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Staring out of the Window

Staring out of the Window

“The point… is paradoxically not to find out what’s going on outside. It is rather, an exercise in discovering the contents of our own minds.” The School of Life reminds us that introspection and daydreaming can be as productive as purposeful activities.

Rogue One: Celebration Reel

Rogue One: Celebration Reel

Star Wars fans are gonna be poring over every second of this BTS reel from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, looking for every clue about the characters, locations, costumes, and story. It’s not a full trailer, but it’s almost kinda better.

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Carbon Fiber Bottle Opener

Carbon Fiber Bottle Opener
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Always be prepared with this slim bottle opener that’s thin enough to fit in your wallet. It’s as slim as two credit cards, but is strong thanks to its carbon fiber construction. As an added bonus, it won’t set off metal detectors.

Dobbsland

Dobbsland

Disney’s theme parks can be fun for the whole family. But they’re also expensive, exhausting, and have ridiculous queues for the attractions. Instead, wish we could visit Dobbsland, a tiny amusement park built by retired engineer Steve Dobbs right in his own backyard.

Disney Music Mashup

Disney Music Mashup

After seamlessly combining numerous classical tracks, musician Grant Woolard wove together dozens of iconic tunes from Disney classics, from Winnie the Pooh to The Little Mermaid to Mary Poppins to Frozen, into a single composition. Full list of tunes in the comments.

Prometheus EDC Short

Prometheus EDC Short
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A versatile alternative to cargo shorts. Prometheus Design Werx‘ EDC shorts have 11 pockets, including a pair of pocket clip docks, front, side and rear welt pockets and a secret stash on the rear waistband. They also have a pair of delta rings and are water-resistant.

Ghostbusters 2 Honest Trailer

Ghostbusters 2 Honest Trailer

“If you loved the first Ghostbusters movie, then you should definitely watch that one instead.” Screen Junkies takes on the The Hangover 2 of of the 80’s. Ghostbusters 2 was kinda funny, but it uses the same story beats as the original and maybe shouldn’t have been made.

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Ori Systems Furniture

Ori Systems Furniture

Ori is a collection of motorized floor-to-ceiling furniture that turns a studio apartment into a versatile one bedroom space. Its control pad makes it easy to move the whole unit across the room or open and close its components.

Bottle, Glass & Tube Trick

Bottle, Glass & Tube Trick

In the first episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ third season – with Alyson Hannigan as the new host! – comedy magician Michael Kent tried to bamboozle his idols by making a glass and a bottle switch places, and then some. Wait for it…

HeadRoom Standard Amp

HeadRoom Standard Amp
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Designed to produce the absolute best sound quality in a compact headphone amp, HeadRoom’s audiophile gadget packs best-in-class technology, and is focused on pristine, clean sound, rather than bells and whistles. Drops 10/16, with pre-orders available now.

Happy Teeth

Happy Teeth

Like many dogs, this bullmastiff enjoys poking his head out of the car to enjoy the breeze. The way the wind catches his jowls and exposes his incisors and canines, this guy appears to be precisely 50% dopey and 50% demonic. And 100% thrilled.

OSSA

OSSA

Dario Imbrogno’s fantastic animated short film embraces, rather than hides the mechanisms that underlie the creation of stop-motion films, exposing the armatures and skeletal joints of its protagonist – and even the almighty puppetmaster behind the scenes.

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Castle in The Sky Model

Castle in The Sky Model

An incredible replica of a massive airship from Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky. It features scads of lights, dozens of moving propellers and oars, and is surrounded by a sky filled with other aircraft in this amazing display at Tokyo Cityview – part of their Studio Ghibli exhibit.

A Monster Calls (Trailer)

A Monster Calls (Trailer)

“It’s okay that you’re angry. I’m angry too. If you need to break things, by god you break them.” A monster appears before a boy who’s dealing with his mother’s terminal illness. An adaptation of Patrick Ness and Jim Kay’s eponymous illustrated novel.

Outlier Injected Linen Pants

Outlier Injected Linen Pants
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Outlier may have created the ultimate summer pants. The relaxed pants have the opaque look of denim and other heavier fabrics, but the company claims that the warp knit polyester and linen fabric is so light and breathable that “it feels almost like nothing.”

7th Dragon III Code: VFD

7th Dragon III Code: VFD

Forgive its stereotypically nonsensical title. Sega’s Nintendo 3DS exclusive has most of the ingredients of a good JRPG. It has a deep and highly customizable turn-based combat system, lots of silly interactions and characters, and a cat cafe.

Amazing Nerdcations

Amazing Nerdcations

Mental Floss’ List Show points out some of the world’s most intellectuallly stimulating tourist destinations, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Atacama Desert in Chile and its starry night skies, and the otaku paradise known as Akihabara in Tokyo.

Rebirth (Trailer)

Rebirth (Trailer)

“Not a cult! Not a cult! Not a cult!” In this Netflix exclusive film, a suburban family man sick of the daily grind is lured by an old friend to try a wellness program that very quickly devolves into something else. Premieres 7/15/16.

Ferrari F1 3D Audio

Ferrari F1 3D Audio

You’ll want to put your headphones on for this one. Car fanatic 19Bozzy92 decided to record his latest video with a 3D binaural microphone. The resulting audio is the next best thing to standing trackside as these amazing Ferrari F1 cars zip around the circuit at Mugello.

Chewbacca Can Koozie

Chewbacca Can Koozie
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Keep your canned drinks nice and cool with this furry wookiee can cooler from ThinkGeek. As an added bonus, nobody will ever steal your beer, for fear of having their arms ripped out of their sockets.

Fukushima

Fukushima

Director Chris Lavelle used image mapping techniques to breathe added depth and dimensionality into Rebecca Lilith Bathory’s haunting still images of abandoned, post-fallout Fukushima Japan. Musician Rosie Doonan’s Feel Love only serves to heighen the feels.

Nintendo Classic Mini

Nintendo Classic Mini

After numerous 3rd party clones, Nintendo are releasing their own Retro NES. This one looks just like the original and comes loaded with 30 classic games, from Super Mario Bros. to Metroid. Connects via HDMI, and comes with one controller. Drops 11/11/16 for $60.

Projection Mapped Cello

Projection Mapped Cello

Musician Sol Gabetta performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor on her 300-year-old cello, embellished with digitally-projected images which stay precisely aligned with her instrument, even as she moves, thanks to the wonders of infrared tracking tech.

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