Roland TR-8 Drum Machine
The spiritual successor to the legendary TR-808, the TR-8 Rhythm Performer combines the distinct sound of the TR-808 and TR-909 with a ton of new features for the modern musician. Part of Roland’s new AIRA series.
The spiritual successor to the legendary TR-808, the TR-8 Rhythm Performer combines the distinct sound of the TR-808 and TR-909 with a ton of new features for the modern musician. Part of Roland’s new AIRA series.
Handmade from nuts, bolts, pieces of steel and other hardware, this chess set is perfect for carpenters, mechanics and anyone else who uses tools. Comes in a metal tool chest along with a roll-up vinyl playing surface.
While Razor’s Crazy Cart looked like a ton of fun, there was no way we were fitting our big asses in one of those things. Thankfully, its makers are working on an adult-sized version, and it looks just as awesome as the smaller original.
Here in the States, we pretty much have two headshakes – “yes” and “no” – but in India, there’s a number of different, and sometimes confusing gestures. In this short clip, YouTuber MeenFriedChickenCurry explains it all to us.
DHL pulled an awesome prank on other shipping companies, sending around massive boxes that say “DHL IS FASTER.” via UPS, TNT and other shippers. Using special thermosensitive labeling, the boxes looked black when picked up.
Similar to what Red Bull did in 2012, Mercedes-Benz strapped cameras to its new F1 car to record an interactive video of Nico Rosberg driving around Silverstone Circuit. You can watch the video online or through a free iPad app.
Pomplamoose used foamboard, a projector and a video editor to mix live video with prerecorded clips to make a meta-music video for their mashup of Pharrell Williams’ Happy and Daft Punk’s Get Lucky and Lose Yourself to Dance.
The Onion suggests a new plan for Netflix users. For just $5 a month, you’ll be able to skim through Netflix’s library, judge what to watch by the posters, then never actually watch anything. It’s channel surfing 2.0.
Designed by Dennis Siegel, the RFID Bikealarm deters theft by emitting an ear-shattering 120dB alarm if it senses drastic movement. The owner uses a small RFID tag to wirelessly activate and deactivate the alarm.
This audience member at a recent Minnesota Gophers hockey game not only looks like Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks’ child, he’s also quite the boy scout. Watch as the ol’ Kiss Cam segment drops in on them.
(PG-13 Language) Mac Lethal spits another tongue-twistingly fast rap, incorporating every letter of the alphabet – in alphabetical order – as his subject matter. Sure, some of the phrases make no sense, but his speed is still amazing.
An anechoic chamber is a room that eliminates echoes by absorbing sound waves. It’s so quiet inside, some say you can go insane if you stay even a few minutes in it. Veritasium hung out in BYU’s chamber to see what would happen.
Larger prints of the illustrations in Josh Cooley’s pseudo-children’s book Movies R Fun! They’re signed by hand and come in 8.5″ x 11″ and limited edition 13″ x 19″ sizes. The red texts are just online watermarks and won’t be in the prints.
(NSFW: Language) The cool kids in school, all grown up. Though Jason Headley’s short is too blunt and ends up creating stereotypes even as it tries to demolish them, it’s still worth checking out. Then go see the funnier version.
The latest game in the underrated third-person shooter series is now available. What it lacks in graphics and story, Earth Defense Force 2025 makes up for in humor and mindless fun, as evidenced by its silly launch trailer.
Wes Anderson’s movies are instantly recognizable. Way Too Indie presents interviews with the director as well as related footage that sheds light on his perfectionist and theatrical approach to film making. More here.
The Slow Mo Guys fired off a fully-automatic assault rifle and captured its action at 18,000 fps, showing off every detail of the firing mechanism grabbing bullets, placing them in the firing chamber, and letting the casings fly.
These incredible bottles of J&B whisky were hand-embellished by Paris tattoo artist Sébastien Mathieu of Le Sphinx. Each bottle took 20 hours to complete, and only 25 have been produced. No word on how one might get their hands on one.
A gadget which converts lace-up shoes to zip-ups, while still keeping the lace intact. Simply lace your shoes once through Zipped, and you’ll be able to loosen and tighten shoes in a jiffy. Available in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.
(Gore) B.J Blazkowicz is back and badder than ever, as he takes on and eliminates legions of evil Nazi scum in Bethesda’s explosive new Wolfenstein fps, set in 1960. Due out 5/20/13 on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Victor Delgado wanted to propose to his girl, but in order to do it, he had to fight off zombies, stormtroopers, an alien, a predator, and many more baddies – brought to life by over 50 of Victor’s closest friends. Of course she said “yes.”
Street Fighter Ryu (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) must meet with standards and practices before he can dish out his Shoryukens and Hadoukens. Another hilarious sketch from The Pete Holmes Show. BTW, it’s Tatsumaki Senpukyaku! We think.
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