Universal pictures has just released this fun parody commercial for the the “Back to the Future” Hoverboard in prevision of the 30th anniversary release of the trilogy on October 20th, 2015.
These Batmobile Slippers are The Ones You Deserve and Need Right Now
From Thinkgeek:
Get two of the Tim Burton / Michael Keaton Batmobile (in a slightly modified size) with our Batmobile 3D Slippers. With an elasticized foot opening, you can order your feet to “Get in the car.” And with a no-slip dots on the bottom, these won’t be peeling out any time soon. And with two, you’ll always have a backup in case you have to batmissile one of them. We hate it when that happens.
That Damned Checkbox [Comic]
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Geek Pranks People with Real-Life Version of Thor’s Hammer [Video]
Youtuber Sufficiently Advanced made this cool high tech replica of Mjolnir (Thor’s Hammer) that can only be lifted by himself… or someone that has access to his fingerprints!
[Sufficiently Advanced | Via Dorkly]
Watch the Apollo Astronauts Walk on the Moon! [Stop Motion Video]
From Vimeo user harrisonicus:
I was looking through the Project Apollo Archive and at one point, I began clicking through a series of pics quickly and it looked like stop motion animation. So, I decided to see what that would look like without me having to click through it. Enjoy!
Ubisoft Apologizes For Might and Magic ‘Confusion’
Ubisoft has apologized and offered a refund after a boxed collector’s edition of a game turned out not to include a game disc. Customers say promotional material for Might and Magic Heroes VII clearly showed they should get a physical copy rather than just a download code.
It seems Ubisoft’s marketing for the game changed sometime before its release but after many customers had pre-ordered the game. Early advertising material shows a DVD case (and an accompanying soundtrack CD) along with the PC DVD logo, while the listing on Ubisoft’s site originally showed the collector’s edition as “PC” and the standard edition as “PC Download.”
While Ubisoft later changed the description, many customers in North America who hadn’t seen the change were still surprised when the collector’s box showed up on their doorstep, complete with an empty space in the packaging that looked remarkably like where a game box would fit. Instead they got instructions for how to download the game and soundtrack. That’s in contrast to Europe where the boxed edition did include the discs.
Initially customers who complained and asked to return the game were told that — ironically enough — this wasn’t possible because Ubisoft’s policy is not to offer refunds on download products.
As you’d imagine, customers were unhappy for two reasons. Some argued that the whole point of buying a limited edition box is the physical components. Others pointed out that their broadband package means downloading huge files is something that’s either best avoided or flat out impractical.
Ubisoft is sticking by its policy of not including the physical components with the game but has apologized for “any confusion caused by the marketing materials.” It is offering a complete refund for customers who return the box. Those who’ve already bought the collector’s edition and opt not to get the refund will be allowed to choose an additional Ubisoft game to download alongside Might and Magic Heroes VII.
Jurassic World Gets the “Honest Trailers” Treatment [Video]
Relive the dino-sized summer blockbuster that left audiences cheering at the awesome dinosaur action – and groaning at pretty much everything else.
Hilarious: When Ultron Becomes Robert California from The Office [Video]
Stewie Potter: A Family Guy Parody of Harry Potter [Video]
Stewie and Brian’s latest adventure takes them to everyone’s favorite School of Magic – Hogwarts!
From Patrick McCarthy:
I’m a HUGE fan of Family Guy and dreamt of being a staff writer for them since high school! I’m hoping they see this video and want nothing more than to offer me a job (after issuing a cease and desist, ha).
I wrote, drew all character and location art, animated, voiced all the characters (except Meg), and composed all of the music (fusing Family Guy and Harry Potter). I created everything from scratch.
There WILL be an EPISODE 2 for Diagon Alley, but Quirky Kid will first publish an Episode 1 of a couple more on-going stories FIRST. So, PLEASE be patient, and please SUBSCRIBE so you can be notified when the next one comes out.
So Pretty: NASA Releases 4K Video of Colorful Liquid Floating in Space
Once again, astronauts on the International Space Station dissolved an effervescent tablet in a floating ball of water, and captured images using a camera capable of recording four times the resolution of normal high-definition cameras. The higher resolution images and higher frame rate videos can reveal more information when used on science investigations, giving researchers a valuable new tool aboard the space station. This footage is one of the first of its kind. The cameras are being evaluated for capturing science data and vehicle operations by engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.