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Petcube 3.0, A Smartphone-Controlled Device That Lets Humans Remotely Interact With Their Pets
In 2013 we wrote about the Petcube, a smartphone-controlled cube that allows humans to remotely play, watch and interact with their pets. In their newest…
A Funny or Die Correspondent Tries to Touch Every Car at the New York Auto Show
Funny or Die correspondent Kady Ruth Ashcraft visited the 2016 New York International Auto Show where she tried to touch every car on display.
Historic, Linguistic and Literary Origins of Names From the Harry Potter Series
Mental Floss shared some of the historic, linguistic, and literary origins of names from the Harry Potter series in a pair of videos. The first…
The Foo Show, A New Virtual Reality Podcast and Chat Show Created by Will Smith of Tested
The Foo Show is a new virtual reality podcast and chat show created by Will Smith from Tested. The show is set in a virtual…
The Hangover Reimagined as an Alfred Hitchcock Style Thriller
On their latest episode of Trailer Mix, Mashable Watercooler created a wonderful new trailer for The Hangover that imagines what the comedy film would be…
Paul Dano Becomes Friends With Daniel Radcliffe’s Dead Body in the New Film ‘Swiss Army Man’
Paul Dano becomes friends with Daniel Radcliffe‘s dead body on a deserted island in the film Swiss Army Man by the Daniels team of Daniel Scheinert and…
Swedish Scientists Study How Cats Respond to the Way Humans Communicate With Them
Researchers in Sweden have been studying how cats communicate with humans and whether or not cats communicate in different dialects.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain’ Stars In a Funny Commercial for HeavyBubbles Sparkling Water
Allenby Concept House and SodaStream, a system that allows people to carbonate water and flavor carbonated beverages, has released a funny commercial advertising HeavyBubbles sparkling…
FreezTHAT!, Unique Triangular Ice Trays That Are Ready In Less Than Ten Minutes
The Seattle kitchen supply company THAT! has created FreezTHAT!, a new ice-cube tray that has a small footprint, is easy to handle and can freeze…
Guitarist Performs an Astounding Heavy Metal Medley of Random iPhone Ringtones
Guitarist Jack Fliegler aka ToxicEternity performed an astounding heavy metal medley of random iPhone ringtones, many of which he had to figure out himself. Since…