Hasta La Gadget!

We would all love to have our own Millenium Falcon, but the truth is, we just don’t have the parking space for it. Or the billions of dollars it would take to create one. However, you can build your own metallic Millennium Falcon from scratch. A tiny version, at least.

This Star Wars Metallic Nano Puzzle is made from ultra-fine laser cut metal which can be assembled step by step into a palm-sized metal model. You just remove the parts from the metal sheet and bend and fold them like papercraft art.

To assemble the model, you just need is a pair of scissors, tweezers, needle-nose pliers, and plenty of patience. The Millennium Falcon measures 72mm. It is only $16 (USD) over at Strapya World.

[via Damn Geeky]

Are you a LEGO fanatic? Then, maybe you’d like to add another minifig to your collection. But this isn’t any ordinary minifig, no. It’s made from solid metal.

Designer Jonathan Brady has created this gorgeous LEGO-inspired minifig from .925 sterling silver. It’s not only a perfectly accurate model of a minifig, but all of the joints are posable, and it even is compatible with regular LEGO bricks. It’s actually made from eight pieces of cast solid medal, held together with tiny retaining rings. But this minifig isn’t just for you to stare at. If you’ve got the dough, you can actually order one for yourself through Jonathan’s recent Kickstarter campaign.

Though it’ll cost you. A full-size posable minifig in sterling silver will set you back $475(USD). But if that’s too rich for your blood, you can grab one that doesn’t move for $270, a 2/3rds scale version as a pendant for $190, or a pair of 1/3rd scale earrings for just $70. Though it you want one that actually moves, you’ll have to go with the $475 version.

If you’re really rolling in the dough, aim high and go for the solid 14 karat gold version for $4250, or the one-of-a-kind platinum version for a whopping $9,500.

Be sure not to step on any LEGOs as you run over to Kickstarter to get in on the project before it closes on May 28.

Gadget cases come in a variety of different shapes and colors, and there are more and more minimal cases that help users make a fashion statement, as well as protecting their fancy phones. Some may even come with some odd accessories, like guitar picks!

The slim profile V-Moda Metallo case will protect your precious iPhone 5 from scratches, and it’s machined from a single block of metal. There’s a back plate that needs to be attached with an Allen wrench that’s included in the package. Apparently, when you tighten the case, it makes a sound like loading a gun, and, it’s supposed to make a sound reminiscent of a sword being unsheathed when you remove your phone. Needless to say, I’m all for fancy sounds.

Oh, and there’s also a guitar pick so that musicians will be able to play guitar whenever they want, though it’s not clear if there’s a way to actually stash the pick inside the case, if it’s used in the assembly of the case, or if it’s just a silly item to throw in the package.

The Metallo case costs $101(USD) and is available through V-Moda’s store. There are four colors to choose from.

[via Ubergizmo]

If you like cold drinks, you have probably experienced the irritating dilution that comes as the ice in your cup melts. This is particularly troublesome if you’re into soft drinks that become diluted and lose their flavor or if you have a penchant for expensive liquor and you want your drink full strength. A new project has turned up on Kickstarter that Dr. Pepper lovers and booze hounds alike can appreciate.

The product is called Pucs Rechargeable Ice. These things actually have no water or any other liquid for that matter. They are small round discs of solid stainless steel. They come in little hollowed out wooden holders and you place them in the freezer to chill the metal.

You can then drop one or more of the cold stainless steel Pucs in you drink to chill it to your liking. The more Pucs you add, the colder the drink. The best thing about them is as they lose their chill, they don’t melt – leaving your drink at its original strength in with the original flavor no matter how long they stay in the cup. The people behind the project are saying you can even drop room temperature pucs into hot beverages to help quickly cool them off, since the metal will absorb the heat.

Pucs Rechargeable Ice is raising funds on Kickstarter until June 1, and a pledge of $35(USD) more will get you your own set of six Pucs and a little walnut or maple tray.

What the hell happened here? Did a Predator go hunting the Borg and take a trophy? Did the Borg assimilate a zombie? I have no idea. I just know that skulls are cool. Robot skulls are even better, and this hot, dead, robotic mess looks pretty bad-ass to me.

This skull is made from metal and has various tubes, a mohawk, a glowing LED eyeball, a Phillips head screw screwed through it’s face as if it were some robot right of passage and what appears to be head mounted lasers. Oh and some tubes that keep it all lubed up for some reason.

I love the wing nuts at the base, which would presumably tighten this thing down onto a body that is just as twisted. This mixed medium skull was made by horror sculpture artist Drakodarksydedesigns. Behold it’s awesomeness.

[via Obvious Winner]