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Bargaining’s Psychological Trick

Bargaining’s Psychological Trick

Bite-sized Psych explains the human flaw called anchoring – our tendency to rely on the first piece of information we acquire when faced with an unfamiliar task – and shows hows how businesses exploit it to rope in customers.

Razer Turret

Razer Turret

The Razer Turret is a foldable lapdesk with an integrated Bluetooth/ 2.4GHz USB wireless keyboard and a magnetic mousepad. It also comes with a 3500DPI mouse and a charging dock. Available Q2 2015 for $130.

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The Outbound Collective

The Outbound Collective

The Outbound Collective is a website for outdoor explorers. The site asks local experts to contribute their favorite outdoor adventures, and features directions, packing suggestions and other info. They also offer outdoor gear shopping.

Ali’s Greatest Brag

Ali’s Greatest Brag

“I done handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail.” This classic podium speech from the great Muhammad Ali not only is one of the greatest all-time brags, but it truly makes us long for his unabashed ego and irrepressible personality.

Dog Argument

Dog Argument

Felony the boxer gets mad at his owner for taking her away from the dog park, and they get into a shouting match as a result. We prefer to think the the dog was complaining that her master was holding the camera sideways.

Bloc & Roc Galvanize Headphones

Bloc & Roc Galvanize Headphones
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While we’ve yet to listen to a pair of Bloc & Rocs, these are some of the most beautiful cans we’ve ever laid eyes on. Handmade from premium materials like aircraft-grade aluminum and leather, we hope they sound as good as they look.

Pixels (Trailer)

Pixels (Trailer)

The Hollywood adaptation of Patrick Jean’s short film is like Wreck-It Ralph for non-gamers. Aliens think the footage of video games included in a time capsule that we sent to space is an act of war, so they attack Earth. Thanks a lot Taito!

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Piranha Feeding Frenzy

Piranha Feeding Frenzy

We already know the best way to attract piranhas is to feed them meat. So check out the feeding frenzy that happens when somebody tosses some bloody meat chunks into a river in Brazil. We certainly wouldn’t want to fall in that water.

I Survived a Meeting Award

I Survived a Meeting Award
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And The I Survived Another Meeting That Should Have Been An Email award ribbon goes to… the tens of millions of employees around the world who are bogged down by corporate red tape. A silly knick knack by pop artist Will Bryant.

Parrot. James Parrot.

Parrot. James Parrot.

The owner of Lottie the African grey parrot has trained it to not only do an impression of James Bond’s classic introductory line, but to whistle the theme song afterwards. Also, this parrot has a license to kill.

Seeing Earth from Space

Seeing Earth from Space

In March 1969, astronaut Rusty Schweickart was being filmed spacewalking as part of NASA’s Apollo 9 mission when the camera jammed. He was told to stay put, giving him time to take in his unbelievable view of our planet.

2016 Nissan GT-R

2016 Nissan GT-R

The 2016 Nissan GT-R now gets up to 550hp – 600hp in the NISMO – from its twin-turbo V6, along with upgraded suspension, new wheels and Bose active noise cancelation. The limited 45th anniversary edition will come in gold.

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Gioventú Karoshi Flannel Shirts

Gioventú Karoshi Flannel Shirts
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New York-based fashion label Gioventú updates the classic flannel shirt. The Karoshi (Japanese for “death by overwork”) has a long straight cut for layering, two-way RiRi zippers instead of buttons and four uncommon colorways.

Emic (Trailer)

Emic (Trailer)

“What do you like about living on Earth?” Google’s Emic is a short documentary inspired by the movie Interstellar. It’s a crowdsourced video time capsule to show future generations the happy part of our lives. Exclusive to Google Play.

I Want You Bach

I Want You Bach

The Piano Guys mash up the sounds of Johann Sebastian Bach with the Jackson 5’s I Want You Back – which is now permanently intertwined in our minds with Dancing Baby Groot – who should now be wearing a powdered wig.

The Leviathan (Teaser)

The Leviathan (Teaser)

Director Ruairi Robinson (Blinky) created this epic proof of concept for a science fiction film which involves battling giant worms, as mankind harvests its eggs to enable faster-than-light travel. All we can say is we want to see more.

De Bethune DB25 Quetzalcoatl

De Bethune DB25 Quetzalcoatl

De Bethune’s latest watch is the DB25 Quetzalcoatl. It has a white gold case and a sculpted solid gold likeness of the mythical serpent god, its head serving as the hour hand and its tail as the minute hand. Limited to 20 units.

360º YouTube Videos

360º YouTube Videos

YouTube now supports 360º video playback on Chrome and on Android devices. You can change the camera’s perspective both while the video is playing and when it’s paused. See more examples here, here and here.

Truvée Wines

Truvée Wines
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Created by Robin and Andréa McBride, two long lost sisters living on opposite sides of the globe, Truvée kicks off their line with a wonderfully fruity and not too sweet chardonnay, and a smooth and easy to drink grenache-based red.

How to Become Gluten Intolerant

How to Become Gluten Intolerant

Similar to how people with cute quirks say they have OCD, some people now hate on gluten even though they don’t have celiac disease. Health buff parody show Ultra Spiritual Life shows us how to join this elite group of fragile douchebags.

New MacBook Apple Engineer Parody

New MacBook Apple Engineer Parody

With a tame CPU and only a single USB-C port for everything – including for charging – the new MacBook isn’t for everyone. Armando Ferreira used the now famous Spanish dishwashing story to mock Apple’s new laptop.

Kindle Cover Disasters

Kindle Cover Disasters

A photoblog that highlights Kindle ebooks with hilariously awful titles and even worse covers, from the world’s most unscientific scifi cover to the best title and art combo that we’ve ever seen. We can die now.

Robot Training Montage

Robot Training Montage

Boston Dynamics has its sights set on being the real world Cyberdyne Systems. YouTuber SummerTravel took footage of their creepy humanoid PETMAN robot and turned it into a training montage. They shoulda used this track.

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