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Lucid Dream Sedatives Not Included

The Inception Blu-ray/DVD Briefcase Gift Set ($49) is an exclusive package only offered through Warner Brother’s WB shop and it’s the ultimate gift for Nolan fans still wondering if the top ever fell. Besides including both a Blu-ray and DVD copy of the movie, buyers also get seven Art Cards, “The Cobol Job Comic,” and [...]

Lets get right to the taste. Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask is unique whisky that caps off a 14 year maturation process with its transition from whiskey to the rum filled barrels to add hints of toffee and fruit to the already outstanding honeyed character of Balvenie. Known as a rum cask finished whisky, the [...]

Treat Your Gadgets Right

We’ve covered plenty of great iPad cases in the past, but often where there’s an iPad, there’s also other Mac products. While some case lines offer matching iPhone or MacBook accessories to go with your iPad, finding one that has all three isn’t always easy. This Carga Sleeve Collection ($100-$200) has solutions for all of [...]

Nice Rack

If you’re not a serious biker, the idea of marring your whip with a typical bike rack for occasional trips might make you cringe. On the other hand, SeaSucker Auto Bike Mounts ($150-$630) use powerful vacuum cups with built-in pumps to stick to your vehicle’s surfaces. Developed initially for diving applications, the automotive racks have [...]

A Year Ago on Gear Patrol

Dare we say, "murdered out?"

From the skunkworks of our favorite notepad brand, Field Notes have created what we think is their best edition yet: the disturbingly sleek Raven’s Wing Field Notes ($10, 3-Pack). The black-on-black matte black-and-charcoal linen cover stock is striking and paired with the “butcher orange” French Paper sheath, so we can’t help but feel they’re an [...]

Low Maintenance Maintenance

As a generation of enlightened men, we’re far more conscientious about skin care than our fathers were, but we still don’t like to go through numerous processes to get our mugs looking better than Keith Richard’s. If we can get a good shower and shave in, we’re usually content. Well, Zirh takes skin care to [...]

Racer Redux

It took a bit longer than usual this year for a mass of chill autumn air to displace the sweltering summer here in the East. Suddenly, we find ourselves amidst days and nights that call for stylish protection from the newly-arrived biting winds and cooler temperatures. On the upshot, we’re well acquainted with the folks [...]

And Then There Were Two

We opted to wait on covering the most promising tablet device to arrive for Android until it hit shelves. Now the wait is over and you can pick up this 7″ 1024 by 600 multi-touch tablet from T Mobile or Sprint for $399 with a two-year contract. Alternatively you could pay $600 to own the [...]

A Year Ago on Gear Patrol

Aperion's Take On Wireless* Surround Sound

Probably the biggest issue most people have with installing a surround sound setup is dealing with wiring. Hiding the wires for the center channel, sub, and left/right surrounds is typically easy since they often tuck behind the entertainment console. It’s really the rear surrounds that pose the biggest risk of decor destruction. Aperion Audio’s new [...]

The Dude Approved

Interested in going through life drinking coffee around the house a la Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction? Or just in need of some comfortable lounge wear? Well these Pendleton Lounge Robes ($198) are step above their let it all hang out competition. Made from 100% virgin wool, each version features classic bath-robe details like a [...]

When the going gets tough, the tough get equipped

We were about two 12 packs deep into our weekly man meeting (a time when my friends and I are granted a hall pass from our ladies). It started as a simple discussion of “what if the zombies came”, and quickly evolved to earthquakes (and other natural disasters), riots, terrorist attacks or various other situations [...]