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LED RGB TV Backlight

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Putting a backlight behind your TV can improve perceived contrast, reduce eyestrain, and also looks cool. This inexpensive RGB LED strip light attaches to the back of TVs to add a splash of color. It comes with presets for various moods and can be controlled via a smartphone app. It can also sync up with music.

Deal: Adobe CC Training Bundle

Deal: Adobe CC Training Bundle
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Build your skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign, After Effects and more with this series of online lessons designed to help beginners advance to the next level using Adobe’s ubiquitous and useful suite of tools for digital artists. Save 95% in The Awesomer Shop.

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Saber Power Bank

Saber Power Bank

200 bucks is a lot of money for a power bank. Then again, Saber lasts longer than competing products – in more ways than one. Not only can it store up to 24,000mAh of power, it’s also shockproof and waterproof. It has two USB-A, one USB-C and one 120V AC outlet.

Octopus Gripper Robot

Octopus Gripper Robot

Robotics company Festo developed this incredible appendage that mimics the movements and suction abilities of an octopus tentacle. It can grab and hold onto objects that might challenge other robots. It attaches to the end of their bendy Bionic Motion Robot.

Literal Rock Band

Literal Rock Band

Mechanical object designer and inventor Neil Mendoza created this machine, which uses a variety of mechanisms which make music using rocks. Some are fired at aluminum keys, others smack into marble, and yet others are slapped with leather to produce notes and rhythms.

Vue Smart Sunglasses

Vue Smart Sunglasses

A Bluetooth headset and fitness tracker integrated into an unassuming pair of sunglasses. Vue lets you listen and control music from your mobile device, take calls and more. It’s water-resistant, has bone-conduction speakers and comes with a charging case.

NASA’s Wall Climbing Robots

NASA’s Wall Climbing Robots

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab shows off a small robot that’s capable of driving straight up the side of a building. One version uses gecko-like microsuction to stick to smooth surfaces, while another uses insect inspired microspines to grab onto rough walls.

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iTENS Pain Reliever

iTENS Pain Reliever
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The iTENS device is like having a personal trigger point therapist: this small yet mighty portable device buzzes tiny electrical signals through the skin to intercept pain, helps release endorphins and works via your smartphone. So proceed with confidence, weekend warriors.

Walabot

Walabot

A smartphone accessory for home construction or improvement. Walabot uses a depth sensor and an app to provide a digital image of what’s behind walls, as well as how far they are inside. Use it to spot wires, pipes and more.

iPhone Anamorphic Adapter Lens

iPhone Anamorphic Adapter Lens

Seeing how costly and out of reach traditional lenses that increase the horizontal field of view of a camera can be, Moondog Labs has designed an affordable anamorphic lens adapter that works specifically for the iPhone 5/5s.

Apple iOS 7

Apple iOS 7

Coming this fall, iOS 7 completely overhauls the user interface, opting for a more minimal and layered design. It also – finally! – has a shortcut to oft-toggled settings as well as a better app-switching interface. More at Apple.

The Bionic Farmer

The Bionic Farmer

Chinese farmer Sun Jifa found that the prosthetics available to him after he lost his hands in a freak accident were too limiting so he made his own. His can-do attitude and the capabilities of his designs are truly inspirational.

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Minuum Virtual Keyboard

Minuum Virtual Keyboard

Minuum is a keyboard for Android devices that compresses the traditional QWERTY layout into one row that you can drag and resize. The quality of its predictive text input will make or break this app.

Bay Lights Project

Bay Lights Project

Tired of the Golden Gate getting all the attention, the Bay Lights Project will outfit one side of the San Francisco Bay Bridge with 25,000 LEDs to turn the landmark into the largest light sculpture yet.

Insanely Fast Robot

Insanely Fast Robot

We’ve always assumed the main reason that robots are in factories was to reduce labor costs. But after watching this clip of the Stäubli TP80, you’ll realize our future masters have another major advantage.

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