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Proper Pillow Plus, An Orthopedic Pillow That Monitors Sleep Behavior to Help Improve Sleeping Positions
The Proper Pillow Plus is a new orthopedic pillow designed by San Diego-based company Proper Pillow that features a series of embedded sensors designed to…
A Compilation of Piñata Fail Videos Turned Into Amusing Live-Action ‘Street Fighter’ Video Game Matches
Marca Blanca (previously) has created a great video that turns a compilation of piñata fail videos into amusing live-action Street Fighter video game matches. A…
‘The sound of empty space’, An Art Installation Exploring the Harmonic Sounds of Feedback
The sound of empty space is an art installation by Montreal-based composer Adam Basanta that explores the harmonic sounds created when feedback is generated between…
Special Effects Video of Pop Culture Superheroes Playing an Epic Game of Soccer in Real Life
Dark Pixel and musician Shaun Canon have teamed up to create a special effects-filled video that shows stuntman Ronnie Shalvis (previously) and the CBR Stunt…
An Explanation for the $10,000 Price Tag on the Gold Apple Watch Edition
CollegeHumor has created a parody Apple video explaining the real reason for the $10,000 price tag on the gold Apple Watch Edition. The price was…
Timelapse Video of a 57-Story Skyscraper in China Being Built in Just 19 Days
An amazing timelapse shows Chinese building company Broad Group erecting a 57-story skyscraper in just 19 days — that’s an incredible rate of three stories…
Action Movie Kid Visits the Star Wars Set in a Spoof of J.J. Abrams’ Millennium Falcon Reveal
Daniel Hashimoto has created a new special effects video for his Action Movie Kid series that shows his three-year-old son James visiting the set of…
Funny or Die Replaces the ‘Office Space’ Character Named Michael Bolton With the Actual Singer Michael Bolton
A recent video by Funny or Die replaces the Office Space character named Michael Bolton (David Herman) with the actual singer Michael Bolton in some iconic…
The Michelangelo, An Extremely Advanced Prosthetic Hand Designed for Everyday Activities
The Michelangelo is a state-of-the-art prosthetic hand created by Austin, Texas-based medical manufacturer Ottobock that is designed to help wearers perform everyday activities like opening…
A Cartridge Hack That Brings an 8-Bit Version of Netflix to the Original Nintendo Entertainment System
Netflix employees Guy Cirino, Alex Wolfe, and Carenina Motion participated in the company’s latest developer Hack Day by bringing an extremely low-resolution version of the…