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Iron Man Quits Hero Biz, Takes Up Apprenticeship As Nutcracker

2:30AM Mark Wilson | When Tony Stark finds himself reasonably satisfied with thwarting evil, he’ll kick back and casually deploy his suit’s intended functionality — namely, cracking nuts. Make grandma cry at your pagan ways this holiday season for only $US30. [NerdApproved via EntertainmentEarth]
Gadgets

Buy Tony Stark’s Arc Reactor For $US150

10:40AM Adam Frucci | This Arc Reactor is just a replica, so it won’t allow you to power a bionic suit that flies around and punches through walls. It will, however, make your desk that much more dorky. And that’s something. [Museum Replicas]
Entertainment

Iron Man 2 Comic Con Leaked Footage Sets My Pants On Fire

2:30AM Jesus Diaz | Holy Geezuss-roller-blading-in-a-tutu-christ. The next gadget-ridden Iron Man movie looks absolutely amazing. I mean, it would be amazing anyway just by the blinding presence of Pepper Potts alone, but these five minutes of footage have got me by my iron jewels. More »
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Anime Iron Man Would Vaporise Robert Downey Jr’s Ass

12:20AM Matt Buchanan | Of course this Iron Man anime is totally badass—Japan’s made cartoons about dudes in robot suits for over 40 years. And of course, Iron Man is blowing up a bunch of other dudes in crazy robot suits. More »
Entertainment

First Pic Of Mickey Rourke As Whiplash In Iron Man 2

9:56AM Adam Frucci | Curious as to what Mickey Rourke is going to look like as Whiplash in next summer’s Iron Man 2? Be curious no longer. More »
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First In-Suit Shot From Iron Man 2 Catches Tony Stark With His Pants Down

2:00AM Adam Frucci | Here’s the first shot of Tony Stark in the Iron Man suit from the set of next year’s sequel. Or at least part of the suit. More »
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Iron Man 2 First Photo Fires Up Our Rocket Boots

12:10AM Matt Buchanan | Here it is, the first official photo from Iron Man 2. Tony Stark is looking concerned because he ran out of bourbon while a wall of Iron Men look on. I can’t wait. More »
Random Stuff

Iron Man vs Bruce Lee: FIGHT!

10:40AM Jesus Diaz | Who will win? Bruce Lee and his mighty kung-fu moves? Iron Man and his Martini-powered armour made out of cocktail shakers? You’ll know as soon as you watch this cool video: More »
Entertainment

Will Blu-Ray Untap The Potential Of BD-Live?

3:30PM Nick Broughall | In the 12 months since Blu-ray emerged victorious over HD DVD in the battle for high-definition format supremacy, BD-Live has gone from having huge potential as a key sales and marketing feature to becoming a footnote on the spine of a handful of Blu-ray movies. And despite the fact that some studios like Disney are actively pursuing the technology, its implementation still feels like a random collection of ideas that lacks cohesion and focus. And sadly, it doesn’t really look like things are going to change any time soon. More »
Gadgets

Iron Man Children’s Costume Modded to Be Deadly-Cute

4:15AM Mark Wilson | One very loving father spent two months tricking out a standard child’s Iron Man costume with real tech for his 5-year-old son—not just a CO2 air compressor to fire missiles or repulsor waves, but a complete BeagleBoard computer running a makeshift JARVUS along with an Arduino board to handle all of the advanced suit functions. Sure, it’s just a toy now, but give the father/son team a few years to see what the suit can really do. Here’s a full rundown on the tech inside: More »