Bear Paw Meat Handling Claws
Bear Paw claws are standard equipment in any BBQ King's castle. They come in great for handling meat during three types of occasions: (1) when you're dealing with raw meat and don't want to wash your hands every time you need to move one slab of ribs to marinate the other; (2) when you've got an enormous freshly-cooked turkey, pork shoulder, or…
Braun Men’s Watch
Simple and sophisticated, this is a 1970s reissued wristwatch from Braun. It features a round 38mm black face, a stainless steel case, and 24mm black leather band. The simplicity of this watch means it will look good and match whatever you wear it with — from a tuxedo to a t-shirt.
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The Letters Poster
And here is another fine typographic poster to adorn your wall. This one, The Letters Poster, is printed on an 18x24 sheet of 60# Black Licorice stock. It's 2-color screen printed with metallic gold and silver, and features original letterforms. Check out the silver edition too.
Helvetica Exploded Poster
The Helvetica Exploded Poster is printed on eight individual Burgundy Keaykolour uncoated A5 cards using metallic silver ink. It's an outline of all ten numerals set in Helvetica Medium. It's a limited edition print run that would look great framed or as-is. Also available is an exploded poster set in Bodoni and one set in Cooper Black.
Featured Sponsor: Igloo Software
My thanks to Igloo Software for sponsoring the RSS feed this week. Work isn't a place — it's what you do. And you might work on a lot of devices — a Mac, an iPhone, an iPad — in a lot of places. You might work on the road or maybe from home (with your AeroPress and clickity keyboard). And that makes…
‘Darth Vader and Son’ by Jeffrey Brown
What if Darth Vader had been an involved father? Jeffrey Brown illustrates a slew of father-and-son moments (such as "Take Your Child to Work Day on the Death Star") comically showing what life might have been like for Luke had Darth been a dad like any other. "When I was your age, we didn't even have Star Destroyers..."
Baratza Vario-W Coffee Grinder
If you had won the 2012 AeroPress World Championship then this is the grinder you would have received as part of your loot. The Vario-W grinder from Baratza weighs 9 pounds, has 230 steps of grind coarseness adjustment, and uses a 54mm ceramic flat burr that is manufactured in Switzerland. The bean hopper holds up to 227g of whole coffee beans, and…
A Shorter Thunderbolt Cable
Not only is the Apple Thunderbolt cable a bit on the pricey side, it's also a bit on the long side — 6.5 feet to be exact. If you've got a Thunderbolt drive stationed at your desk and are unsure what to do with all that extra cable cluttering your workspace, or if you've picked up a portable Thunderbolt drive and are…
Albert Einstein Flash Drive
A USB 2.0 flash drive in the shape of Einstein. Lift the cap and you get the "Albert" side. Or, if you'd prefer to transfer your files via a different white-bearded wise man, there's also an Obi-Wan Kenobi flash drive.
Bellroy’s Note Sleeve Wallet
The folks at Bellroy were kind enough to lend me one of their Note Sleeve wallets for a while. It's the first bifold wallet I've used in over a decade and I like it. Most traditional wallets are plain and lifeless. They have the expected layout for your cards and a spot for your cash and receipts. The Note Sleeve has these…
Featured Sponsor: Minigroup
My thanks to Minigroup for sponsoring the RSS feed this week. An Atlanta design firm uses Minigroup to work smarter and keep its clients happy. Braizen uses Minigroup to manage projects and collaborate and communicate with their clients. A minigroup is a private, secure online space where members communicate with posts and comments, share large files, and manage projects. Braizen uses one…
The Information Diet
The Information Diet is a book for the modern man (and woman). Through television, movies, newspapers, magazines, Websites, apps, ads, Twitter, Facebook, RSS, and email (to name a few) we are barraged and inundated with continual information. Clay Johnson's book is aimed to help us consume content better. Though I personally am not a fan of the phrase "consume content", it's likely…
Logitech’s Ultrathin Keyboard (Smart) Cover
There is no shortage of iPad keyboard accessories. I personally use an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and the Incase Origami Workstation. However, there are lots and lots of folks who want a keyboard accessory that turns their iPad into a laptop-type of rig (the ZAGGfolio being a prime example). This new iPad keyboard from Logitech looks very clever. It uses the same sidebar…
Dark Sky Weather App
Dark Sky is a new weather radar app that was born on Kickstarter and is now available for your iPhone and iPad. It does just one thing: forecast the next 60 minutes of weather. It does this by taking all sorts of data from the NOAA and running it through a lot of custom code. Moreover, Dark Sky animates its radar to…
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My thanks to Viper Comics for sponsoring the Tools & Toys RSS feed this week. Inspired by true events, World War Hack is a graphic novel that tells the story of how the U.S. Government gathers top computer hackers from around the country, under the guise of a hacking competition, to unknowingly help solve a pressing national security crisis. Little does the…
The xPrintServer: An AirPrint Enabler
We all know the pit you get in the bottom of your stomach when the excitement of using your new iPad is extinguished by the sad reality that you can't actually print from it. You could replace all the printers and copy machines in your home and at your work office with AirPrint-enabled printers. Or you could install 3rd-party software. Or you…
Paper Airplane Push Pins
These would only be cooler if you could reliably throw them into your cork board.
Das Keyboard Model S Professional For Mac
It's big. It's bulky. And it's got a dual-USB 2.0 port. But the Das Keyboard also makes a splendidly soothing clickety clack that tells you, your co-workers, and the guys down the street that you are getting some serious work done. The Das Keybaord uses German-engineered mechanical gold-plated key switches that give both a tactile and auditory feedback to your typing. The…
Braun’s Atomic Alarm Clock
Speaking of clocks, there's a new line of digital clock radios from Braun that have the latest technologies on the inside and Braun's classic, attractive look on the outside. Aside from the great looks, perhaps the Global Radio Alarm Clocks's coolest feature is — you guessed it — its Global Radio. A gadget that allows the clock to synchronize with the atomic-clock…