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If you sold shares of banks short while grandma lost her retirement, reward your greed and character with the Villain Chair from British design house SUCK UK.
Leather, chrome, steel, and aluminum come together in a way only Dr. Claw could truly appreciate (you know, the bad guy from Inspector Gadget).
Retail price is a solid £4,500, [...]
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Earlier this year I called your attention to the excellent semi-automatic Rancilio Silvia espresso machine.
But as much as I like the more authentic espresso, I almost enjoy the wondrous automatic systems as much…. and probably more when I’m feeling feeling especially lazy.
In the past few days since having a DeLonghi ESAM6600 Esclusivo Gran Dama espresso [...]
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As Mac users, the only real news we’ve heard in recent months about Adobe’s newest flagship software is how Photoshop CS4 won’t be 64-bit like it is on Windows.
Nonetheless, we can’t resist a new version of Adobe Anything, possibly because they always come up with new features you wonder how you made due without, and [...]
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A knife is one of the most practical tools you can carry on you at all times, but you seldom need anything as extreme as Leatherman’s Skeletool CX when you’re in the office or just around the house.
That’s why we like Gerber’s Trendy Folding Clip Knife with Pear Wood Onlay.
This pint-size fine edge blade [...]
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Here’s a discreet way to stash the power to open any beer bottle, anytime.
Sure, they make shoes and rings with built-in bottle openers these days, but only this one won’t gross people out when you rub your hands or feet all over their brew.
It’s a bit spendy and hard to find, but you can get [...]
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If you ever wanted to listen to your music wirelessly but didn’t want to hassle with a computer or other piece of high-tech gear, Audio Engine’s AW1 Wireless Audio Adapter is for you.
The AW1 is literally a plug and play solution: connect each USB dongle to a USB port (just to draw power), plug your [...]
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If you’re looking for some gimmicky plastic speakers with an iPod dock and an LCD, skip this one.
If you want some of the finest sound out of your music player for the money, check out the Audio Engine A5N bookshelf speakers.
Born of studio monitor heritage, the A5N’s represent the “premium” edition of the A5, an [...]
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Two features allow the Olympus Stylus 1030 SW to stand apart from all the other point-and-shoot compact digital cameras out there: Shockproof and Waterproof.
Out of the box, with no special accessory, the Stylus 1030 SW can endure drops of up to 6.6-feet and can go as deeps as 33-feet underwater. It’s also freeze-proof (to 14° [...]
Sanyo recently announced a new full-HD home projector that’s undoubtedly the one we’d pick up if we were in the market for one. Here’s what makes the PLV-Z700 so great:1080p supportdisplays up to 100-inch screen at either 3m or 6.1m awayelectronic lens-protecting shuttervirtually silent (21dB) operationwide-area lens shifting (up to +/- 100% vertical, +/- 50% [...]
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