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The Best Products of the Week: Porsche x La Marzocco Espresso Machine, Tushy’s New Bidet, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Porsche x La Marzocco Espresso Machine, Tushy’s New Bidet, and More
By John A. Paradiso
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The Best Products of the Week: WhistlePig The Boss Hog XI, Sonos Arc Ultra, and More

Including a modern rendition of the Nintendo 64.

By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Huckberry x Danner Boots, 40-Year-Old Suntory Whiskey, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Huckberry x Danner Boots, 40-Year-Old Suntory Whiskey, and More

Including beer-washed jeans from Wrangler.

By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Limited-Edition Leatherman Knife, Sony Wireless Speaker, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Limited-Edition Leatherman Knife, Sony Wireless Speaker, and More

Including a colorful, affordable EDC knife from The James Brand.

By John A. Paradiso
Entertainment
Amazon Prime Day 2021 [Updating Regularly]

Amazon Prime Day is back once again to bring all kinds of Black Friday style deep discounts on, well, everything Amazon sells--but mostly their own products--so you can outfit your new home or office with all the Echos, Kindles, Rings, Blinks, and smart devices you're now applauding yourself for not…

By Ben Dahl
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Gear
Leatherman’s Latest Multi-Tool Has Everything You Need

If you're only allowed to carry one piece of gear other than a smartphone in your EDC, it should be a Leatherman multi-tool like their latest, Bond. This 14-tool option with minimal design was inspired by founder Tim Leatherman's original PST multi-tool and packs everything you use regularly in one…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Leica Unveils Its First Smartphone, The Leitz Phone 1

Famed camera brand Leica has announced its very first smartphone, which is available exclusively to the Japanese market. The Leitz Phone 1 is effectively a retooled Sharp Aquos R6 in a new case with, as we'd expect, a seriously powerful lens. In fact, the Leitz ships with a Leica lens…

By John A. Paradiso
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Gear
CRKT Provoke Compact

The original Joe Caswell designed Provoke was a huge hit for Columbia River Knife & Tool because the ingenious folding Karambit knife was lightning fast to deploy, remarkably convenient, and truly unique. Now, the brand has made a smaller version that drops the blade length by about an inch, as…

By Amos Kwon
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Audio
Beats Studio Buds

Since Apple launched its truly wireless AirPods several years back, there have been countless competitors seeking to dethrone the tech titans. Apple still appears to have a firm grip on the wireless audio space, especially when they announced their Hi-Fi friendly AirPods Max, but the latest release from Beats Electronics,…

By John A. Paradiso
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