Test Reel for New Camera...

Teton Gravity Research makes gyro-stabilized cameras, most often used by mounting to helicopters or airplanes.  The challenges involved in engineering such cameras go up proportionally to their resolution.  They've just released a “4K” camera with much higher resolution than standard HD video, and the results are stunning.  You can see them showing this new device off in the video below.  To capture the full effect, expand it to fill your screen:

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From BPOD, of course:

Best of...April Fool's Day Pranks...

Here's a small collection of classic April Fool's Day pranks from the past. We start with two absolutely classic short videos, both from the BBC:



And then here are two nice collections: here and here.  My favorite one, slightly geekly, is the 1977 prank from the London Guardian, contained in the second collection linked...