LEGO Space Shuttle in Space
As a tribute to the now defunct Space Shuttle program, Romanian student Raul Oaida tethered a LEGO Space Shuttle model to a weather balloon and…
Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera
Canon has announced the new EOS 5D Mark III digital SLR camera, which succeeds the EOS 5D Mark II. The Mark III includes image, performance,…
Albatros, An Ingenious Automatic Bookmark
Albatros is an incredibly clever adhesive bookmark that automatically marks the page as a reader progresses through a book (video). Albatros was created by French…
Miss Honeywell, The World’s First Robotic Woman (1968)
In the 1968 British Pathé film clip “Miss Honeywell,” a suspiciously humanoid “robot woman” demonstrates the latest technological gadgetry from the computer division of Honeywell.
How to Extract Your DNA at Home
This short video by NOVA shows how to extract your DNA at home using common household items. The video is a promo for the…
Video Of The Three Little Pigs As A Breaking News Story
This brilliant ad for British newspaper The Guardian reimagines the tale of The Three Little Pigs as a modern day news story that unfolds via…
Square Register Turns iPad Into Point of Sale System for Small Business
Square Register allows small business owners to use an iPad as a point of sale system (intro video). The system can accept credit cards…
Public Urination Police Prank
Ohio-based comedian Dennis Roady of Sketch Empire caused a series of awkward interactions with police officers by simulating public urination with a water bottle…
33 RPM, Photos of Spinning Desserts
“33 RPM” by Philip Karlberg is a wonderful photo series of desserts spinning on a record turntable. As Karlberg’s making-of video shows, the spinning desserts…
Trebucard and Cardapult, Functioning Siege Weapon Business Cards
Trebucard (video) and Cardapult (video) are business cards that double as functioning miniature siege weapons. They are designed and built by engineer Bryce Bell of…