Ünnecessary Ümlaut

You bet your flat-bed, star-spangled, hair-blowin’ radio, they do. Read about what the Editor had in mind when he cut this vid at Consequence of Sound »

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This was all shot with a RED Epic-equipped gyrostabilized camera platform, The GSS C520. “A portable 5-axis system that houses a range of leading digital cinema cameras, like the Epic and Sony F55, while also capable of integrating future advancements in camera technology”. Whoa. Check out what else Teton Gravity Research is up to (no pun intended).

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Yes. Yes this is. (Thanks, Josh)

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This Star Wars x The Grinch Who Stole Christmas mashup brings all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile. Well done OneMinuteGalactica. (Thanks, Cheri!)

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UPDATED: Halloween night, a roaming Star Wars Cantina Band took over the Mission in SF. Hitting up bar after bar. And when they couldn’t get in (ahem … Bruno’s) they played on the sidewalk.

Great idea, Occlupanid.

It takes a band of Biths to bring Megatron and Hammerhead together. Here’s a video from Nate at A New Leaf; one of the members of the roaming rockers.

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MÖRE:

May the 4th: Celebrate with LEGO Star Wars III Commercials and More
Drink: Princess Leia Beer Can Mystery
Moustache: The Lando Calrissian Disguise Kit
Fab: Moog Beer + Moog Star Wars Cantina Song
How To: Make a Guinness Black & Orange (Smashed Pumpkin)
Spooky: The Shocker The Costume
Awesome: Sears Website Gets Zombified

Interesting. I’d like to see how these stats compare in just another year. Either way, Socialnomics‘ point is well taken: social media is bigger than you think. So? (via AllThingsD)

Just another reason to stay on top of the Umlaut!
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*UPDATE*
He made the shit up (via Dog & Pony Show)

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Brazilian house duo The Twelves are getting tons of noise for their white-hot remixes, from club kids and indie nerds alike. Not just Furries, like the pic suggests.

A-Ha “Take On Me” (The Twelves remix)

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Sure, using bacon to create a plasma torch hot enough to melt steel is impressive. But it’s the spinning scene at 1:05 I can’t stop watching. And watching …

See how it’s done in PopSci’s “Bacon: The Other White Heat”. (via BoingBoing Gadgets )

BONUS: The BA-K-47 (Thanks, Fang)

“The one to have when you’re having more than one.” Yes!
(Thanks, Mike)

IN THE MOOG FOR MORE?

Check the last Friday Five mix for a moog rendition of “The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly”

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Read about the Moog Filtered Ale and hear a fab Bönus Moog Mix.

Mardi Gras, yet another wondrous tilt-shift vid from the guy who brought you mini-monster rally Metal Heart and coastal shrink Bathtub IV. See what else Keith Loutit has tiny-fied.

Then get the TiltShift App for your iPhone and miniaturize your still pics.

ThruYou has been flying ’round the interwebz and it deserves all the attention it can get. Israeli musician and producer Kutiman cut together an album of music+videos entirely from YouTube content. The above vid is only the first track. Go check out the others. Especially “I’m New.” Well done.

Happy Up Here from the necessary-umlauted Röyksopp on Vimeo. Directed by Reuben Sutherland. The vid answers the question: What if Space Invaders really came to Earth?

Though French artist Invader has posed that question all over the world, the vid is a delight.