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Funko Pop x Guardians Vol. 2

Funko Pop x Guardians Vol. 2
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While Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 isn’t coming to theaters until 5/2017, we’ve already got a look at Funko’s collectibles of Star Lord, Rocket, Drax, Gamora, Baby Groot, and a few new characters like Taserface and Mantis.

The Handmaid’s Tale (Teaser)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Teaser)

Elizabeth Moss stars as Offred, one of the women abducted by a cult to bear children for their leader. The Handmaid’s Tale is a Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s chilling dystopian sci-fi novel. Premieres 4/26/17.

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The Weight of Gravity

The Weight of Gravity

It’s been a couple of years since Gravity first blew our minds. Filmscapel looks back at Alfonso Cuarón’s masterwork, which deftly combined tension, incredible cinematography, and groundbreaking visual effects, accentuated by a shockingly minimal plot.

VW Resurrection

VW Resurrection

YouTuber Florian George collects old Volkswagens. He heard of a Kombi that was rotting on a mountain near where he lived. He bought it and was about to tow it back down when it struck him how awesome it would be if it could make the trek on its own. More here.

LiquidSky Cloud Gaming Service

LiquidSky Cloud Gaming Service

Currently in beta, LiquidSky is an upcoming video game streaming service. It works with Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS and Android devices. It actually lends gamers a virtual PC, meaning you can install Steam, Origin and other software.

Batman & Superman Duckies

Batman & Superman Duckies
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Bats and Supes might have been mortal enemies the last time they met up, but they can’t stay mad at each other forever. Stage an official reconciliation in your bathtub with these goofy rubber duckies modeled after DC’s two biggest superheroes. Also sold individually.

Sébastien Charron: No Excuses

Sébastien Charron: No Excuses

You’d think that a beer belly might be at odds with your martial arts and parkour skills, but you’d be wrong. After struggling with his mental health and weight gain from meds, Sébastien Charron gives all of us ordinary guys hope, and proves that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

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Death Race 2050 (Red Band Trailer)

Death Race 2050 (Red Band Trailer)

(PG-13: Language, Gore) A long overdue successor to Roger Corman’s 1975 grindhouse cult classic, Death Race 2000. Filled with cheesy dialogue, endless gore, gratuitous violence (and boobs) – it’s just what we’d expect from the master of B-movies. Drops on video 1/17/17.

David Bowie: No Plan

David Bowie: No Plan

“Here, there’s no music here. I’m lost in streams of sound. Here, am I nowhere now? No plan.” Tom Hingston’s music video for one of Bowie’s final tracks will pierce you to the core, its static-filled screens where Ziggy, the Thin White Duke, and Bowie’s other personas once appeared.

Steve Smith Sr.: Iced Up

Steve Smith Sr.: Iced Up

After an incredible 15 seasons, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens’ outspoken wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. thought it wise to spend more time with his family. He’s no role model, but he was real, and he was good. Be hearing from you, Smitty!

Frontier (Trailer)

Frontier (Trailer)

Jason Momoa plays Declan Harp, a half-Irish, half-Native American, all-Badass hellbent on taking down the fur trade. We’re pretty sure Khal Drogo would have taken down the bear in The Revenant without flinching. Series premieres 1/20/17 on Netflix.

LEGO Boost

LEGO Boost

Mindstorms for kids. LEGO Boost lets you create programmable robots using a drag-and-drop mobile app and a variety of sensor bricks. The first Boost set lets you build a humanoid, a guitar, a cat, a car and a machine that builds smaller LEGO creations. Drops 8/2017.

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Kawehi: Time Is Running Out

Kawehi: Time Is Running Out

Multitalented musician Kawehi reminds us why we love her so much, as she turns in an awesome one-woman performance of the Muse track Time is Running Out during a live performance. We’re looking forward to her recently crowdfunded new album EVE.

Mass Effect: Andromeda (Gameplay 2)

Mass Effect: Andromeda (Gameplay 2)

Our latest peek at Mass Effect: Andromeda shows the game’s revamped level and skill progression. It appears as if the main character will be able to access all skill trees, while the companions will be restricted to classes. The game drops 3/21/17.

JBL Stadium UB4100 Soundbar

JBL Stadium UB4100 Soundbar
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The ultimate sound system for utility vehicles and boats. JBL’s weatherproof speaker packs four 4″ woofers and two 2″ dome tweeters, and a Class-D amp with 80W rms per channel. It offers versatile mounting options, an LED work light, and a GoPro mount. Drops Spring ’17.

Rogue One’s Digital Actors

Rogue One’s Digital Actors

One of the most talked about aspects of Rogue One was the digital resurrection of actors as they appeared in 1977. ABC NewsNightline had an opportunity to go behind the scenes with ILM’s John Knoll and his effects team to learn how they pulled off this modern movie magic.

LEGO NERF Gun

LEGO NERF Gun

AstonishingStudios combined two of our favorite man-child playthings, LEGO and NERF, by creating a fully-functional replica of a NERF Maverick Rev-6 gun using the plastic building bricks. Now we want a LEGO Mega Mastodon.

Car Wheel Bicycle

Car Wheel Bicycle

Instead of hiring a welder to fix his car, Instructables member Mr-Mash thought he’d do the welding himself. The problem is, he didn’t know how to weld. To teach himself, he picked up a book and made a bicycle with car wheels. He says the end result is not that hard to ride.

Kidrobot x Madballs Vinyl Minis

Kidrobot x Madballs Vinyl Minis
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Skullface and his gang of gross globs are making a comeback. Kidrobot is happy to help you restart your collection with this blind box series of vinyl mini figures, featuring 16 of the classic Madballs. They’re also available as keychains.

NiN: Not the Actual Events

NiN: Not the Actual Events

Trent Reznor and frequent film-score collaborator Atticus Ross teamed up to create this dark, distorted, cinematic, and sonically stellar five-song EP that recalls the greatest industrial sounds of classic Nine Inch Nails, while still sounding completely fresh.

Jet-powered Snowboard

Jet-powered Snowboard

It took a lot of trial and error, but The Hacksmith eventually got his twin-turbine-powered snowboard to propel him along his snowy neighborhood’s streets without need for so much as a hill or a tow from a car. Skip to 8:45 to see it in action.

Aidan Knight: What Light

Aidan Knight: What Light

(Flashing lights) A submarine skipper lives a quiet life with his crew of clones. Ft. Langley shot this music video on an actual submarine that they borrowed from the Canadian government. Naturally. From Aidan Knight’s latest album Each Other.

Batman: Arkham Knight Action Figure

Batman: Arkham Knight Action Figure

Hot Toys ends the year with a bang by announcing this incredibly faithful sixth-scale action figure of the Dark Knight as he appears in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game. The 13″ tall figure comes with two faces, four pairs of hands and a ton of weapons and equipment.

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