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Alpina Startimer Pilot Collection | Alpina Watches

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Today, almost a century later and after having revisited its rich aviation heritage, Alpina introduces the new Startimer Pilot Collection, offering four exciting variations. It kicks off with a basic three-hand date automatic (cal. AL-525). Next in line is the timepiece with in-house developed and produced automatic caliber AL-710, featuring minute and hour indication and off-center date hand. In-house caliber AL-950 powers the iconic Startimer Pilot Regulator, combining historic pilot watch design features with a modern day regulator lay out. Last but not least, a well-balanced and powerfully designed automatic chronograph version (cal. AL-860) is part of this new range.

Maurice Lacroix Pontos S | A Blog to Read

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Inside the Pontos S is a Maurice Lacroix modified Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement. They call it the ML112, but are at least very forthright about the fact that it is a base 7750. The Pontos S is a strong mainstream sport watch that is versatile and attractive. It isn't the last watch you'll ever want to own by makes for a really nice daily wear and out to do well for the brand in 2012. Look for it soon. Priced from $2,950 - $3,280.

Top 40 Must-Have Blue Ray Discs

CNET Reivews has updated their blue ray movie recommendations with the Top 40 must-have Blue Ray discs:

Alien Anthology
The Apartment
Apocolypse Now
Avatar
Back to the Future
Ben Hur
The Big Lebowski
Black Hawk Down
Blad Runner
Blue Velvet
Braveheart
Bridge Over the River Kwai
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Doctor Zhivago
Fight Club
Gladiator
The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration
Goodfellas
Hugo
Inception
The Incredibles
Jurasic Park Ultimate Trilogy
Life
Lord of the Rings: Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition
Master and Commander
Monsters Inc.
No Country for Old Men
North by Northwest
'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'
The Pacific
Planet Earth
Pulp Fiction
Saving Private Ryan
Scarface
Shakespeare in Love
Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Taxi Driver
2001: A Space Oddesey
Up
The Wizard of Oz (Three Disc Emerald Edition)

Sealed Watch | be optimistic and thankful

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Create an individual Sealed Watch which captures your own story or memory, and becomes a personal identity mark worn on your hand. A Sealed Watch; in a very pure and simple way. select for the steel case, hands, leather strap, and face, setting in motion a production process that begins with the melting of "high grade seal wax", which's hard to come by considering the high demand for "Prayer for the Dying" 45s! pressed with a dial-shaped stamp and allowed to set in a mold.

Delta 7 Arantix Mountain Bike | Uncrate

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Looking for the lightest mountain bike frame you can find? You'll be hard-pressed to find one lighter than the Delta 7 Arantix Mountain Bike ($TBA). Featuring a patented IsoTruss carbon fiber and Kevlar open lattice tube design — correctly described as "spider web-like" — this off-road beast weighs in at just 2.74 lbs., and can be ordered frame-only, or outfitted with SRAM or Shimano bike components

World’s Thinnest And Lightest 10″ Tablet: Excite 10 LE | TechCrunch

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The slate runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb, but Toshiba and I talked tirelessly about this and you can rest assured the Excite will run Ice Cream Sandwich by the end of spring. Past that, you’ll have a 1280×800 10.1-inch AutoBrite display, along with a OMAP 4430 1.2GHz dual-core processor.

Portage seems to be Toshiba’s specialty, and even as such a thin slate, the Excite 10 still makes room for the necessary connectivity. MicroUSB, HDMI, and microSD slots are all included, along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support. On the back you’ll find a 5-megapixel camera capable of video capture in 1080p, along with a 2-megapixel front-facing shooter for video chat.

The Excite 10 LE comes in both 16- and 32GB flavors for $529 and $599 respectively.

Marmot Turrent 3-Person Tent | Gadgetlab

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The Marmot Turret 3P is everything you’d want in a three-man tent. It’s lightweight, compact, and wind resistant. It keeps you dry even in the whipping rain, and it’s remarkably easy to set up. However, with a price tag of $430, you’d half expect the tent to come with maid service. Do not bring this tent to the local Occupy encampment. You’ll likely be chased out, or become the target of a new Occupy movement.

Sure, there are plenty of luxe, lightweight, three-man tents made for backpacking that cost more than $400. But with packed dimensions of 8.5 x 28 inches, the Marmot Turret 3P isn’t ideal for stashing in a pack. It’s better suited for car camping, and if that’s your speed, you could spend half as much money for something agreeable. But with the Marmot, you certainly do get a lot for your money

Compact Portable Power Dock Soaks Up the Sun | Gizmodo

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A-Solar has managed to keep their new Power Dock remarkably small and travel-friendly, while still incorporating a solar panel.

With a 6,000 mAh rechargeable battery it packs enough power to completely charge a couple of mobile devices. But it also provides enough juice to even charge the iPad, though, only to about 60% of its full capacity.

A USB port on the back lets you charge its built-in battery from an outlet, when available, or connect it to a computer allowing you to sync your docked device to iTunes. And, even though it has a small footprint, it can also dock and support the larger iPad without toppling over.

For those times when you're away from a power source, just flip over the $106 travel dock to reveal a compact solar panel that's promised to harness the sun's rays even on a cloudy day.

BREMONT MBII Watch

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Bremont MB II watch

The Bremont MB was designed and built to become the definitive aviation chronometer in the market place. Tested and designed in conjunction with the iconic British aviation company 'Martin-Baker'. There are two models available - the MBI and the MBII. The MBI is only available to those individuals who have ejected using an MB ejection seat.

The movement is protected by an anti-magnetic Faraday cage and a specifically designed anti-shock case mount, designed to withstand the MB ejection seat test programme.

Drifter Sunglasses | nonnative

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