Duncan Jones’ sci-fi thriller Source Code was screened to positive reviews at SXSW; we can now check out the first five minutes of the movie and see what all the excitement is about for ourselves.

(NSFW: Language) Mario the plumber learns the truth about Princess Peach, the Goombas, and copes with his mushroom addiction in this SXSW film bumper directed by Joe Nicolosi.

Mansory’s custom low-slung beauty is powered by a 160hp S&S 2-cyl engine, weighs less than 750lbs. and hits 60mph in just 3.3 seconds. Just one question: Is there enough carbon-fiber for you?

With Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch just days away, animator Ben Hibon created this striking animated film, providing backstory to the birth of the film’s army of reanimated human/steampunk soldiers.

You’ve got to hand it to Engin Koçak, who has the brass cojones to jump into a flaming tanker truck, driving it away from storage tanks filled with gas, averting a major explosion and likely saving lives.

You’ve probably heard of the explosions at the Fukushima power plant in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami. Here’s NHK – by way of CNN – with a summary of the likely cause.

This pair of low-top, hip slip-ons has thick memory insoles, so they should be perfect for everday chillin’. The upper comes in a variety of materials, but we like the simplicity of the black perf best.

YouTube user BITcrash44 claims he has invented a pair of devices that, along with an iPhone 4, allow him to wirelessly send a video signal to any screen. It looks fake, but it’s fun to watch nonetheless.

During the filming of Paul, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost took time out to work on a side project – a remake of Star Wars. They only got through one scene, but we’d like to see the whole movie.

Graham Annable’s take on the height of a canine’s intellectual capabilities. We’d say more, but we’d rather not spoil it for you. Just enjoy Annable’s quirky animation, and watch the clip until the end.

The Galaxy 10.1 tablet has a 10.1″ 1280×800 touchscreen, 1GHz dual core CPU, 8mp rear camera, 2mp front camera, Android 3.0, dual surround speakers, Flash, Google apps and more.

(NSFW) Alexander Gellner and Niklas A. Kröger captured all the changes, the awkwardness and the chaotic episodes of fun that we go through as we leave childhood but are not quite manly men yet.

Designed for geeks with a love for both Shepard Fairey and Futurama, this T-shirt made us laugh, right up until the hypnotic toad’s eyeballs lured us into a deep trance and told us to buy it.

MIT engineers Rick Borovoy and Brian Knep created this web app which automagically tiles images across multiple displays placed in close proximity to one-another. Play with the Beta here.

While it “only” won 2 Oscars, it doesn’t mean that David O. Russell’s film biopic about Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund wasn’t one of the most acclaimed films of 2010. If you missed it, now’s your chance.

Seungwoo Kim’s award-winning Universal Plug concept makes it easy to pull out the plug with a single finge without risking damage to the cord. Plus, it’s got a glowing TRON-esque nightlight built in.

(Slightly NSFW) This show looks better every time we see new footage. This is no dumbed-down kiddie fantasy world. It’s every bit as intense and adult as anything we’ve seen on HBO. Starts 4/17.

Proof that cats are way more clever than dogs… and human babies. While your pet dog would lose its mind in excitement at the thought of playing fetch, this cat makes its playmate do all the work.

Measuring just 1.58” x 2.4” x 0.94” and weighing only 2.12oz, this handmade speaker has an FM receiver and plays MP3 files via USB and SD or MicroSD cards. Charges via USB cable.

If you missed these Zuckerberg-inspired stamps the first time out, there’s still time to show your approval or disapproval for bills, memos, love letters, etc. Check back on 3/22 for our final pick.

The New York Times has an interactive gallery that compares satellite images from last year with ones taken after the March 11 tsunami. You can donate to the Red Cross disaster relief for Japan here.

Currently up for presale at Quirky, the Portotrash is a  sturdy wire frame trash bag holder that easily clips on to any counter or tabletop, making it easy to clean up or stow away items.

Transformers in the ring? We will find out as Hugh Jackman stars in Shawn Levy’s Real Steel, a boxing drama set in the near future where 2,000-pound robot gladiators that look like humans do battle.