Darth Vader succumbs to Hello Kitty power

Pink Gundams. Hello Kitty Imperial Stormtroopers. What next? How about Darth Vader in pinkish white with a Hello Kitty badge? One can almost hear the collective shrieks of outrage from hardcore fans condemning the blasphemous culprits to a special kind of hell. But hey, even Sith Lords get bored with the same old wardrobe year in, year out. And you gotta hand it to the power of Cute over the Dark Force. Will Kitty assimilate the Borgs next? It may very well be that resistance is futile.

Via Kitty Hell

HotCans for steaming-hot meals in a can

Go to Japan, and you're likely to find piping-hot Oden (a winter dish comprising several ingredients) in a can at a vending machine just around the corner. But since that entails a plane ticket, HotCans might be an interesting option for domestic slobs and hardcore gamers who live out of a can.

These work just like Hot Pack Meals, only more convenient. No water or cooking is involved as you simply put the can on the lid, pierce the outer jacket with the included key, and wait 12 minutes before digging in.
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Personal Rocking Computer Chair

The Personal Rockin' Computer is meant to be a hanging workstation, but it may as well be renamed the Personal Rockin' Chair because all we see is a woman in heels with a hand placed most strategically on her body. There's no sight of a computer anywhere, zilch, not to mention it looks like there are more ways than one to get a backache on this mega suspended ring midair. And there's another problem to deal with--its US$4,200 price tag.

Via Gizmodo

On your Mach, get set, scramjet!

Anything that gets me places fast always gets my vote. That said, while the Hypersonic scramjets are the next speediest things anticipated in air travel, I'm still anticipating that teleportation machine from Star Trek (beam me up, Scotty!). But it looks like quantum teleportation will have to wait just a bit longer as we settle with the 16,090kmh (10,000mph) propulsion that the scramjets are capable of. As a little comparison, the since retired turbojet-powered supersonic Concorde used to chalk up 2,140kmh (1,330mph).

A maiden test flight is set for December when a missile version is mounted onboard a Boeing X-51A to prove that the scramjet really works. Mach 15, here we come! Unfortunately, while this is all about breaking the speed barrier, hypersonic technology still has some distance to go before we get to ride a scramjet passenger airline.

Via Dvice

Flying to the edge of space onboard a U-2 spy plane

Typically, this would belong to movie theaters, but Top Gear's James May made it to the edge of outer space onboard a Lockheed U-2 spy plane. The best bits of the 10-minute video begin when the bird starts climbing into the atmosphere before cruising at 70,000ft above sea level and landing back on Earth with only two sets of wheels. Absolutely breath-taking and one of the best clips ever. May's parting line? "If everybody can do that once, it would completely change the face of global politics, religion, education, everything." Enough said, watch the video for yourself.

Via Gizmodo

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