Back in the days when I was a teenager or rather 1976′s to 1982 K-Swiss was THE shoe, at least in Los Angeles.  We wore them with our Fila Sweatsuits, Sergio Tacchini or LaCoste tennis gear.  I guess the look we were going for was “Early country club/playboy chic”. ...

The Morphie Juice Pack for the iPhone 3g is officially certified by Apple Computers Inc.  This little device packs a wallop, with stand by time of up to 350 hours, talk time of up to 6 hours.  Internet use is up to 6 hours and Audio Playback  up to 28 hours.  Video playback is up to 8...

Boot maker Frye offers these retro inspired “Rogan Hikers”.  Perfect for Trek or City cafe.  Made with a rugged hiker boot lugged sole and speed lacing system with Brass or Nickel hardware.  This classic has a round toe, cushioned shock-absorbing leather insole and is fully...

If you’ve ever been to Italy, you may have seen this Bialetti Moka Express.  A classic steel espresso maker.  Simple and elegant and a staple in the Italian kitchen.  Now Bialetti offers the Mokona, a professional coffeemaker inspired by the Moka Express.  The Mokona is the perfect...

The Iridium 9555 is the most rugged, reliable satellite phone available.  This phone works everywhere, without exception.  Perfect for the explorer in you.  This is a ruggedly built tool, not a toy.  You won’t find games on this device, not even a camera, nor MP3 player, but when you...

This is the coolest kart facility I have seen in the US.  DROMO 1 is located in Orange County, California, near Disneyland and it offers the thrill of real racing on their 1000ft. long track.  DROMO offers gas powered karts made by STRATOS which feature a custom built 9hp engine which can...

The next time you don your finest business suit for that huge presentation and whip out your laptop, put it in this sleek, leather case. Lose the geeky computer bag in the boardroom. From WANT, this case is all leather with a gold and silver zip closure and embossed logo. The case features...

Coming this October 25th is the Targa Trophy, a one day luxury road rally event between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara and back.  Some of the marques participating are Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti, Spyker, Mercedes, Aston Martin, BMW, Audi, Corvette, Classic Exotics, Muscle cars and...

Al Wissam is Urban, Hip-Hop and designer clothing that is as Iconic to Detroit as Motown Music and Ford Motor Cars.  Al Wissam, the designer has some of the most intricate embroidered leather jackets and coats I’ve ever seen.  You may have seen them on your favorite NFL, NBA, HIP HOP...

This guy, Matt has traveled all around the world, doing his dance and has touched people from everywhere.  Way to go Matt!!  Enjoy. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

From luggage maker TUMI comes the T-Tech line’s HYDRO.  This water resistant brightly colored line comes in a backpack, a messenger bag, a duffel bag and a long duffel bag.   They are available in multiple colors but I like the orange the best.  TUMI makes some of the best made...

This seems like a really fun and cool idea.  It’s called Old School PE and it takes a group of adults and puts them in a gymnasium and they take on all of their old elementary school playground games.  That’s right, games like dodge ball, kick ball, tug of war, line tag, whiffle...

This is the opposite of the spectrum for the e-book reader I recently posted (I still like it).  This is a Travel Trunk by Parisian luggage maker Goyard, that is specially made and filled with a special edition collection of books by Parisian Art Book publisher Assouline. The collection...

This is another cool tour/vacation idea.  The Fiat 500 Cinquencento Touring Club of Firenze, Italy.  This group takes you on convoy guided tours of Florence and Tuscany in these sweet, retro-Fiat 500′s.  The Fiat 500 is still one of the zippiest, great handling Italian cars of...

If you like reading and travel often, or find carrying your books and newspapers around with you is cumbersome, this is quite possibly the coolest device you will ever use. KINDLE, from Amazon is an electronic E-Book that stores all of your books in it’s internal memory. You can...

Located in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands is this cool restaurant, bar/lounge, dance club and meeting space called the VAKZUID. Built right into the stadiums structure, Vakzuid has terraces that look out onto the Olympic stadium on the inside and a huge outdoor terrace/bar area...

“L’eroica is a period cyclotourist rally held mainly on gravel roads, organized since 1997. Held each year, it is a special race. It proposes surroundings and scenes from the “heroic” times of cycling, including dust, mud, no organized service, vintage refreshments,...

Johnny Loco has created a lifestyle for chilling out and simply enjoying life. Not only does Johnny Loco make cool customized City Cruisers, Beach Cruisers and Cargo Cruiser Bikes but they also make mens and womens clothing, shoes and leather bags. They want the Johnny Loco way of life to...

Whatever you want to call it, Petanque, Boules or Bocce, this can be one of the most addictive games for leisure fun. Gather a group of friends or family, a great bottle of wine or six pack of beer and you’d be surprised at how competitive things can get. One summer in the South of...

The devil is in the details, or rather the Skull in this case, from British designer Alexander McQueen. These cool looking silk scarves would be the perfect detail to add to your sport coat or suit. Upon closer inspection the lucky viewer will find the meticulous detail of the hand woven...