Tired of useless hooks that can’t hold sh*t? Linden Sweden has just the thing for you. The Clever Hook enlists the help of gravity – the heavier the load, the tighter it shuts. Maximum load is 40lbs.

Fiberglass Freaks is licensed by DC Comics to make replicas of the 60s era Batmobile. They pay attention to all the details, from the dashboard door and knobs to the flamethrower exhaust.

Limited to 1936 units, FRED Gladiateur Collector watches are made of the finest materials, including pink gold, stainless steel, diamonds, blue sapphire, natural mother-of-pearl and carbon fiber.

TON makes speakers that provide ambient lighting, and are organic and pricey. The Floating Buddha is no different. Most of it is covered in or lacquered with gold leaf. Four 60w speakers hide inside.

A mouth-watering teaser of games for the Nintendo 3DS. On the infinitesimal chance that none of the games shown appeal to you, this is at least proof of the power and versatility of the device.

An “homage to exclusive wrist watches, Swiss craft skills and cheap knock-offs.” Göran Kling blings up traditional wristwatch bracelets with unusual pendants. Each piece sells for about $400.

The current gen Viper is officially obsolete, but it’s still a sight to behold, even when it’s just revving up and burning rubber. Add operatic music and run it in slow motion and you’ve got a winner.

James Benson’s project is finally complete. The Red and Blue teams enact an emergency ceasefire to dance to Gonna Make You Sweat. There’s too much awesomeness here for just one viewing.

Yeah it’s a sappy video about love, but hey, we’re men, not rocks. We do deal with this stuff. Watch it with your dearest and think back to the early days, when all that mattered was the two of you.

If you need a laptop that you can beat the crap out of, check out Panasonic’s S9, with its magnesium alloy case, it can handle 220 pounds of pressure on its lid, dirt, dust and drops. And it weighs just 3 lbs.

Cee-Lo’s hateful yet groovy song still stuck in your head? Try this equally awesome video game parody by Inverse Phase, in which a NES rages after being ditched for a Sega Genesis. Ouch.

Photographer Dan Forbes and Wired put together this gallery of early prototypes of iconic gadgets and gizmos. From the super-soaker to the Atari 2600, their beginnings are humble.

Volvo demos its latest tech, a pedestrian-avoidance system which is supposed to detect people in the direct path of the oncoming car. Looks like they need to stamp this one “Beta.”

Japan gets the 3DS on 2/26/2011 for about $300 and in North America and Europe on March 2011. It plays DS and DSi games, has 3D cameras and motion and gryo sensors. More at Andriasang.

A small bin where you can place your cables, surge protectors or power strips. You’ll still have tangled cables, the trick is that they’ll be neatly hidden. It even comes with a 4-outlet surge protector.

Subaru is back with the latest update of their sporty STI, with improved suspension and handling, while still cranking out 305 hp from its 16-valve turbo-4. (Thanks, Colin!)

Luke Geissbuhler and his family attached an HD camera to a weather balloon and sent it skywards. On its 100,000-foot odyssey, it captured some incredible footage and landed safely back on Earth.

Despite the Mozilla brand, Seabird is actually the work of one man – product designer Billy May. May designed the Seabird with emphasis on improving the means of inputting data on a mobile device.

We wish Samsung had just shown us the actual testing process for their memory cards instead of this thinly-veiled viral ad. Unless of course this is the actual testing process. Cute puppy though!

Fall’s coming, time to hood up. There’s a lot to love here – the asymmetrical cut, bidirectional zipper, and wide hoodie. We’re loving the fit as well, not loose but not too tight either.

An elegantly designed and versatile stand for the iPad. The Compass’ easel mode is perfect for both landscape and portrait, while it’s acutely tilted mode is perfect for typing.

His kids don’t know what to make of it, but this man has made the costume to end all costumes. His motorized Artoo emits bleeps and lights up, and even has internal fans to cool the occupant.

(NSFW) Yeah, we know you’re too civilized to swear on Twitter. But if you want to see how all those other people are doing it, head over to Cursebird, which tracks and scores profanity in real-time.