It’s all fun and games until you run out of ammo. That and then some. 3D Animator Scott Thierauf ended up making this funny animated short while learning to use a rendering program.

The open-top version of the R8 Spyder may be made for cruising, but it’s still a beast under the hood, with a 5.2L 560hp V10 engine powering it from 0 to 60 in 3.8s. Limited to 333 units.

For some reason, this twisty 10-inch wall clock reminds us of Inception. However, in this world, the time is the same no matter which level you’re on. Also available in a larger Roman numeral model.

Scott, a dude inspired by Jonathan Crawford, has created a sick playable flamethrower trombone, made from plumbing, torch, and compressed air parts, with fire on demand. (Thanks Steve!)

Capable of nailing your enemies from up to 85 feet away (YMMV), Xploderz toy guns fire gel pellets filled with water instead of paint. Not quite as mean as paintballs, but they still get your point across.

The classic snowboarding game gets a fresh coating of powdery snow in the franchise reboot due in early 2012. In the new game, landing big tricks can even reshape the landscape.

Created by Thomas Mills of ifsodoso, this incredible bookshelf incorporates a cozy reading nook in its interior ring, with storage for 400 books, along with integrated accent and reading lights.

Just because you’re a little kid doesn’t mean you can’t dream of the day you’ll be tearing down the road in a convertible Mustang, with a girl on your arm, drifting around cones. Actually, why wait?

Lara Croft’s ascent from frightened young woman to hardened survivor is explored in the “Turning Point” trailer for Tomb Raider; we see her washed ashore on a dark island after a brutal storm at sea.

A cutthroat little business woman doesn’t let anyone get a freebie in this cleverly crafted animation from student Kyu-bum Lee. The only bad thing about the cartoon is just how short it is.

Intentionally built out of materials and colors that don’t match, the Onitsuka Tiger X-Caliber kicks in collaboration with the Koi Klub are roguishly stylish, with canvas, suede and mutlitonal laces.

Over the course of about a month, Photographer Josh Owens (aka “mindrelic”) shot this dizzying and dramatic time-lapse footage from various hotel balconies around New York City.

Square Enix released the E3 2011 trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution ahead of the actual expo, continuing to tease us with both third- and first-person action as well as bits of the game’s story.

This… THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING. This fake trailer for a fake movie by Slick Gigolo reveals why all of the Star Wars prequels sucked – the real George Lucas was imprisoned for the last 20 years.

A remote-controlled LEGO Sandcrawler made by Marshal Banana. The 3 ft. long, 44 lb. mobile Jawa fortress has over 10,000 parts, including functional cranes, conveyor belts and treads. Pics here.

The latest trailer for Batman: Arkham City has us excited to play as – and play with – the seductive, agile and crafty Catwoman. We wish she wouldn’t be so generous with her kisses though.

British rapper Dan Bull mashed up The Next Generation with The Next Episode, adding a flow into Lieutenant Commander Data’s recital of his Ode to Spot worthy of the Positronic Pimp.

(Spoiler Alert) What if the original Portal ended differently? A tired, paranoid and lazy Chell tries to start anew after managing to escape from Aperture’s Labs, in this fan film by Eisen Feuer.

Turn any standard AC outlet into a USB charging station with this neat adapter from Aluratek. It will provide you with 2 USB ports and 3 outlets, and it has built-in power surge protection.

Andrea Ponti’s entry into Fujitsu’s A LIFE with Future Computing competition envisions a laptop that’s got large solar panels built into both the lid and under a transparent touch-sensitive keyboard.

The guys behind this brain-twisting video describe the clip as what might happen if the time-bending game Braid were a first-person shooter. Confused? Ask the creators your questions over on Reddit.

The Fine Brothers have amassed an amusing collection of opinions from kids in the latest installment of Kids React: this time the subject is the poptart cat that farts a rainbow, aka Nyan Cat.

Bunk the dog recently celebrated his second birthday. In celebration of the big day, his owners gave him a roomful of balloons and let him go to town… and Bunk + balloons = a poppin’ good time.