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Crave Ep. 171: The Superhero Workout will whip nerds into shape

Level up your prototype battle suit with the Superhero Workout app for iOS, then relax with a rubdown from your laptop case.​

Stephen Beacham Senior Video Producer
I'm an award-winning Senior Video Producer and Host for CNET.com focusing on How-To videos, AI, and environmental technologies. I lead CNET's How-To video strategy for horizontal and vertical video formats on multiple platforms. I am responsible for managing and optimizing CNET's flagship YouTube channel by developing and implementing our publishing and subscriber growth strategies. I also serve as CNET's Live Events Producer and Live Streaming Engineer coordinating CNET's team coverage of big tech events since 2011. I come from an audio production background as a Music Producer, Audio Engineer, and Mixer and have worked with multi-platinum artists including Green Day, Smash Mouth, and Lenny Kravitz. Today, I continue to produce and mix records for artists and bands spanning a wide range of genres and have been building a list of credits sound designing and mixing short films.
Expertise How-To video, AI, Environmental Sustainability Credentials
  • Webby Award Winner for Best Environmental and Sustainability video (2023), 3-time Telly Award Winner (2019, 2020, 2022) 12 years experience producing videos, podcasts, and live events for CNET.
Kelsey Adams Senior copy editor / Reviews
CNET senior copy editor and contributor Kelsey Adams was raised by computer programmers and writers, so she communicates best by keyboard. Loves genre fiction, RPGs, action movies; has long, fraught relationship with comics. Come talk to her on Twitter.
Leslie Katz Former Culture Editor
Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.
Credentials
  • Third place film critic, 2021 LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
Stephen Beacham
Kelsey Adams
Leslie Katz

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This week on Crave we battle an alien invasion and burn some calories at the same time. Also, we enjoy a nice foot massage from a laptop case and try to wrap our heads around a working hard drive built in Minecraft. I know it sounds crazy, but this is Crave!

And make sure to check out the latest CraveCast podcast here!

Crave stories:

Minecraft players build working hard drives

Shotguns transformed into robotic antiwar flutes

Superhero Workout app: Get fit by fighting aliens

Leggage: A laptop case that massages your tired feet

Projection mapping creates 'living' digital makeup

Crave giveaway: Zcan+ Scanner Mouse, a mouse that scans

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