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Archive for June, 2011

LOOK: Cameramail

Something about mailing stuff is always fun. But mailing a camera for the postal service to place with? Now that’s turning it up to 11. Matthew McVickar sent a camera in the mail from Massachusetts to Hawaii, with instructions to postal employees to take pictures with the camera at each stop on its journey. Low and behold, it worked! Check the complete set after the jump. Good times. Yup.

LINK: Flickr via Laughingsquid.

GET: Karaoke Major Studio Style

Ok, so here’s a weird one… Wayyyyy back when, durring the Ford Fiesta days (those were fun times), I had the pleasure of going to a pretty serious recording studio uptown to make a music video with Jeremy Carr. See above. Don’t judge, I was in it, and I shot it, and edited it. Not things I’m all that talented at. Monkeying around in the studio was fun though. Did I mention how serious the place was? StadiumRed has played host to everyone from T.I. and Kanye West to Yo-Yo Ma and the San Fransico Symphony Orchestra and have the Grammys to prove it.

How does this apply to you? For just $99 they’ll let you and 4 friends get on the mic for 2 hours and sing to your hearts content over any of the 10,000 hip-hop, pop and R&B tracks they’ve got on file. It’s BYOB and you get to leave with a disc of your “creation.” How fun is that? Offer only avaialbe for the next twelve days. Get on it!

LINK: Thrillist.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Dance. Here. Now.

WHEN: July 1-4, 4PM-12AM
WHERE: New York’s Governor’s Island (if you haven’t gone yet, you should… ferry’s are free most days)
WHAT: A mega-dance party in New York’s harbor featuring Paul Van Dyk, Fatboy Slim, Victor Calderone and many many more. If you’ve got no where to escape to this weekend, this might be the ticket. Big time. Buy for a single day or the full four. Complete details after the jump.

LINK: Danherenowfestival.

PLAY: Dinosaur Zookeeper

You are the keeper of a zoo. A zoo that houses dinosaurs. Show ‘em off to the public without getting the public eaten

WATCH: Epic Shampoo Prank

They don’t call it epic for nothing. “Wash. Rinse. Repeat.”

LINK: via Buzzfeed.

MAKE: Rug Hedges

Rug + Clippers = Why the hell didn’t I think of that, I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing this weekend. No, really. How fun is that?

LINK: Makeprojects.

QUICK: Learn The Forbidden Art of Business Card Throwing

Yes, this is a Samsung advert. But you’ve got to admit it looks fun. As with most things, Instructables has the full how-to. Pefect way to kill a day in your cube.

LINK: Instructables.

GET: Jambox and JamChain

The most amazing technology gets a neck-chain… and a mega-fun video to promote the pair. Behold.

LINK: Jawbone.

LOOK: Laser-cut Banana

When I’m rich, all of my food will look like this. Complete details after the jump.

LINK: Repperpatterns via Boingboing.

WATCH: Skate Pinball

Skaters rack up points as the park reacts pinball-style. Watch. Be inspired. How fun is that? Mega high-five to marketing minds at Mountain Dew for making it real.

LINK: via Hypebeast.