Awesome Leisure

Musician Greg Johnson of Acoustic Labs is back with another great arrangement, this time plucking a warm and soothing rendition of the classic Back to the Future theme by Alan Silvestri on his Alvarez acoustic guitar.

Wearable drum pads that you can put over or under your pants or any other piece of clothing. DrumPants has a control box that can play hundreds of sounds, such as drums, synths, guitars and more. It also comes with foot sensors.

Author John Biggs may be known for his work at TechCrunch and Gizmodo, but he’s also been writing an adventure trilogy for young adults about a secret underground train system that connects New York and the rest of the world.

The retirement home of action stars gets a dose of young blood. Stallone’s character clashes with the co-founder of The Expendables – an arms dealer played by Mel Gibson – and is forced to add new members to the group.

Originally slated for Xbox 360, this Xbox One platform-puzzler makes you draw missing pieces of the environment for your character to progress. While it looks like the controls could work well with Kinect, it’s all joystick.

Netflix goes above and beyond the call of duty by making a trailer – and a behind the scenes video – for one of its most senseless shows, Fireplace for your Home. Orange is the New Black? House of Cards? Pshhh. Place of Fire yo!

Fluids flow and rush to the beat of The Glitch Mob in the official music video of the electronic group’s new single Can’t Kill Us. The track is from their upcoming album Love Death Immortality. Video by beeple.

Jim Beam’s first single-barrel is an exceptional bourbon, crafted in hand-selected barrels. It has a great, full-bodied flavor, but is immensely drinkable – with just the right amount of sweetness and richness. Out March 2014.

Johnny Depp plays an A.I. expert, dedicated to creating a sentient computer which houses the collective intelligence of mankind. When gravely injured by terrorists, his only chance at survival is to meld his mind with the machine. Bad idea.

Revisit 12 classic NES games, but with a twist. NES Remix for the Wii U switches things up by turning old tricks and challenges into mini-games and swapping characters into each other’s games. Available now on the eShop for $15.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 sees Hiccup and Toothless discover a hidden cave, home to lots of dragons and their mysterious caretaker. But just as they’ve found new friends, a dragon trapper arrives to take them away.

Nintendo slowly but surely builds up the Wii U’s lineup. Coming in 2014, Mario Kart 8 features more characters and vehicles, new tracks with anti-gravity wall-riding segments and the return of 12-player online matches.

Place the FWD Powershot inside your hockey stick and capture all of your stats with the corresponding Sportscard app. Then you can see how fast and powerful your shots are and compare performances to step up your game.

A website for people who want to give – or receive –  experiences instead of material gifts, such as a whiskey distillery tour, a woodworking class, a tour of Walter White’s house and US camping reservations.

The Red Bull skate team took over an office space on the 23rd floor of a high rise in our sweet home of Chicago but opted to keep pushing their decks as opposed to pencils. Wonder if they had any board meetings? Great pics of the day here.

From director Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle, CJ7) comes a comedic re-telling of the legendary Chinese novel Journey to the West. The movie portrays the tale’s hero as a pacifist demon hunter.

A sleeping bag with removable baffles. Stuff more baffles in the bag for more warmth or take them out to make the bag weigh less. It also has drawstrings that let you adjust the length and width of the bag. Skip to 1:00 in the video.

According to our calculations, you won’t be using a crystal bowl to hold your treats for another 30-40 years. Until then, place your mini candy canes, keys or extra coinage into this fun handmade cast iron skull, and savor your youth.

An online multiplayer match in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. It seems like PopCap is going for the hardcore market this time. The game hits 2/18/14 as a timed exclusive for Windows, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Elijah Wood stars as a brilliant concert pianist who leaves the spotlight due to a tragic case of stage fright. He finally reappears on stage only to find that he’s being targeted by a sniper who will kill him if he plays one wrong note.

Goji Play helps make working out on cardio machines more fun. It has two wireless controllers, an iOS app with 12 compatible games and clip-on sensors that track your distance, time and calories burned.

Wingsuit pilot Brian Drake flies insanely close to the ground along the dangerously steep Couloir de l’Ensa in the French Alps. Fortunately, the winds were just right to keep him from smashing into the rocks just beneath him.

(NSFW: Language, Gore) An early nighttime mission in the first-person zombie survival game Dying Light. The survivors are getting by, but their traps and facilities need to be maintained. Guess who has to do the job.