Disney has acquired Lucasfilm, owners of the Star Wars franchise. The Sith Lord took time off from his busy schedule to check out his new home. Based on a foreshadowing Disney ad from last year.

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.

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.