Ben Branch November 20, 2012

These incredible suitcase stereos are each made by hand from an authentic vintage suitcase, this case is called “The Lady Bug” and it has 4 individual speakers, a 40W amplifier with volume, bass & treble control, a built in lithium battery good for 8+ hours of music and a jack that connects to any iPhone/iPad/MP3 player.
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Ben Branch October 22, 2012

The PowerPot is a relatively small, portable power generator that just requires a campfire or heat source to operate. It’s capable of charging everything from cell phones to GPS units and radios, or anything else that runs on lithium ion battery units.
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Ben Branch September 14, 2012

If you’re one of those people, like us, who has a habit of accidentally destroying your iPhone every time you leave the house, the SpareOne Emergency Phone might be just what you need.
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Ben Branch September 12, 2012

Ice balls are a relatively new discovery of mine, I first encountered them when my brother, who was a bar manager at the time, pulled out a contraption and loaded a giant cube of ice into it. The device slowly melted the cube into a clear sphere of ice which was then dropped into my bourbon.
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Ben Branch August 27, 2012

Sometimes, it really is medicinal. If you find yourself in a pinch and their doesn’t happen to be a Saint Bernard handy, this flask should just about do the trick.
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Ben Branch August 14, 2012

BoomCase is the pre-eminent creator of vintage suitcase boomboxes, each case is made by hand from a genuine vintage piece of luggage meaning no two are identical, they include internal battery systems that’ll give you ~10 hours of music (upgradeable to 20 hours for $45 USD).
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Ben Branch June 18, 2012

Okay so from the outset I have 2 problems with the Bicycle Can Cage, firstly, that appears to be Pabst Blue Ribbon sitting in it, a beer which I have tasted and strongly feel is unfit for human consumption.
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Ben Branch June 8, 2012

This captivating vintage Girard-Perregaux chronograph just became available on 1stDibs…
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Ben Branch May 21, 2012

This extraordinary vinyl loudspeaker concept from Paul Cocksedge takes now defunct records and moulds them into a dome that has a significant amplification affect on music when you insert a standard iPhone and hit play.
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Ben Branch May 17, 2012

Black and white photography is, in some respects, a lost art form. The move away from film to digital and the requisite fixed colour sensor has meant that true black and white photographs are a thing of the past, well perhaps they were till now.
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Ben Branch May 12, 2012

I love mechanical timepieces, usually we see them being wristwatch based with the occasional pocket watch thrown in for good measure, but what about the old fashioned Desktop Flip Clock?
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Ben Branch May 10, 2012

The Ion Lamp by Schoolhouse Electric is a retro, desk based lamp that uses an Edison Single Loop lightbulb to provide a warm glow. The lamp has the ability to make your messy desk look like it belongs to a misunderstood, turn of the century genius.
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