If you love music, then you know how important creating the ultimate listening experience can be. And most likely, you’re willing to go to the ends of the earth to achieve the ultimate sound. If you fall into this category (I believe the experts call these people audiophiles) then you’ll love the Zikmu speakers from [...]

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Wired‘s December issue includes a handy gift list highlighting 100 choice selections for the gadget-obsessed person in your life. I love gift giving and always wholeheartedly chose something special for everyone on my list. Here are a few nifty neato things that caught my eye: No. 1: Dyson’s Air Multiplier Fan Using Dyson’s Air Mulitplier [...]

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A few days ago we posted our fabulous gift suggestions for ladies, and in keeping with our holiday theme (notice the falling snow on our background?), we’re following up with our fabulous gift guide for that genteel man in your life. We tried to keep it fanciful and creative, so you won’t find ties, cologne, [...]

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Chilewich, the company known for its woven vinyl tabletop decor and durable indoor/outdoor rugs, has branched out into iPhone covers — a genius and natural move really. Partnering with Griffin Technology (your neighborly iPod outfitter), Chilewich has released a line of stylish and durable iPhone covers (for both the 3G and the 3Gs). The Elan [...]

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Meet your newest obsession — litl. It’s an intuitive Webbook designed for Internet surfing, and it weighs just three pounds. You can use the litl in two ways — laptop mode (self-explanatory) or easel style, which gets a little more clever because instead of navigating with a trackpad or keyboard, you use a wheel (designed [...]

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Have you ever wondered what your preferred interior design aesthetic is? I know I have! So when I received an email from the ISCD with a link to its new quiz, I was super psyched to try it out. The quiz uses a series of illustrated questions to pinpoint your interior style and presents the [...]

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In between coordinating vendors for the wedding, ordering various decos, and trying to stay sane until the wedding, I’ve been relaxing wtih a fantastic book titled Lives of the Artists. The book is adapted from a series of articles written originally for The New Yorker magazine, author Calvin Tomkins profiles seven of the world’s most [...]

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Last week my good friend Matt sent me an invitation to join One Kings Lane, a Web site that runs online sample sales for home goods. And because I know how much you all love dressing up your digs, I’m opening up the invite to you! Just email me at thefunctionkey@gmail.com, and I’ll invite you [...]

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Meet “Without You Baby, There Ain’t No Us,” a project from Swiss art duo (The Invisible Heroes) Comenius Roethlisberger and Admir Jahic . . . About their project: “in an attempt to disrupt the haphazard collection of archieved videos that youtube has become, the artist duo comenius roethlisberger and admir jahic transformed the visual (virtual) [...]

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The weekend is upon us, and these are some of our favorite things to get into . . . texts from last night Now you can share your most embarrassing mobile moments online — forever. Here’s a funny one: (713): We need to get cat food (713): Nevermind, the cat will eat lucky charms Visit [...]

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