Awesome Cds

This clever wristwatch from Projects lets you rewind to the 1990s every time you check the time. Designed in collaboration with pop artist Riki Prosper, the 40mm watch has a spinning holographic effect layer that makes it look like a Compact Disc. The Play button indicates the hour, while Pause shows the minutes. Watch the disc spin on Instagram.

We don’t recommend trying this at home, but if you pop a compact disc into a microwave oven and turn it on, it’ll put on a brief but spectacular light show. The Slow Mo Guys rigged up a macro probe lens and their high-speed cameras to capture the miniature electrical storm in amazing detail. Then they scrambled some eggs.

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from makers is that you can create all kinds of things from items bathed in resin and cut into shape. In this video, Peter Brown takes a bunch of shredded CDs and turns the shards into a large iridescent bracelet.

John Hughes’ movies were a seminal part of 1980s youth culture, and so were their soundtracks. Life Moves Pretty Fast is a compilation of some of their best new wave and new romantic tracks. It’s available as a 74-track 4xCD with a bonus 7-inch and cassette, a 73-track 6xLP red vinyl, and a 25-track 2xLP. Drops 11.11.22.

In Far Cry 6, you’ll be able to craft weapons from junk. Among the possibilities is a gun that fires CDs as projectiles. The guys over at Hacksmith Industries teamed up with UbiSoft to build a real-world replica of the dangerous device and finally gives us a use for all of those old AOL CD-ROMs.

Do you still have a sizable CD collection? Don’t just convert them to MP3s, listen to them the way they were meant to be heard with Teac’s compact receiver. It packs an audiophile BurrBrown PCM1795 DAC, a 26w x 2 class-D amp, Hi-Res Audio support, and can stream digital audio via Bluetooth, your Mac or PC.

You can buy the digital tracks from Junk Science’s dope hip-hop album, but you really want the physical edition – two slices of CD “bread” which sandwich together “ingredients” printed with lyrics, and packed in a resealable freezer bag.

This unabridged edition of Anthony Burgess’ dystopian masterpiece is now available in Audiobook format. Including a controversial extra chapter, it’s a must-listen for fans of the original.

Some say it’s not as strong as Season 1, but Flight of the Conchords’ second season still split our sides; I Told You I Was Freaky includes notable classics like Sugalumps and Friends.

We always love freebies, but Xenogears ReMixed goes beyond awesome: based on Yasunori Mitsuda’s original Xenogears music, it’s reconceived by no less than 32 musicians.

Bon Jovi finds their way off the Lost Highway and back to rock with The Circle; on sale 11/10, it’s their 11th studio album and will include the documentary When We Were Beautiful.

8 years after the original Blueprint, Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 is his 11th album and has seen generally positive reviews; it’s also loaded with a guest list that includes Kanye and Pharrell.

Likely one of 2009’s best albums and a worthy successor to United Abominations, Megadeth’s Endgame is their 12th album and a solo-heavy effort with a decidedly old-school flavor.

Due out 9/9/09, Abbey Road Remastered is the result of a four year effort that used new tech alongside vintage equipment; the result is the highest fidelity Beatles catalog ever.

Available 8/18/09: Ursa Major is Third Eye Blind’s first album in six years and an independent release to boot; it’s received mix reviews, but should be familiar fun for loyal fans.

Woodstock: 40 Years On is a comprehensive 77-song, six-CD set in chronological order of performance; it includes 38 unreleased recordings and Yasgur’s legendary breakfast speech.