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Hackaball, A Smart Glowing Ball With Sensors That Kids Can Program to Play Different Games
Hackaball is a smart, glowing ball that’s designed to be programmed by kids via an iPad to play a variety of fully customizable games. The…
A Filmmaker Tries to Photograph an Octopus Who Steals His Camera and Takes Photos of the Man
Filmmaker Benjamin Savard is currently making a film about the sciences at Middlebury College, but when he tried to take some photos of an octopus,…
Google Contacts, A Revamped Cross-Platform Contact Management Application from Google
Google Contacts is a newly revamped contact management system from Google designed to keep track of emails, phone numbers, and other information across different applications.…
A Remix Music Video by Eclectic Method of Epic Lightsaber Scenes From the Last Six ‘Star Wars’ Films
Eclectic Method has created a great remix of epic lightsaber scenes from the last six Star Wars films in their latest music video. This is…
Slow-Motion Video of a Low-Flying Commercial Airliner Landing Mere Feet Away From a Crowded Beach
A video posted by Paul Luning (@pluning) on Feb 14, 2015 at 9:45am PST Travel writer Paul Luning captured slow-motion video of an extremely low-flying…
A Look at the Urban Explorer Instagram Users of New York City
Seeker Stories takes a look at New York City urban explorers who document their highly dangerous and illegal exploits on Instagram. The video was created…
A Bar With a Built-In Chilled Strip For Keeping Drinks Cold
photo via tskee2 Redditor tskee2 recently posted this photo of a bar with a built-in chilled strip for keeping drinks cold. It’s unclear where the…
Empatica Embrace, An Multi-Function Watch That Creates Smartphone App Alerts When Wearer Has an Epileptic Seizure
The Empatica Embrace is an attractive multi-function watch that can be used to monitor heart rate, stress levels, and sleep patterns. The watch and its…
The Bucardo Mug, A Mug With a Built-In Guard to Protect the User’s Mustache While Drinking
The Bucardo Mug is a mug with a built-in guard to protect the user’s mustache while drinking. The company says the design is a revival…
Terminally Ill Woman Is Taken by Ambulance to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam So She Can Visit It One Last Time
On Tuesday, a terminally ill woman was taken via ambulance to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam so she could visit the arts and history museum one…