Porsche Design Compass Watch
Flip the lid on the stylish black metal P 6520 watch from Porsche Design, and it reveals a liquid compass for helping you find Magnetic North. As a Porsche, it’s appropriately limited to 911 units.
Arkham City: Penguin
The no-necked Oswald C. Cobblepot and his goons take on The Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham City. We’re not sure what to make of the cockney accent though. Watch to the end for a special cameo.
Skittles: Newlyweds
Planet of the Apes: Fight Footage
The primates from Rise of the Planet of the Apes have a score to settle, and from the looks of this footage released for Comic-Con this week, they’re not going down without a major fight.
Corgi Rodeo
What’s not to like about corgis? Here, Penny, the stubby-legged welsh corgi tries out for the doggie rodeo with a tiny rider strapped to her back. Hang on for a wild ride on a tiny buckin’ bronco.
All Balls Brawl
(NSFW: Language) Low blows are illegal in professional combat sports, even in mma. Not in the (fictional) ABB though – here it’s all nut shots, all the time. Featuring UFC star Kenny Florian.
Miniature Tree Carvings
Artist Kylie Stillman breathes new life into dead books by skillfully carving out silhouette-like tree designs. It’s all the more interesting when you remember where paper comes from.
Darksiders 2 (Trailer)
We slaughtered enemies – and conquered puzzles – with the brawny War. Now it’s time for another Horseman of the Apocalypse to take center stage, and it’s none other than Death himself.
Villafranca Fantasy/Sci-Fi Statues
Steampunk? Check. WOW-esque fantasy? Check. Old-school Sci-fi? Big check. Californian artist Vincent Villafranca’s cast sculpture work appeals to all sides of your most base nerd.
Beavis and Butt-head: Sneak Peek
MTV has unveiled the first official footage from the long-awaited revival of Beavis and Butt-head. Series creator Mike Judge, who reprises his various roles, said the animation will be drawn by hand.
Xbox Kinect Star Wars Bundle
The limited edition bundle includes a sweet R2D2 console with 320GB HDD that bleeps and bloops when it powers on and ejects a disc, a shiny C3PO controller and a Stormtrooper white Kinect.
Not Smarter Than a 5th Grader
Look lady, we’re not geniuses either, but come on. Not knowing the right conversion is excusable, except if your guess is this wrong. Look at the board! Are Spencer and Jacob giants?!
Frank Miller’s Holy Terror
Frank Miller of Batman, Sin City and 300 fame is back with a new graphic novel, centering on a new dark hero – The Fixer. It’s the very first release from Legendary Comics and hits this September.
2012 Harley Night Rod Special
The pitch-black Night Rod has a distinct metal exoskeleton, created through hydroforming to minimize welds. It’s powered by a liquid-cooled 60° V-Twin with 112hp and 85 ft-lb of torque.
Jesse Does Tricks
Based on his ability to perform household chores, we already knew that Jesse the dog was talented, but all work and no play makes Jesse a dull boy. Bet you never saw a dog run backwards before.
Dream House (Trailer)
Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz star in a thriller about a family who unwittingly moves into a house where a series of murders occurred, and the possibility that Craig himself committed them.
Algorithms
In this TEDtalk, Kevin Slavin shares how math is shaping our world today, influencing everything from stocks, to Amazon pricing, to movies and how we are increasingly reliant on algorithms.
Drifting in the K.S.A.
Don’t be fooled by the (relatively) timid opener – Vaugh Gittin Jr. knows how to drift. Gittin slides his roaring 5.4L V8 Ford Mustang all over the Al Reem Circuit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1 Speech, 25 Voices
The amazingly talented actor and comedian Jim Meskimen recites Clarence’s speech from William Shakespeare’s Richard III while imitating the manner of speaking of 24 celebrities.
Team Fortress Arcade
Video game de-maker extraordinaire Eric Ruth is working on what’s shaping up to be his best effort yet: Team Fortress 2 as a 4-player beat ’em up, with trademark moves for each of the classes.
Keybrid Carabiner Key
An ingenious combination of key and carabiner, Scott Amron’s Keybrid key blank will let you hang keys individually off belt loops, backpacks, and quickly remove them from keychains.
World Record Blob Jump
With all the hot weather stifling our will to live, we wish we had been in Cham, Switzerland to participate in this extreme blob jump, to the tune of 17 meters high, that set the new world’s record.