Xtractaurs are a new line of dinosaur toys from Mattel that consist of a plastic model , and the capability to fight your dino against other kids’ online in ‘My Brute’ style matches. Whee, My Brute! The whole set includes a sampled dinosaur and an ‘extraction gun’. When playing the toy, you firstly need to connect the gun to your computer and then use it to ‘extract’ the dinosaur’s DNA. After that, the DNA data will be uploaded to the Xtractaurs website from the gun and you could then enter an online game in which the dinosaurs are having a fierce battle against their enemies. And the best point is that kids are allowed to collect the DNA of different samples (about 10 of the 15 kinds of dinosaurs that are included) and combine them together to create a more powerful dinosaur. Collecting and combining dinosaur DNA — sounds like my kind of game! You ever milked a dinosaur before? They’re like scaly bulls. And I’ll pass on the extractor gun thank you very much. Xtractaurs Dinosaur Toys [inewidea] Thanks to Cobra and Ghostface, who agree I’ll make a great patriarch for the new race of dino-people. Oh I will.

This is a very well made stop-motion LEGO short . I highly recommend you watch it. I did — twice, and I found it really inspiring. Not as inspiring as the Special Olympics, but still pretty good. Lego Short Film Makes Me Want to Play With Legos Immediately [gizmodo]

The Shave Mobile Razor Phone is a real product from China and should probably win invention of the millennium because, damnit, that’s just a fine quality product right there. Tell me — you think you can make calls and shave at the same time? You sure as hell better! Q: What did the beard say to the razor cell phone? A: I’m sorry, I think we just got cut off! *swish* Hit the jump to see the box (complete with unauthorized use of David Beckham’s likeness), along with a link to the full CNET Japan review complete with videos and a ton more pics.

Holy shit, it’s a PVC pipe bomb! No, not really. It’s the Knock Lock, a homebrew door lock that will only release the deadbolt if you perform the secret knock. Cooooool — I want one for my clubhouse! A microphone (okay, really a speaker) presses against the door and listens for knocks. If it hears the right number of knocks in the right cadence it triggers the motor to turn the deadbolt and unlock the door. If the sequence isn’t recognized, the system resets and listens for knocks again. There’s a very worthwhile video after the jump of the lock in action. The only problem is every time you perform a knock your neighbors learn how to gain access to your apartment. Still, neat idea. But I’ll just stick with my tried and true knock: KICK IN THE DOOR, WAVIN’ THE FOUR-FOUR, ALL YOU HEARD WAS GW DON’T HIT ME NO MORE!! I’m serious, don’t make me pistol-whip you. Hit the jump for another shot and the video.

That’s right, dinosaur shaped condoms . Available from Willy Wardrobe (probably NSFW , but also has a bunch of other novelty condoms ), each Stegosaurus E-Rex will set you back £2.50 (~$4) and is not recommended for re-use (even though you and I both know you totally will anyway). A bit of a sexual fossil? Then this dinosaur condom is for you! Warning: Sold as novelty only. Product may be used during intercourse although there is no guarantee that it will prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. Also, not responsible for lost spines. Okay, so I made that last part up. Still, you’ve got to wonder. WONDER WHY NOBODY WAS MAKING THESE EARLIER! Plus, they like a perfect fit to me. Pfft, don’t even act like your penis doesn’t have feet too. Product Site Thanks to Starchitect, Ezrail, david, DatsMark, Xavire, Ross, John, sara, Jody and clipper, for knowing me all too well.

NOTE : If you’re reading this after 7:30AM Eastern we may already all be dead. As you may recall from the Pulitzer-winning article I wrote back in June (and an even ooolder article from April ‘06 ) , NASA plans to blow up the moon by crashing the $79 million Lunar Crater Observation and its Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the Cabeus crater on the moon’s south pole. When the twin crafts hit the lunar surface at around 6,000 mph, NASA expects “plumes of moon dust — perhaps full of ice — (to soar) 6.2 miles high above the moon’s Cabeus crater.” NASA hopes the explosion and resulting unmooning (see what I did there? Like unearthing!) will finally settle whether there’s ice and water under the moon’s surface. And, if so, if it’s potable. Nice, NASA — TOO BAD YOU’RE GONNA BLOW THE MOON IN TWO LIKE BUTTCHEEKS! And do you even know what that’s gonna do to the ocean’s tides? I mean, besides make for the most epic day of bodyboarding EVER. See you at the beach, suckers! NASA Will Bomb The Moon Tomorrow [io9] and NASA Attacks the Moon [yahoonews] Thanks to JFreezy, Sean, The Superficial Writer, Benjamin and moses, who are gonna finish the moon off with a giant laser if NASA’s plan doesn’t work.

Let’s be honest with ourselves: we all love pizza . I’m particularly fond of the white variety BUT NOT BECAUSE I’M RACIST (I have a Hispanic friend). I just like the way it tastes in my mouth . Like ice cream, but hot. Anyway, now you can order Papa John’s pizzas from you PS3 . And you don’t even have to go to the internet browser! Because, seriously, that would be way too much thumb exercise. Isn’t that right, my opposable little lovers? Now, do that thing that I like so much. Wait! Let me sit on you till you’re numb first. papa john’s and playstation 3, because no one wants to get off the couch to order pizza [technabob] Thanks to chris, who once reheated day-old pizza in his XBox.

Dino Dig Challenge plays like Battleship , but instead of a bunch of stupid boats , you’re hunting for raptor bones. I LOOOVE RAPTOR BONES! 2 player competition to see who can excavate their opponent’s dinosuar bones first. Includes 2 player dig base unit, 8 excavation site tiles, 10 different dinosaur bones and flag markers Be the first to complete a velociraptor skeleton and win! OMG, YES! And the great thing about it is, this is a game that you can play alone if you want. Actually, that’s the only way I play. Oh — oh — I JUST SUNK MY OWN DINOBONE! Product Site Thanks to Dinosaur Josh, who loves dinosaurs as much as I do, but in a different way. You’re missing out, Josh. Like they say, “once you go Jurassic, you never go back to men”. Okay, that’s not true. VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE.

The After Office Tie, by Argentinian design firm Sinapsis, appears to be an ordinary neck tie when worn under a suit. But little will your boss know that there’s actually a bottle opener at the bottom perfect for opening happiness (read: booze) while on the clock! You know, this reminds me: one day I almost finished a whole case of beer at work. *glug glug glug* Aaaaaaaand I did it! Now, who’s down for happy hour? I will drink your ass under the table! Oooh, and while you’re down there — you spy any loose Chex mix? I like the cereal bits. Concept: Tie with built-in bottle opener [crunchgear] Thanks to Jason, who opens beer bottles with his eye socket like a normal pirate.

I think I speak for us all when I say, it’s about damn time. This 12-volt pizza oven plugs right into a car’s cigarette lighter or power point so you can cook a breakfast pizza on your commute to work. Or a dinner pizza on your way home! Or burn your car to the ground! The $36 oven is a real product and I just bought two. One for the front seat, and one for the kids in the back. What in the — damnit kids, I smell burning army men! *sniff* I’m just so proud. portable pizza oven lets you cook-a nice-a pizz-a pie in a moving car [technabob] Thanks to FDSY and gnome king, who cook their pizzas on the radiator like normal people.