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The Best Products of the Week: The James Brand × Timex Automatic GMT, Leica’s New Projector, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: The James Brand × Timex Automatic GMT, Leica’s New Projector, and More
By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Bertone Runabout, Hamilton PSR 74, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Bertone Runabout, Hamilton PSR 74, and More

Including Old Grand-Dad 16-Year bourbon.

By John A. Paradiso
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Win $1,000 Worth of Gear From Iron & Resin

Iron & Resin is giving away $1,000 worth of menswear and gear, including their newly launched Overland Weekender Bag.

By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Buck Mason x J. Press, Apple M4 Mac Mini, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Buck Mason x J. Press, Apple M4 Mac Mini, and More

Including Ratio's smallest, most efficient coffee brewer.

By John A. Paradiso
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ALMS NYC Motorcycle Cargo Tail Bag

It took years of design and development but the team at ALMS NYC has finally created their dream motorcycle cargo tail bag. They wanted a simple storage bag with expandable features durable enough to stand up to the varying conditions of a ride in NYC without it looking like it…

By Ben Dahl
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Kyberlight Lightsabers Are Built for Combat

Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, lightsabers are cool. As much as we like watching the battles on screen, it's far more fun to actually participate. Enter Kyberlight, the Kickstarted company from engineers and self-proclaimed Star Wars obsessives that builds custom lightsabers ready for real world battles.…

By Ben Dahl
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The Zippelin Wheeled Travel Bag Is Made from Recycled Truck Tarps

When it comes to making things out recycled truck tarps, Freitag is pretty much the world leader. The company is adding to its line of bags, apparel and accessories with Zippelin, a wheeled travel bag that uses an inflatable bike inner tube instead of a frame, which makes it lighter…

By Ben Dahl
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Qbit Is an EDC Measuring Tool

The father / son team at Onehundred is back on Kickstarter with their latest project, "Qbit: a modern interpretation of an ancient tool." Based on the ancient cubit ruler, one of the earliest known measuring devices, Qbit is an EDC measuring tool that's precision-turned on a Swiss CNC lathe from…

By Ben Dahl
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Banksy Opened a Gift Shop Inside the Walled Off Hotel

Everyone's favorite mysterious street artist just popped up in Bethlehem again. Banksy has a new gifts hop inside the Walled Off Hotel, with a collection of items on sale to benefit the local community. As expected, his politically-driven works at the shop are mostly in response to the Israeli and…

By Mike Newman
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