These Fuuvi Megane Glasses offer both form and function –see,  it’s actually a 2.0 MP camera that takes photos and videos. Strap it to your bag or around your neck and peer through the thick-frames to ensure you don’t miss a beat of the world around you. AC Gears is the first to offer this innovative design in-store, but if you can’t make it over to check it out in person, take a closer look online.

An obvious subscriber to the ‘less is more’ school of design thought, the card speaker from IDEA Japan is a mini monolith of a device, perfectly portable for meetings or other on-the-go situations that could benefit from some extra audio ‘oomph.’ Sleek as can be (about the size of a credit card and thickness of a pack of gum), this is the hip flask of portable speakers. No batteries required, either — charge it via USB cable and it’s good to go. The IDEA card speaker is available now from us, both online and in-store.

Now available for the first time in a retail store, for all you budding engineers and anyone else who’s got a curious mind for what makes things tick, the starter kit from littleBits aims to make the world of wiring and circuitry accessible to everyone, young and old.



Whereas all the soldering and programming required could normally dissuade a beginner from exploring this field, the littleBits kit takes all that out of the equation, using instead pre-assembled circuitry that snaps together with magnets for a quick and easy way to jump right in, no risk involved. If you’re interested, watch the video above (bonus: it’s set to a great track from Discovery, that Vampire Weekend/Ra Ra Riot side project from a few years back), get a closer look on our website and get an even CLOSER look in-store.

While I was browsing Joey Roth‘s site for more information  on his recent re-release of these beautiful ceramic speakers, I noticed this post from earlier in the year — his prototype of a computer mouse made from wool felt, teak and aluminum, shown as part of the Use Me exhibition put on by the American Design Club. Another excellent example of Roth’s smart use of unexpected materials in everyday objects — someone produce this already!

I’m slightly obsessed with round, thick-frame glasses of the David Hockney variety even though they don’t work for my face, which is why I love when the aesthetic is put to a different use. The smartphone stand by Nendo designed for Elecom is a beautiful example of this kind of re-appropriation, adding suction cups to each lens. If you’re always accused of being glued to your phone, this is a cheeky way of admitting you’re guilty as charged. Seen on Designboom.

If you’re braving the Black Friday crowds the day after Thanksgiving, why not stop in for a drink with us? All day Friday, we’ll have free Tiger Beer in the store along with a bunch of Black Friday special deals — our prices for Beats by Dre and the TMA-1 are too low to advertise, and those are only a few of our special sale items. In addition, we’re offering 10% off all day on all non-sale items. What’s 10% off of free beer?

Seen on Selectism — and not as if New York needs to seem any more like an adventure, but at least this print by Jesse Eisemann renders the city as the fun, jump-on-Yoshi-and-spit-out-some-turtle-shells-type adventure, effectively distracting us from the reality of our day-to-day “did that bum just spit on me?” adventure. The print is available at Imagekind.