At 300-pounds, this life-sized Star Wars stormtrooper cake by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes stands a massive 6-foot, 4-inches tall and was "sliced up for 600 Arisia Sci-Fi Convention attendees -- the Stormtrooper cake took Amanda and a team of nine two weeks to design, create and assemble." This creation isn't all cake, though. Its legs are made out of Rice Krispies to keep the entire guy from toppling over. Amanda's cake blog says that they also had to invent new ways of holding its fondant vertically over time and figure out how to put it together in modular pieces. Talk about a challenge. ...

Unlike other hotels, Switzerland's Berghotel Muottas Muragl is located 8,000-feet above sea level and "hotel guests can only arrive two ways" by helicopter, or by one tram that goes from the village below to the hotel; making this an exclusive and private escape for ski bums around the world." ...

At $200, the Tamaggo is basically "a dedicated pano-shooting camera with a 14MP sensor and a panomorph lens; snap a picture and the camera will auto detect its orientation and create either a Streetview-style all-rounder or a more traditional long (horizontal or vertical) panorama." The $200 egg is pretty feature packed. There's a touch-screen for framing and review, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections, and the entire pano is taken in one snap. There's also an integrated stand. ...

Here's a first: a hotel designed to look like a giant mountain, specifically for rock climbers. This "building will have fifty rooms, movie theater, spa, cafe, swimming pool, gym, bar, shops, and climbing walls for beginners; unique exterior made of rocks is for advanced rock climbers who can even spend the night on the 'mountain' using special equipment." ...

Sleek and ultra stylish, Samsung's Bang and Olufsen smartphone is basically "a mix between the current Samsung Galaxy lineup with B&O's traditional slant on masculine industrial engineering." No word yet on if this concept will go into production. I think the final form works. It's thin and sleek, yet manages to slightly deviate from the "me too" crowd. LOVE the dock which transforms it into a banging B&O speaker. One can hope. ...

China has developed a high-speed train -- based on CSR's CRH 380A --that can reach 311mph, without the use of MagLev technology. That's right, "this train has been streamlined, uses lighter materials, and uses a lot more power in order to get over 300 mph." The standard CRH380 has a maximum drawing power of 9600 kilowatts, while this souped-up version can draw as much as 22,800 kilowatts. ...

At first glance, this may look like the interior of the USS Enterprise, but it's actually the first class cabin on a Qantas A380, complete with personal suites and center socializing area. For those who don't already know, the Airbus A380 is basically "a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the world's largest passenger airliner." Qantas A380 First Class ...

We have seen the future of gadgets, and many of them will be flexible. Whether it be cell phones, like the Samsung Galaxy Skin (above), or laptops, there will be something for everyone. Continue reading to see five of the most incredible flexible gadget technologies. 5. Fujitsu Flexbook Called the Flexbook, this computer by "Taiwan-based designer hao-chun huang, offers portable, multi-use computing within a single device. the concept was shortlisted from over 1000 designs in our recent designboom competition 'a life with future computing'." No word yet on pricing or ...

The biggest selling point of the new iPhone 4S is Siri, the voice activated assistant. Siri is the only feature that really distinguishes the iPhone 4S from the earlier iPhone 4, but as sales figures are showing, this is enough to tempt people over. Siri can write messages and emails for you, as well as plan your week and tell what the weather will be like. Although Siri is causing a sensation in the media and on the internet, it does not come without its flaws. As many people had pointed out, certain location based services do not work particularly well outside of the United States. ...

Tim Cook may be Apple's new CEO, but that doesn't mean all the employees take kindly to that fact. Actually, all of them in this meeting -- with Christopher McDonald as Tim Cook -- think of him as some kind of big joke. ...