Or maybe Lois is way smarter than all of us and has figured out Superman's real secret. Who knows. I think I'll just enjoy the Batman cameo at the end of the clip and not question this too much. [Thanks, Erik!]

Unlike Superman's ship, these strands have to be very long—even a test run will require a total of 10 kilometers of the strand, which is currently stitched by hand using ultrasound. Also, as they require solar wind, they won't be much for interstellar travel. Still, as you can see in the video below, it's wild stuff, promising to provide plentiful free "fuel" for fast travel around the solar system. [New Scientist via KurzweilAI]

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.]

But if you're not Superman, this designer phone by Tao Ma works like a regular phone, except you push down on the crystals. Makes things tough since they're arranged at odd angles. – Jason Chen

Call Me Because You Light Up My Life [Yanko Design]

By using thermal shielding and special coating, the creator can bypass current problems with spinning crap around really fast and throwing it. But be careful, if we make like Supes IV and launch all our nukes into the Sun, it's just an open invitation for General Zod to come and enslave all of us. And I for one do not welcome our chin-bearded overlords. – Jason Chen

Project Page [Slingatron via Danger Room via Sci Fi]

Featuring Clark's trademark diamond badge, the clock has an FM/AM radio and a gigantic snooze button that's located on the top. S for Snooze. Ho ho! – Jason Chen

Product Page [Best Buy via Gearlog via Music Gizmos]

Sure the Special Edition Alienware Superman Themed Computers are nice and all. But what if you really want to nerd out to some Superman without having to drop two g's on a new computer? These peripherals may be the right solution for you. The mouse retails for $32.95 and the keyboard—that is currently pre-order only—goes for $39.95. Both of which are available in a variety of Superman-ish color schemes.

The fun doesn't stop there, either. The site selling these peripherals, WickedCoolStuff, also has some wicked cool Superman-themed USB hubs and card readers. Wickedness! – Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via Newlaunches]

Oh, right, the specs. The phone has a 1.3-megapixel camera, 126x220 screen, MP3/MP4/WMA/WAV playback and a TV-Out connector. It's also got 128MB of internal memory and a miniSD slot for putting the soundtracks of all five Superman movies into. The phone's available at the end of June for 1500 Yuan ($187 USD). – Jason Chen

Sohu [via Ideal Gadget via Mobile Whack]

The Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T. (pictured above) is the sequel to last year's toy of the year. Imagine having a remote-controlled insect the size of an Xbox walking around your house. The front mandibles can actually grip items, be they enemy robots or beer cans, for the older boys in the audience. It shoots foam darts out of its body, leading to massive casualties. Expect videos of N.S.E.C.T. battles to become commonplace on the Interweb. $99.99, this July.

The Tyco R/C Airblade looks like something out of Apocalypse Now (or, for the learned, Heart of Darkness). It's a three-wheeled hovercraft that actually floats just above the (flat) surface, zipping to and fro quite nicely. What's more, plop this baby in the water and watch as it tears up the joint. Recommended for kids 8+, including drunken college students. $79.99, this July.

Mattel's also got a line of Superman toys with your child's name on it. Pictured here is the Superman Returns Inflato-Suit, which you put on like a t-shirt. Activate the battery-operated fan and BAM—instant muscles, no tiring trips to the gym needed. Useful in fending off bullies, girls. $21.99, available now. There's also an action figure that does action figure stuff: sound effects, "action" poses, etc. $24.99, available now.

Continuing with the movie tie-ins, Cars represents yet another Disney + Pixar license to make money, which Mattel also has covered. The most impressive of which is the Cars Fast Talkin' Lightning McQueen Vehicle. On the underside of the car's body is a series of buttons that you use to program the car's movements. Press forward, left, backward, right, forward and it'll move thusly. Just don't put it on a ledge or anything, or it might fall. Not that that happened during the demo or anything. $34.99, available now.

Lastly, Mattel has a incredible number of Barbie and Barbie-ish girls toys on the way. Since I would wager that many of the readers here aren't too interested in Barbie (or at least shouldn't be), I'll keep this somewhat brief. There was one impressive item, the Barbie Let's Dance doll ($54.99, this September), which uses RFID tags embedded inside a wrist band to mimic a child's dance moves. Raise arm up, Barbie's arm goes up; spin around, Barbie spins around. Did John Biggs put on a dress and spin around during the demonstration? Hmm, to tell or not to tell. – Nicholas Deleon

Mattel

The Area-51 Superman Edition Desktop is powered by a dual-core Pentium D processor. It is fully customizable with prices beginning at $1,899 and it's expected to ship July 3. The case feature artwork by Stan Tommy Lee—bloops, wrong comic book legend.

This fully customizable Area-51 notebook is powered by an Intel Core Duo processor. It features the Superman logo on the lid of the "Superman-blue" laptop. Prices for this beast begin at $2,539 and it is expected to ship on July 10. Thanks, Jeff – Travis Hudson

Product Page [Alienware]