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Making a Reusable Charcoal Mound

Making a Reusable Charcoal Mound

Primitive Technology made a reusable facility for producing charcoal. He builta conical wood frame, walled with mud, then burned the wood to harden the mud and make his first batch of charcoal. If only he had someone with whom to trade the charcoal. For like three sheep.

2017 Razer Blade Stealth

2017 Razer Blade Stealth

Razer’s ultrabook now comes in two screen sizes: the original 12.5″ and a new 13.3″ screen with thin bezels. It also has a new second color scheme – dark gray with a non-glowing Razer logo on the lid and only a white backlight for its keyboard. It also works with the Razer Core.

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DIY Laser Lightshow Machine

DIY Laser Lightshow Machine

We’ve all seen laser beams which project images using a persistence of vision effect. While the professional gear does it with moving mirrors, Yertle Vert shows off a neat build using 3D-printed cams and a laser pointer to achieve a similar effect. Instructions on Thingiverse.

Creating Light Amongst the Dark

Creating Light Amongst the Dark

(PG-13: Language) Lessons from the Screenplay wonderfully parallels the journeys of the main characters of True Detective and Se7en to break down arguably the most important aspect of fiction: the character arc.

Y-3 All Black PureBoost

Y-3 All Black PureBoost
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One of the most awaited drops from Y-3’s 2017 fall/winter collection. This premium take on Adidas’ minimal and mad comfy casual running shoe has a mesh upper, a TPU cage and heel counter, a leather tongue and that rare black Boost midsole.

Friends from College (Trailer)

Friends from College (Trailer)

(PG-13: Language) From writer and director Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors, Yes Man) comes a Netflix series about a group of friends from Harvard reuniting in their late 30s. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Colbie Smulders, and Fred Savage. Premieres 7/14/17.

Say It Ain’t So: Torch Song Cover

Say It Ain’t So: Torch Song Cover

Somebody’s Heine is crowding my icebox… Postmodern Jukebox features a Blue Note style cover of the 1994 Weezer ballad Say It Ain’t So, with the vivacious vocals and equally vibrant red hair of Dani Armstrong (aka “Jack Dani”) leading the charge.

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Metroid: Samus Returns (Trailer)

Metroid: Samus Returns (Trailer)

A remake of the 1991 Game Boy classic Metroid II: Return of Samus. Made for 3DS and 2DS systems, Metroid: Samus Returns overhauls the game’s graphics and adds new abilities including the ability to fire at any angle, a melee counter attack and new powers. Drops 9/17/17.

Trash into Transformers

Trash into Transformers

Great Big Story introduces us to Yu Zhilin and his son Yu Lingyun, both of whom are skilled at metalwork. Along the way, they found they had an affinity for building giant Transformers out of scrap parts from old cars. More recently, they started building amazing original designs.

Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub

Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub
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Seagate’s external hard drives for video game consoles now go up to 8TB. The Game Drive Hub also has two USB 3.0 ports for charging and connecting controllers and other accessories. It matches the Xbox One S’ style, but it should work with the PS4 as well.

Red Hot Nickel Ball vs. Ping Pong Balls

Red Hot Nickel Ball vs. Ping Pong Balls

Celluloid ping pong balls are known to be highly flammable, so there’s no wonder that this tube full of the balls goes up in a spectacular blaze of glory when subjected to the intense heat of carsandwater’s killer Red Hot Nickel Ball.

Vocals by Anna Blanchard

Vocals by Anna Blanchard

You know what we love about the Internet? It lets us discover talented people we never would have heard of. Case in point – singer Anna Blanchard, who fills her YouTube channel with soul-stirring covers of songs by Todd Rundgren, Radiohead, alt-J, Nirvana, and more.

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C Seed 262 TV

C Seed 262 TV

C Seed outdoes itself – and other TV makers – with the world’s largest 4K TV. The $539,000 C SEED 262 gets its name from its 262″ diagonal – ~22 foot! – LED-backlit screen. It also has a 250W 10-speaker system, a media server, and a customizable and motorized fabric cover.

The LEGO Movie and Fan Films

The LEGO Movie and Fan Films

The LEGO Movie looks like it was made with LEGO, but it was actually almost entirely computer animated. Animation studio Animal Logic looked back at films made by LEGO enthusiasts and came away with one lesson: respect the toy’s physical attributes.

Deal: Withings Activité Steel Watch

Deal: Withings Activité Steel Watch
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Save 50% off the original price on Withings’ analog fitness tracking wristwatch. Tracks your activities and displays feedback on its secondary dial, and stores your fitness and sleep history in the companion smartphone app. Lasts up to 8 months between charges.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

(PG-13: Language, Gore) Picking up immediately where the reboot left off, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus sees BJ Blazkowicz wake up to a nightmare: Nazi-occupied America. Wield futuristic weapons and new abilities in the name of freedom. Drops 10/27/17.

Alonso Martinez’s Robots

Alonso Martinez’s Robots

Pixar animator and robot designer Alonso Martinez dropped by Tested to show off prototypes of his upcoming robot toys. Alonso wants Mira and her siblings to evoke empathy and joy through nonverbal cues, and we think you’ll agree that he’s on the right track.

Nonnative Shin Cut Trooper

Nonnative Shin Cut Trooper
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Show off your socks and your dope high tops with Nonnative’s summer pants. The Shin Cut Trooper Trousers are made of lightweight cotton twill. They have large hand and thigh pockets, plus zip cuffs and waist cinches. Available in olive or gray.

DIY 3D Printed Letter Board

DIY 3D Printed Letter Board

Agustin Flowalistik made a fully 3D-printed letter board that looks nearly as clean and solid as one made from off-the-shelf materials. He’s sharing his 3D models for free. The set includes four different board sizes; subscribe to his Patreon and you’ll get access to the source files.

Tanner Goods Record Rack

Tanner Goods Record Rack
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A portable record storage rack that provides easy access, and lets you display an album cover. It’s made from bent stainless wire with a semi-gloss powdercoat finish, and comes in two sizes: the small one holds up to 70 7″ records, while the big one stores up to 45 12″ records.

Tertill Robotic Weed Whacker

Tertill Robotic Weed Whacker

Roomba co-creator Joe Jones is working on a Roomba for gardens. Tertill uses a nylon string to cut down anything that’s under an inch. It comes with collars that protect growing plants from the robot’s wrath. It can be charged via its built-in solar panel or its micro USB port.

Matterfall (Gameplay)

Matterfall (Gameplay)

The latest PS4 title from Housemarque (Resogun, Super Stardust, Outland) looks like another winner. The side-scrolling shooter is packed with vivid imagery and explosions a-plenty as you take on an endless swarm of enemies with powerful weaponry.

Check Your Schadenfreude

Check Your Schadenfreude

We’ve all laughed at fail videos, but why is it that we get pleasure from watching the misfortune of others? Nerdwriter1 explores the nature of schadenfreude, the psychology that drives humans to bask in the glow of other’s foibles, and thoughts on where to draw the line.

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