Cirque du Drone
Cirque du Soleil teamed up with ETH Zurich and Verity Studios to create this short film titled Sparked, which combines Cirque’s trademark whimsy with an impressively choreographed drone flight. Go behind the scenes here.
Cirque du Soleil teamed up with ETH Zurich and Verity Studios to create this short film titled Sparked, which combines Cirque’s trademark whimsy with an impressively choreographed drone flight. Go behind the scenes here.
A steel mill worker watches as a batch of wet scrap metal is lowered into a melting furnace, which can be extremely dangerous. But he doesn’t seem to be in any rush to leave the room. Fortunately, he finally makes the right call.
(NSFW: Language) Stand-up comedian and Saturday Night Live rookie Pete Davidson breaks down the finer points of an argument that doesn’t really have any finer points: whether or not he should go down on a guy for money.
Eoin Duffy’s award-winning animated film follows a squirrel who encounters various animals on his path to find his lost scarf. What starts out as a typical parable quickly turns into an episode of COSMOS. Brilliantly narrated by George Takei.
Having seen enough bad Kickstarter videos to make our eyes cross, it was refreshing to watch the high level of clever in this pitch for Toledo’s latest sushi restaurant, which needs an authentic yakitori grill. Get your wallets out. (Thanks John!)
The HERO4 Black is twice as powerful as its predecessor, capturing video in pro grade 4k resolution at 30fps, 2.7k @50fps or 1080p @120fps, and improved audio, while the 1080p HERO4 Silver has a built-in touchscreen display.
At about the size of a car key fob, the Chargerito is probably the smallest mobile device charger you can get. It also has a bottle opener. Available in microUSB and Lightning variants. The pre-order price is discounted by $20.
Saturday Night Live pokes fun at Marvel’s successful movie adaptation of the relatively obscure Guardians of the Galaxy. A Deadpool & Moon Knight movie could be weirder than all of these. Unofficial YouTube mirror here.
If you thought that Mario wreaked havoc when he was hopped up on mushroids, wait ’til you get a load of Sonic the Hedgehog after he eats all of the Chaos Emeralds. Poor Tails. He’s gonna have to start using his feet.
We’ve long established that unboxing videos are mostly worthless. But Carphone Warehouse made its unboxing of the Sony Xperia Z3 worth watching by testing the Android phone’s waterproof rating. Skip to 2:15 for the demo.
The essential elements required to make an impactful short film are all present in this French student piece, in which we meet Leo, a high tech pet robot, living all alone in Paris following the strange disappearance of nearly all living species.
Cy Kuckenbaker used his mesmerizing time collapse trick to showcase the skills of 15-year old pro skater Cory Juneau and promote the Nokia Lumia 930. It took 6 weeks to edit the 90-second video. Behind the scenes here.
Two middle-aged losers dream of becoming musicians. Comedians Greg Bratman and Dusty Brown play fictionalized versions of themselves in this endearing short. The Nobodies is 100% cheese, with a few familiar faces sprinkled in.
The newest member of Can-Am’s three-wheeled motorcycles has a 3-cylinder engine that produces up to 115hp and 96 lb.-ft. of torque. You can customize its pegs and handlebars to fit your height and riding preference.
The latest trailer for Disney’s adaptation of the Marvel comic book introduces Hiro’s brother, his friends and teammates and a mysterious masked enemy. We hope the Baymax jokes haven’t been exhausted yet.
Benedict Cumberbatch narrated the BBC documentary South Pacific. While watching the film, YouTuber Graham Hughes noticed something peculiar: the Sherlock star struggled to pronounce the word “penguins.”
The latest in Smith Optics’ line of interchangeable lens rimless goggles are perfect for all cold weather activities. They offer a quick release lens system, an enhanced anti-fog inner lens, and a comfortable fit, even with a helmet.
Unlike the FLIR One, Seek Thermal’s infrared camera is a dongle for Android and iOS devices. It has a 206×156 thermal sensor and a temperature range of -40ºC to 330ºC. Available in microUSB or Lightning versions.
If you thought some of today’s sports rules were strange, get a load of these juicy tidbits, compiled by Mental Floss. And yes, we know many of these are simply sports trivia, not rules. 21-point baseball winners? Bounce catches? Seriously?
It’s amazing just how realistic CGI water simulation has gotten. Check out this short demo from Carlos Parmentier using Houdini FX which shows off sea foam, bubbles, wind, mist, splashes and even a dead body floating there.
Players shoot, dunk and make gestures over Scenario. Where are Sugar K and the 2014 champs?! Aside from making Al Jefferson do an Earl Manigault impression, NBA 2K15 also adds face scanning and mentors to the career mode.
With three dynamic new metallic colors, Bang & Olufsen’s BeoPlay H6 headphones not only look great, they’re comfortable and offer clean, natural sound. And contrary to the images, you don’t need to be an edgy fashion model to wear them.
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