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Bluelounge Quick Peek

Bluelounge Quick Peek

Quick Peek is a photo-based inventory system. Use the app to take pictures of your belongings and assign the photos to a Quick Peek stick-on label. Now you’ll know which boxes contain which items. You can also browse all your stored stuff within the app.

Blaze Tower Fire Pit

Blaze Tower Fire Pit
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A dramatic way to warm up any backyard space, the Blaze gives you a portable outdoor fireplace complete with a chimney to direct smoke and ash, and a storage area underneath for spare logs. Made from sturdy 3/16″ steel, and weighs about 200 lb when fully assembled.

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Google Lens

Google Lens

Coming soon to Google’s Assistant and Photos applications, Lens offers information or actions based on a photo or what your device’s camera is seeing. It can identify objects, detect Wi-Fi passwords, offer to show you a restaurant’s reviews and more.

Waking up in the Universe: VR

Waking up in the Universe: VR

Ideally, you’ll strap on a VR headset for this, but if you don’t have one, you can still appreciate the ethereal fractal journey that Julius Horsthuis has laid before you, accompanied by excerpts from one of evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkinsmost profound lectures.

The City Clock

The City Clock

La Fabrique DIY’s quaint binary clock. The City Clock looks like a model of a traditional Parisian building, but the lights on its windows actually tell the time. You can also get just the clock’s electronics and make your own enclosure.

Isaiah’s Dizzying Videos

Isaiah’s Dizzying Videos

(PG-13: Language) Isaiah Howard (@isaiahxavier10) uses the smartphone app musical.ly to create totally trippy selfie music videos, which feature fast camera movements, and rapid edits which are at once completely disorienting and hypnotic.

Picnic Time Backpack

Picnic Time Backpack
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The perfect companion for outdoor travels, Oniva’s backpack has a two large insulated compartments for keeping foods and drinks cold, along with a large exterior bottle pocket, and a zippered compartment for accessories, maps, and other small items.

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The VODER

The VODER

We’re so used to hearing computers sound like Siri and Alexa, but the earliest days of synthesized vocals dates back all the way to 1939, and Homer Dudley’s invention, which combined buzzes and hisses with varying intonations to produce humanoid voices.

Destiny 2 (Trailer 2)

Destiny 2 (Trailer 2)

A pair of videos for the upcoming FPS RPG Destiny 2 show us more of the game’s campaign story as well as glimpses of actual gameplay. Check out the classes’ new super moves, new loot, new weapon slots and more.

Happy Little Bricks

Happy Little Bricks
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SillyBrickPics custom-made LEGO minifig set was clearly inspired by artist Bob Ross. It comes complete with his curly perm, a painter’s palette, easel, canvas, and jars of paint. We can already imagine him teaching the joy of painting to other minifigs in hush tones.

Thomas Middleditch vs. Hot Wings

Thomas Middleditch vs. Hot Wings

(PG-13: Language) Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch dropped by Hot Ones to talk about going to a renaissance fair, Twitch streaming, working with Martin Scorsese and more while slowly succumbing to hot wings.

Chris Cornell: Nothing Compares 2 U

Chris Cornell: Nothing Compares 2 U

In the wake of musician Chris Cornell’s tragic suicide, this 2015 acoustic cover has been making the rounds. You’ll be hard-pressed to hold back tears as Cornell lends his soulful voice to a track written by another great musician we lost far too soon. Rest in peace.

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OId Spice: S.Q.U.I.D.

OId Spice: S.Q.U.I.D.

Old Spice Krakengärd scent presents the ultimate in collaborative gaming – in which you and seven of your most distant friends cooperate to control a single robotic tentacle to perform a simple task. The game can be played and observed on Twitch from 5/19 to 5/21/17.

Titanium EDC Ink Pens

Titanium EDC Ink Pens

Blank Forces’ latest pens look fantastic, with their seamless titanium barrels, and available flourishes like a blue flame finish, or cool graphic engravings. They come in two sizes, and are compatible with off-the-shelf ink refills.

Hamster Drawing Machine

Hamster Drawing Machine

Artist Neil Mendoza created a rather silly installation which uses hamster power to perform a single, repetitive task – drawing a picture of a hamster. The machine works its magic by following an outline into a turning piece of turning plywood..

Deal: Aerix Black Talon 2.0 Drone

Deal: Aerix Black Talon 2.0 Drone
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This tiny drone is designed to make racing easy for beginners, offering up high-speed flight, but with easy-to-use controls. It streams a 720p live video feed to your smartphone via Wi-Fi, offers 3 flying speeds, and automates flips and rolls for easy showboating.

Olympus Tough TG-5

Olympus Tough TG-5

The latest version of Olympus’ rugged compact camera has a new 12MP sensor that works better in low-light compared to the one in its predecessor. The TG-5 also adds 4K video recording, 1080p slow motion 120fps, up to 20fps sequential shooting and more.

LED Side Tables

LED Side Tables

All Things LED, the same guys who brought us that slick light-up backsplash have applied their sensibilities to standalone furniture, creating these cube-shaped side tables which can display bright and colorful animations.

Feisty Pets

Feisty Pets

They may look all cute and cuddly, but get on the wrong side of these stuffed animals, and they’ll bear their teeth, ready to attack their victim. We’re thinking you shouldn’t get them wet or feed them after midnight, just in case.

DIY Batman Fidget Spinner

DIY Batman Fidget Spinner

If you ask us, there are already way too many fidget spinners. But if were going to play with one, it would have to be PressTube’s awesome custom build – an oversize brass triple spinner made by melting and molding bullet casings, then quenching them with liquid nitrogen.

Elgato Stream Deck

Elgato Stream Deck
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An affordable alternative to the Optimus Popularis. The Stream Deck is aimed at Twitch streamers, but you can program its 15 keys with shortcuts for practically any application. The LCD display in each key makes remembering your shortcuts a snap.

Sir/Madam Tote Blankets

Sir/Madam Tote Blankets
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Sir/Madam makes cotton canvas tote bags that can be inverted and expanded into a 62″x 55″ picnic blanket. When you’re ready to go, simply fold the blanket towards the handle and turn it inside out. Available in a variety of printed designs.

The Mountain Goats: Goths

The Mountain Goats: Goths

No longer just a man exorcising his own soul, John Darnielle’s latest album wields an entire arsenal of instruments and accompaniments. But Darnielle remains as relatable as ever, weaving tales about growing up an outcast.

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