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Petman, An Anthropomorphic Robot That Tests Chemical Suits
Petman is an anthropomorphic robot created by Boston Dynamics and funded by the US Department of Defense’s Chemical and Biological Defense program for the purpose…
Video Games in the Style of Dr. Seuss Book Covers
“Under the Sea with Mister B!” – BioShock Australian illustrator DrFaustusAU created a series of video games imagined in the style of Dr. Seuss book…
Vintage Social Networking
Vintage Social Networking on Wrong Hands by John Atkinson via Tastefully Offensive
Creepy Furniture Sculptures Made of Fake Human Skin
In the unsettling sculpture series “Handheld”, small models of furniture appear to be made out of human skin. In actuality British artist Jessica Harrison created…
A Man Put a Hidden Camera in a Box, Shipped It and Filmed Its Journey Through the Mail System
Industrial and interaction designer Ruben van der Vleuten wondered “What happens when you send something by mail?” He decided to find out by putting a…
ON/OFF and Monday Coffee Mugs Change Color When A Hot Beverage is Added
These ON/OFF and Monday coffee mugs by The Cottage Industry change from off to on and from sad to happy when a hot beverage is…
Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich by Dunkin’ Donuts
Eater is reporting that Dunkin’ Donuts is currently carrying (on the menus of select eastern Massachusetts) a Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich which is simply slices…
Zombie Story, How Toy Story & The Walking Dead are Almost Identical
Los Angeles-based writer, director and animator John “JimmyLegs” Wray created a series of comparison images that explain how the plot and characters from Toy Story…
What It’s Like to Play ‘Team Fortress 2’ on the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset
Will Smith and Norman Chan test out an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset developer’s kit in this video by Tested. The Oculus Rift is a…
Bill Gates and Paul Allen Recreate 1981 Microsoft Publicity Photo
So much fun catching up w/ computing pioneers at the #LCMCelebration last night! Here I am with old friend @BillGates pic.twitter.com/a5aQaamH9H — Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen)…