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Mountain biker Sam Pilgrim met up with the Swatch Nines mountain bike crew for a wild three-wheel kart race down a mountain in Sölden, Austria. After riding a gondola to the top, they let gravity pull their karts down a gravel road at hair-raising speeds. With the addition of costumes and the occasional banana toss,
The Paraframe Mini is the smallest of Gerber’s Paraframe line, with a 2.1″ fine edge blade, and folds into a compact 3″ handle when closed. Its open-frame stainless steel handles look cool and reduce weight, while its nail nick, frame lock, and pocket clip ensure easy access and confident opening. It’s also available with a
After creating a 3D-printed pinball machine, Steven from the 3D Printer Academy came up with an improved version that can be expanded and reconfigured using interlocking square modules. The design uses a gridded play area with threaded connectors for placing ramps, flippers, and obstacles. STL files for printing your own are coming to Kickstarter soon.
If you loved laptops with trackballs, you’ll love this. The Nape Pro controller from Keychron adds a trackball beneath your keyboard. It places cursor control in a natural position while typing, adds programmable buttons, and a scroll wheel. It works at multiple angles, adjusting cursor movements to match. Supports 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth, and USB-C connections.
The alt-rock Father of Peace track “The Chaos” finds its singer lashing out at a superficial, controlling figure while searching for beauty amid the turmoil. At first, we thought the video was created with AI, but after a second, our jaded brains readjusted to reality, and the clever use of exaggerated colors, movements, and sets
Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) blends sci-fi and detective noir in the animated feature Ray Gunn. Set in Metropia, a sprawling city inspired by 1930s retro-futurism, the film follows private eye Raymond Gunn (Sam Rockwell) into a case involving aliens, murder, and star Venus Nova (Scarlett Johansson). In select theaters 12.4.26 and on
A heavy-duty, compact axe designed for outdoor living as well as throwing. The SOG Voodoo Hawk’s 12-inch head and 2.75″ blade are constructed from long-lasting 8Cr13Mov stainless steel, attached to a sturdy glass-reinforced nylon handle. It weighs just 23.1 oz. and comes with a ballistic nylon sheath.
Pro BMX rider Kriss Kyle takes on a stunt that leaves virtually zero room for error: jumping his bike over a moving Formula 1 car. He needs enough height to clear the car and precise timing to pass above it as it zooms beneath him. Fellow Scot and former F1 driver David Coulthard pilots Red
Apple doesn’t make furniture, but if they did, it might look something like this. HTX Studio created what they call the AirDesk, a unique desk with a transparent screen that acts as a secondary display, with visible computer components underneath. Powered by a Mac Mini, it also has an X/Y gantry that moves a wireless
The tool-making experts from MetMo dusted off a 1912 design for locking tweezers and improved it with modern engineering and manufacturing techniques. Their Precision Grip tweezers use a thumbwheel to lock tightly onto small objects, keeping them in the exact position that you want. Great for model-making, precision repairs, and other DIY tasks.
Actor Gene Wilder was a master of his craft, whose deft balance of charm, humor, and emotional intensity made him a comedy icon. The PBS American Masters episode WILDER explores the life and career of Wilder and features unseen interviews with the man himself, released by his nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Premieres 12.29.26 on PBS and
To celebrate its 10th year, Alpaka released this fun take on its original 7ven Messenger bag. The teeny-tiny Micro Messenger pouch is just big enough for Airpods, keys, coins, and credit cards. It includes an adjustable rope strap with a magnetic buckle, a carabiner, and has a hook-and-loop patch panel. Available in Bahama Blue or