Windcatcher, Clever Air Valve Lets You Blow Up an Inflatable Device in Seconds
Windcatcher is an ingenious technology that allows a person to inflate a large object like an air mattress in just a few seconds, using just…
dOvetastic Microwave Theater, Long-Running Series Where Unusual Things Get Microwaved
The “after” shot of an iPhone 5 after being microwaved by Irwin. For over six years, artist and “professional microwave operator” Kenny Irwin has been…
The Makers of Things, Documentary Series on an English Model Engineering Society
“The Makers of Things” is a fascinating series of short documentaries about the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers, a London-based organization of hobbyists and…
Potato Gun Firing in Super Slow Motion
For this episode of Distort, Tekzilla host Patrick Norton used his “crazy pneumatic high-powered potato gun” to shoot things across the San Francisco bay and…
Space Madness the Board Game, A Sci-Fi Storytelling Game (With Murdering)
Space Madness the Board Game is a storytelling board game in which players cooperate to repair a spaceship while avoiding being murdered by one another.…
Magnitude, Admiral Ackbar Mini Bust Based on Artwork by Steven Daily
“Magnitude” is a mini bust of Star Wars’ Admiral Ackbar from Gentle Giant Ltd., Ltd. Art Gallery via Figures.com, Topless Robot, Technabob, Neatorama
Rare Japanese Volkswagen Bus Toaster Imprints VW Logo on Toast
The blog WebUrbanist is reporting that annually in Japan, Volkswagen makes a special toaster that looks like one of their vintage Type 2 buses and,…
Vintage Kenner ‘Star Wars’ Action Figure Cards Recreated With Modern Hasbro Figures
Empire Strikes Back promo recreation La Plata, Missouri-based artist David Wayne Lutz (aka “wario7793”) used his Photoshop skills to recreate vintage Kenner Star Wars action…
Who’s Excited!?, A Device-Free Celebration in San Francisco
Similar to Digital Detox’s Camp Grounded, the recent unplugged summer camp event for grownups, Who’s Excited!? is a device-free event described as “one epic night…
The Power of Glove, A Documentary About the Nintendo Power Glove
Filmmakers Adam Ward, Andrew Austin, and Paula Kosowski are working to create The Power of Glove, a documentary telling the story of the Power Glove…