Out of the ashes of a destroyed strip mall Radio Shack, The Recharger was born. His mission—to power up your laptops and cellphones when you need it most. Only the dreaded "Alkaline Battery" and merciless "Standby Mode" stand in his way. He's deadly too—don't even think about crossing him. If you ever take a shower, sit in a jacuzzi or even stand in a puddle again, watch your back. He could be waiting in the darkness, ready to pounce. [Late Night]

The kit contains 1400 10mm x 10mm colored magnetic squares that can be used along with the included template to create a fridge-bound superhero. Naturally, you could also use the pieces to create your own pixelated works of art—although you and I both know that hours of work will eventually break down into magnetic choking hazards strewn randomly across the fridge and/or the floor. [Magnetic Pixels via Swissmiss via OhGizmo]

Yes
• If the lightsaber crystal was green, like green kryptonite, or if they actually used kryptonite as the crystal, then Superman would melt like a hot knife through even hotter dog droppings.
• Superman's been injured by lasers before (see most aliens he's fought), so an extremely focused laser like a lightsaber could possibly hurt him if applied directly to the skin for a long enough time.
• If he were under the effects of kryptonite, when even bullets can hurt him, then a lightsaber could definitely chop off parts of his body.

No
• What type of radiation does the lightsaber emit? It's light, and Superman gets power from the sun, so the lightsaber could be a refreshing lamp.
• It would just burn off his clothes, like in Superman 2, but it wouldn't hurt him.
• He uses lasers (his own heat vision) to shave himself, so the best the lightsaber could do would to singe his chest hair, or give him a nice shave down there.
• Jedis can't actually cut through "everything" with the sword. Example: the big huge door in Episode I. They had to jam in their lightsabers and "melt" a doorway inside the door. The sword was fast to go into the door because they applied all the force to the tip, but was slow cutting because the Jedis are only so strong. Picture you cutting through a watermelon. In the same principle, a lightsaber technically might be able to cut through Superman, but there's nobody strong enough to force it through. Unless you somehow get the Hulk to use a lightsaber. But the Hulk doesn't exist.

Verdict: Superman wins! [Thanks to Achal for his Superman knowledge.]

This effort makes our previous favorite Batcave look like a tragic mess, and although we are so excited, we are, at present, spontaneously generating 2.5A of electric current from our toes, we are also saddened immensely. Why so? Well, the chances of us ever having the Batcave home theater are slimmer then us falling asleep, waking up as Will Smith and then filming The Pursuit of Happyness only to have it trash talked by film critics the world over. The chances are very slim. Oh, the torment. [Elite HTS (click through to gallery), via Slippery Brick]

That's why the press brought in this guy. [breitbart via digg]

Oh, and you can get free a free comic book today at retailers nationwide. Hit the link for a search engine that will find participating stores based upon zipcode.

[Another shameless plug for my Gadget Guide to Becoming a Superhero]

– Mark Wilson

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But becoming a superhero is no small feat. More often than not, radioactive waste makes appendages fall off instead of making them bigger stronger.That's why we've assembled the essential gear you need to become a superhero—and the best part—it all exists right now. Apart, these items are troublesome. Together they culminate in nothing less than a Captain Planet–style ass whooping (without the water, fire, earth, etc powers).

HAL 5 Robo Suit
Primary Function: Super Strength
Secondary Function: Looking Cool
Throwing a bad guy across the room is tough work. But throwing half a guy? Twice as easy. That's why our first recommendation is Cyberdyne Systems' HAL 5 (hybrid assistive limb) Robo Suit. This device has made its way around the Internet and back, but luckily the technology has yet to fall into the Wrong Hands. Weighing about 33 pounds, the suit will nearly double your strength autonomously by tracking electrical nerve impulses through your skin via electromyogram sensors. Translation: you punch and it punches with you. Couple that with some steroids (this ain't baseball, people...it's fair) and you'll be in business. Price: $60,000

Tazer Gloves
Primary Function: Shocking
Secondary Function: Dishes
The Tazer Gloves are more for the do-it-yourself superhero. (We suggest farming the work out to a loyal butler or loving mother.) Running off AA batteries, you can put out 300+ volts using tin foil contacts. But with a few modifications (maybe hooking up to a real Tazer) and a little black market exploding lithium ion power, the sky is the limit. Price: $20

Thermal Vision Binoculars
Primary Function: Spotting Bad guys
Secondary Function: Recreational Stalking
Night vision seems like a good idea until some punk drops a smoke bomb or a flare. That's why we only go thermal with our vision aids. Detecting heat signatures up to half a mile away, you can see even greater distances if you send a naïve sidekick ahead to scout. Price: $18,000

M-7 Spy Ear
Primary Function: Super Hearing
Secondary Function: Fitting in with old people
Don't let the model fool you—he is an ex-marine/ninja/power lifter. Having blown all your money on useless suits and vision, we thought we'd save some money on the super hearing. And since it's tough to hang from a building while holding one of those massive satellite dish things, we opted for the old guy in-ear design of the M-7. Price: $30

ATLAS Powered Rope Ascender

Primary Function: Scaling buildings
Secondary Function: Mysterious exits
Adding roughly 30 lbs to your load, the ATLAS Powered Rope Ascender may not be for all superheroes, but then again, you can't really be considered a superhero if you can't make it to the top of a building. And this device will pull loads up to 250 lbs 10 feet per second. Price: Call for more information.

TAC700 Automatic Pepper Ball Gun

Primary Function: Making men cry
Secondary Function: Scaring bad guys who think you have a real gun
We know what you're thinking: "I'm fighting demon spawn and you give me a freaking paintball gun??" First off, the TAC700 shoots harder ammunition that hurts like hell. On impact, this ammunition explodes into a cloud of choking, burning pepper gas. Then realize you can shoot 6 rounds/second from up to 150 feet away (at 380 feet/second). Unless you are in Texas, this is about the best you can do legally. And besides, superheroes can't kill people. And we're not falling for the "shoot the leg" philosophy for a second. Price: $890

Tesla Car...Not That One

Primary Function: Just LOOK at the thing
Secondary Function: Cruising with WonderWoman
Bottom line: whether you are battling a mutant lobster or a giant robodinosaur, your car will scare the living **#& out of them. Price: Write the inventor really nicely and ask/beg/use your supersuit on him.

Congratulations. Assuming you purchased everything on our list, you are now you are a full-fledged superhero. You can officially stop hanging out at your local nuclear reactor waiting for an "accident" to happen. And while you're at it, put down that gerbil. Because gerbil powers suck. Always go insect unless you are Jeff Goldblum.
– Mark Wilson

No doubt working unapproved from Warner Bros., the phone features the greatest superhero and his various gadgets as icons in the phone. For those of you actually considering this phone for its Batman-ness, read over our review first. There were some problems with volume and the OLED screen being unviewable under sunlight, but we're told by Haier that the volume was due to the T-Mobile network not being correctly configured to support the phone. Perhaps it's improved now. – Jason Chen

Phone Daily [via iTechNews]