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Big Ticket Tuesday Winner

Posted on August 15, 2008 Under Design

Congratulations Klee. It was a tough decision ... so many sweet rides to choose from. So we deferred to our benefactor: Puma USA. We realize there were a few of you who brought us wooden bikes, but Klee got there…

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Big Ticket Tuesday: Puma Glow Rider

Posted on August 12, 2008 Under Gadgetry

You're watching the Olympics in China. The Chinese ride a lot of bicycles. You think to yourself, "I need a new bike." Then some other things happen and you find yourself on this website, just in time for a stupendous…

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Big Ticket Tuesday Winner

Posted on August 11, 2008 Under Fashion

Congratulations to Ryan. The correct amount in the wallet? $109 ... which apparently was all blown at the tables in Las Vegas last Friday. Thanks again to everyone for taking a second to participate in our little Tuesday giveaway. Stay…

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Big Ticket Reminder: Makr Wallets

Posted on August 7, 2008 Under Fashion

Just a quick heads up that nobody has hit the magic number yet, so two brand new, handmade, fresh leather smelling Makr wallets are up for grabs. And, just to give everyone a sporting chance, we're going to extend the…

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UseeIsee Picture Phone

Posted on August 6, 2008 Under Gadgetry

Remember how we were all supposed to be talking on video phones in the mid-90s? Most wouldn't call a tiny 3-inch x 3-inch screen that produced a stuttering two-frame-a-minute picture "video." Then a decade later anyone with a laptop and…

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Big Ticket Tuesday: Makr Wallets

Posted on August 5, 2008 Under Fashion

Is it Tuesday already? While we're busy devising ways to get you into first class seats, front row concerts, digitized gadgets and limited edition schwag, we thought you might like a nice amuse-gueules prize. We've been ranting about Makr brand…

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NEL's Global Warming Rug

Posted on August 4, 2008 Under Eco

If we ever wanted to create a nursery with an "Animals Our Children Will Never See" motif, this Global Warming rug by the Mexican design team at NEL (and available at Spanish retailer Nanimarquina) would certainly tie that room together.…

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Big Ticket Tuesday Winners

Posted on August 1, 2008 Under Fashion

Congratulations to Austin, Kathryn and Lisa. Austin got there first with the correct guess of a mimobot (honestly, who travels without one of these?). Our runners-up also guessed that Josh carries around a charger (of the Blackberry variety -- some…

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Hulger in 3D

Posted on August 1, 2008 Under Gadgetry

Break out your 3D glasses. Now put them away. Hulger has found a way to give its visitors that sought after extra dimension using only a piece of black cardboard and a really dumb looking way of sitting at your…

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Big Ticket Reminder: Timbuk2 x Threadless

Posted on July 31, 2008 Under Fashion

Time is running out to submit your guess for this week's Big Ticket Tuesday. What does Josh have in his bag? A laptop? A change of clothes? Jars of his own urine? Your guess is as good as mine. And…

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