Zelda Fireplace Art

$50 Etsy »

I think I would have preferred Fire Mario, but fake Zelda flames still trump the burning embers of an electric insert or flat screen loop. Especially an NES Zelda fire, in all of its pixelated glory. Etsy vendor James...

Airplane Engine Coffee Table

$31,210 Decoratum »

A US Army Boeing-Stearman PT-13 engine serves as the gleaming base for this glass-topped coffee table. Stearmans are prop planes that skyrocketed and peaked in use during WWII, after which they saw a sharp decline in...

LEGO Weapons Builder's Guide

$24.95 No Starch Press »

LEGO Heavy Weapons, a guide to transforming the iconic building blocks into equally iconic firearms, is author Jack Streat's debut book. Just prior to its publication, he worked full-time at Algebra 2, driver's ed, and...

Alien Motorcycle

Alien prequel Prometheus doesn't hit theaters until June 1, 2012. So in the interim, let's take a trip down memory lane to the series' Alien vs. Predator installment. Are you there? OK, now throw in a motorcycle, a grip...

MaKey MaKey Invention Kit

$49.95 MaKey MaKey »

Anything that can turn bananas into a piano keyboard has got to be worth my $35. MaKey MaKey--a Brangelina of Make + Key--elevates everyday objects to interactive touchpads for enhanced computer and Internet experiences...

AlphaSphere - Interactive Synthesizer

$1,579 AlphaSphere »

The designer's interpretation of the AlphaSphere is "a new electronic musical instrument and controller which reinterpret the way we interact with sound." The user's: A bomb diggity ball of electronica. Populated with...

Infect the World App

$0.99 iOSnoops »

A while back, Stephen Lippens started thinking that someone should make the old Flash game Pandemic for the iPhone. And then, despite having virtually no technical background or experience, he figured that someone may...

Nesl Desk Organizer

Discontinued

The concept of getting organized doesn't typically bring to mind the words "funky" and "Fraggle Rock". But one look at the Nesl, and all three come together like the last breathing Beach Boys scrounging to replenish...

Mass Effect Salarian Statue

Fast-thinking, fast-talking, and fast-moving collide with suspended animation with this hand painted Salarian Statue. And just in time for the next probable Mass Effect 3 content upgrade...

Dragon Slayer Leather Armor

$3,999.99 Etsy »

The practicality of slaying a dragon in 100% leather armor is questionable at best, but one thing's for sure: all the fair maidens who haven't seen this much cowhide since Kiss performed at the dairy farm are gonna dig...

Library Wallpaper

$42.71 Mr Perswall »

Sweet, no more pretending I read books for the sake of home decor. Library Wallpaper, chock full of colorful tomes arranged studiously on faux shelves, gives me all the academic street cred I need. And for legitimate...

Alexander McQueen Skull Tie

$175 Mr Porter »

One thing about Alexander McQueen is he's dead. So the Alexander McQueen Skull Tie may in fact be a tie fashioned in the likeness of Alexander McQueen's skull. Hopefully to be followed by cuff link representations of...

Iron Man Power Band

$199.99 ThinkGeek »

Robert Downey Jr. is almost as cool as Tony Stark, and the fact that RDJ is wearing the Iron Man Magtitan New Legend Power Bands while playing Tony Stark in the new Avengers movie, and the Power Bands ThinkGeek is selling...

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Lock

Discontinued

Three things. One: I subscribe to the unwavering dogma that ice cream is mankind's greatest culinary invention. Two: I don't share food. Three: Avengers and iProducts be damned. Ben & Jerry's pint lock is the most anticipated...

Doctor Who TARDIS Necklace

$28 Etsy »

Time Machine Jewelry interprets TARDIS approaching the Untempered Schism in this steampunk-esque pendant hanging from a 20" chain. Stare into the hypnotizing movement and gears of its vintage silver and gold pocket watches...

Ducati Monster Diesel

$13,795 Ducati »

Ducati and Italian clothing designer (not gasoline classification) Diesel teamed up in 2011 to begin collaborations on a fashion-forward motorcycle. Just over a year later, the Monster Diesel marked its arrival, and Ducati...

Diablo NES Cartridge Hard Drive

$129.99 Etsy »

Diablo III saw its May 15, 2012 release plagued by the most wretched of all the Prime Evils: Error 3006. That's why it's always better to stick with the classics. Original issue NES Diablo may be an ancient one by laws...

Giant Talking Chewbacca

Discontinued

Life-sized is still a few feet away, but this giant Chewbacca plush toy measures in at a formidable 24" tall x 15" wide. Which is probably bigger than the kid you're going to pretend you're buying him for. And when you...

Manual of Things That Might Kill You

$25.16 Amazon »

The Complete Manual of Things That Might Kill You: A Guide to Self-Diagnosis for Hypochondriacs livens up our inevitable march towards death. I love talking about my health almost as much as other people love hearing...

STACKED Wine By the Glass

$14.99 Stacked Wines »

Stacked pre-filled wine glasses not only enable wine consumption anytime, anywhere, they pretty much eliminate any excuse one may have had not to. Sophisticated oenophiles and thirsty winos alike will delight in the pop!...

Pinball Magic for iPhone

Sold Out Amazon »

I have enormously fat fingers, and can't even use the iPhone touchpad without every "Hey" coming out "HJeryu", so probably I wouldn't fare very well with Pinball Magic. But ye of petite and lithe phalanges can enjoy an...

Nano Hummingbird Spy Camera

While still in development, AeroVironment's Nano Hummingbird is poised to be a phenomenon of biological mimicry and urban surveillance. Which means pretty soon, my assertions that the birds are gathering reconnaissance...

Aliens M41A Pulse Rifle - Fully Functional

$1,999 Bonanza »

You look at the replica M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens, its fully adjustable metal stock and removable magazine, and wonder, Is it real? It looks real. It's the right shape. It's...huge...definitely the right size. It moves...

Game Boy Watch

Neon and mesh clothing are back in style, why not the Game Boy wrist watch? Though while Forever 21 has an entire 787 hangar full of hot pink, highlighter yellow, and retina-blasting green fishnets and half shirts, this...