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Tablift, A Handy Device for Holding a Tablet Without the Use of Hands
Tablift is a handy device, featuring four spider-like legs, for using a tablet without needing to hold the thing with your pesky hands that are…
‘In Praise of Chairs’, A Supercut Showing How Chairs Are Used As Integral Characters in Movie Scenes
Editor and video essayist Tony Zhou has created “In Praise of Chairs“, a fascinating supercut that shows how chairs are used as integral characters in…
SensorWake, A Scent-Based Alarm Clock That Wakes People up With Pleasant Smells Instead of Sound
The SensorWake is a new scent-based alarm clock that wakes people up with pleasant smells instead of sound. The device features interchangeable scent cartridges in…
A Stunning Time-Lapse of the 11-Year Construction of One World Trade Center
EarthCam (previously) has released a stunning time-lapse video of the 11-year construction of One World Trade Center. In recognition of the opening of One World…
An Amusing Animated Timeline of How the Hamburger Came to Be
Food expert George Motz and illustrator Jorge Corona of New York Magazine have put together an amusing animated history of the hamburger complete with an…
‘Suit Up’, A NASA Documentary Narrated by Jon Cryer About 50 Years of Spacewalks
Suit Up is a new documentary that premiered on NASA TV about the last 50 years of spacewalks, or extravehicular activity, that started with cosmonaut…
A 1980s VHS-Style Teaser Trailer for George Miller’s Post-Apocalyptic Action Film ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
PLAYBACK Collective has created a wonderful 1980s VHS-style teaser trailer for the post-apocalyptic action film, Mad Max: Fury Road (previously), directed by George Miller. via…
A Supercut of Action Movie Trailers Using Similar ‘Powering Down’ Sound Effects to Add Suspense
Toxyoi has created a supercut video of teaser trailers for modern action movies using similar “powering down” sound effects to add suspense to a certain…
Here Comes the Airplane, A New Startup That Offers to Spoon-Feed Customers Like Babies
Here Comes the Airplane is a farcical new startup that offers to spoon-feed customers like babies. The site was inspired by a tweet from @heavyvoxel and…
A Cosplay Music Video From the 2015 MCM London Comic Con Featuring Creative Pop Culture Costumes
Sneaky Zebra has created a great new music video (previously) from the 2015 MCM London Comic Con featuring all sorts of talented cosplayers and their…