Archive for July 2015

If you stayed to see the after credit scene in Guardians of the Galaxy, you saw baby Groot growing back after being destroyed while helping his friends survive the spaceship crash. Baby Groot was probably the cutest thing about that movie, if not during the entire summer of 2014.

This is what I’m talking about. Robots who cook for humans, not robots who cook humans. Check out this video of a Yaskawa Motoman SDA10 Dual Arm Robot with Robotiq Universal Grippers as it gathers all the necessary ingredients and cooks an egg sandwich for a hungry human.

Astronauts on the International Space Station get up to some cool experiment. Sometimes these experiments have limited scientific value, but look really cool. Take this video from the ISS shot with a fancy RED 4K camera.

Protecting your change from thieves can be a big challenge. I used to steal all my dad’s quarters growing up to buy gummy bears. If he had one of these Cthulhu piggy banks, I’d still steal his change, but I might pause briefly to think about it.

It was 1983 when National Lampoon’s Vacation arrived. That was when we met the Griswolds, a typical American family, with a bumbling dad, who loved to take road trips; journeys across the country on the open road.

Japanese shop Columbus Circle must have realized that the New Nintendo 3DS’ cover plates don’t just have to be decorative. Its Retro Plate & Watch is an awesome clock front plate for the New 3DS. Not only is it functional, it looks like the 3DS’ ancestor too.

Athens, Georgia-based Terrapin Beer Co. has teamed up with the creators of The Walking Dead to create an official beer. It is described as a “bloodthirsty Red IPA made with blood orange peel and a horrific amount of hops.”

Blue tentacles for hair aside Liara is one of the hottest characters in the Mass Effect world. If you are unfamiliar with Mass Effect, shame on you. This is one of the coolest sci-fi game properties out there.

Last year we checked out Happinet’s Tsumikore, which are small toys that are made to be stacked and are often based on popular manga or anime characters. This officially licensed Pokémon toy is a lot like Tsumikore, except it turns stacking into an actual challenge.

One of the most elemental aspects of the terrific 1997 Luc Besson-directed sci-fi flick The Fifth Element are “The Elemental Stones.” These four tan-colored bricks, which feature grooved patterns, represent earth, air, fire and water and are part of a device that is powerful enough to destroy the Great Evil before the villain annihilates our planet.

I don’t know about you, but I haven’t touched a compact disc in years. They have to still be good for something besides drink coasters. Well, they are. It turns out they can make a great paper airplane launcher.

This made-to-order Baymax futon is as huggable as its movie version. Measuring 7.5 ft. long and equipped with long arms, it can more than adequately hug you back as well. Sadly, on a scale of 1 to ~$440 (USD), this personal sleep companion is on the latter end, and that might not even include the shipping cost.

Recently unveiled at the Wonder Festival, Pokémon’s Mowgli and one of the most horribly named fictional characters are coming to inspect your Pokémon collection. You’d better let them out of their Poké Balls before N arrives.

Spices are the spice of life. I hate going to someone’s house for a cookout only to find out after the food comes off the grill that they are the sort of people who don’t season food.

The past couple of years we’ve seen single board computers separated into modules to make them more accessible to newbie makers, especially children. Microduino knows there’s no better way to get kids interested than with LEGOs, so it came up with the mCookie.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has a couple of useful official apps, but they’re nothing compared to Oisin O’Neill’s interactive and searchable GTA V map. The map has over 2000 locations separated into 50 categories, which you can toggle on or off individually.