Nixon Chronicle Watch

Add a touch of old-school charm to your ensemble with the Nixon Chronicle Watch.. Available in three colorways — cream, antique silver/black, and all black/brown — the Chronicle features a numberless, retro-plain face with date magnifier, a stainless steel and mineral crystal case, an oversize triple gasket crown at 9 o'clock, and a custom leather band with stainless steel buckle.

DB Clay Hand Printed Wallets

Portland-based wallet maker is back with a whole new line. DB Clay Hand Printed Wallets are, as the name suggests, hand-printed, with each one boasting a unique design. With nearly 1,000 available (some have already been spoken for), there's a wide variety to choose from, but that also means there's less than a thousand left — so act quickly.

Randolph Aviator Sunglasses

Sure, Ray-Ban's version might be better known, but they sure as hell aren't as tough.Randolph Aviator Sunglasses ($99) were designed for the U.S. Military, and feature unique bayonet temples made to fit underneath headgear, lifetime-warranted solder joints, a variety of available non-polarized and polarized glass or polycarbonate lens options, including prescriptions, five different frame colors, and an included hard case and maintenance kit. If they're good enough for NASA, they're good enough for us.

Shure Professional Headphones

Whether you're a listener, a DJ, or a producer, you'll find a pair of cans to suit your needs in Shure Professional Headphones ($60-$200). This new line of over-the-ear monitors features three models, all with 40mm drivers and big, comfortable earpads. The SRH240s are made for listening to an iPod or laptop, while the SRH440s are made for DJs or folks listening to their favorite jams through headphone amplifiers. Last but not least, the SRH840s are for studio use and critical listening, making sure you hear every last detail of your music.

Incase HunterGatherer Cases

Give some cartoony woodgrain love to your gadgets with these cases from Incase, Arkitip, and HunterGatherer. The HunterGatherer 15" MacBook Pro Sleeve is a durable canvas case with a 3mm cushioned interior and a poly-satin quilted interior lining. The HunterGatherer Slider iPhone Case is 3G/3GS compatible and offers hardshell protection and access to all ports and controls.

PlusDeck Ex USB Cassette Deck

Got a bunch of old mixtapes lying around that are just begging to live on in digital glory? The PlusDeck Ex USB Cassette Deck ($300) can help do that and a lot more. Besides the requisite cassette deck, the smallish black and sliver box packs a FM tuner for recording radio, an audio input for recording from other audio equipment, a clock for timed recordings, and a 7.1 surround sound audio card to upgrade your movie and gaming experience.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1

This ruggedly colorful 12.1-megapixel camera is waterproof, shockproof and dustproof. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 ($400) features a 28mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens, a 4.6x optical zoom, Panasonic's proprietary iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, and AVCHD Lite High Definition (HD) video recording capabilities. The camera will be available in silver, green or orange.

Blog Interview with Jun Jo Of In4mation

We had the pleasure to talk with Jun Jo, who is the co-founder and marketing director for one of our favorite brands...In4mation. Here are some of the answers some of you have always wanted to know from the people behind the respected brands:

Please tell us a bit of who you are and what In4mation as a brand stands for?

We started right after 9/11 as a hardgoods skateshop on Oahu, Hawaii with the idea of bringing in brands that represented the lifestyle that we were all into then. It was a small shop with the family feel that we instill in our business till this day. Soon our instore tees grew into a full brand. As the brand has been growing so has the Ohana (family in Hawaiian) and that’s something we’re so thankful for everyday we’re here. We have such wide variety of talented people from all corners of the world working with us on the growth of In4mation.

In what respect do the accessories play into the whole branding and retail?

For us the accessories is an extension of what the brand represents which is clean design with a story behind every piece. It all intertwines from what the creative minds of Rhandy Tambio , Elska Sandor and Saviour Sanquiche , a lot of what they put out comes from their everyday life experiences and that translates out on to our clothing. That’s why there is a feeling from our clothing as it comes from something and not just made up.

What are the hardest challenges you and your team have encountered retail and wholesale?

There’s different challenges everyday with both retail and wholesale but they are things we have been prepared for and nothing that we can’t handle. Everyone behind both retail and wholesale side have been way more than capable to handle anything that comes our way.

All we do here is work incredibly hard and that’s all you can ask for this day and age. Work hard and hope for the best.

What can we expect out of In4mation camp in the year of 2009 and future?

Pretty much our whole idea when we started is to help as many people as we can. As the brand has been growing so has the opportunity to help more people. Our whole idea is the more friends you got the better life is. We have some projects coming down the line and the In4mation line has been getting better and better, that’s something that were proud of. Another thing that were proud of is the opening of our new skateshop last week. Its something that the guys here and in new york live and breath.

For those that want to start a retail and brand what top 3 advices would you give them?

Treat your customers as how you would want to if you walked into a store.

Be realistic.

Work hard. The harder you work the more your gonna get out of something.

Why We Suck

Take a cathartic break from the traditional family niceties with Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid by Denis Leary . Filled with the sarcastic, laser-sharp wit that Leary is famous for, this 320-page tome is filled with insightful, hilarious, and scathing commentary on our modern-day world. Two words: Read It.

Denon AH-D5000 Reference Headphones

Hear your music in fascinating detail through Denon AH-D5000 Headphones. Made with a mahogany wooden housing and lightweight magnesium frame, these studio-quality cans also feature a microfiber diaphragm, an acoustic optimizer to adjust sound pressure balance in front and behind the diaphragm, oxygen-free cables, and small outer ports to help efficiency and improve sound quality.

Brooks Brothers Triple Guard Stripe Tie

The Brooks Brothers Triple Guard Stripe Tie ($150) is a USA-made masterpiece, much like Jennifer Aniston. Part of their high-end Black Fleece collection, anti-Angelina wears only it and a smile on the cover of January's GQ.

Sk8 Wallet

Have a favorite deck that you'd like to carry with you everywhere you go? Turn it into a Sk8 Wallet. These brilliant black nylon wallets are made from new & recycled skateboard decks, with each side handcrafted and fitted to the wallet's rectangular shape, and then edge-sanded to their thinnest point for sleek durability.