Westerlind Outdoor-minded clothing is too often function or style, rather than a combination of the two. Westerlind aims to correct that trend with their new site, which highlights not just outdoor-centric clothing, but all types of apparel, from underclothes to outerwear, that look great and work well.
Honeywell Voice Activated Thermostat Remotely controlling your home’s thermostat via smartphone app is nothing new. Controlling your home’s thermostat through conversation is very new.
Dock Tray What’s the quote? “Cleverness is next to Godliness”?
Timberland 40th Anniversary Ltd. Collection Traditionally, rubies are the gift of choice for a 40th anniversary.
Dogfish Head Off-Centered Brats The worst thing about drinking beer is that you can’t eat it too. Couldn’t, that is.
Lexdray Vienna, Copenhagen and Dubai Bags These limited-run packs are ready for globetrotting duty with water-resistant fabric and high-grade hardware. Black models come with black lining; blue models with camo.
SwingByte 2 Wanna get all Moneyball on your golf game? SwingByte, the little dongle that attaches to your club to measure golf data on both iOS and Android, just upgraded to a new version that’s easier to attach.
VASTRM Custom Polo Shirts As a modern shirt archetype the Polo has served us men well, but in terms of fit it can often be too tight, too loose, or too short. VASTRM’s got it all figured out: they send you a generic fit shirt, and then, based on your feedback (take the waist in, longer sleeves, etc.) and choice of style and color, manufacture a custom polo just for you.
Bluer Denim Bluer Denim jeans aim to do good, aesthetically and altruistically. The four styles of jeans are all USA-made, and though high-quality, the legwear is priced just right — made possible by a direct-to-consumer sales strategy.
Pintofeed Ostensibly for pets, this automated child-feeding device, which can be controlled and monitored via smartphone, has the potential to make “pets” and their “owners” quite happy. Tap a button to feed remotely, or let the system automatically monitor when food is eaten and form a computerized schedule.
The Tie Bar Shoelaces Ever the bastion of affordable style and flair — from tie-it-yourself bow ties to pocket squares to, well, tie bars — The Tie Bar has introduced some colorful accessories to tie onto something a little lower. These waxed cotton laces come in 25 colors and are cheap enough to make customizing your shoes for every outfit a real possibility.
Trash Krusher A few basic truths: you cannot change the past; the sun will rise tomorrow; trash is icky. Instead of using your foot to mash down your garbage — or worse, your hand — this manual trash compactor, integrated into the lid of a waste bin, does the dirty work for you.
Motorola Skip NFC Tag Motorola says the average Joe spends over a minute each day simply unlocking his smartphone. A MINUTE.
Master Lock 5900D SafeSpace Electronics, cash, small valuables. Just not drugs.
Tanner Goods Canine Bowl Hey, buddy. We’ve been meaning to talk to you about your sense of style.
Hochstadter’s Slow & Low Whiskey Ready-made cocktails are wariness-inducing, oftentimes saccharine malt beverages — the drinkers of which refer to them as “bevvies”. Slow & Low is not part of that drinker’s scourge.
Cocoon Slim Backpack Backpacks hold a lot of stuff and they stay out of the way, leaving your hands free. Thing is, compartments that are actually cavernous holdalls turn ‘packs into bulky messes.
American Harvest Vodka Usually when we think of vodka we think of a certain debonair chap from overseas, or, of course, Russia. But what if the man who created a famous French vodka decided to create a new vodka right here in the U S of A?
Eddie Bauer Power Katabatic Tent Modern camping isn’t so much about getting away from it all as it is getting away from a lot (if not some) of it all: if you can’t see or easily reach concrete, you’re technically camping. Eddie Bauer has answered the call of the semi-wild with this Goal Zero collaboration (coming soon), which pairs a monocrystalline solar array with their Katabatic tent, wiring the whole thing for device charging (USB, 12V, and more) after a day’s worth of rays.