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Ztylus, An iPhone 6 Case With Three Built-In Camera Lenses, a Filter, and a Kickstand
The Ztylus is a case for the iPhone 6 that features three rotating lenses and a filter designed to improve upon the phone’s built-in camera,…
Wooden Cutting Board Shaped Like an Old School NES Video Game Cartridge That Is Great for Slicing 1-UP Mushrooms
San Diego-based Dave Stencil of CuttingBoredom has created a wooden cutting board shaped like an old school Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game cartridge that…
A Manhattan Subway Map Based on Judgmental Generalizations About New York City Neighborhoods
Travel site Thrillist has created a subway map of Manhattan based on judgmental generalizations about what goes on in various neighborhoods in New York City’s…
Martin Short Impersonates Larry David to a Person on the Phone During ‘Night of Too Many Stars’
During the recent Comedy Central telethon Night of Too Many Stars to benefit autism, Martin Short took the phone away from Larry David and then impersonated David to…
‘Entrances & Exits’, A Music Video by Tiny Moving Parts Featuring Bobbleheads Launched High Into the Atmosphere
Benson, Minnesota-based emo band Tiny Moving Parts created a music video for the track “Entrances & Exits” by tying a trio of bobbleheads created in…
A Map of the Optimal United States Road Trip That Hits Landmarks in All 48 Contiguous States and Washington DC
Michigan State University computer science graduate Randal S. Olson used his Where’s Waldo algorithm to create the optimal map of a road trip across the…
Preschool Mastermind, A Brooklyn-Based Preschool Experience for Adults
Preschool Mastermind is a Brooklyn-based preschool experience for adults. The project was founded by Michelle Joni and is a month-long program Joni says is an effort to…
A Tiny Strawberry Cake Is Gingerly Created, Frosted, and Served With Tiny Utensils Inside a Tiny Kitchen
The scale model chefs at Miniature Space are at it again, this time preparing a tiny strawberry cake using layers cut from a slice of…
President Barack Obama Reads Mean Tweets About Himself on Jimmy Kimmel Live
On a episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, special guest President Barack Obama sat down and read a series of mean tweets about himself that others…
An Apple Engineer Opens Up About the Design of the New Apple MacBook and Its Lack of USB Ports
In a recent video posted by Armando Ferreira, an “Apple engineer” opens up about the design of the newly announced MacBook that was unveiled at…