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‘The Power of Glove’ Documentary About the Nintendo Power Glove Raising Funds via a Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign
The Power of Glove (see previously) is a documentary by filmmakers Andrew Austin, Adam Ward, and Paula Kosowski that focuses on the Power Glove controller…
Project Wing, A Drone Delivery Service for Remote Locations Being Developed by Google
Project Wing is a drone delivery system that Google has been privately working on in Queensland, Australia. The project, which was developed by the company’s…
AsapSCIENCE Explains What Happens to Our Brains and Bodies After Drinking Coffee
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explain what happens to our brains and bodies after drinking coffee. Some good news is that it’s nearly…
An ‘Exasperated’ Little Boy Gives His Mother a Piece of His Mind After She Tells Him She Is Pregnant
“What were you thinking? This makes no sense!” – Tré A little boy named Tré is flat-out “exasperated” and not very happy with his Mother,…
Statuettes Carved to Reveal Their Skeletons by Maskull Lasserre
Artist Maskull Lasserre (see previously) has created a wonderful new sculpture series in which he carves existing statuettes to reveal the skeletons hidden underneath their…
‘Overblown’, A New Music Video by Doctor Popular Shot on His iPhone Using the Hyperlapse App
The delightful new music video for “Overblown” by Doctor Popular was shot entirely on Doc Pop’s iPhone using the Hyperlapse time-lapse app. Doc Pop also…
Greenpeace Partners With Eclectic Entertainer Reggie Watts for #ClickClean Campaign to Promote a Green Internet
The new #ClickClean campaign by environmental charity Greenpeace encourages Internet users to ask the companies that power the Internet to do so with clean renewable energy. To…
Somebody, An App That Lets You Message a Friend by Selecting a Stranger to Deliver the Message in Person
Somebody is a messaging app that lets the user message a friend not electronically, but verbally, through another person. The user first composes a message…
‘Cubed’, A Web Series That Takes a Comedic Look at Life in a Cubicle
“Cubed” is a web series from Above Average written and directed by Benjamin Apple that takes a comedic look at professional life in a cubicle. The six episodes…
Imaginative Illustrations of Animals Being Built and Colorized by Tiny Figures
Tiny human figures apply pink paint to a flamingo, add black stripes to a zebra, and otherwise colorize and construct animals in the imaginative illustrations…