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Don’t Pay a Premium Later, Pre-Order the Xbox One S 500GB Halo Collection Bundle for $299.99 Shipped – Today Only

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Xbox One S Halo Bundle

The Xbox One 500GB Halo Collection Bundle may fetch a premium when it’s released later this month, but a pre-order is being offered for only $299.99 shipped, today only. The bundle includes: an Xbox One S 500GB Console, Halo 5: Guardians (physical disc) and full game download of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (card with digital code included in box), Xbox Wireless Controller (with 3.5mm headset jack), HDMI cable (4K Capable), AC Power cable and 14-day Xbox Live Gold Trial. Product page. Continue reading for a full video review and more information.

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Man from Australia Falls While Riding Bike, iPhone Explosion Ensues

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Gareth Clear, a 36-year-old cyclist from Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia, has experienced riding injuries before, but the last thing he expected while mountain biking was a severe burn from an exploding phone. It all started when he was riding around Manly Dam on Sunday afternoon when he fell from his bike, landing on his iPhone 6. Just seconds later, smoke and searing heat caught his attention before hearing an explosion as the phone ignited, melting through his shorts and two layers of skin on his upper right thigh. Continue reading for a video news report and more information.

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Revision Military’s Powered Exoskeleton Turns You Into a Super Soldier

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Powered Exoskeleton

Revision Military’s innovative powered exoskeleton turns you into a super soldier, thanks to technology that eases the strain on the human body carrying heavy loads for extended periods. One component, the “Prowler,” is essentially a Human Augmentation System (HAS), or an exoskeleton that straps to the lower extremities of soldiers and aids in human function (i.e. walking, climbing, etc.) for up to 6-hours. “The opportunity for an integrated power management system that provides flexible storage and power management that can be easily adapted to a wide range of mission scenarios is extensive,” said Revision Military CEO Jonathan Blanshay. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one of miniature worlds that will boggle your mind.

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Bend a Giant Piece of Metal, Fill the Empty Spaces with Windows, and You Get This Amazing Flex House

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Flex House

Photo credit: PETER WUERMLI via Hype Beast / Evolution Design

Evolution Design reveals Flexhouse, a whimsical home with expansive 180° views of Lake Zurich in Switzerland, and the surrounding foliage. The structure appears to be just one giant piece of metal that ribbons its way up, complete with triple-glazed glass windows filling all the empty spaces. At over 1,800-square-feet, the three-level home features a luxurious living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, a studio, and two large terraces. On the tech side of things, you’ll find thermally-activated concrete floors that can be temperature-controlled via geothermal heat pumps. Continue reading for more pictures.

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First Look and Listen at Vin Diesel’s Menacing Ice Charger from Fast 8

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Ice Charger Fast 8

Vin Diesel’s character, Dom, has a thing for Dodge Chargers, and in Fast 8, this is definitely the case. Officially called the “Ice Charger,” this beastly muscle car is powered by a monstrous-sounding engine up in the front, but what really stands out is an unknown power source out back, almost like something Back to the Future’s Doc Brown would install on a vehicle – like a Flux Capacitor. Click here to view the first image in this week’s geek life gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of a real-life “Smiling Volcano” in Hawaii.

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Skip the Contracts, Get the BLU Advance 5.0 Quad-Core Unlocked Dual Sim Smartphone for $59.99 Shipped – Today Only

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BLU Advance Smartphone

The BLU Advance 5.0 lets you skip all the pesky contracts most carriers require, and offers an unlocked dual-sim device, all for $59.99 shipped, today only, originally $99.99. Put your Advance 5.0 to the test with its zippy Mediatek 6580 1.3-GHz Quad-core processor with ARM Mali-400 GPU, whether it be a vibrant Powerpoint presentation or just your favorite mobile game, it can handle them with ease. Product page. Continue reading for another video review and more information.

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Disneyland’s Space Mountain with the Lights On and 18 More Interesting Pictures

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Space Mountain Lights On

For those who don’t know, Space Mountain is basically a space-themed indoor steel roller coaster in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in California. It first opened on May 27, 1977, and was the second roller coaster built at Disneyland – the second of the five versions of Space Mountain built by The Walt Disney Company. In addition to being transformed into Ghost Galaxy for Halloween, sometimes visitors are treated to a lights-on version of the ride, as the video and images above show. Continue reading for more interesting pictures from around the web.

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Former Boeing Engineer Builds Awesome Roller Coaster in Backyard, Epic Rides Ensue

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Backyard Roller Coaster

Paul Gregg from Seattle, a retired engineer who worked for Boeing in research and development, used the skills he acquired with new structural concepts for aerospace to roller coasters. “I saw a couple of people who tried [making backyard roller coasters] online and I thought I could do it a lot better, so things got out of control. I did all the physics and…a whole bunch of engineering stuff. I documented it with PowerPoint charts, so I have about 150 pages of information. I don’t know why. I’m just used to documenting, so whenever I did a test or some analysis or a new design I documented it in that way” said Gregg. Currently, he’s built three: the original coaster, a larger coaster, and a small coaster called the Little Rocket for kids. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one of an infinite chocolate illusion.

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