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Beauty On Two Wheels

Some things are built to be practical. Other things are meant to simply stun onlookers by the sheer aesthetic awesomeness of their design. The Velorbis Leikier Bicycle ($2,995) falls into the latter bucket, and we aren’t complaining. Created through a partnership between renowned custom bicycle manufacturer Velorbis and Danish designer and blacksmith, Lars Leikier, this [...]

Handmade Comfort

A good pair of mocs are a great footwear option for the approaching warmer months. One pair to put on your list are the Town View Double-soled Canoe Moccasins ($90) made by the husband and wife team of Galen and Gayanne Wintle, located in Dexter, Maine. Each pair of their Double Sole Mocs actually offer [...]

Packed to the Gills

HTC, not one to be beleaguered by lawsuits from Apple has unveiled the HTC EVO 4G, a handset with no shortage of specs. The Android 2.1 based smartphone features a 480×800 4.3″ TFT LCD display, 1Ghz Snapdraggon processor, 1GB of built-in memory, 512MB of RAM, 1,500 mAh battery, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, digital compass, dual 1.3 [...]

Storing & Sending

Hate dealing with cumbersome cables to load photos from your camera to your desktop? Eye-Fi’s new Explore X2 8GB memory card will automatically upload photos and videos to your computer or one of 25 online sharing sites. We’re not entirely sure how they cram all the necessary gadgetry into an SD card, but it works [...]

Get the Look of Linen Without the Fuss (Or Cost)

Comprised of 54% linen and 46% cotton, these relaxed fit pants from Banana Republic ($70) are a great spring/summer option for staying clothed without sweltering. Made with just enough linen to capture the material’s breezy look while avoiding most of its tedious laundering issues, there’s no need to worry about what you get up to [...]

Handy? Try Wristy. Yeah We Said It.

If you’ve ever tackled any home improvement product involving, nails, screws, or bolts, then you know how much of a time suck keeping track and holding on to them can be. Amazingly this simple, yet ingenious idea can solve all of these woes for less than $20. Made of durable 1680D ballistic polyester, the Magnogrip [...]

Dark Knight Approved

By now, you probably know that we’re proponents of a good pocket knife here at Gear Patrol. Such a knife a handy everyday tool that every man should have. For those of you looking for something a little more refined or just smaller than a Benchmade or SOG, we present the Alden Shell Cordovan Case [...]

When a convicted robber escapes from prison and kills a cop, rogue detective Jack Cates decides to parole the robber’s old cell partner in crime, Reggie Hammond, for two days (48 hours) to help him solve the case. Starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy when they were both solid actors who weren’t bat-shit crazy, 48 [...]

Android Meets "Super" AMOLED

Samsung isn’t the first company to think that by tacking the word “super” to their products, it would enhance their appeal. Think “Super Nintendo”, “Super Soaker”, “Super bowl”…etc. Combine that with the word “Galaxy” in the name and you’ve got yourself a device that’s positioned to rock the world Segway Style, or at least that’s [...]

Bloody Gorgeous

Bowers & Wilkins, a name synonymous with high fidelity and premium products, recently unveiled the B&W P5 Mobile Hi-Fi headphones, a pair of headphones long overdue for iPod, iPhone and other mobile players. The P5′s, designed by Morten Warren (the designer behind the B&W Zeppelin) certainly looks as great as it will inevitably sound (yes, [...]

Savile Row Meets American (Made) Style

Rufus shirts offer a quiet uniqueness, garnering second looks without screaming, “Look at me!” meaning you can wear these shirts with confidence, and rightfully so. Offering both classic and contemporary patterns, fabrics, and colors, with a touch of style and flair, these shirts diversify your otherwise mundane choices of the standard white and blue office [...]

Cut the Bulk, Keep the Sound

Some folks hate fat people and others hate fat speakers, particularly when they happen to get cozy to über-slim televisions like the Samsung 9000 series. That’s why Definitive Technology (affectionately known as Dev Tech by home theater nerds) felt it was critical to develop the Mythos XTR-50 high performance home theater speaker. Measuring just 1.5″thick, [...]

Precision (Wood) Engineering

They may be made for kids, but Automoblox look good enough to go on your desk while satiating the 5 year old psyche that still dwells inside of you. Precision engineered from wood, plastic, and steel, each Automoblox is fully modular allowing you to mix and match between models and build your own unique configurations. [...]

Protect Your Man-Toys

Fluid Film offers a great solution for many lubrication and corrosion applications – from heavy industrial to lawn and garden to automotive applications. One of the great things about Fluid Film is that it does not contain solvents, which means it doesn’t evaporate, giving long-lasting protection, penetration, metal wetting, and water displacing abilities. It also [...]

A Long Way from Salting Your Hand

The industrial-booze complex otherwise known as the world’s liquor industry will forever be in a bit of a bind. The trouble is there’s only so many types of alcohol that exist on this earth, and no amount of aging, packaging, or flavor infusions, can change that fact. Still, the Casa Herradura Tequila brand isn’t calling [...]