The 2012 13-inch MacBook Pro gets a 2560×1600 display, weighs just 3.5 pounds, and is just .75″ thick. Powered by dual-core i5 or i7 “Ivy Bridge” CPU, dual Thunderbolts, 802.11n, and 8GB RAM.

The Mets’ 2012 season is but a distant memory, but before they ran out of steam, director Marc Rienzo and his team at Digital Domain Media Group created this futuristic CGI short to inspire fans. More here.

Izhar Gafni designed and prototyped a bicycle with a body and rims made of nothing but cardboard. The final product will have no metal parts and will be sold for no more than $20. More here and here.

This New York Times op-doc made by Drew Christie is a meta-commentary on the birth of ideas that proves that everything is a hyperlink. It needs subtitles badly though. Oh wait.

An update of the original LF-Lc Concept, this new variant seems more refined with its opalescent blue finish, high-tech interior and a powerful gas/electric hybrid powertrain pushing out 500hp.

A 2012 Red Dot Design awardee, the BN0035 has a 40mm stainless steel case, a quartz chronograph movement, scratch-resistant glass and is water resistant up to 50m. Comes in black or white.

The Blue Devils 2012 drumline shows of their incredible synchronization and precise percussive skills in an impromptu parking lot practice session this past Summer. More here.

An epic space combat sim being developed by Chris Roberts, creator of the Wing Commander series. Star Citizen will have a persistent online world with optional single-player and mission modes.

Sculptor Andrea Eusebi made a bust of the Jedi master using plasticine, but instead of the usual stiff green skin Eusebi went with a more human appearance. For sale, it is. Buy it, you will want to.

The new Nest slims down from the original, and connects with more heating and cooling systems. It automatically learns the ideal schedule based on usage and can be controlled by your smartphone.

Perhaps the most beautifully designed ice cream cake treat ever, they were created by Doshi Levien using layers of biscuit, meringue, caramel and other sweet things for the 2012 holiday season.

MTO is a street artist who specializes in using spray paint to create large portraits of celebrities, always with a touch of red as his mark. You can see more of his work here and here.

A recipient of a 2012 Red Dot Design Award, the PostPump 2.0 is a floor pump that’s built-in to a bicycle seat post. It comes with an adapter that fits both Presta and Schrader tire valves.

This watch was brought to the International Space Station by SpaceX last May 2012, 50 years after the first TAG Heuer timepiece was brought to space by John Glenn in 1962. Limited to 2,012 units.

In Jim Henson’s cult-classic Labyrinth, David Bowie likes to twiddle around his crystal orbs. But Bowie never played with his balls, it was juggler Michael Moschen manipulating them on his behalf. Balls.

The GranCabrio MC has a 460hp 4.7L V8 engine, a top speed of 179mph and goes from 0 to 60mph in 4.9s. It has a 6-speed automatic transmission, Brembo brakes and a monocoque chassis.

Oxford Media Group’s wearable camera is designed to automatically snap pictures at just the right time. It has a 136º “eye-view” lens, 5.0MP sensor, Bluetooth, GPS and 5 sensors. Available 11/2012.

(BSFW) We’ve seen the Hula POV before but Youtuber hulafantastica kicks it up a notch by sharing what his Hula Cam lovechild captured at Burning Man 2012. The track is by Porter Robinson.

(SPOILERS!) A look at some of the effects made by Pixomondo for the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show bagged the Outstanding Visual Effects at the 2012 Emmy Awards.

A short profile by Etsy on Carolina Fontoura Alzaga, a seller who manifests her passion for recycling and the environment by making chandeliers and light fixtures out of used bicycle parts.

Hacker/Astronomer/Gamer/DJ/Scotsman Scott Manley created this visualization of asteroid discoveries from 1980 to 2012. Don’t call Bruce Willis yet – each pixel is 500,000 km in distance.

(MINOR SPOILER) One of the best things about Borderlands 2 is its variety of weapons, including this troll of a gun that is obtained as a quest reward. Don’t max your volume.

McLaren’s iconic F1 successor, the P1, will debut at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, Even though it’s simply a “design study” with production and sales to follow within the next 12 months, we’re still agog here.