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2nd chance at a 1st Impreza

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Mid Rangefinder

Slotted right beneath the price of the PEN E-P2, the Olympus PEN E-PL2 ($599) is a more attainable priced rangefinder based on the Micro Four Thirds sensor. Olympus has piled on the features, including a newly designed body, 12 megapixel Live MOS sensor, 3″ LCD screen, improved autofocus with iDetect and Live Guide II, which [...]

Infratooth

Bridging the bluetooth functionality of your iPhone, iPod or iPad to the infrared inputs of your home entertainment center, the Mavis Griffin Beacon ($79) allows you to use your iOS device as a system-wide remote. Using the Dijit Universal Remote App the Beacon easily pairs with most TV, set-top box, receiver, media player or otherwise [...]

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Regulators... wrist up

The brainchild of Nike and TomTom, the Nike+ SportWatch GPS uses data from Nike+ shoe based sensor and the watch’s built-in GPS to accurately track data from your runs. The usual data suspects: heart rate, pace, distance and calories burned can then be uploaded to Nikeplus.com where you can track progress, see your routes and [...]

Flippin' good

Add a touch of personalization to your grilling with the Sportula ($25). Its laser-cut heavy-duty stainless steel and hard maple handle will hold up to the heaviest cuts of carnage, and it’s available in a wide variety of laser-cuts, ranging from collegiate teams to hobbyist logos. Seeing your alma mater’s logo backlit with fire and [...]

Android in stilettos

Wait, you can still get a great looking Sony Ericsson phone? Oh yes, and a sexy, wafer thin (8.7mm at its thinnest) one at that. Besides taking home the trophy as the best looking Android phone we’ve layed our gadget-hungry eyes upon, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc also cradles an alluring 854×480 4.2″ Reality Display [...]

An incredible moment captured by photographer Steve Schapiro (copyright) of film’s iconic duo: Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro on the set of Taxi Driver. “You talkin’ to me?” Via PDN. Viewfinder is a series of captivating photos taken by the GP crew, culled from the web, dug out of our archives, or submitted by [...]

Snow Speeder

Your motorcycle is in winter storage. Your ATV is fun with tire chains but fails to provide anything resembling blistering speed in the snow. The luge is clearly not an option. Say hello to your maniacal turbo sled, the new 2011 Yamaha Apex SE ($14,949) With increased torque and top speed from its more refined [...]

Schlepping with San Francisco Style

We know that the best gear in the world is no good unless you’ve got a way of getting it from point A to point B. Of course, the MK4 would be our preferred choice, but its beauty comes with more environmental and financial baggage than, say, a bike. Companies like Rickshaw Bags are making [...]

So small, so Wright

Like smoking a pipe in your Batman Underoos, the Lego Architecture Series allows you maintain an air of sophistication while expressing your playful side. Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Falling Water house continues that same spirit. The actual home still rests over a waterfall in rural Pennsylvania. Originally designed and built for The Kaufmann family in [...]

XP30 marks the spot

If you were to option out a point and shoot camera with the “premium package,” what would you choose? MP3 player? Not so much. Diamond encrusted case? What, am I, Elizabeth Taylor? How about shock, freeze, water and dust proofing and built-in GPS? Didn’t think of that combo, didja? Well, Fujifilm has done it with [...]

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Solution for the daily manly grind

Instructions for use: Insert the raw herb or spice from cork-lid storage top. Rotate top and bottom applying pressures for preferred fineness. Enjoy odd sensation of feeling manly about herbs. Buy Now: $45

Airly New

Equipped with Apple’s new AirPlay technology the new Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air has wisely left the sumptuous, and now iconic, design alone and undergone a massive internal overhaul. Besides wireless streaming from an AirPlay enabled iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone, the Air utilizes an entirely new fully-active 2.1 design using 5 individual drivers powered [...]