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Knights of Sidonia

Knights of Sidonia

A Netflix original anime series based on the eponymous manga (not the Muse track) follows a young man living among the last living humans, who abandoned Earth as it was destroyed by alien monsters. Premieres 7/4/14. Captions on.

Pelty Fire-Powered Speaker

Pelty Fire-Powered Speaker

Like BioLite’s charging stoves, Pelty uses heat from a fire to power its electronics. A lit candle can power Pelty for up to five hours. The speaker is made from glass and ceramic and connects to devices via Bluetooth.

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Columbusing

Columbusing

Columbusing (\kə-ˈləm-bəs-iŋ\) verb: to discover something for white people. CollegeHumor puts a name to a phenomenon that creates trends without giving their originators credit. Have you guys heard about this pea coat thing?

Dual Breakfast Sandwich Maker

Dual Breakfast Sandwich Maker

We’ve seen an Egg McMuffin machine before, but this new model from Hamilton Beach lets you cook two english muffin and egg sandwiches at the same time. Perfect for couples, or really big appetites. Available August 2014.

Rufus: The Real Hawk-Eye

Rufus: The Real Hawk-Eye

“Hello pigeons. My name is Rufus.” Stella Artois lends a voice to Rufus the hawk, Wimbledon’s official “Bird Scarer.” Rufus has been chasing pigeons away from the All England Club’s grounds for nearly 14 years.

Why Super Mario Bros. is Awesome

Why Super Mario Bros. is Awesome

If you loved Egoraptor’s breakdown of the ingenuity found in the first level of Mega Man X, check out Extra Credits’ similar study on Super Mario Bros. It’s just one of the many proofs of Shigeru Miyamoto’s genius. More here.

What’s on Your Mind?

What’s on Your Mind?

A man grows jealous of his Facebook friends and decides to work on his life. His online life. Director Shaun Higton’s tragic comedy reminds us not to compare ourselves to or seek validation from other people.

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Bless You

Bless You

We love the street art-inspired style in David Barlow-Krelina’s animated short, which shows us what happens when you sneeze really, really, really, really hard. Dude, cover your face the next time you do that.

The Champion Duffle Bag

The Champion Duffle Bag
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Bros. Leather Supply Co.’s duffle bag is handmade out of vegetable tanned leather. It has three external pockets, a shoulder strap and a strap pad. You can also personalize the bag by having up to three characters debossed on it.

TMNT (Trailer 2)

TMNT (Trailer 2)

A poor foot soldier is thrown through a moving train, director Jonathan Liebesman really makes Shredder fit his name and Will Arnett has made a huge mistake in the second trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Jaguar F-Type Project 7

Jaguar F-Type Project 7

Inspired by the D-Type, the Project 7 is a two-seater with a 575hp 5.0L supercharged V8, an aluminum body and a removable roof. Goes 0 to 60mph in 3.8s and tops out at 186mph. We preferred the concept’s paint job. More on 95o.

Black Light Playing Cards

Black Light Playing Cards
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Next time you play a game of poker, turn the lights out and switch on some black light to play a game with Bicycle’s creepy but awesome Tragic Royalty playing cards, which glow eerily under ultraviolet light. (Image credit: Dex)

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Maddox Hacks Lifehacks

Maddox Hacks Lifehacks

(NSFW: Language) The Internet’s grumpy uncle Maddox chastises YouTubers and websites that make up useless, superfluous or counterproductive lifehacks. TL;DW: do not eat apple stems. Just don’t.

Soundhawk

Soundhawk
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Soundhawk is a Bluetooth headset that reduces background noise. It comes with a mobile app that lets you pick from different settings (driving, indoors, etc.) and a wireless mic to extend its range. Product video here.

Triumph Watches the World Cup

Triumph Watches the World Cup

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is too indifferent to get on a plane and fly to Brazil, so he enjoys World Cup 2014 from the relative comfort of Queens, NYC. Final score: Triumph 3 Uruguay 1.

An Audio Illusion

An Audio Illusion

We’re used to optical illusions, but sounds can play tricks on us too. The Pulse on WHYY demonstrates how we make sense of gibberish by providing our brains with context. Part of the Your Brain exhibit at Philly’s Franklin Institute.

ESPN Parkour

ESPN Parkour

After 35 years in the same studio, the folks over at ESPN reveal their new SportsCenter set here, complete with a campus tour from one of our favorite athletes: Ronnie Shalvis. Parkour and sports – what’s not to like? (Thanks everyone!)

TV’s Greatest Catchphrases 2

TV’s Greatest Catchphrases 2

A second helping of TV’s most memorable lines, from I Love Lucy to Game of Thrones, courtesy of Robert Jones and Tastefully Offensive. Guess who represents the gold mine of killer lines that is Westeros. Watch part one here.

The Lord Inquisitor (Teaser)

The Lord Inquisitor (Teaser)

A teaser for The Lord Inquisitor, a fan film based on the Warhammer 40,000 franchise. Animator Erasmus Brosdau has been working on the film for about four years – and it looks like it. Check out the first trailer here.

Peter’s Computer

Peter’s Computer

An old man has a doozy of a computer problem. If the surreal humor seems familiar, you must be a fan of The Perry Bible Fellowship. Peter’s Computer was made by Big Play Films, which was founded by PBF creator Nicolas Gurewitch.

WU Welcome Mat

WU Welcome Mat
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This doormat ain’t nothing to frak with. Make sure your friends wipe their dirty ass shoes before they enter your chambers with Maticgoods’ WU Welcome Doormat, which looks just like the Wu-Tang Clan logo.

Dat Engine Noise

Dat Engine Noise

YouTuber Dawid Jankowski’s Volkswagen Golf sounds mighty feisty despite being beat up. Especially when you consider the fact that it actually has zero horsepower under the hood.

Butts

Butts

(NSFW: Language) “Your ass is you.” Webcomic creator and animator Domics shows how much we – or at least anyone who speaks English – value our behinds. And he does it without mentioning Sir Mix-A-Lot.

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