Ever wondered why pizza boxes are square instead of round? So has this group of employees. A fender-bender in the company garage sets up four coworkers with a meeting with a top exec — and an idea that was forgotten takes center stage. While the setting is fictional, Apple did patent a round pizza box in 2010, showing that innovation can come from anywhere.
Star Wars didn't just revolutionize visual effects when it exploded into the cultural lexicon in 1977. Not only did all the futuristic technology have to be created visually, the sound had to match — and you can't just go record a droid or star destroyer or light saber. Ben Burtt is the creative genius behind Star Wars' iconic sounds, and this is how he created some of the most memorable audio effects in film history.
The Small Change Arcade started when founder Matt had a problem — a love of classic arcade games and a small San Francisco apartment. To keep his hobby and living space in harmony, Matt started building his own miniature cabinets and has turned it into a business. Tested shows you how he does it.
Switching wireless carriers has traditionally involved enough friction to keep most people exactly where they are, but T-Mobile is trying to remove that excuse with a streamlined digital process designed to get customers through checkout in 15 minutes or less per line. The experience focuses on speed and simplicity, allowing users to switch online or through the T-Life app while keeping the device they already own. To further lower the barrier, T-Mobile's Keep & Switch program offers up to $800 via virtual prepaid card to help pay off eligible phones when customers make the move, creating a proposition that is equal parts convenience and cost savings.
Augustinus Bader's The Retinol Serum rethinks traditional retinol treatments with a formula designed to deliver visible skin renewal without the irritation that often comes with high-performance vitamin A products. Powered by the brand's proprietary TFC8 technology alongside pure retinol, the lightweight serum targets fine lines, wrinkles, uneven texture, blemishes, and hyperpigmentation while supporting hydration and overall skin balance. The result is a more refined approach to retinol, one engineered to improve clarity, firmness, and smoothness without compromising the skin barrier in the process.
Right on the heels of Netflix's Ted Bundy documentary series, Voltage Pictures releases the trailer for their own feature. The film follows the charismatic serial killer and his seemingly normal relationship with Liz Kloepfe. But at the height of their romance, Bundy is arrested for America's most grisly string of murders. Starring Zac Efron, Lily Collins, John Malkovich, Jim Parsons, and James Hetfield, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile will stream on Netflix on May 3, 2019.
Winter has finally come. The official trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones is loaded with good like dragons in Winterfell and the highly anticipated face-off between the living and the White Walkers. Season eight premieres April 14, 2019 on HBO.
The end of time — it's a subject that has fascinated humanity since humans could be fascinated. Melodysheep takes you on a trip through the next few billion years in a look at what might await the universe as it reaches its inevitable conclusion.
You could take some lessons to improve your drive or you could just attach a rocket to your golf club. Former NASA engineer Mark Rober and Smarter Every Day's Destin Sandlin team up to lower their strokes by super-charging a driver. They capture the whole thing at a glorious rate of 100,000 FPS.
Vita Coco has become the warm-weather essential for a generation constantly on the move, delivering a cleaner, more functional answer to hydration during another brutal summer of record-breaking heat. Packed with naturally occurring electrolytes — including 3.5x more than the leading sports drink — the brand's coconut water helps replenish what long commutes, beach days, workouts, and heat waves quickly drain away, without the artificial colors or overly sweet formulas crowding store shelves. Equal parts refreshing and performance-minded, Vita Coco bridges wellness and lifestyle with an easy-drinking formula that feels just as at home in a gym bag as it does beside a rooftop pool, making it one of the smartest ways to stay cool when temperatures refuse to cooperate.
Bar soap rarely gets an upgrade, but the Duke Cannon Soap Puck rethinks the format with a compact, palm-sized design built for grip, portability, and longevity. Triple-milled for a denser, longer-lasting bar, it delivers a rich lather while holding up better than typical soaps, making it just as suited for daily showers as it is for gym bags and travel kits. Formulated with natural oils and free of phthalates, it cleans without overcomplicating things, while the rounded puck shape feels deliberate in hand. It's a small shift in form that turns a basic essential into something more considered and durable.
In season seven of HBO's Game of Thrones, we finally got to see what dragons are really capable of on a battlefield. The series has some of the best visual effects in film or television and has given us some of the most memorable, epic-scale battles ever seen. Watch how George R.R. Martin's books are brought to life in this behind-the-scenes clip.
Take every nuclear warhead on Earth and detonate them all at once — that's the subject of the latest video from Kurzgesagt. The most destructive force known to man, the power of nuclear weapons is on a scale known only in the worst natural disasters on the planet — and this is what might happen if they all went off at the same time in the same place.