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Recycled Firefighter Gear Bags

Recycled Firefighter Gear Bags
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Dakota Stitch & Design makes bags and other accessories out of used firefighter uniforms, aka bunker gear. Nicole Gibson started the business after her husband, a firefighter, refused to buy expensive diaper bags. She made do with what she had, and the rest is history.

Blazing HEEET Cinnamon Vodka

Blazing HEEET Cinnamon Vodka

A welcome alternative to cinnamon-flavored whiskeys, naturally-flavored Blazing HEEET has a much more neutral base flavor, offering up a hot and slightly sweet taste just like a red hot candy. Try it solo, or with a little Applejack for a cinnamon apple treat.

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40 Years of Hip Hop

40 Years of Hip Hop

(PG-13: Language) From Biggie to Beasties, and KRS to Kanye, The Hood Internet presents a fantastic, but far too short tribute to the first four decades of hip hop music in just under four minutes. Stream/download available on Soundcloud here.

Casually Explained: Group Projects

Casually Explained: Group Projects

If you’ve ever been thrown into a school or work project with people you don’t know well, you can relate to Casually Explained’s clip, which reminds us that the whole isn’t necessarily greater than the sum of its parts, and that you’re the only one who really did any work.

Monument Valley 2

Monument Valley 2

The sequel to one of the most beautiful and enthralling puzzle games ever made. Monument Valley 2 introduces a new story and new characters. Help Ro teach her child about the magical ways of Monument Valley. Currently on iOS only.

Pearl Jam Does Devo

Pearl Jam Does Devo

We dug up this little gem that dates back to a Halloween 2009 concert in Philly, in which Pearl Jam turned in a fun cover version of the 1980 Devo hit Whip It. There’s nothing quite like Eddie Vedder in a Devo dome warbling “Step on a crack, break your momma’s back.”

MIN Belt

MIN Belt

A smartly designed belt and buckle combo with a clean, minimal look. The MIN belt buckle is separate from its straps, letting you change looks in a snap, and adjust its size to your exact waistline for optimal comfort and fit.

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Homemade 10-foot R/C Plane

Homemade 10-foot R/C Plane

Josh and Josh of FliteTest check out an incredible build from fans at Flite Fest West ’17 – a gigantic version of their Super Bee plane, packing 10 engines. It took some trial and error, but the behemoth eventually got airborne. The plane takes flight at 3:09.

2017 iPad Pro 10.5″

2017 iPad Pro 10.5″

Apple replaced the 9.7″ iPad Pro with one that’s virtually the same size and weight but has a 10.5″ screen. The new iPad Pro’s display offers up to 120Hz refresh rate, increased brightness, and reduced reflectivity. It will ship with iOS 11, which has many enhancements for tablets.

Over The Polyphonic Rainbow

Over The Polyphonic Rainbow

Musician Anna-Maria Hefele made a name for herself with her ability to do something called “polyphonic overtone singing. Here, she performs a very, uhm, unusual, interpretation of the classic from The Wizard of Oz. She’s kind of like a human theremin.

Cutting Tools in Slow-mo

Cutting Tools in Slow-mo

Need something chill on your screen today? Drop by the Ingersoll Cutting Tools channel on YouTube, and tune in to some of their awesome and relaxing high-speed macro footage of more than 70 of their drill bits, cutting wheels, and other tools doing their jobs.

Every Guitar Technique

Every Guitar Technique

From dive-bombs to double-stops to finger-picking, there are tons of different techniques and flourishes that guitarists can incorporate into their jams. Music is Win did his best to incorporate all of them into a single 3-minute solo performance. You missed a couple, dude.

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Can You Pickle Anything?

Can You Pickle Anything?

(Gross) “So everything’s aged now for a few months…” How To Make Everything recently learned how to pickle, so he decided to make use of his newfound knowledge for science. Watch him find out if one can pickle chicken feet, a sandwich, and more.

Parallax.

Parallax.

Adam Westbrook’s ongoing web series is a faux documentary based on a sci-fi staple called Encyclopedia Galactica. In particular, Parallax. focuses on an advanced extraterrestrial civilization’s analysis of life on Earth. We hope Netflix picks this up.

TAKU PC Case

TAKU PC Case

A smartly designed aluminum case for DIY PC builders, designed by CRYORIG and built by Lian Li. The TAKU provides a home for a Mini-ITX motherboard and all of its components in a minimal, easy-to-upgrade enclosure that doubles as a monitor stand. (Thanks Ben!)

Extinction (Trailer)

Extinction (Trailer)

The cinematic trailer for Extinction, an upcoming action game clearly inspired by Attack on Titan. Battle colossal enemies using fully destructible environments and upgradable skills. The game will also have a horde mode and a level editor. Drops sometime in 2018.

Apple HomePod Speaker

Apple HomePod Speaker

Apple’s wireless speaker uses an A8 CPU to adapt its acoustics to match your room. It’s got seven beam-forming tweeters, a high-excursion woofer, eight amps, and runs Siri to control your music collection, HomeKit devices, and more. Drops 12/17 for $349.

Wine-o-Saur Stegasaurus Wine Rack

Wine-o-Saur Stegasaurus Wine Rack
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Quietly observe this rare prehistoric beast in its native habitat, as it ambles along your dining table with a bottle of your favorite merlot on its back. TheBackPack’s Wine-o-Saurs is handmade from birch plywood, and is the perfect centerpiece for any oenophile-dinophile.

Stabbing a Car

Stabbing a Car

After showing off the MegaBot Mk. III robot at Maker Faire 2017, the guys from MegaBots decided to play around with something they had lying around the shop – a 500 lb., 10-foot-long knife, and proceeded to drop it into the roof of a car. Because, why not?

NECA TMNT Collector’s Case

NECA TMNT Collector’s Case

NECA’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusive costs $200, but it’s more than worth every penny. You get wonderfully painted 7″ action figures of all four turtles, Shredder, Krang and two foot soldiers, plus accessories and a carrying case. It will also go on sale at NECA’s online store.

A History of Sampling

A History of Sampling

DJ and Producer Chris Read of the awesome website WhoSampled dropped by London’s Point Blank Music School to provide an in-depth workshop on the origins of sampling in hip-hop music, modern sound layering, and how music has been derivative for hundreds of years.

Bad Pickup Lines

Bad Pickup Lines

(PG-13: Language) “Do you have 11 protons? Because you’re SO-dium fine.” It’s hard to kick off a convo with a stranger, but we can say with a high degree of certainty that none of the pickup lines featured in WatchCut’s clip will get you a date, much less into anyone’s pants.

Deal: Ticwatch 2 Smartwatch

Deal: Ticwatch 2 Smartwatch
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A sleek and minimal waterproof smartwatch with a round OLED touchscreen, fitness tracking, heart rate monitoring, built in GPS, Wi-Fi, voice recognition, notifications, onboard music storage, and more. Save 15% in The Awesomer Shop.

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