Hasta La Gadget!

Mans’ best friend almost became a gator’s latest meal on the season finale of “Swamp People.” Bruce had walked onto land to try and untangle a gator so he could get off a clean shot. Meanwhile, his partner Ron was preoccupied with fixing their rifle. All of this meant no one was paying attention to Bruce’s dog, Tyler.

The dog didn’t seem too worried about the gator, as he walked dangerously close to the still very much alive beast. Once he saw the perilous position his dog was in, Bruce went into panic mode. He also went into overdrive to project his dog.

Bruce had to wrestle the alligator and shoot it with his “just-in-case” gun. This is a small, single-shot gun he carries with just one bullet. But one was all it took. It was certainly a good thing he had that gun on him, or Tyler might not have made it.

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While Machinima lets you produce epics out of your gaming exploits (occasionally resulting in comedy gold), so far it’s kept non-fanboy productions confined to YouTube. According to Reuters, that might change soon, as the company — which just received $35 million in Google-backed funding — is looking for another $80 million to start a subscription-based online video service. It has reportedly sought investment from the likes of Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures, who already produce content for Machinima’s infamous YouTube channel and Xbox 360 app. Calling its typical user “crazy, engaged and ravenous,” CEO Allen DeBevoise said it wants to “be a company in the spirit of HBO and AMC, but in an over-the-top (online) world.” He added that it wants to license full-length, 44-minute fare (sans ads), to which it would retain foreign marketing rights. With 20.4 million viewers who stayed an average of 76 minutes last month, Machinima is already YouTube’s 7th largest channel — so, it’s no surprise that it’d like to become the Netflix of gaming.

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Source: Reuters

Best Buy has announced a new back-to-school deal, and it’s a goodie: everyone can get $200 off a MacBook, and students can shave off a full $300. Pass the credit card.

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Forget robotic drones; Honda’s new lawnmower can turn a dreary task into an X Games sport. Honda aptly calls it the Mean Mower and claims it can reach speeds up to 130MPH and can go from 0 to 60MPH in just four seconds. For a lawnmower to reach those staggering numbers, the company’s UK arm reached out to Team Dynamics, its British Touring Car Championship partner. They redesigned one of the company’s machines, equipped it with a motorcycle engine to make it more powerful and replaced some of its parts with fiberglass to shave off some of its weight. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean you can cut grass while speeding and drifting like Vin Diesel — its cutting cables only work if you slow it down to 15MPH. No word yet on whether the Mean Mower will hit the market, but speed devils can live their Fast and Furious lawnmowing dreams vicariously through the driver in the clip below.

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Via: WSJ

Source: Honda UK

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Congrats to Kathleen M. of Savannah, Ga., for winning a Swann Bolt HD wearable action camera in last week’s giveaway. This week, we have something you wear on your wrist. Something mighty sleek.

We’re giving away a limited-edition green Kisai Seven wristwatch from Tokyo Flash, purveyor of wacky timepieces. The inner ring on the futuristic-looking LED watch functions as the hour hand, and the outer ring as the minute hand. A dark void section in each ring points to the time (dark voids for the win!).

If the Kisai Seven reminds you of “Tron,” that’s intentional. A few years back, Tokyo Flash solicited watch ideas from fans, and Scott Galloway submitted this design inspired by one of his favorite films (watch this video to see how the watch works).

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