Metal Grudge
Some bad ass named Peter Kreuger created a Metal Slug-inspired “sportscar tank” that he’s dubbed Metal Grudge. It’s completely remote controlled, completely made out of Lego’s, and completely fresh.
Freshness Factor: 4/4
Attachable to virtually any surface, the Rock-It portable speaker system can turn almost anything into a speaker. And while we can’t speak for the sound quality, the idea of turning my Peanut Butter Crunch box into an 8x12 party station is pretty appealing.*
Freshness Rating: 3/4
*-if you were wondering what song to listen to through a box of Peanut Butter Crunch, the correct answer is “How’s It Goin’ Down” by DMX
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle… your mechanized ninja warriors
The RG (Recycle Grade) RX-78-2 Gundam, at nearly ten feet tall, was built from the plastic remnants (i.e. runners and part trees) of smaller Gundam kits. It took over 250 hours to create this homage to awesomeness, and we would be amazed if this came from anywhere other than Japan (secretly, our hopes are that this guy was built in a swampland warehouse somewhere outside of Baton Rouge).
Freshness Rating: 2/4
Major Wood
8 Bit Wood is the brainchild of Jeff Swenty, a video game designer that’s really good with wood. Using his talents, Swenty creates “homemade pixel art” that takes inspiration from Contra, Excite Bike, and other creations from his day job. Man, Bubble Bobble is awesome.
Freshness Rating: 4/4
Musician Kyle Andrews got 4,000 people and 120,000 water balloons to film a music video for his newest single, and break a Guinness Book World Record for awesome.
Freshness Rating: 3/4
A Picture Is Worth, Oh, Several Thousands Words
Postertext is exactly what it sounds like. Utilizing TinyType™, Postertext artfully arranges the text from classic novels like Jane Eyre, The Time Machine, and as seen here, Ulysses, into fantastic prints that get to the heart of each book. If you want to know what to get us for our birthdays, this wouldn’t be a bad place to start.
Freshness Factor: 2/4
Oh Bother.
James Hance should win a MacArthur Genius Grant simply based on his latest collection of work, entitled “Wookie The Chew.” Han Solo as Christopher Robin; Piglet as R2D2; an AT-AT as Eeyore—jesus, what could be more genius than that? If we were MacArthur fellows, we’d be handing our grants back in shame—we’re looking at you Stanford population geneticist Carlos D. Bustamante…
Freshness Rating 3/4
