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Qwerkywriter, A Mechanical USB Keyboard Inspired by Vintage Typewriter Design
The Qwerkywriter is a mechanical USB keyboard by game developer Brian Min with a design and feel inspired by vintage typewriters. Min is currently financing…
Illustrations of Famous Actors Reimagined as Marvel Superheroes by Alex Tuis
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Colossus French artist Alex Tuis has created an awesome collection of illustrations that reimagine famous actors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Harvey…
Home Video of Swans Chasing Golfer Turned Into a ‘Game of Thrones’ Ad by Digitally Swapping Out the Swans for Dragons
Movie and television streaming service blinkbox recently took a home video of black swans chasing a golfer and turned it into a great Game of…
Picturelife Photo and Video App Update Includes Better Navigation, Sharing, and Sorting
Picturelife (see previous post) is a photo and video service that can aggregate that content to the cloud. A new update has brought better navigation,…
The Happiness Blanket, A Device That Lights Up Based on How Airline Passengers Are Feeling
The Happiness Blanket is a device by British Airways that lights up based on how airline passengers are feelings. If they are stressed, as measured…
Everything Wrong With the Film ‘Planet of the Apes’ (2001) in 9 Minutes or Less
CinemaSins has released a new video for their ongoing series that hunts down and discovers “Everything Wrong with Planet of the Apes (2001) in 9…
Bad Girl Scout Cookies, A Webcomic Imagining the Delicious Cookies as Evil Treats by Gemma Correll
“Bad Girl Scout Cookies” is a webcomic by cartoonist, writer, and illustrator Gemma Correll that imagines the delicious Girl Scout cookies as evil treats. More…
A Visualization of All the Solar System’s Solid Surfaces Stitched Together by xkcd
“Surface Area” by xkcd is visualization of all the solid surfaces in the Solar System stitched together. The visualization includes asteroids and dwarf planets but…
Field Hammock, A Hammock Covered in Synthetic Grass That Combines the Natural With the Artificial
Field Hammock by Netherlands-based design studio Toer is a hammock that features a surface covered in synthetic grass made of polyamide pile fabric. According to…
Narragansett Beer Reissues 1975 Can Design That Appeared in the Film ‘Jaws’
Rhode Island-based brewery Narragansett Beer has reissued the 1975 can design that appeared in the groundbreaking thriller film Jaws, which was directed by Steven Spielberg.…