The John Cooper Works MINI Cabriolet boosts low-end torque, good for a 0-62 time of 6.9s; also upgraded are the suspension and brakes, along with a piano-lacquer trim and aero kit.

Welder offsets its tradition of chunky watches with the 3000, which sports a light-beige face set within an oversized stainless steel case; it includes both rubber and leather wrist straps.

Recently spotted on Lance Armstrong in Australia, these Oakley Jawbones feature a locking hinge design that lets you swap lens without twisting or pressure; they’ll be out in May.

Acer’s 10.1″ Aspire One is now available at Amazon; other than a larger screen, the chief differences over the outgoing 8.9″ model are a double-size 6-cell battery and 0.7 lb increase.

Improv Everywhere revisits the subways again with High Five Escalator, tasking Agent Lathan (“Rob”) and five agents with soliciting 2,000 high fives along stairs and escalators.

Despite its name, this Not Safe For Work t-shirt is actually pretty safe; mundane office items get names like rare Diablo items, including the Stapler of Suffering and the Desk of Doom.

Rafel Reston takes a trip down alternate reality lane with his Dodge Viper ’67, a wholly fictional concept that features swoopy S-curves and exhaust manifolds reminiscent of a Corvette.

Rapid Wars is as much about gameplay as it is about ambience, with oppressive electronic beats, 8-bit sound effects and multicolored sprites that can easily send you into a trance.

Short for “Extra Bass”, Sony’s XB Series headphones pound out ultra-low bass beats; chose between three closed-ear models (XB700, 500, 300) and two in-ear versions (XB20EX, 40EX).

Gomorrah is a movie about the Camorra that critics say redefines the Mafia genre, effectively stripping out the romance of The Godfather; the last scene in the trailer above is chilling.

Newly available at the DC Shoes webstore: these DB Character lows feature artwork from tattoo artist Darren Brass, a perfed upper panel and an action leather or nubuck upper.

Immensely versatile, Brandon Allen’s Calypso chair can be folded every which way; possible uses include a laptop station/desk, an informal meeting area an a coffee table.

There’s nothin’ like a bobble-headed beatdown to get the blood pumping: 3 on 3 NHL Arcade looks like the perfect panacea for hockey aficionados looking for a quick fix on XBLA or PSN.

It may sound like the plot from some ridiculous zombie movie, but Joe Schreiber’s Deathtroopers is the real deal: it’s the first Star Wars horror novel, due out before Halloween ’09.

Available at the Leggenda e Passione event on May 17, this 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is expected to set a record as the most expensive vintage motor cord sold at an auction.

Though it doesn’t run Android or Symbian, Samsung’s UltraTouch S8300 sliderphone is turning heads with a 2.8″ anti-scratch AMOLED touchscreen, 8 MP camera and 0.5″ thickness.

Absolutely NSFW (strong profanity): director Victor Solomon has compiled a video of every single swear word uttered from every single episode of The Sopranos; it runs 27 min. long!

Essentially a dynamic bulletin board, this I-Quad concept features modular, Wi-Fi enabled pieces that can serve communication, entertainment and informational functions.

While this Scintillation video is no doubt beautiful, it’s the method that’s most amazing: it’s a 35,000 shot stop-motion film with fantastic DoF focus shifts and live projection mapping.

Ray-Ban’s Fresh Aviators feature a slightly wrapped shape a modest update that stays true to the original aviator design; a gunmetal frame, rubber-tipped arms round these classics out.

Go where no Trekkie has gone before and create your own Star Trek cartoon, thanks to a partnership between CBS and GoAnimate.com; create your own adventures with Kirk & the crew here.

It may not be the freshest looking, but Canada’s Rogers is the first North American carrier with HP’s iPAQ 910c; the smartphone features WinMo 6.1, 3G speeds and a 2.4″ touchscreen.

Most aero-kits do everything but make cars more aerodynamic, but Mugen’s Zero-Lift bodykit for the 2010 Honda Insight is a rarity: it claims to create zero lift and improve handling.