New York-based Nooka Inc. just announced the Zub Zirc ($130), a neat little digital time piece you read like an analog watch: the 12 dots represent hours and the horizontal bar below indicates minutes. Besides regular time it sports both alarm and chronograph mode and the 20mm polyurethane band is available in six colors.
Amazon.com: Nooka Zub Zirc (From $105.00)
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Got to love Swiss army knife makers Victorinox for creating the Silver Tech Huntsman Pocket Knife. Finally a pocket accessory knife with handy tools like multiple blades, tweezers, bottle (and can) openers, corkscrew, multiple screwdrivers, wire stripper and more that’ll blend right in if you put it next to your MacBook. Really!
Here’s International, a foldable (well, deconstructable in a really clever way) bicycle that won “Best Ride” in the 2010 Wallpaper Design Award, and man, does it look good or what? These one-off bikes are designed and hand-built by US/Japanese Kinfolk (actually by 71-year old master frame builder Shuichi Kusaka), painted by Coat and the custom bag is designed by Nivaldo de Lima. They don’t come cheap though, expect a price tag of about $3,800 to $3,900 depending on if you want the bag with it or not.
Looking for something exclusive to protect your iPad with? How about these leather sleeves by Makr? They’re inspired by Makr’s flap wallets but sports a hidden cordovan closure instead of a horizontal keeper.
The cases are available in Chromexcel Bark ($240.00), Black ($240.00) as well as Mahogany ($230.00) and although they’re made to contain iPads you can use them to hold just about anything with a fitting size, of course.
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If you’re – for some reason – tired of USB flash drives to weak to handle a serious beating you should check out LaCie XtremKey, a premium flash memory secured inside 2mm metal pipe casing tolerating 5 meter drops and temperatures from -50°C to +200°C. Also, it’s sealed with wear-resistant screw threads and a rubber O-ring, making it watertight down to 100 meters. The metal casing is constructed with zamac, a metal alloy composed of zinc, aluminum, magnesium and copper which LaCie claims is so strong it can withstand the pressure of a 10-ton truck.
The XtremKey will be available in capacities from 8 to 64GB and will be available from the LaCie Online Store (starting at $49.99) from August.
Link: Lacie.com
Here’s Vestal Decibel, the latest addition to their impressive line-up of timepieces. This watch sports goodies like a case of hardened stainless steel, perforated leather strap, solid mineral crystal and a detachable crown guard – just take it off if you want to slim down the 57mm waist a little. Sure looks like it can handle a bit of rough handling!
The Decibel will be available in both brushed black and silver and is expected to hit the stores by August 1st.
Link: vestalwatch.com
CasCase Fuel & Diesel might be the manliest luggage you’ll see today. The fuel version opens in the top, allowing you to pack bottom up and the diesel version opens in the middle (like a regular case). Both models are available in 7 different colors and sports butterfly locks, heavy duty trolley wheels, aluminum telescopic handles and are made from 0.9mm thick pickled sheet-steel.
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MB&F (Maximilian Büsser & Friends) brings you HM4 Thunderbolt; number four in their Horological Machines series. This exceptional aviation-inspired time piece sports three hands, one for the hours, one for minutes and one as power reserve indicator. It took MB&F three years to develop the HM4 and each of the 300+ components was developed specifically for it, even the screws. Oh, and the strap is made of hand-stitched calfskin with a titanium and white gold buckle.
There’s no word on pricing but.. well, take a guess. Those 300 custom components won’t come cheap.
Link: MB & F: HM4 Thunderbolt
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Nixon strikes back with The Re-Run; another stylish, minimalistic, retro-ish watch which (besides the apparent looks) sports custom 4 function digital with calendar, dual time, alarm, countdown timer and backlight. Both casing and band is made of stainless steel with molded ABS pushers and hardened mineral crystal.
The Re-Run is available in all black, black, gold and silver and will cost you about $80 to $100 depending on model.
Link: Nixonnow.com: The Re-Run ($80.00 – $100.00)
Buy it: Amazon.com: Nixon “The Re-Run”
This is Momentum, a limited edition blackboard-style watch designed by Rolf Sachs for Swiss watch makers Fortis. Stylish? Ugly? I might lean a bit more to the latter, but who am I to judge, you got to admit it’s original. It comes with a hefty price tag though, expect to pay up around $1050 for it.
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