Let's Check Out - Loot Crate (August Box)

A few months ago at E3 we were approached by a rather friendly group of folks, who turned out to be the founders of a company called Loot Crate. Their idea was novel - Capitalize on the recent trend of subscription boxes and cater it more towards a more niche, geek crowd at a cheaper price. Needless to say, the concept has taken off and they have been doing really well. The idea of looking forward to a mystery box every month is pretty appealing, especially considering the sheer variety of product that you can be expected to receive on a monthly basis.

The August box swag, along with the July box's awesome pixel glassses (Can't get enough of 'em)

We were invited to check out their crates, and received our first one this month after a shipping mix up that delayed our June box till it was a little too late to make a video. We'll be checking out the contents of these boxes on a monthly basis, and the folks at Loot Crate were even gracious enough to hook us up with some discounts for our readers. If you head over to Lootcrate.com/AwesomeRobo , you can use the code 'CAKE' to get 12% off any subscription to the service. Cheers!

Neurowear - Bring Out The Catgirl In You

Over a year ago we posted about a Japanese company called 'neurowear' that supposedly came out with fashion items and gadgets with an interesting twist. Basically these accessories use brain waves and other biosensors to determine emotions. First was the cat ears, now we have the cat tail. Again, I'm a little skeptical, but it's still kind of funny all the same. I guess if you were a furry in search of some top shelf gear, this might just be a goldmine. Also, some props to the creators of the commercial for using the same awesome 90's-esque elevator track as they did for their last ad.