Design fiction as poetry, "Tableau" is a nightstand that quietly prints out photos from Twitter and places them in its drawer. Emily Dickinson might have approved.

Impress your Romulan visitors with this fashionable DIY sliding-door treatment. Video after the jump.

The latest example of the periodic-table-of-elements meme is�wait for it�a periodic table of elements.

Renowned motorcycle builders create a real-life version of the Tron light cycle. It's sleek, it's masterfully built�and it's a pale reflection of the preternatural awesomeness of the 1982 movie's original.

Illustrating the strange, shadowy world in which America's ambassadors move.

At Berkeley, a Kinect hack takes flight.

Mashing up machinima with real-life performers, refreshing the low-geek vernacular mode.

A whimsical and elegant printing block for Chinese characters that explores the enduring puzzle of writing.

Kevin Bacon's ad for the Logitech Revue reminds us that with personality in the cloud, we're all unwitting doppelg�ngers now.

We've discovered an earlier version of the redesigned Gawker's promotional video narrated by "infotainer" and business-card guru Joel Bauer. Gawker: it doesn't fit in a Rolodex.