Interactive Ice Touchscreen
Inspired by the Finnish tradition of building snow and ice sculptures during their long winter, a team at Nokia has created the world’s first ice touchscreen using digital projection technology.
The Expendables (Blu-ray/DVD)
Stallone, Statham, Lundgren, Rourke, Willis, Li and even the Governator himself blow the roof off the place in this blockbuster action flick. The 3-disc set is loaded with bonus footage and special features.
Seat Belt PSA
Made by Alexander Commercials for the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, “Embrace Life” was named the YouTube ad of the year, besting 170 entries, even the Old Spice Guy‘s shenanigans.
Subaru Impreza Concept
The mean looks of the previous version are gone, replaced by unexpected curves and edges. A new Boxer engine and other high-tech safety and entertainment features are in the cards as well.
How to Wash a Cat
In summary – give catnip, wait until cat is high, wash it. You should still watch the video though, if only to hear the cat object every time something positive about the procedure is mentioned.
Phone Book Busts
Alex Queral “carves a face into this object of so many faceless names”. Queral uses an X-ACTO knife to tear through the pages, then applies black wash and acrylic to enhance and protect the bust.
7R0N Watch
The sleek TRON-inspired 7R0N watch concept by Scott Galloway has an electroluminescent strap and bright LED face with 2 rings: an outer ring for the minutes and an inner ring for the hours.
Good Table Manners
OneMinuteGalactica takes a scene from Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom to illustrate how good manners at the table can save your life. Just be sure to hold on to your potatoes, Dr. Jones!
Bullet Bottle Opener
Pop a cap off on your favorite beverage with MadeByAmmo’s stainless steel Bullet Bottle Opener. Bonus: you can carry this symbol of manliness around, since it doubles as a keychain.
EVE Online: Incursion
This upcoming free expansion pack inundates fans of CCP’s MMO with legions of attacking Sansha NPCs, new weapons tech and a ton of new features to add a new level of challenge to the game.
The Four-Inch PC
Created by Xi3 Corporation, this 4-inch aluminum cube contains a fully-upgradeable modular PC. Runs an Athlon 64 X2 CPU, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, and offers plentiful ports.
Cupcake Customizer
Create the cupcake of your wildest dreams thanks to Baked by Melissa’s cupcake customizer. You’ll need to order at least 300 of the tasty cakes if you want some, but you’re hungry, right?
Sweet & Sour
This brilliantly illustrated, thoroughly entertaining tale of a hungry mutt’s trip through Chinatown combines hand-drawn animation from Shanghai with 3D effects and backgrounds from Australia.
Pixlr Image Editor
Providing the type of sophisticated image editing you’d expect to find in Adobe Photoshop, this online image editor is a great no-cost alternative you can use anywhere you have a web browser.
Microwave Experiment
If you ever wondered how the radiation inside a microwave flows, this science experiment using a grid of neon bulbs and wire should help explain things. Plus, it just plain looks cool.
Angry Birds Peace Talks
(NSFW: Language) Leave it to an Israeli comedy show to create a sketch featuring an attempt to mediate the war between the Angry Birds and the evil Green Pigs. Be sure to watch ’til the end.
Fallon x Springsteen
Jimmy Fallon does his best Neil Young impression and sings an absurd yet strangely comforting cover of Willow Smith’s song Whip My Hair, with no less than the Boss himself on backing vocals.
Sand Glass Traffic Light Concept
Designed by Thanva Tivawong, the Sand Glass concept for traffic lights imitates an hourglass, providing an intuitive and less ambiguous way of indicating when the lights will change.
Light-up Vader
The shirt’s chest and belt boxes blink on and off, just like Vader’s suit, but without the life-sustaining capabilities. Electronics detach easily for washing. Limited supplies available.
Which Grills Faster?
NBA Jam
Originally for the Wii only, EA Sports’ classic arcade basketball game is now available for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Play online, beat the legends and unlock hundreds of secret teams.
Spooky Puppet Show
If we told them once, we told them a hundred times, it’s Spinal Tap first, then Puppet Show. SFX artist Kevin McTurk’s ghostly puppet show truly deserves placement at the top of the marquee.