miravision

I don't own a TV, but I might consider this one. via gizmodo

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My androgynous streak awaits its daily dose of cool from the informative and fun A Continuous Lean. Partner at the PR and marketing firm Paul + Williams, Michael Williams, does a bang up job making up for a "lack of interesting coverage of men's style, fashion, design, media and technology" on his blog.

ACL is heavy on style, posting advice such as how to care for your denim, and montages of clean, modern, classic, and utilitarian looks in international fashion:

An autumn look

Canvas totes from Utility Coop, Japan

He also has updates on local retailers, such as DWR Tools for Living:

 

ACL's Maps and Intel section features shopping, dining and drinking places of note in NYC, with mini reviews of each spot – a useful quick reference for the visitor or even seasoned New Yorker looking for hip recommendations:

Finally, ACL has a keen eye for design, including great flickr finds and local art and photography exhibits:

Typewriter ribbon tins from Flickr

Photo exhibit on disappearing mom and pop stores

Even if you aren't in the market for menswear, ACL is a great spot for the latest news and inspiring ideas from the front lines of cool.

laptop/clutch

Wow! This special edition HP laptop by Vivienne Tam is almost enough to make me switch from my Mac. According to designboom it's due out sometime next year.

power purse

Notcot points out a solar purse that doesn't look like hiking gear - finally!

macbook touch?

I don't know if this is real but if it is all I have to say is: OMG.

zero pollution

How about a car that runs on air, gets 106 mpg, generates no pollution, and costs $17.8k? It gets 200 miles per tank, and recharges at an air compression station, or plug it in at home and an on-board compresser refills the tank in 4 hours for about $2 of electricity. Too good to be true? Nope. My colleague Marlène gave me a heads up on this zippy looking compressed air vehicle, coming to the US in 2010.

USB vacuum

I have a total love-hate relationship with Urban Outfitters—I'd like to think more hate than love—but there's no denying that once and a while they have something pretty damn neat. You have to admit this keyboard vacuum is kind of awesome.

light-emitting wallpaper

Leave it to a Dutch designer to come up with something this cool.

i want...

...a bubblecar!

eazzzy

Eazzzy USB digital camera by Sung Woo Park via Core77 Design Blog.

hema

Dutch department store HEMA has a really cute website, where all the products tip over, crash into each other, and cause general disaster. I'm not a huge fan of flash sites but this one is definitely worth a look.

beautiful

Anything that comes from Apple these days is pretty much like crack: I want all of it and I'd practically beg, borrow, or steal to have any of it. Damn them. Interesting about the choice to not have a DVD drive, is this just a way to promote movie sales and rentals via iTunes, a technology-forward move, or both?

pear tree

This awesome pear tree lamp by Nick Foley has three rechargable, portable lights that you can pick from the tree. Each light recharges through its ultra-strong rare earth magnet and has 10 ultra bright LEDs.

cassettes

Clockwise from top left: cassette wallet via designboom; cassette ipod cases via retrotogo; mix tape USB stick via SUCK UK; retro cassette tote bag via retrotogo.