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TravelBuddy

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No cord? No problem. The TravelBuddy ($35 on Kickstarter) is a tiny iPhone charger that plugs directly into the wall. You can then dock your iPhone (5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus, and the iPad Mini) on top of the charger, which we think is the handiest feature—especially since most … Read More

Japanese Skull Sugar

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Need slightly ghoulish, slightly cartoonish sugar cubes that aren’t cubes? Here you go: wasanbon ($23) skulls make of Japanese sugar. We’re told it’s fine-grained sugar from a special traditional prefecture or whatever, as many premium Japanese things tend to be. You get nine white skulls and nine black ones—the black … Read More

Heavy Tin Duffle Bag

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Tough to balance style with sturdiness. Too much style, and you get an exquisite calfskin bag that falls apart after three weeks of real work. Too much sturdiness, and you end up with a cooler. Here’s a good balance: this heavy tin duffle bag ($255) from Filson. The main body … Read More

Record Frame

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Your records are works of art, why hid them away in old milk crates? Hang those suckers up! These frames ($130) come in walnut and birch, and not only are they designed to fit your records, you can swap ‘em out easily, so your décor can change from acid rock … Read More

Casper Mattress

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Moving mattresses sucks harder than [OFFENSIVE METAPHOR REDACTED-ed]. Why can’t someone make a mattress that folds up into a box? Well, someone did do that. Someone named Casper. Or the named the mattress Casper. Whatever. This Casper mattress ($500-$950) folds up into a box that can be fit into the … Read More

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