‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ Soundtrack
Alan Silvestri's original orchestral soundtrack for Cosmos: a Spacetime Odyssey is perfect for those of us who love the TV series and outer space in general.
Quality Linkage
Comet Landings, Solar Flares, and Interstellar Black Holes
Join us on a voyage to the stars with this week's collection of fine links.
Amazon Fire TV Stick
We published our Cutting the Cord Guide yesterday. One of the products we mentioned was the Amazon Fire TV Stick. It’s very similar to the original Amazon Fire TV, but cheaper. It's backordered until after Christmas, but you can order it for $39.00
The David Foster Wallace Reader
A compendium of the famous author's best works, as chosen by his friends, colleages, and critics. As Jason Kottke put it, “If you've somehow been waiting to dig into Wallace's writing but didn't know where to start, this is where you start.”
‘Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks’ by Gavin Aung Than
Gavin Aung Than's new Zen Pencils book contains 36 of his site's best comics, which depict famous and inspiring quotes as cartoons.
Field Notes — “Ambition” Edition
To celebrate their 25th (!) quarterly release, the Winter 2014 "Ambition" edition of Field Notes are as classy as it gets.
Gear Guide
The Tools and Toys Guide to Cutting the Cord
Get the right gear and services for making a painless transition away from cable or satellite TV into cheaper (and sometimes simpler) alternatives.
Small Ships – A Timeless Undertaking
The digital age has brought us much delight. From great apps to streaming music, we've got no shortage of ways to entertain ourselves. Small Ships from Best Made Company is a throwback to before the vibrating rectangles in our pockets. It's a real wooden ship. Get it for $74.
Whipping Post Picker’s Wallets
Guitarists need simple wallets too, y'know.
Desk: A Surprisingly-Simple & Powerful Desktop Blog Publishing App (Sponsor)
You're a writer. You're a blogger. You demand the best tools for the job and yet there's so much "bloatware" out there that has totally forgotten what a writer truly needs. Say "Hi" to the last desktop publishing client that you'll ever need: Desk.
Seville Classics Expandable Kitchen Counter and Cabinet Shelf
This Seville Classics shelf/riser is the perfect kitchen shelf-and-cabinet organization tool for those of us in small living spaces.
Review
The iPad Air 2
This update is significant. The Air 2 is thinner and lighter, the laminated screen is jaw-dropping to look at, and the triple-core processor and added RAM are lightning fast. Oh, and Touch ID. And a new camera.
Worn & Wound Model 2 Watch Straps
Worn & Wound's Model 2 watch straps add a distinct character to your timepiece, whether for sport or dress-casual occasions.
End of Duty: Repurposed Fire Hose Wallets and Cases
This Kickstarter project aims to create awesome wallets and iPhone cases out of repurposed fire hose material, along with leather and rubber.
SurfacePad for iPhone 6
Twelve South has announced the SurfacePad for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The SurfacePad is a folio case with built in slots for credit cards. It also doubles as a stand for those impromptu Netflix sessions at the coffee shop.
Quality Linkage for Pen Aficionados
Join Us in Celebrating Fountain Pen Day
Let your inner analog writing enthusiast shine with this collection of pen inks– er, links.
Calcbot for Mac
An unexpected but pleasant surprise from Tapbots, the new Calcbot for Mac is an exquisitely-designed calculator app for Yosemite.
Velasca Innamoràa Monkstrap Shoes
No better way to celebrate Need's one-year anniversary than these suede leather Velasca monkstrap shoes.
Dragon Device Stands (Giveaway)
The Dragons are small, lightweight, and of course, dragon-shaped pairs of docks for iPhone and iPad. We'll be giving away a pair to one of our newsletter subscribers at the end of this week.
ScreenFlow 5
ScreenFlow for the Mac is one of the best screencasting tools around. With ScreenFlow 5, Telestream has delivered some great new features. My favorite one is the built in iPhone or iPad screen recording (lighting connections with iOS 8 and Yosemite only). While QuickTime can do this, having it built right into ScreenFlow greatly simplifies my workflow.