Hoka’s Boldest Shoe Ever Isn’t Done Turning Heads

Easily Hoka’s most contentious design of year, the Speed Loafer is the brand’s answer to the performance loafer trend started by New Balance and others. But if the nondescript, all-black original turned heads, how about a bold design featuring a flame-red midsole and orange suede “mud guard?” Like the first Speed Loafer, the tassel plays with Hoka’s speed-lace design featured across its portfolio of trail shoes.

Shooting brakes (sometimes pejoratively called wagons) are pretty uncommon these days, especially when they’re as refined and magnificent as the BMW Concept Speedtop. Beneath its ravishing curves (and in front of its ample interior storage space), this modern “clown shoe” boasts the most powerful V8 engine currently offered by the Bavarian brand. But this is a rare tourer, indeed, with only 70 units being made. Pricing and availability have not yet been revealed.

Huckberry teamed up with Ford to produce a collection of merchandise based on vintage pieces from the American automaker’s archive. It includes a mechanic’s jacket, a hoodie, two work shirts, two t-shirts, five hats, a belt buckle and a key fob. The collection’s marquee piece is the all-mesh trucker hat featuring a vintage-inspired patch emblazoned with the Ford logo sandwiched between “The Best Never Rest.”

PopSockets Kick-Out Grip and Stand is the company’s first MagSafe grip that can prop up and balance your iPhone vertically on a surface, making it a better fit for video calls or scrolling through Instagram Reels or TikTok videos. It works just like the brand’s previous MagSafe grips, magnetically attaching to the back of any compatible iPhone (or MagSafe-compatible case) and folding into a grip and kickstand, but it’s slightly thicker (think millimeters). It costs $40 and is available in several different finishes.

Released last month, Specialized’s Turbo Levo 4 series garnered instant acclaim as game-changing electric mountain bikes, with the biggest downside being price; the most affordable variant, the Levo 4 Comp Carbon, costs $8,000. Addressing that concern, the brand has just launched two new editions that swap ultralight carbon fiber frames for Spec’s own lean, mean M5 aluminum. The Comp Alloy costs $7,300 and the Levo 4 Alloy (shown) goes for $5,800. Notably, the bikes retain much of what makes their predecessors such a sensation, including unique integrated storage, smart rear suspension and the new Specialized 3.1 motor, which boasts 720W max power, 111Nm max torque and what is widely considered the most natural e-MTB power delivery system yet.

TP-Link’s Tapo DL100 is a budget-friendly smart lock that has a surprising number of premium features. It supports both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, making it easy to unlock right from your home or when out of town (to let others in). It has a keypad and a physical keyhole. It is compatible with most major smart home ecosystems, including Alexa, Google Assistant, and Samsung’s SmartThings (Apple is the notable exception here).