Portable solar chargers are a key gadget for anyone’s briefcase. Whether the victim of a Hurricane Sandy/Zombie Apocalypse type event, or just stuck without electricity in a remote locale, solar chargers supply your phone and mp3 player with needed juice when desperation strikes. And while there are many options to choose from, few will look […]

Ever wanted the entire history of the record player — from “Berliner’s first gramophone, through the explosion of designs of the 1950s and the sleek UFO styling of the 1970s, to today’s high-performance superstars” — represented in one simple poster? Well gosh darn it, you’re in luck. The Visual Hi-Fi History of Turntables poster features landmark, […]

You can always count on Hammacher Schlemmer to provide stuff that you never knew you wanted, but then realize you cannot live without (e.g. their Fighting Super Bionic Robots, “Thunderclap” Alarm Clock or Swiss Army Knife Chocolates). Such is the case with their Cassette To iPod Converter — a simple piece of digital magic that […]

As awesome as old school boomboxes are (which is clearly, very) they have way too many shortcomings to make them rationally usable, no matter how ironically 80s you want to be. The giant train of D size batteries, the size and weight of the players, the lack of mp3… pretty much everything. Logitech’s UE Boombox […]

English designer and menswear icon Paul Smith has debuted two new iPhone 4/4S cases. The protective cases are designed with his signature striped motif, as well as one with a swirl design, and printed onto leather for a more luxurious look — better quality and durability than a dinky plastic one. Head over to Zozo […]

You’ve probably seen the new trend of electronic cigarettes that look like pens. They’re supposed to be discreet, able to smoke wherever so you don’t need to miss out on social interactions with your non-smoker friends; but let’s be real, you look a little ridiculous smoking out of a pen. Henley is a new lifestyle […]

It’s been four years since the first mirrorless cameras hit the marketplace, and only now is Canon entering the segment with its much buzzed about EOS M. What mirrorless technology allows for is DSLR quality photographs stuffed into point-n-shoot camera bodies, which are freed from the large mechanicals mirrors require. So Canon isn’t playing around […]

You may remember when Nike sent us their new FuelBand a couple months ago to test out, of which we picked out some pros and cons, and gave it the ultimate test as we raced around frozen Swedish lakes in a fleet of Mercedes AMG’s. Now Nike’s coming out with a new look for the […]