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Zukro 1-Gallon Insulated Water Bottle

Zukro 1-Gallon Insulated Water Bottle
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Never be caught without water when you carry this 1-gallon insulated bottle from Zukro. It’s made from food-safe 18/8 stainless steel and keeps drinks cold for up to 36 hours. It’ll also hold hot drinks for up to 20 hours. Its lid has a flip-up straw and a pouring spout, and there’s a folding handle and a hook for hanging.

Adobe Premiere Pro AI Feature Demo

Adobe Premiere Pro AI Feature Demo

Generative AI can be used for good or evil. In the case of Adobe Premiere Pro, we’re excited about the potential of its AI tools to improve video editing workflows with the ability to add or remove objects with just a couple of clicks and extend scenes if they don’t fit your timeline. They also are testing integration with models like Sora AI to generate entire scenes.

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The James Brand Carter Knife

The James Brand Carter Knife
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This perfectly sized everyday knife has a slim, modern design with a sharp 2.8″ blade made from VG-10 stainless steel. It has a slide-lock mechanism with an ambidextrous thumb disc, and its handle scales are made from lightweight Micarta, known for its excellent grip. It’s also available in an XL size, as well as one with a damascus blade.

World’s Fastest Pencil Sharpener

World’s Fastest Pencil Sharpener

Electric pencil sharpeners are plenty fast. But say you have 100 pencils to sharpen. Shaving a second or two off of each pencil can add up. Current Concept wanted to see how quickly a pencil could be sharpened by rigging up an off-the-shelf sharpener to various power tools. That exposed sharpener mechanism looks terrifying once it gets up to speed.

Lexivon V10 Camping Hatchet

Lexivon V10 Camping Hatchet
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The V10 is a compact, 10″ long axe that’s perfect for carrying in or on your backpack. It weighs just 1.27 pounds, and its high-carbon steel blade is good for chopping branches, small logs, and kindling. Its handle is made from reinforced fiberglass with an ergonomic TPR grip. Includes two kinds of blade protectors.

Nobody

Nobody

In this animated short film by Job, Joris & Marieke, a narcissistic social media influencer suddenly becomes invisible and loses the one thing he values more than anything – the ability to garner attention based on his appearance. It’s a funny but sad look of the shallow nature of social media. In Dutch with English subtitles.

Olight Marauder Mini Flashlight

Olight Marauder Mini Flashlight
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This smaller version of Olight’s powerful Marauder 2 flashlight can still crank out some serious brightness. With a turbo output of 7,000 lumens, its flood beam is visible from up to 1,017 feet, and its 900-lumen spot beam projects light up to 1,968 feet. It’s also got lower-intensity red, green, and blue light modes, and comes in four aluminum body colors.

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Fire-breathing Knife

Fire-breathing Knife

A good knife can be a useful self-defense tool. But if you really want to ward off enemies, adding fire to the equation couldn’t hurt. Actually, getting stabbed by a flaming knife would hurt a lot. Integza shows how he made a knife that shoots flames from tiny holes in a porous metal blade. He theorizes that the tech could be used to improve jet engine efficiency.

Threezero Stranger Things Action Figures

Threezero Stranger Things Action Figures
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The figure masters at Threezero perfectly captured the ’80s vibe of Stranger Things in its sixth-scale action figures. The release consists of Eleven and the gang, along with Chief Hopper, the Demogorgon, and Vecna. Each figure has over 30 points of articulation and comes with a variety of accessories or interchangeable hands.

Making a Flying R/C Bullet Train

Making a Flying R/C Bullet Train

After seeing the airplane-like shape of Japan’s high-speed bullet trains, aerospace engineer Peter Sripol thought it would be fun to build a model airplane based on the design. It took a lot of experimentation with wing placement, but he eventually got his prototype to fly. Will the scaled-up model stay airborne or will it derail mid-flight?

Retro Cassette Tape Zipper Wallet

Retro Cassette Tape Zipper Wallet
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This retro wallet from Fydelity features an exterior made from the shell of a cassette tape. Its body is made from synthetic leather with a zippered main compartment for cards, cash, coins, and more. Available in a variety of colors – our fave is the shiny rainbow-chrome finish.

Testing an Old-Time Car Safety Device

Testing an Old-Time Car Safety Device

Long before seatbelts, airbags, and anti-lock brakes, there were plenty of well-intentioned but ill-conceived automotive safety devices. With big trucks and SUVs causing greater concerns about pedestrian safety, I Did a Thing dusted off one such invention – the Pedestrian Catcher – and tested it to see how effective it could be.

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SIKI Titanium Cutting Board

SIKI Titanium Cutting Board

This cutting board is made from an unconventional material. Instead of wood or plastic, the SIKI is made from a 1 mm thick sheet of titanium. The strong, lightweight material won’t absorb food, mold, or bacteria, nor will it rust or retain odors. A bent corner makes it easy to pick up. It measures approximately 10.8″ square and is handcrafted by Japan’s Asahi Tekko.

Remnants: A 256-Byte Graphic Demo

Remnants: A 256-Byte Graphic Demo

A faction of the computer graphic Demoscene prides itself on creating visuals with the least code possible. Programmer Alcatraz turned up at the Revision 2024 demo party with this surreal scene – a post-apocalyptic black-and-white city created with just 256 bytes of Gopher code running on DOS. Revision posted some competing 256-byte demos here.

TG Flameless Plasma Lighter

TG Flameless Plasma Lighter
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This rechargeable electric lighter is sure to work even in wind or damp conditions. It uses a pair of plasma arcs to ignite tinder or anything else flammable. It provides about 300 zaps per charge and comes wrapped in a waterproof silicone rubber casing with a flip-top cover.

Carving a Chain from a Rock

Carving a Chain from a Rock

We’ve seen artists make chains out of wood, chalk, and even a carrot. In this video from Michigan Rocks, he shows how he took a rock and made a short length of chain from it. He cut the stone into a cross-shaped block, refined it into three main sections, and then drilled and cut away the pieces using rotary tools. It looked like a lot of work – especially the polishing.

Bluetti AC240 Battery Electric Generator

Bluetti AC240 Battery Electric Generator

Bluetti’s portable AC240 is a 2400W power pack with an IP65 rating for water and dust resistance. That protection includes its power outlets. Speaking of which, it has three AC sockets, two DC ports, and four USB charging ports. It also acts as a UPS, kicking in within 15ms of a power outage. Multiple units can be connected to store more power.

MountWare Modular Key Clip

MountWare Modular Key Clip

MountWare’s key clip system lets you mix and match a pair of key holders with several mounts. It uses magnetic Fidlock buckles to easily connect or detach the ring or the carabiner clip key holder to the clip, the backpack strap mount, the belt loop, or the wall mount. The modules are made of brass, PVD-coated iron, anodized aluminum, and Horween leather.

The Beer Kraken Drink Carrier

The Beer Kraken Drink Carrier

This specialty gadget makes it easy to carry bottles or cans. The reusable carrier can hold up to six bottles on its bottom and six cans on top, and it has built-in openers for each bottle holder. Cans click securely into place by their tops, while bottles are held using spring-loaded clips. It comes with a sturdy, woven paracord handle.

SNL: Papyrus 2

SNL: Papyrus 2

Seven years after Ryan Gosling’s character struggled to comprehend the use of the Papyrus font in Avatar, the troubled graphic designer thought he had finally moved on. Then, in an instant, he was forced to confront his demons again after seeing the logo for the sequel. At least they didn’t use Comic Sans.

Dark Matter (Trailer)

Dark Matter (Trailer)

Joel Edgerton stars in this series about a physicist and professor who finds himself out of place in his own life. He soon discovers that he has been abducted by a variant of himself, living a different version of his life. And his quest to return to his real family won’t be easy. Based on the best-selling novel by Blake Crouch. Premieres 5.8.2024 on Apple TV+.

Afterburner Glow Tag

Afterburner Glow Tag
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These glow-in-the-dark tags were designed to help mark gear for nighttime visibility. Each tag is made from phosphorescent, heat-resistant silicone rubber and has a reinforced cutout with a black-coated brass grommet. They can be written on with a permanent marker and are great for tagging keychains, backpacks, luggage, and anything else with a loop.

Viperade VE1 X-Pac EDC Tool Organizer

Viperade VE1 X-Pac EDC Tool Organizer
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This compact tool pouch is made from high-quality X-Pac sailcloth and has three slots for tools, a phone pocket, and elastic straps on its front. A zipper pocket on the back holds credit cards, spare change, or small accessories. Two paracord loops can be used to attach a keychain, lanyard, or wrist strap. It also comes in a less expensive 500D polyester version.

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