When the cat’s away, the mice will play. This father and son play a short, but replay-worthy cover of Timmy Trumpet & Savage’s Freaks – on trombone and oven door. The kid’s expression is priceless. YouTube mirror here.

A proof of concept for a flexible coffee table that can transform into small laptop desks. Made by Carlo Ratti Assocati and Cassina, this table is part of a series of furniture built using modern technology and with modern users in mind.

Jim Wolf is a U.S. Army Veteran who fell on hard times, struggling with alcoholism and homelessness. In this video, he goes through a physical makeover which we can only hope is the start of a larger transformation of his life.

A critically-acclaimed first-person mystery game about secrets and relationships. Gone Home puts you in the shoes of a woman who arrives at her family’s new home after a year abroad, only to find that their house is deserted.

An ode to the United States’ streetball culture and the locals who treat their concrete courts and chain link fences as home. Directed by TWiN and narrated by the awesome Michael Kenneth Williams.

A funny good luck charm from Kid Robot and The Simpsons. Homer Buddha is a 7″ vinyl figurine with a movable head and a tummy that you won’t be able to resist touching. Drops 9/6/12 for $50.

The music video for My Apartment’s Very Clean Without You, a funny breakup song by comedy folk duo Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci aka Garfunkel and Oates. Animation by Deanna Rooney.

Etsy seller Howard’s Home makes unbelievably realistic soaps made to look and smell like various pastries and other snacks, including doughnuts, cinnamon buns, popcorn and gummy worms.

Hannah Hart dips into the egg nog (and rum) to fix us all a delicious gingerbread house. If we were gingerbread men, we’re thinking we wouldn’t want her to architect our homestead.

Yeah, we thought the Mythbusters proved a solar death ray was impossible, but Eric Jacqmain claims his 5,800 mirror-tile-covered satellite dish has the “Power of 5,000 suns.” Um, you be the judge.

(NSFW: language) Anyone out there wondering whether or not to sell their home right now will likely make up their minds after watching this awfully amusing animated video. (Thanks Craig!)

A dead simple home network and storage solution, the My Book Live has a built-in media server and backup software. Stream to any network-connected Mac or PC, DLNA device and even iOS devices.

2 different videos here for Chinese farmer Wu Yulu, who has created an army of homemade scrap metal robots. Some of his self-described “sons” will be at the Shanghai Expo in person later this year.

Last night’s Sunday Night Football fans were treated to a new Modern Warfare 2 trailer titled Infamy; if the screenshot above isn’t obvious, let’s just say this one hits very close to home.

If New Age mysticism ever replaced medical science in the emergency room, it’d be a lot like Homoepathic A&E, a goofy skit by UK comedy show That Mitchell and Webb Look.

Easily the most gamer-friendly talk show host, Jimmy Fallon demos Project Natal; the clip above is both fun and funny, but like Jimmy we’d love to have one to take home now.

Sony’s GT Academy (real life, not a PS3 game) has finally picked two winners after an eight month competition. They’ll now go to boot camp for 4 months and race in Dubai in January.

Here’s one for all the ’80s and ’90s kids who miss walking through the aisles of their neighborhood video store on Friday nights. Anthony Sant’Anselmo spent four years turning his basement into a retro video store and home theater. His Mondo Video store has more than 13,000 VHS tapes and Laserdiscs, and they’re all in stock.

What is my purpose? You flip the cheese. The JNJ RF6 robot has one job to do. It rolls down the aisle of a cheese cave, grabs wheels of cheese, brushes off their outsides, flips them over, and puts them back on their shelves. It performs this task 96 times per hour, maintaining up to 5000 wheels of cheddar per week.

The Lucid Bazaar Company and designer Joe Zado make a variety of unique geometric lamps that cast colors and shadows. Among them is this beehive-inspired light with honeycomb cutouts that project hexagonal patterns on walls and ceilings. We also dig their squiggly Brain Coral Shadow Lamp.

What happens when you remove all of the moisture from Skittles? Crunchy candy magic, that’s what. Salt City Treats is one of several candy makers selling these tangy-sweet treats that might just convert you from regular Skittles. Though if you get hooked it might be cheaper to buy plain Skittles and your own freeze dryer.

Artist PaulDeGraaf aka PaperPaul creates awesome pop-up cards based on memes. Among our favorites are Leonardo DiCaprio laughing, Disappearing Homer, and of course Shut up and take my money! Most of them aren’t available for sale, other than the Dumpster fire and an upcoming This Is Fine collab.

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