality playing cards illustrated with the likenesses of America’s most influential founders by The Department of Design. Though we do find it ironic that Washington is King. (Thanks Tyler!)

The crew from XCAR heads to I-Way World to ride in the most immersive driving simulators we’ve ever seen, with cars that move on hydraulics and surround drivers with screens. (Thanks Tom!)

The Power Pose Mark XLII is an 11.8″ tall 1:6 scale replica of Tony Stark’s armor in Iron Man 3. It has LED light-up parts, semi-articulate waist and neck and interchangeable thigh parts.

A bonus available when you pre-order from Gamestop, you’ll be able to play GoW: Ascension’s multiplayer mode donning the armor and weapon of King Leonidas from 300. Now this is Sparta!

The latest trailer gives us a longer look at the torment caused by Ben Kingsley’s uber-villain, The Mandarin, and the continuing trend towards darkness in this Summer’s biggest blockbusters.

Taking a more literal approach than just using first letters, these 3D-printed chess pieces use the full name of each piece as an integral part of their design. Be sure to order both black and white sets.

It’s hard to launch cards fast enough to do your salad prep work but a set of these sharpened steel-edged throwing cards ought to make things easier. No word on glowing explosive cards yet, mon ami.

A modern camping outpost, architect Tom Kundig’s wheeled shelters have a sleeping area that converts to a living room, a small kitchen, a fireplace, and even Wi-Fi. Located in Washington’s Methow Valley.

Japan’s MokuLock creates LEGO-inspired bricks using wood instead of plastic. We’re not certain, but they look like they’re compatible with regular LEGO. White Rabbit Express might help you import some.

Inertia Labs’ cheeky entry into this year’s BarBot competition can pour and shake any three-ingredient cocktail you’d like. Drink up – assuming you can get past its unusual dispensing mechanism.

While the young breakdancer at the start of this clip isn’t half bad, the appropriately monikered 6-year-old Terra upstages his every move, dealing an epic deathblow to her competition. More here and here.

(NSFW: Language) While Clerks: The Animated Series is long gone, Jay and Silent Bob live on in cartoon form, doing double duty as superheroes Bluntman and Chronic. (Thanks Adam!)

The official debut trailer of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. The game is about Connor’s grandfather Edward Kenway, “a brash rebel pirate assassin” plying the waters of the Caribbean in 1715.

The Headtune is a clip-on tuner that resembles the headstock of its matching instrument – guitar, bass or ukelele. Its LEDs make it easy to see a string’s peg position and the note that it’s tuned closest to.

A bright LED flashlight which clips onto your shirt, jacket, backpack, belt loop or other garments using a magnetic clasp. Perfect for hands-free illumination when camping or other nighttime activities.

Learn about one of the hostile inhabitants of The Last of Us. The Infected are undead controlled by diabolical fungi. They get around like bats, using a creepy clicking sound to detect their surroundings.

The trailer for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. The machine that Flint (Bill Hader) invented is no longer making food rain down. It’s turning the food that’s already rained down into living creatures.

Devin Supertramp and pals rig an epic rope swing in a canyon, capturing its riders from numerous angles so we can experience the thrills without risk of killing ourselves. Go BTS with ShayCarl.

Jim Raynor went to great lengths to take Sarah Kerrigan away from the Zerg. But no one can take the Zerg away from her. Play as the Queen of Blades in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.

Teleglitch is a roguelike horror shooter viewed from a top-down perspective. It has procedurally generated levels and dozens of weapons, items and enemies. Also on Desura. On Windows and Linux.