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NES Retro Bluetooth Speaker

NES Retro Bluetooth Speaker
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Rather than just another black box, 8bitdo’s Bluetooth speaker takes its inspiration from the classic Nintendo Entertainment System’s game controller, with a giant D-Pad for power, play and volume, and red speakers that look like A/B buttons. Measures about 3″ on each side.

Chicken EDM

Chicken EDM

The members of Korean band 밴드땐싱누들 (aka “Dancing Noodle”) provide us with a brief musical interlude, courtesy of four squeaky chicken toys, played together to create an improv dance beat. We’re not sure what the roll of toilet paper is for, though.

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Robot Sumo Wrestling

Robot Sumo Wrestling

This Japanese robot battle has a decidedly different flavor than Battlebots. Each robot is fully autonomous, and tasked with a single objective – to push the other robot out of the wrestling ring as quickly as possible. In the end, it’s a battle of speed vs. power.

Parrot Mambo

Parrot Mambo

A fighter and a helper. The Mambo has two detachable accessories: a tiny cannon that carries up to six ball bearings, and a grabber that can carry items weighing up to 0.14oz. It has an auto-pilot that automatically takes over when you let go of the controls.

Full-size LEGO Mustang

Full-size LEGO Mustang

Builders from LEGOLAND Florida Resort created this 1:1 scale model of an original 1964-1/2 Ford Mustang. There’s an underlying aluminum chassis, but it’s still incredible. It recently made its debut at the Mustang Club of America’s 40th Anniversary shindig.

Origins of the Comic Book Font

Origins of the Comic Book Font

Vox looks at the history and evolution of comic book lettering. The most well known style – all caps, italicized, and with consistent thickness – was developed to make text easier to read on cheap paper. But there are dozens of comic book fonts and lettering styles.

Atlanta (Promo)

Atlanta (Promo)

Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) created this new FX series about two cousins on different paths through the Atlanta music scene. Rather than a traditional trailer, director Hiro Murai presents a day in the life of Glover’s character, Earnest “Earn” Marks. Drops 9/6/16.

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100 Excavator Demolition

100 Excavator Demolition

To remove an aging overpass in Nanchang China, a veritable army of Hyundai excavation machines lined up and worked to rapidly demolish the old structure – removing the entire bridge in about 2 days, and reopening to traffic in 56 hours. (Thanks Hubert!)

FILA x Staple Pigeon

FILA x Staple Pigeon
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FILA continues rummaging through its ’90s lookbook, this time collaborating with New York City brand Staple Pigeon. Ride the peak of athleisure with the collection’s graphic tees, joggers and outerwear, all sporting a combination of the both brands’ logos.

Volcano from Space

Volcano from Space

Back in 2009, astronauts on the International Space Station captured this amazing perspective of Russia’s Sarychev volcano erupting, as a massive plume of ash and smoke ascended towards the heavens above.

Infinitiude

Infinitiude

Scott Portingale’s stunning short film is an abstract look at the evolution of matter and energy, created using a mix of time-lapse, high-speed, and stop-motion photography. Incredibly, the images were were made with fluids and handmade props, not CGI.

Fyber Forma Backpacks

Fyber Forma Backpacks
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Taiwan-based Fyber Forma has a line of minimalist backpacks made of Tyvek and nylon. The COS is made of a single layer of Tyvek, while the APO is larger and is made of two layers of heavy Tyvek. Both are water-repellent and have a faux leather bottom.

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Time to Make the B(r)onuts

Time to Make the B(r)onuts

Chef Alton Brown shows us how to create a new kind of deep fried delicacy, which combines biscuit dough with the cooking and glazing process of a doughnut to make a tall and tasty treat. We know what we’re cooking this week.

Dark Knight Batpod Movie Prop

Dark Knight Batpod Movie Prop

Prop Store is auctioning off one of the six Batpod motorcycles that were made for and used in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. It’s in display-only setup and is slightly damaged, but this one-of-a-kind ride is expected to fetch at least $80,000.

Garmin Virb Ultra 30

Garmin Virb Ultra 30

Garmin’s newest action camera looks a lot like a GoPro – it’s housing is even compatible with GoPro accessories – but the Virb Ultra 30 has a couple of unique features, including voice commands, 3-axis electronic image stabilization and performance data overlays.

Robot with Human Paintbrush

Robot with Human Paintbrush

Serbian artist Dragan Ilic voluntarily strapped himself onto the end of an industrial robot, while holding onto a box filled with paintbrushes, then allowed the robot to move him around a giant canvas and put him to work as a painter.

Samsung Gear S3

Samsung Gear S3

Samsung’s latest smartwatch has a 1.3″ AMOLED touchscreen, a built-in speaker and a microphone for calls, and a battery that lasts up to 4 days per charge. It’s also compatible with standard watch straps. The Frontier model has 3G/LTE connectivity.

Riding The Monster

Riding The Monster

CoasterForce shares an impressively crisp and immersive 4K video of The Monster, a new roller coaster located at Adventureland Iowa, complete with a crazy 101° vertical drop, crazy banks, and five inversions. The nighttime off-ride footage is worth watching too.

Edelkrone Wing

Edelkrone Wing

The latest bit of innovative camera gear from Edelkrone lets you shoot those smooth side-to-side camera movements without a huge rail, instead using a pivoting mechanism that folds down to fit in your pack. The only downside is that it’s not motorized.

Batman Arkham VR

Batman Arkham VR

I’m Batman, you’re Batman, everybody gets to be Batman. Wear the Batsuit, wield Batman’s gadgets, explore the Batcave, meet allies and enemies and tackle a murder mystery in this PlayStation VR launch title from Arkham series creator Rocksteady Games.

Making a Maple Cloud Bowl

Making a Maple Cloud Bowl

Frank Howarth is back with another awesome build – this time, he’s created a wonderful turned bowl using walnut and maple, with CNC cloud-shaped forms set into the sides. The stop-motion and orbiting time-lapse of the build is just the icing on the cake. (Thanks Victor!)

Rumours on a Ukulele

Rumours on a Ukulele

A fun medley of tunes from Fleetwood Mac’s classic album Rumours, played on ukulele by musician Eat My Uke. While we miss the vocals, we’re reminded just why this is one of the greatest albums of all time, and must go put it on the turntable right now.

Barb Returns to Stranger Things

Barb Returns to Stranger Things

(SPOILERS) Barbara clawed her way back to Hawkins to ask one question: why the heck didn’t anyone come for her? It would’ve been more appropriate for her to ask Chief Hopper, but then again it’s fun to see Eleven with her friends again.

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