Wellograph

Here’s the one true test of what Silicon Valley firms are calling “wearables”: they have to look good. With that in mind, check out the Wellograph ($350). It’s sapphire crystal over silver or black chrome and looks swank as all hell. Of course, we wouldn’t be mentioning it if it … Read More

How to Build a Moat

William Gurstelle’s Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes ($15 from Indigo) asks what we’ve all been thinking: could you defend your modern home against the likes of Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, or Genghis … Read More

Zippo Canada 65 Anniversary Lighter

Guess what happened in August of 1949? Well, you probably don’t need to, given the title of this post. Zippo opened it’s first factory in Canada—Niagara Falls, to be exact. It was the only place other than Bradford, Pennsylvania where the lighters were made (legally, anyway), though it unfortunately closed … Read More

Verso Racing Simulator

How seriously do you take video game racing? If you answered “serious enough to drop thousands of dollars on a state of the art motion simulator”, we’ll admit to being shocked. The Verso I Evolve Extreme is a bundle of specialized (and expensive) components designed to replicate the racing experience. … Read More

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