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The 1970 Classic Just Got a 2025 Upgrade

Bulova brings back the Super Seville. With vintage charm and cutting-edge precision.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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OneClock Minimalist Analog Timepiece

There's nothing quite as jarring as being woken up from a peaceful slumber to the sounds of what your barely conscious self briefly mistakes as the world burning down around you. Alarm clocks suck. OneClock is not an alarm clock, it's described as the "world's first waking clock." The OneClock…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tapping Finger Kinetic Sculpture

When it comes to objects that are fun to look at and experience but serve no useful purpose, you won't find better than the works of artist Nik Ramage, the self-described "sculptor of useless machines and absurd devices." His piece Fingers began as a one-off made in 2003 as a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Carbon Fiber 1967 Shelby GT500CR Mustang

For those who are truly muscle car devotees, the Classic Recreations 1967 Shelby GT500 is a dream. But if it's totally balls out and wallets out for you, then opt for the newly released all-carbon-fiber version. The company claims it makes the world's only carbon fiber GT500 that's an exact…

By Amos Kwon
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Alauda Airspeeder Mk3 Flying Electric Race Car

Australia's Alauda just pulled the covers off something awesomely wacky, a full-sized, fully-operational flying electric race car. It's called the Airspeeder Mk3, and it will actually enter a race this year. Its frame uses a lightweight carbon-fiber monocoque chassis and a slippery aerodynamic teardrop body. The Airspeeder Mk3 is powered…

By Amos Kwon
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‘Cut-up’ Leica M6

When it comes to the inner workings of popular automobiles, cameras and other pieces of tech, there are few people shedding light on the entire process as much as Swiss artist Fabian Oefner does with this Cut-Up Series. The previously featured Cut-Up Series now includes a sliced-up and dissected Leica…

By Cooper Fleishman
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