This machine, designed to promote 3M, reportedly uses 25,000 Post-It notes and 75 rolls of painter tape among other components.

Few people think of Barbie as dangerous or practical, but this very unofficial customization by Mike Warren equips her with tools for every situation. Check out Mike’s full instructions at Instructables. [Via: Technabob]

This has to be one of the coolest backpacks I’ve ever seen, but I might be a little biased since I’m a such big fan of Boba Fett. Please note that according to the product’s “Questions & Answers” section, the backpack can accommodate a laptop of up to 17 inches. [Bioworld Big Boys’ Star Wars […]

Designed after a flash of inspiration when a zip pull broke, the Fly Pry is billed as the smallest titanium multi-tool. The $25 device, funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign, is a replacement zipper pull that can also: open bottles; lift pulltabs easily; open cans; remove staples and thumb tacks; act as a hex bit adapter; […]

A luxury car company that creates a hoverboard? Why not? Te Lexus uses magnetic levitation and nitrogen-cooled superconductors to get its hoverboard in the air. Creating SLIDE required re-engineering core technologies and uncovering true technical innovations. From assembling maglev technology into a board, to finding the right combination of superconductors, magnets and liquid nitrogen – […]

I’ve been writing about the PowerUp Box for the past two months and showed you guys what I received as part of my subscription. Here’s what I got in the July box! For either $19.95 (deluxe – 4 to 6 items) or $29.95 (premium – 6 to 9 items) (+ s/h) you’ll get a box […]

To perform this trick, special effects artist Zach King used one of Sony’s awesome new 4K Action Cam (FDR-X1000VR) strapped to his back and pointing backward to create the illusion of partial invisibility by transferring the live footage on a screen strapped to his chest. The effect is quite convincing, don’t you think? King and […]