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iKlip A/V

iKlip A/V
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IK Multimedia’s rig transforms your smartphone into serious pro video gear. It provides a rock solid grip, adds an XLR mic pre-amp, a wireless receiver bracket, phantom power for high-end microphones, and headphone monitoring. Holds devices with 3.5″ to 6″ screens.

Potato Gun Explosion in Slow Motion

Potato Gun Explosion in Slow Motion

SmarterEveryDay made a transparent potato cannon that can be ignited from the back or from the middle of its combustion chamber. He then captured it in action at 25,000fps to teach us about explosions and rarefaction. And to make the best Audible commercial.

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Creative Spark: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Creative Spark: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

“I think creativity is a byproduct of not trying so hard.” Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3) spoke with the Oscars about her style of filmmaking, making art in her free time to keep her creativity burning and how inspiration can come from anywhere.

DIY Rick & Morty Portal Gun

DIY Rick & Morty Portal Gun

DIY Prop Shop shows us how to make an electronic replica of Rick’s portal gun. The replica’s body is made from cheap and readily available materials or objects – styrene, shot glasses, a bubble wand, a whisk handle – but the electronics and tools do complicate things.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Trailer)

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Trailer)

Former army cop Jack Reacher returns to his old barracks to meet the new commanding officer. But when he gets there, the CO has been framed and he’s being accused of murder. Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders star in this adaptation of Lee Child’s 2013 novel.

Sigur Rós: Route One/ Óveður

Sigur Rós: Route One/ Óveður

On 6/20/16 – the longest day of the year – Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós went on a 24-hour, 827mi road trip around their country via its coastal ring road. The entire trip was livestreamed on YouTube, set to elements of the band’s new song Óveður.

How Luggage Gets to the Plane

How Luggage Gets to the Plane

The Smithsonian Channel walks us through the lengthy path that luggage goes through from the time you drop it off at the counter until it makes its way onto your flight. With a process this complex, it’s amazing that more bags don’t go AWOL. From the show X-Ray Mega Airport.

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Eight Days a Week (Teaser)

Eight Days a Week (Teaser)

Director Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) takes us back to the Fab Four’s brief but revolutionary takeover of rock and roll, and music in general. Featuring lots of never-before-seen footage and interviews with Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

Antimatter SS 2016 Outerwear

Antimatter SS 2016 Outerwear
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South Korean streetwear brand Antimatter adds an electronic twist to their draped look. They have a bomber jacket, an anorak and a poncho in all black that are adorned with icons like those found on VHS and CD players as well as smartphones.

Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato

Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato

One of those rare cases where a concept car goes into production almost unchanged, Aston’s awesome looking coachbuilt, carbon fiber Vanquish is heading to the garages of 99 of lucky (and wealthy) customers, complete with a 600hp 6.0L V12, and a 3.5s 0-to-60 time.

How Waze Works

How Waze Works

Despite its cluttered interface, Waze is a shining example of crowdsourcing – it turns parts of a problem into parts of a solution. Google employees Nat and Lo visited their co-workers to learn more about the community-based interactive map app.

Color Psychology

Color Psychology

Lilly Mtz-Seara goes through the basic colors to show how filmmakers use them to accentuate, project and imply specific emotions or concepts. Specifically, she shows how each color can be used in both positive and negative contexts.

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Ring Soap

Ring Soap
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Sebastian Bergne’s Ring Soap hangs on a peg, eliminating the need for a soap dish. The soap dries faster and stays dry, making it last longer. Each pack contains two rings of soap and a stick-on aluminum peg. Also available in a three-pack with no peg.

Fun with Electromagnets

Fun with Electromagnets

Physics Girl and Arc Attack might sound like a superhero and her evil archnemesis, but they’re just everyday geeks who love science. Here, they show us how to rip an aluminum soda can to shreds using a powerful electromagnet, along with a couple of other fun experiments.

War on Everyone (Teaser)

War on Everyone (Teaser)

(PG-13) Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña play two corrupt cops in New Mexico who get off on blackmailing and framing each and every criminal they meet in this satirical comedy by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary).

Toccatina Op. 40 Piano POV

Toccatina Op. 40 Piano POV

Pianist and composer Nikolai Kapustin is known for his unique virtuoso pieces, which fuse the playful chaos of jazz with the perfectionist stamp of classical music. Pianist Dimitry Masleev demonstrates Kapustin’s music in this first-person performance of Toccatina Op. 40.

Obilab Cardboard Drum Kit

Obilab Cardboard Drum Kit

Obilab’s portable rhythm section folds down flat and fits inside a cardboard backpack, letting drummers set up impromptu jam and practice sessions pretty much anywhere – as long as it’s not raining. Listen to sample sounds at the bottom of their Kickstarter page.

Misspelling Beast

Misspelling Beast

In the Scripps National Spelling Bee, once you start spelling out loud you cannot take it back. You can reset and spell from the start, but you can’t change your answer. So in 2012, 13-year-old Jack Pasche chose to go out guns blazing. Perhaps Will Forte was his inspiration.

Restoring Old Tools

Restoring Old Tools

YouTuber Jimmy DiResta bought four neglected tools at a flea market for $1 each, then reminds us that sometimes old objects simply need a little cleaning and polishing. He spent an inordinate amount of time with the chisel handles, but we can’t argue with the results.

Gorillaz: Deconstructing Genre

Gorillaz: Deconstructing Genre

Kaptain Kristian takes a look at one of our favorite bands. Created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz is a modern-day supergroup, with a constantly changing lineup, a free-flowing, enigmatic style, and fronted by a stable of four archetypal animated characters.

Jon vs. Ramsay: Extended Edition

Jon vs. Ramsay: Extended Edition

(SPOILERS, Gore) YouTuber Ozzy Man Reviews gives us a more satisfying ending to Game of Thrones’ battle between Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton. If only Geoffrey and the entire Faith of the Seven were lined up for the beatdown.

Yooka-Laylee

Yooka-Laylee

From the folks behind Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country comes a new 3D platformer for PC and consoles. Help Yooka the chameleon and Laylee the bat use their various abilities to unlock new worlds and meet a snake that wears shorts. Drops 2017.

Disorder (Trailer)

Disorder (Trailer)

A soldier is dismissed because of his crippling PTSD and becomes a bodyguard for a rich businessman’s family. His boring routine takes a dark turn when he starts to suspect that someone is after his client. But is it all in his head? And what’s worse?

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