By David Ponce

There are many approaches to blissful alcoholic intoxication, and while one of the more popular relies on cold carbonated cereal, many people prefer the more complex cocktails and shots. There are many ways to mix your poisons and with this shot glass, there’s one more. Just look at the picture, we think you’ll see what’s going on. It’s pretty cool, at least on a presentation standpoint, if not on a doing-anything-to-the-way-it-tastes aspect. Each plastic glass holds an ounce (30ml), half of which in each compartment. It’s 3£ or about $5 for a set of 6.

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By David Ponce

We’re kind of torn over cycling. It’s fun, good for you, low impact on the joints… but holy balls is it painful in the, uh, taint area. Some people like getting seats with more padding, but what you think you make up for in comfort you actually end up losing through chaffing and rubbing on all the extra seat area. The most efficient cycling seats are like the one you see here, long and narrow. But until now that did equate with pain. With the Fizik Kurve, what you have is the best of both worlds. It has a flexible carbon composite shell, mounted on forged aluminum rails. The seating area is stretched between these rails like a hammock and the amount of flex you have can be adjusted through an integrated bolt. There are three different Kurve models whose shape is meant to accommodate different riders’ body morphology.

Riding properly and perhaps more comfortably doesn’t come cheap. The Fizik Kurve seats are about $300.

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By David Ponce

Lighting a worn down candle in a deep candle holder: first world problem. You have to lift the thing, tilt it and insert a lit match while trying not to burn yourself. Easier said than done.

You can however simply upgrade your candle holders for these vented ones. A simple slit travels down the side, allowing you to… Well, you can look at the picture and figure things out, right?

They’re not cheap though: $75 for a set of 4.

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By David Ponce

It’s sad the things you want to buy are often concepts. Like this rocking chair. Come to think of it, let’s call it an optimistic rocking chair. Why? Because it assumes you have someone to share it with. Come on, now…

But how hard can it be to make? Steel frame, telescoping rod to lock it in place and turn it into a chair… Seems simple enough. And you can spend the rest of your days sitting on one side, wondering how things could be…

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By David Ponce

We’re aware that watches as a time-telling device are pretty much finished. But they carry on as one of the few acceptable bits of male adornments left. We happen to have a soft spot for a few manufactures like Tokyoflash and Nooka. Well, you can add Ziiiro (with three “i”s) to that list. Their latest offering, the Celeste, tells the time elegantly by featuring rotating bands of colored, semi-transparent material. When different layers superpose, the colors change: gray and blue on the Mono models, and green and blue on the Colored models. You’ll get a better idea by watching the video below. They come in matte-finished stainless steel casings in chrome, gunmetal or black with matching bands. Available for pre-order now for €149 ($205), they’ll start shipping November 18.

ZIIIRO Celeste ( gunmetal / mono ) from ZIIIRO on Vimeo.

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By David Ponce

Getting that liquor cold has to be done right. Don’t be dilutin’ it with ice cubes. Use these solid metal cubes instead, which you’ve kept in the freezer like you’re supposed to. They look great, will chill your drink in seconds and can be used over and over again. $40 for a pair. It’s expensive, but just look at them.

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By David Ponce

Someone points a gun at your face and tells you to empty your pockets. If you’re wearing these babies, you’ve got no problem. Well, you still have the gun-in-face problem, but assuming your assailant can be satisfied with chewing gum wrapper and old receipts and will simply walk away, miffed… you’ve got no problem!

Although you do still have a bit of an issue, which is that as practical as this underwear is, it’s also expensive at $30. Still, could be a good travel accessory for safekeeping passport and cash stash. Comes in 4 colors (blue, black, grey, green) and 4 sizes.

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By David Ponce

Made to create the illusion of being in a room with a window, the Bright Blind by Makoto Hirahara uses electroluminescent (EL) sheets on the underside of each slat. The intensity of the light is controlled by changing the angle of these, pretty much as you’d do if these were blinds on an actual window. While it’s not being sold as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder, this might not be such a bad angle for the product to take.

Bunker dwellers interested in the product should know that price information is not public: you have to request this information. Unless one of our readers has already purchased this and wants to enlighten us…

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By David Ponce

The thing about Bluetooth headsets is that they require you to spend an extra three or four seconds putting them on. And they’re yet another item to carry around in your pockets or in the car. The Angle Bluetooth headset pictured here solves those two admittedly non-problems. Designed by Antoinne Coubronne, Michael Harboun and Thomas Chabrier in the context of a design competition at Orange (the telco), The Angle is a detachable part of a specially made case that places the headset in the exact spot it needs to be so that when you simply lower your hand, a hook keeps it attached to your ear. Describing the process doesn’t do its elegance justice; you have to watch the video below. It’s all so natural and effortless, the way that you bring the phone up to your ear, lower it back down and keep talking.

Sadly this seems to be nothing more than a concept at the moment, although Orange’s involvement gives hope that it can one day see the light of day.

Angle from Michaël Harboun on Vimeo.

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