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Pomplamoose: Love You Madly

Pomplamoose: Love You Madly

I don’t you jumping… unless this music’s thumping. The talented musicians of Pomplamoose turn in a great cover of one of our favorite tracks by Cake, the 2001 hit Love You Madly. While we miss the brass of the original, we dig this funky and fresh arrangement too.

Haynes Build Your Own Kits

Haynes Build Your Own Kits
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Known for their in-depth automotive repair manuals, Haynes is now making a series of kits which let you build your own rudimentary gadgets, including a retro LED handheld game, an analog synthesizer, a working amplifier, a film camera, an FM radio, and a Simon-esque memory game.

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Funko POP! x Speed Racer

Funko POP! x Speed Racer

Go Speed Racer, Go! Funko is readying a collection of figures inspired by the classic Japanese cartoon. Choose from Speed Racer in his iconic opening pose, an evil chase edition, Racer X, or our must-have: Speed behind the wheel of his powerful Mach 5. Ships January 2020.

SpongeBob Reanimated

SpongeBob Reanimated

In tribute to SpongeBob SquarePants‘ creator Stephen Hillenburg, a group of 86 talented animators organized by ExtraAbsorbent teamed up to recreate the entire first episode of Nickelodeon’s classic cartoon, with each scene done in a different style. Full credits list here.

Rice Krispies Amplifier Bowl

Rice Krispies Amplifier Bowl

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal is best known for the “snap, crackle, pop” sounds it makes when swimming in milk. If you love that sound, but like things one louder, then check out this invention by Dominic Wilcox, which amplifies the sound for everyone to enjoy at the breakfast table.

AceCamp Keychain Multitool

AceCamp Keychain Multitool
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This inexpensive, keychain-sized tool manages to pack six useful functions, including a knife, flathead screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, nail file, wire strippers, and spring-loaded pliers. It’s made from stainless steel and folds up small to easily fit into your pocket.

Prima 1080p HD Pocket Projector

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This pocket-sized projector can output images from 30 to 200 inches in any darkened room. It’s got a high quality DLP light engine, 1080p resolution, and 200 lumen brightness, all from a box about the size of a smartphone. Save an extra 15% off in The Awesomer Shop with code SAVE15TODAY (valid through 8/31/19)

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Terminator: Dark Fate (Trailer 2)

Terminator: Dark Fate (Trailer 2)

With Linda Hamilton back on screen, James Cameron involved in the story, and Tim Miller of Deadpool fame behind the camera, we’re actually kind of excited for the new Terminator flick. The latest trailer showcases more of Sarah Conner’s story, and what transpired after the events of T2. Drops 11/1/19.

Unity

Unity

Rus Khasanov’s experimental short film features vivid and colorful imagery created by shooting macro images of blobs of specially-formulated paints colliding to create new and larger formations, which are at times reminiscent of celestial bodies. Music by Dmitry Evgrafov.

Sony Alpha 6600 Camera

Sony Alpha 6600 Camera

Sony’s high-end APS-C camera has a crazy-fast 0.02 autofocus speed, continuous shooting at up to 11 fps, 5-axis in-body stabilization, 2.2x more battery life, and 4K video with no time limits. Equally as exciting is the announcement of a new 70-350mm E-mount superzoom lens, for crisp action shots at a distance.

Moon B: Welcome

Moon B: Welcome

Animator Joseph Melhuish presents a welcome video for observers and travelers to the planets of the fictitious “Udaya” system, which happens to share its name with Moon B’s album, from whence this smooth and funky electronic instrumental track comes.

Golden Gun Prop Replica

Golden Gun Prop Replica

Factory Entertainment is offering the best replica we’ve seen of the weapon from James Bond’s The Man with the Golden Gun. It has 18kt gold plated components, including a fountain pen, lighter, cigarette case, cufflink, and a “007” inscribed bullet. Comes with a wooden presentation case and a certificate of authenticity.

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Marianne (Trailer)

Marianne (Trailer)

Are you not getting your regular dose of nightmares? Then tune in to Netflix for this French horror series about a novelist whose terrifying stories are coming true, after spending her whole life trying to fend off visions of an evil witch. Drops 9/13/19. That’s a Friday, naturally.

Looney Tunes: One-Second Clips

Looney Tunes: One-Second Clips

Editor KaiserBeamz went back through the extensive catalog of Looney Tunes cartoons, going back from 1929 through 1969, and picked out a choice one-second clip from each one. The 17+ minute reel is packed with quick laughs and serves as a great historical retrospective.

Homer, Katrin, and Janine in N.O.

Homer, Katrin, and Janine in N.O.

Katrin von Niederhäusern and her friend Janine recently visited New Orleans, and while there, they decided to recreate the scene from The Simpsons where Homer goes on an eating and drinking binge around the Crescent City. Somebody needs to start offering this as an official tour.

Nixon Regulus SS Watches

Nixon Regulus SS Watches
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Nixon presents a bold new look for the Regulus. This time out, we’re getting a stainless steel case, in natural, goldtone, or black, for a more substantial and dressier look. It still packs a full set of chronograph features, including an alarm, dual timers, and an adjustable LED backlight.

LINK

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Director Robert Löbel’s wonderfully animated short film introduces us to a pair of characters who find themselves conjoined by a single, stretchy mop of hair, and the struggles they face to live as individuals in their attached world.

Überleben Firestarter Necklace

Überleben Firestarter Necklace
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Always be prepared with Überleben’s survival tool that can help you quickly start a fire. Its comprised of a mini ferrocerium (fire steel) rod and serrated ring scraper which can make flaming hot sparks in any weather or at any altitude. Comes with a 34″ paracord lanyard.

Nintendo Beatbox Medley

Nintendo Beatbox Medley

Beatboxer 80Fitz presents mouth sound versions of classic Nintendo music, including tracks from Super Mario Bros., Yoshi’s Island, Super Mario World, Kirby’s Dream Land, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Metal Spinning

Metal Spinning

An amazingly satisfying demonstration of a skilled metalworker converting a flat disc of metal into a smoothly curved one, by spinning it at a high speed around a form, then pressing against it with shaping tools. The technique is used to make conical or domed shapes.

Cursor Is Back

Cursor Is Back

Filmmaker Vladimir Tomin is back to his digital antics once more, with another silly short film in which a computer’s arrow cursor interacts with the real world. Can’t get enough of the pointer? Be sure to watch the prequel, Outside.

deadmau5’s Cube V3

deadmau5’s Cube V3

(PG-13: Language) Gadget guru Sam Sheffer is friends with deadmau5, who was kind enough to give him a behind the scenes tour of the centerpiece of his Cube V3 stage set, a gigantic, cantilevered cube covered with programmable LED panels. It can rotate and tilt on a turntable with deadmau5 performing behind it.

Bob Dylan at 20

Bob Dylan at 20

“The song was there before me, before I came along.” Blank on Blank animated an excerpt from a 1962 interview with a then 20-year-old Bob Dylan, who had yet to release an album. He talks about working at a carnival, writing songs, and more. Full interview here.

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