What seem like ordinary aerial shots gradually fragment. Parts of it freeze in time and turn into gigantic photographs. It seems as if artist Theo Tagholm is visualizing the act of watching a video in Plain Sight.

A backpack with a 35L capacity. It has full-length zippers for easy access to its contents. It also lies flat for easy packing, and has a dedicated laptop compartment. Its straps can also be tucked inside so you can carry it like a briefcase.

Mark Sidney Johnson takes us on a 50 year tour through the history of rock and roll guitar solos, playing 28 famous riffs – from Jimi Hendrix to Jimmy Page to Eddie Van Halen to Jack White. The first in CDZA’s The Instrumentals series.

(NSFW: Language) We already knew Danny Trejo was a badass, but it’s now confirmed in the most recent trailer for Robert Rodriguez’ Machete Kills. Look for the epic bloodshed (and bullet bras) in a theatre on 10/11/13.

We may have already handed over our lives to Grand Theft Auto V, but that doesn’t mean we don’t still love you, Niko Bellic. Watch as GTA IV’s protagonist drops his phone, and the good times that ensue for the guy who finds it.

The Red Bull Air Force team took to the skies over Rio de Janeiro to jump out of a helicopter and fly by the iconic Cristo Redentor statue in their wingsuits and fan-powered parachutes. More Rio footage here and here. Pics here.

Have a speaker with a 30-pin dock? Make it more useful and futureproof it with the Auris Skye. It’s an adapter that lets you stream music to the speaker via AirPlay, DLNA or through the Skye app, no Internet connection needed.

YouTuber Srachi uploaded this awesome POV footage taken from a camera that was strapped to an eagle. The bird was soaring above the Mer de Glace glacier in the Chamonix valley in France. It’s at once amazing and soothing.

Justin from Fatawesome does his best job to explain the facts about girlfriends and dating to his little nephew Riley. Thankfully, it’s not Justin’s responsibility to explain the birds and the bees to Riley. At least we hope not.

Microsoft pimps its upcoming racer for the Xbox One with this awesome commercial in which footage was captured by shooting stills from the game and speeding past them at 120mph with a camera bolted to a McLaren MP4-12C supercar.

Harrison Krix of Volpin Props shows off his incredible replica of the Needler from Halo 4, as it goes from concept to completion in this time-lapse. The gun measures 31 in. long, weighs 10 lbs. and is lit by 54 LEDs. Build log on Tested.

Rookies is a free iOS app that makes photos look like old baseball cards. You can then pay to have Rookies print your cards on premium recycled card stock. If you’re more of a basketball fan, check out this app instead.

ACL Digital Cinema showcases some of the epic shots they took this year using the amazing Red Epic camera, which has a 14mp sensor and a 5120 x 2700 pixel array. Best watched in full screen HD with the sound cranked.

Build sand castles without a beach using Kinetic Sand. It behaves like a more malleable version of putty. It’s made of ordinary sand with a little bit of silicone. It’s non-toxic and is easy to clean up. Seems mighty similar to SAND.

On their trip to Lampang, Thailand, YouTuber Zac Guénette and his friends encountered a sleeping dog who was being trolled – gently – by a baby elephant. Zac even joined in the efforts to wake the lazy bones up. Let sleeping dogs lie.

A brief documentary by Joey Bania about Blair Somerville, a New Zealander who creates “rustic automata.” His whimsical trinkets, sculptures and installations are made of found items, placed perfectly at the juncture of art and engineering.

Every year Pixar holds an employees-only car show called Motorama where they can gawk at the latest vehicles and also show off their own rides. This year they let the cameras of Jay Leno’s Garage in the show.

(NSFW: Language) Pusha T and Kendrick Lamar spit beastly but opposing verses in Nosetalgia. While Push once again runs us thorugh the routines of a dealer, K. Dot pushes back with a tale of a kid who had junkies as parents.

Dr. Martens give its signature 1460 boot a military makeover. The green suede upper and its camo pattern are at home on the streets and in the woods. Also available from Ssense. Check out the 1461 camo if you prefer low-cut shoes.

A crew member of the first manned mission to Mars discovers fossils of bacteria right before leaving the planet. Against orders, he sets out to get more. He doesn’t return. We guess he hasn’t seen Prometheus. From the director of Blinky™.

A female Air Force cadet volunteers to learn what it’s like to be zapped, and instinctively grabs for whatever she can hold on to in this hilarious, but embarrassing video. Enough with the Saving Ryan’s Privates jokes, YouTubers.

It’s not the first 3D scanner we’ve seen, but this one clips to your iPad and can scan people and rooms. The Structure Sensor has already blown through its crowdfunding goal, so move quick if you still want one of the early units.

(NSFW: Language) A critically-acclaimed “geeksploitation” film, Zero Charisma is about a hardcore tabletop RPG fanatic who brings an unlikely new member to his small group, only to be usurped by that newbie.