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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

More than a dozen championship courses, legendary designers, great resorts, and plenty to do after 18 holes make a compelling case.

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Sony Ericsson Media Speaker Stand

With iPhones and Blackberries and Android devics being as ubiquitous as they are, there's no shortage of music on the go. You could simply settle for the bland, tinny, dull audio that gets piped out of the same speaker you use to talk to your mother (ours hasn't figured out…

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MWC Mil-Tec MKII Chronograph

What's the first thing you think of when you think of military precision? Whatever type of exploding device you're currently mulling over right now (you are a man after all, explosions are in your genes), there was a clock involved at one point or another. MWC wants to keep you…

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Brooklyn Hard Candy

Hard candy has long been relegated to blue and white porcelain bowls that sit atop coffee tables in Grandmothers’ homes everywhere.  They’re the Matlock of candy.  The only one that ever seemed to transcend generations was Werther’s Originals and even those never held a candle to some Sour Patch Kids…

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Diesel DZ4189 Watch

With a cell phone, iPad and a laptop you don't really have need for a watch, do you? Wrong. It may only exist as a fashion statement nowadays, but since you like looking good you still have cause to have a watch. The Diesel DZ4189 is the watch that you…

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Turncoat iPad Case

There are no shortage of cases available to cradle, cover or otherwise protect your precious electronic traveling companion. We are, of course, referring to everyone's favorite e-mail and Angry Birds device, the Ipad - or iPad 2. And yeah, while there are a lot of cases available, none of them…

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