As Crocodile Dundee always knew, there are knives and then there are knives. And there’s nothing more mannish than paying a lot for a hand-hewn tool that will serve you for life, and then telling everyone you meet about the majesty of said tool. Geoff Feder, the maker of this …
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After more than a decade of study and design, Mips launched its first product, a proprietary helmet, in 2007. Soon after, Mips became what’s known as an “ingredient brand,” selling its technology to megabrands such as Giro, Smith, and Specialized. Hence, the now-ubiquitous little yellow logo. Are There Other Safety …
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It’s not easy keeping up with everything that’s written on the web, especially not if you’ve got a dozen open browser tabs vying for your attention. This is where read-it-later apps come in. These apps let you siphon off articles you want to get back to later, at a more …
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Dell is in the middle of a transition. It has a new logo, and a new simplified approach to branding. The Dell 14 Plus is among the first laptop to launch to test the waters in this new era, which is seeing the end of subbrands like XPS and Inspiron. …
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Controlling the temperature is also extremely helpful once you start making bread. SourHouse, which came out with the starter-coddling Goldie a few years back, just released the DoughBed ($280), a heated, happy place for dough to rise, if you can afford that hefty price. Sourdough loaves often have two separate …
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We have a few details so far. The phone may not have the Glyph light interface on the back anymore, though it seems like Nothing has cooked up a new dot matrix light pattern instead. The company says it’ll be its first true flagship phone with premium materials, and it’ll …
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