Bloxygen is a can of compressed argon and a lifesaver for painters; a two-second blast before sealing a can sprays enough argon to effectively block oxygen from spoiling paint.

All show and all go, ABT’s Audi R8 5.2 FSI sports an all-black paint job and a 75 hp boost to 600 hp good for a 0-60 of 3.8s, thanks to a 4-pipe exhaust system and engine tweaks.

Green is the word for Gravis’ Fall 2009 line, painted with an equal opportunity brush to bags, caps and kicks; it’s not a subtle green, either: think bright like a stop light. Thanks, Evan!

The 2010 Yamaha VMAX only gets a price increase and an admittedly slick red paint job, but it’s tough ignoring the muscle bike’s brute power: a 1679cc V4 with fly-by-wire throttle.

Based on the first 501 model in 1890, Levis’ XX501 jeans are a vintage reproduction with a single back pocket, painted suspender buttons, cinch back and two horse leather patch.

Princess Peach has a posse: this Super Mario Collector’s Edition Chess Set features 32 hand-painted figures, including the Mario Bros, Bowser, Yoshi, Toad and the 1-Up Mushroom.

Move over, Chuck Norris, Charles Nelson Reilly is in town: Weird Al and JibJab team up for CNR, a White Stripes spoof that paints the actor as the badass to end all badasses.

A-Data’s XP Plus DDR-2200+ DRAM is not only the world’s fastest at 2,200 MHz, but features CL8-8-8-8-24 timings, 2 oz of copper PCB layers, and a NASCAR paint job to match.

Art.Opera’s aluminum monocoque, 4 layers of Ferrari paint and carbon fiber trim sounds like a car; it’s actually an ultra-premium passive four-way speaker system in a pair of 4′ towers.

Inspired by the work of Marvel’s Ariel Olivetti, this Venom Comiquette is one ugly mofo; the hand-painted and finished polystone statue stands 13″, weighs 10 lbs and will ship 1Q 2010.

The Yin to the Carbon Edition’s Yang, Gemballa’s Mirage GT Matt Edition swoops in with a stealth-bomber paint job, 670 hp/630 Nm of torque V10, 0-60 of 3.7s and 208 mph top speed.

Designed by Academy Award-winning FX artists, this PredAlien concept bust isn’t for the squeamish; it merges two of sci-fi’s ugliest nasties and is individually painted and finished.

Hung as a painting in Admiral Adama’s quarters, First Cylon War was painted by BSG assistant art director Ken Rabehl and mixes medieval elements with a massive robotic onslaught.

The Piano Belt won’t turn you into an ivory-plunking virtuoso, but the distressed leather style and all-over painted keys shows fellow jive monkeys that you’re hip without being flashy.

Tired of waiting for the city to paint bike lanes? LightLane will let you paint your own virtual lanes using a pair of high-visibility DPSS green lasers; they’re currently looking for investors.

Real Pirates and Ninjas wouldn’t settle their ages-old rivalry with a game, but this hand-painted checkers set keeps flesh wounds to a minimum; also available: ninja and pirate-only sets.

Short of spray-painting your own Wii, North American residents will need to wait for this Black Wii; it’s available in Japan only starting August 1st with matching black controllers.

Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart line of phones (C901 and Naite) are eco-friendly phones thanks to factors like 50% recycled plastics, low VOC paint, low-power chargers and smart packaging.

Olympus puts its marketing where its mouth is by putting their Olympus Stylus TOUGH cameras to the ultimate test: a room full of daycare kids who are free to paint, dunk and drop ’em.

This Bumblebee Edition Chevy Camaro won’t turn into your personal robot, but sports black racing stripes, rally yellow paint and Transformers badging on the wheels and inside.

Made with Lego Mindstorms NXT and hung from three pulleys, Nils Volker’s Drawing Robot is more artistic than technical: it tracks visitor’s eye movements to create dot paintings.

While the idea isn’t new, we like the hand-painted look of Around Shirts; they broadcast to the world where you’ve been with the names of cities like LA and Tokyo in giant type.

On display at Gallery1988 in Los Angeles, these acrylic paintings by Misha bring together two of geekdom’s most revered franchises: Super Mario Brothers and Star Wars.