Honda - Cultural Engineers

Honda have produced these following four cool films for their Dream factory series focussing on Cultural Engineers. These are inspirational people from the worlds of science, technology, art and culture. All of whom have harnessed the power of dreams to truly innovate in their chosen fields.

Makers and lovers of all things film have a new way to appreciate the medium, thanks to Fabien Riggall.

Music by Chailo Sim / Piers Partridge - Ⓒ 2011

The Heritage orchestra is pulling instrumental music into a raucous future, and Chris Wheeler is helping to lead the way.

What would happen if the simplest medicines were as readily available as a bottle of coke? Simon Berry knows it would probably change the world...

 Music by Chailo Sim - Ⓒ 2011

David Hieatt is the founder of the do Lectures. He now invites inspirational people to a secluded campsite in deepest West Wales every September to share what they do through a series of lectures.

 Music by Chailo Sim / Piers Partridge - Ⓒ 2011

Cool Cycling Robot - Can Balance, Steer and Correct Itself!

As cool stuff goes, this robot riding a bike blew our minds when we watched this video. Especially at 2 mins 15 secs when the robot stops, just watch how he does this. Creator Masahiko Yamaguchi is a genius! The robot can balance, steer and correct itself.

30 Cool Pictures of the week

Each week we showcase a mixture of cool pictures we found during the week for you to enjoy. This weeks collection features a little something for everyone inclusing some incredible nature photography. Enjoy!
 

This cool picture of Stingray was captured in Sandbar, Grand Cayman. Photo by Gazzaroli Claudio

Cool Christmas Gift Idea for Men - Screwdriver and Bottle Opener

Here at cool stuff we love gadgets and useful tools such as this Bosch IXO Vino wine bottle opener which is also a screw driver. They make a cool Christmas, birthday or fathers day gift and here are a few promotional videos to advertise the cool gadget. It's good to be prepared for unexpected things in life. Having the right tool can make or break a tricky situation as these ads clearly show!

So it's a electric screwdriver, but it also includes a corkscrew adaptor for opening wine bottles. It comes in a special wine-style wooden box and also includes 10 screwdriver bits and a battery charging station. Integrated into the head is a LED work light, so no job is too dim, and it weighs just 300 grams. A magnetic bit holder keeps your pieces in place and makes replacing them with a different bit a complete snap. It’ll cost you about $70 (£30).

Here's a close up picture of the IXO Vino wine bottle opener.

You can buy the Bosch IXO Vino Cordless Lithium-Ion Screwdriver with Limited Edition Corkscrew Attachment from Amazon, currently in the sale:

Cool Pictures of Geirangerfjord

Showcasing cool pictures of Geirangerfjord, Norway. Visited by around 700,000 visitors a year the Geirangerfjord is truly a cool place to visit in your lifetime. Deep blue UNESCO-protected Geirangerfjord is surrounded by majestic snow-covered mountain peaks, wild waterfalls and lush green vegetation as these stunning pictures show.

Cool Pictures of Halong Bay

Each week we showcase cool places around the world and this week we feature Halong Bay. Surely this place should we a wonder of the world! Apart from being an UNESCO World Heritage site, Halong Bay or Vinh Ha Long in Vietnam is well known as one of the most beautiful natural attractions in the world.

Ginger Joe - A new alcoholic ginger beer

We love ginger beer so thought we'd feature a new alcoholic ginger beer called 'Ginger Joe made by stone's and the cool adverts they used to promote it which dominated Shoreditch, London for a month in October. 

Star Wars Snowboard Gear

Burton snowboards have combined our love for Star Wars and snowboarding and made some limited edition Burton Star Wars snowboards and snowboard helmets! Cool! But hang on,! Oh no they are just for the kids. This won't be the first time in our lives we find ourselves wishing we were a lot younger!

Burton Star Wars Snowboards for kids
Just in time for the 2012 season, Burton is producing some limited edition kids Star Wars snowboards ranging from 80-130cm...hey....what about the adults god damn! These cool Star Wars snowboard designs include characters including Yoda, Darth Vader and Stormtroopers. They are retailing at around $200.

Bet the guys who created Gnar Wars are jealous.

Available now is the series of limited-edition, youth-sized Chopper snowboards that showcase eight different iconic images from the original Star Wars trilogy, including Yoda, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and the original movie poster.

Sunrise Pictures from Cornwall

The Day That take a photograph of the sunrise every morning in Cornwall. Their sunrise pictures are stunning and they have been taking them every day since mid summers day in 2005. Cornwall is part of Britain renowned for its stunning coastal scenery, dramatic seas and eloquent light. The photos he takes every morning mean you can own a beautifully framed photograph to mark the day of your child's birth. Take a look at just a few of their beautiful photographs below and an inspirational video.

"As I gazed at the photograph taken on the day Finn came into the world, I realized that in the stillness of the image there was total perfection"

You can order any of this photographs to celebrate the birth of your own child or you could give it as a thoughtful, personalised gift to new parents. Visit thedaythat.co.uk

25 Cool Pictures this week

Another mix of cool pictures from around the web for you to enjoy looking at. This weeks collection features a little something for everyone. Enjoy!

Biggest Wave - Video of Epic 90ft Wave Surfed

What is the biggest wave ever surfed? Here we have cool pictures and videos of the biggest wave ever surfed by Garrett McNamara who surfed a 90 foot wave! (that's a cool 27.4 metres!).

The previous biggest wave surfed record of 77ft was held by Mike Parsons since 2008 (from the Billabong Odyssey movie).

Garrett McNamara is a Hawaiian big wave rider caught the huge monster in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal, during the ZON North Canyon Project 2011.

The wave caught by McNamara is estimated to be about 90 feet (30 meters). Garrett was tow-in surfing with Andrew Cotton and Al Mennie when he suddenly caught this giant wave. Watch the biggest wave of all time, here.

25 Cool Pictures of the Week

Every week we showcase a mix of cool pictures we found during the week for you to enjoy. This weeks collection features a little something for everyone. Enjoy!

Cool New York Pictures - Day and Night Combined

Stunning cool pictures by Stephen Wilkes who produced these New York day and night combined photos featuring iconic places in New York. To split the landscapes from morning to night and create such a surrealist effect, Stephen kept his camera at a fixed angle for up to 15 hours and then weaved and blended the shots into one frame. I'm sure you will agree that the results are really cool.

 

 

10 Cool Landscape Pictures

Each week we showcase a mix of cool pictures found across the web and this week we feature 10 cool creative landscape nature photography shots for you to enjoy.

Watch the cool new PS3 advert 'Michael'

Loving this cool Sony PS3 advert called 'Michael' released today. It's an epic 2 mintute long advert with the usual high production values.

But it's more a celebration of gaming than a promotion for PlayStation, which may help explain its success. Among the characters making an appearance are Unchartered's Nathan Drake, Infamous' Cole MacGrath, some Chimera aliens from Insomniac's Resistance games, and even Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid. And they all gather to celebrate the player, this 'Michael', who enabled them to go on their adventures.

Check out this cool video!

Pictures of Stars - Amazing Night Sky Pics and Astronomy Quotes

Showcasing cool pictures of stars from around the world taken from various photographers on clear nights along with famous astronomy quotes. The night sky has always been what inspired a sense of wonder in us, inducing a proper sense of scale and place. We gaze in awe of a shooting star, the planet Venus or even the Milky Way and the night sky has always provided endless fascination for both professional and casual observers. A sense of wonder comes from viewing the universe in all its splendor, while we contemplate the grandness of nature and the apparent uniqueness of our place in it.

"The cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us—there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation, as if a distant memory, or falling from a height. We know we are approaching the greatest of mysteries".

— Carl Sagan, first paragraph of Cosmos , the book that accompanied the TV series of the same name. It  quickly became one of the best selling science books in the English language. 1980.

 

Landscapes - Amazing Time Lapse Videos by Dustin Farrell

Featuring the amazingly cool time lapse videos called 'landscapes' by Dustin Farrell. Filmed in his hometown of Arizona, these videos beautifully capture the awe inspiring spectacle of nature and the amazing world we live in. Watching these videos in high definition is highly recommended!

Landscapes Volume 1

A year's compilation of Dustin Farrell's time lapse work. All shot on the Canon 5D2 and processed in Adobe After Effects. The majority of these shots are in the beautiful state of Arizona. Goblin Valley State Park and Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah also make an appearance.

Every clip is a RAW image sequence (5616 x 3744) that Dustin Farrell rendered out as a 1080P 23.976fps Quick Time movie. The motion control is achieved using servo motors.


Landscapes Volume 2

Landscapes Volume 2 is the second of a three part series by Dustin Farrell. Every frame of this video is a raw still from a Canon 5D2 DSLR and processed with Adobe software. In Volume 2 I again show off the beautiful state of Arizona and several trips to Utah.

This cool video has some iconic landmarks that we have seen before. Dustin Farrell felt that showing them again with motion controlled HDR and/or night timelapse would be a new way to see old landmarks.

Music is "Sunshine (Adagio In D Minor)" by John Murphy

MW3 Videos and Pictures

Watch all the MW3 video trailers here along with cool desktop wallpaper pictures and screenshots of the latest Call of Duty Game - Modern Warfare 3 out 8th November. We can't wait!

Cool MW3 Videos

Official Launch MW3 Trailer

Cool Chill Out Spot in the Mountains

Stunningly cool picture of a well placed bench in the Italian mountains from National Geographic. What a view from up there!

Photo and caption by Gian Andri Giovanoli

A photo from one of those summer days when the wind from the south brings up the clouds from Italy towards the valley of Engadine in Switzerland. Picture taken at late afternoon with my father looking down towards Maloja, a little village near the Italian border.