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Dato Duo Synthesizer

Dato Duo Synthesizer

Toon Welling and David Menting designed this plaything which encourages face-to-face interaction, with one person controlling an analog synthesizer, and the other controlling a sequencer on the other side. Its simple enough for kids, but awesome enough for all ages.

Wingsuit over a Volcano

Wingsuit over a Volcano

The world’s hottest daredevil, Roberta Mancino, recently took a helicopter ride over Chile’s active Villarrica volcano, and proceeded to jump out wearing her wingsuit. Props to Sebastian Alvarez, who went along for the ride, along with photographer Carlos Pedro Briceño.

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850ft. Disc Golf Hole-in-One

850ft. Disc Golf Hole-in-One

At the 2016 Beaver State Fling disc golf tournament, Philo Brathwaite threw a mind-boggling shot on an 850ft hole that curves sharply halfway through. It took a fair bit of luck as well, but it’s no less magical for that.

LWT: Retirement Plans

LWT: Retirement Plans

(PG-13: Language) “If you stick around doing nothing while everyone around you f***s up, you’re going to win big.” Last Week Tonight exposes the hidden fees and other deceptions of many retirement plans. You won’t believe what Janice from accounting gave.

Apple iOS 10

Apple iOS 10

The upcoming release of Apple’s mobile OS gets an improved lock screen, facial, object, and scene recognition photo search, clean new UIs for Music and News, effects, handwriting, and secret messages, a Home control app, and much more. Drops this fall. Public Beta in July.

Injustice 2 (Gameplay)

Injustice 2 (Gameplay)

The Mortal Kombat of superhero games returns with a more customizable experience. Injustice 2 will let you earn equippable items to improve and personalize your favorite DC character. The game will also have more characters and stages than its predecessor.

Gearhead Shifter Pen

Gearhead Shifter Pen
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Southern lifestyle brand Bourbon & Boots offers eclectic pens, including this one for car enthusiasts. The Gearhead Shifter Pen’s mechanism mimics a 5-speed gearshift. It also has tire tread patterns on its cap and tip. Made from Indian water buffalo horn and pewter.

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Moana (Teaser)

Moana (Teaser)

A young navigator and a fallen demigod go on an adventure to save her people in Disney’s animated feature based on South Pacific lore and culture. Starring Dwayne Johnson as the deity Maui and Auli’i Cravalho as Moana.

How Earth Moves

How Earth Moves

Vsauce’s Michael Stevens returns with a typically long-winded, yet incredibly informative video about the nature of time, the innacuracies of time zones and calendars, and the way the planet’s tilt and rotation affect time. Say, is it Local Apparent Solar Noon yet?

Xbox One S

Xbox One S

The updated Xbox One is 40% smaller than the original, supports UHD Blu-Ray and streams 4K video with HDR from Amazon and Netflix, has up to a 2TB hard drive, a refined new controller, and does away with that big ugly power brick. Drops early August.

From Photocopiers to Trumpets

From Photocopiers to Trumpets

Made by Destruction shows how the copper wiring in old copy machines can be reclaimed to produce shiny new products like brass musical instruments. Along the way, we get to see these defunct office machines satisfyingly ripped to pieces by an industrial shredder.

South Park: The Fractured But Whole

South Park: The Fractured But Whole

Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman and The New Kid once again join forces in the sequel to the riotously funny RPG The Stick of Truth. In The Fractured But Whole players will investigate the criminal underworld of South Park, donning their superhero alter-egos.

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How Tennessee Whisky Is Made

How Tennessee Whisky Is Made

We recently had the privilege of visiting George Dickel Tennessee Whisky’s famous Cascade Hollow Distillery, and went behind the scenes to see how grains, water, and yeast are transformed into wonderful whiskies for us to enjoy. Here, we share our tour in photos.

EDC of the Week

EDC of the Week

Our friends at Everyday Carry share with us the latest drops, showing off the coolest gear they have to offer. Here’s this week’s awesome load out, courtesy of EDC reader Max, showing off a nifty batch of gear for his daily photographic pursuits. That Canon G5 X is ridiculously tiny.

The Star Trek Book

The Star Trek Book
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It’s the perfect gift for Star Trek fans from The Original Series to the J.J. Abrams movies, and everything in between. Learn the history of Starfleet, character backgrounds, Trek tech in layperson’s terms, and much more in author Paul Ruditis’ 300+ page visual guidebook.

Overwatch Anime-style Credits

Overwatch Anime-style Credits

YouTuber inkling inkling imagines what Overwatch‘s opening and ending sequences would be like if it was an anime. J-rock? Check! Quick cuts between action scenes and character closeups? Check! Whole roster poses at the end? Check!

King Cuts

King Cuts

Artist Mike Leavitt pays homage to 16 of his favorite filmmakers with King Cuts, a collection of quarter-scale sculptures made of wood and polymer clay. Each sculpture combines a filmmaker’s head with a body referencing their movies. Or in Spike Lee’s case, his body.

NehNehNeh

NehNehNeh

While some may see robots as the creepy harbingers of a dystopian future, YouTuber DFWV likes to think of them as the dopey and irreverent harbingers of Internet memes. Based on an attempt to sing this song. 1 hour special edition here.

Time Travel in Game of Thrones

Time Travel in Game of Thrones

(SPOILERS) Game of Thrones’ sixth season brought a classic sci-fi trope into the series. Vox enumerates the three most popular kinds of time travel in fiction and points out that what GoT has is the one that’s both mind-blowing and disappointing.

Awesomer Emoji Collection

Awesomer Emoji Collection
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Express your emotions with our collection of tees, tanks, and hats embellished with popular emoji. Whether you’re getting froggy, rolling with the waves, laughing til you cry, or need to drop a deuce, we’ve got you covered.

Weaves Live

Weaves Live

(PG-13: Language) Indie rock band Weaves at NPR Music’s NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert. The Toronto-based quartet sounds like a suburban teenagers’ first band – pop beats, even rhymes, cute and raw. Except, you know, they’re actually good.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Gameplay 2)

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Gameplay 2)

A look at Deus Ex: Mankind Divided‘s futuristic Prague, which is as filled with alternate paths, secrets and lore items as it is with cops and crooks. Adam Jensen’s new weapons and abilities should help create even more varied playthroughs. Main gameplay at 4:22.

TMBG x The Force Awakens

TMBG x The Force Awakens

YouTuber Wyomingnot managed to perfectly sync up bits of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with They Might Be Giant’s quirky Fingertips from their 1992 album Apollo 18, an offbeat collection of 21 seemingly random bits of song choruses.

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