Whether you like a clean face, a five-o-clock shadow, or have a full-on Grizzly Adams beard, you still need some shaving products to keep that facial hair under control. So tell us: What do you use to keep your face in shape? The latest high tech electric razor or an old fashioned straight razor? Shave gel, cream, girly moisturizers? Give us your suggestions, preferably with a product link, and share your sage-like advice with your fellow Uncraters.
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It's inevitable: any time you make a big purchase, there's always something coming along a few months later that makes you (at least a little) regretful about opening up your wallet. So tell us: Is there anything you're holding off on buying? Whether it's a computer that you're waiting to be updated, a product with quality issues that need sorting out, a car that gets a redesign in the next year, or just a pair of shoes you really want but are waiting for the price to drop, tell us so we can all share in our longing together.
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We're going to assume for a second that all of you Uncraters are just as web-obsessed as we are, and ask a question several of you suggested in last week's episode: What sites do you read regularly? Plenty of well-known sites offer great content — like Digg, Gizmodo, Ask A Ninja, and Fark — but there are plenty of other great sites that sit, unnoticed, like diamonds in the rough. So tell us your daily reads, and let your fellow Uncraters in on your favorites.
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We've been asking all of you questions every Friday for a while now, so we thought it's about time that some of you get to ask the questions. So, what would you like to see a "Tell Uncrate" on? Whether it be about video games, outdoor sports, or knitting, we want to know what you'd like to hear more about from your fellow Uncraters. So let us know, and maybe you'll be asking the questions next week.
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Springtime is here. Time to get out your clubs, shake the rust off your game, and head down to the local links. So this week, we want to know: What's your favorite place to grab nine holes? Is it a popular local course, a hidden gem, or a well-known country club? Whatever the case, tell us and your fellow Uncraters, and help everyone find some new places to play.
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March Madness has hit Uncrate HQ with a fury, and to share it with the rest of you, we're doing things a little differently with this week's Tell Uncrate. Tell us who you think will win the NCAA mens basketball tourney, and the final score, and we'll give the reader who gets closest some gear from the Uncrate Mystery Closet™. So tell us: Do you have one of the favorites winning the whole thing, or is your alma mater on a path to glory? Let us know, and you'll be cutting open a box of goodies when your team is cutting down the nets.
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There is way more music out there than there is time to listen to it, and a lot of good bands go unnoticed. So we want to know: What band can you not get enough of right now? It doesn't matter whether they're rap, rock, reggae, country, classical, or electronic, we want to know who you'd pay money to see. Be sure to include links to websites and audio streams so we can all check out who's at the top of your playlist.
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We all have to face it: We're internet addicts. Whether we're on a train, plane, or automobile, we want to know what's up on the web. A new tip this Uncrater just picked up is how to use your Samsung BlackJack's HSDPA as your laptop's connection. So tell us: What do you use to stay connected on the move? PC cards, tethered phones, internet-enabled smartphone, even a homemade van-mounted satellite antenna — we want to hear it.
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We've been getting some great questions and advice over at Uncrate Answers. Our favorites are below. Soak up some knowledge, jump in and add your answer, or ask your own question.
What should I do with my work computer before quitting my job Obviously transfer personal files, delete personal emails, delete browser history. Anything else? • What is the best computer speaker set up for my office? Nothing overpowering but deep-clear sound. • I'm wanting to build a pull-up bar in my backyard. Any ideas on how? • What is the best underwear for running? • I'm putting together my summer reading list. With some vacation time and nothing on TV, I hope to read 8-10 books before labor day. Have you read anything lately you'd recommend? • I need the idiot's guide to applying cologne. Do I spray the neck or torso? Above or below clothing? Do I spray cologne into the air then walk through the cloud? How about applying cologne while still wet from the shower? • I'm looking for an everyday knife with a little more style than a buck knife or a swiss army. Any suggestions? • What are a good set of earbuds with bass comparable to over the ear headphones? • I know cargo shorts aren't the most stylish items, but they're essential to my summers and I'm looking for a new pair. Who makes your favorite khaki cargos? • What are your tips for shaving your body (everything below the neck)?
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We're going to assume for a second that all of you Uncraters are just as web-obsessed as we are, and ask a question several of you suggested in last week's episode: What sites do you read regularly? Plenty of well-known sites offer great content — like Digg, Gizmodo, Ask A Ninja, and Fark — but there are plenty of other great sites that sit, unnoticed, like diamonds in the rough. So tell us your daily reads, and let your fellow Uncraters in on your favorites.
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There is way more music out there than there is time to listen to it, and a lot of good bands go unnoticed. So we want to know: What band can you not get enough of right now? It doesn't matter whether they're rap, rock, reggae, country, classical, or electronic, we want to know who you'd pay money to see. Be sure to include links to websites and audio streams so we can all check out who's at the top of your playlist.
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Springtime is here. Time to get out your clubs, shake the rust off your game, and head down to the local links. So this week, we want to know: What's your favorite place to grab nine holes? Is it a popular local course, a hidden gem, or a well-known country club? Whatever the case, tell us and your fellow Uncraters, and help everyone find some new places to play.
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We've been asking all of you questions every Friday for a while now, so we thought it's about time that some of you get to ask the questions. So, what would you like to see a "Tell Uncrate" on? Whether it be about video games, outdoor sports, or knitting, we want to know what you'd like to hear more about from your fellow Uncraters. So let us know, and maybe you'll be asking the questions next week.
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It's inevitable: any time you make a big purchase, there's always something coming along a few months later that makes you (at least a little) regretful about opening up your wallet. So tell us: Is there anything you're holding off on buying? Whether it's a computer that you're waiting to be updated, a product with quality issues that need sorting out, a car that gets a redesign in the next year, or just a pair of shoes you really want but are waiting for the price to drop, tell us so we can all share in our longing together.
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Whether you like a clean face, a five-o-clock shadow, or have a full-on Grizzly Adams beard, you still need some shaving products to keep that facial hair under control. So tell us: What do you use to keep your face in shape? The latest high tech electric razor or an old fashioned straight razor? Shave gel, cream, girly moisturizers? Give us your suggestions, preferably with a product link, and share your sage-like advice with your fellow Uncraters.
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We all have to face it: We're internet addicts. Whether we're on a train, plane, or automobile, we want to know what's up on the web. A new tip this Uncrater just picked up is how to use your Samsung BlackJack's HSDPA as your laptop's connection. So tell us: What do you use to stay connected on the move? PC cards, tethered phones, internet-enabled smartphone, even a homemade van-mounted satellite antenna — we want to hear it.
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March Madness has hit Uncrate HQ with a fury, and to share it with the rest of you, we're doing things a little differently with this week's Tell Uncrate. Tell us who you think will win the NCAA mens basketball tourney, and the final score, and we'll give the reader who gets closest some gear from the Uncrate Mystery Closet™. So tell us: Do you have one of the favorites winning the whole thing, or is your alma mater on a path to glory? Let us know, and you'll be cutting open a box of goodies when your team is cutting down the nets.
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Bring the sports bar experience home with The Man Wall ($14,900). This all-in-one chunk of awesomeness features room for four TVs — one 52" and two 26" units are included — a 1200-watt Panasonic home theater with integrated speakers and wireless surround units, two 25-cigar humidors with gauges, a 32-bottle wine rack, a microwave, a live 7-foot sports ticker at the top with built-in computer, a full-size kegerator with tap, an iPod docking station, DVD player, and the ability to control it all via a single remote control. Feel free to grunt in approval.
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From the makers of Baconnaise and Bacon Salt comes a bacon-flavored product that you don't even have to eat. J&D's Bacon Lip Balm ($13/4-pack) will protect your lips with beeswax, aloe vera oil, Vitamin E acetate, and other ingredients, all while offering a subtle bacon flavor both you and your partner can enjoy.
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Most of us don't have the engineering, design, or architectural chops to recreate any of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterworks, but we can anyway, thanks to these new Frank Lloyd Wright Lego Architecture Building Sets ($TBA). Licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, these terrific sets — of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater — were developed in collaboration with leading architects to be as accurate as possible, and come with booklets that not only tell you how to build you own model masterpiece, but exclusive archival historical material and photographs of each building, as well. [Thanks, Kris]
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Ever wish you could combine your dual-monitor setup into one behemoth display? Get ready, because your wish has come true in the NEC CRV43 Curved Widescreen Display ($8,000). Boasting a unique curved design that's sure to immerse you more than a standard two display setup, this beauty also features a 2880x900 double WXGA resolution, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, single link DVI-D and HDMI inputs, USB 2.0 ports, an on screen display, and the assurance that you have the most unique monitor in the neighborhood. [via]
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Ever wish you could take a Jägermeister shot machine with you camping, tailgating, and partying? Now you can, with the Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler ($120). Available as a six-bottle value pack, the cooler has plenty of room for all six bottles, ice, and the requisite cans of Red Bull, and uses the same tech as the Jägermeister Tap Machine to deliver ice-cold shots straight from the external tap.
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Show your fang affiliation by stocking your fridge with Tru Blood ($16). Based on the synthetic blood drink favored by the more civilized vampires of HBO's True Blood, this carbonated real-world version packs a slightly sweet, slightly tart blood orange flavor and a rich red color that will have guests wondering if you're drinking the real thing.
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One of the worst things about adding ice to a whisky is its ability to water-down the flavor. So chill your next drink down with Whisky Stones ($20). Milled in Vermont by some of the oldest soapstone workshops in the US, these stones chill quickly in the freezer, and won't impart any flavor to your favorite blend.
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Flapjack lovers, rejoice. Now you can make fresh, 97% fat-free pancakes in as little as 30 seconds using the ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine ($3,500). This microwave-sized wonder uses no-mess batter pouches to crank out stack after stack of four- inch diameter pancakes, and doesn't even require supervision, letting you cook up breakfast for you and your crew while you get your other morning activities out of the way — like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, or downing a half-dozen mimosas.
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If you're the type of person that still sends correspondence via snail mail, and you like the taste of bacon — and really, who doesn't? — then you need to grab yourself some Mmmvelopes ($7/25). These standard-size, bacon-looking envelopes echew the nasty and potentially deadly glue of old for a new adhesive that tastes just like real bacon. Just don't forget the postage.
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We love bacon, and we've seen everything from Canned Bacon to Baconnaise, Bacon Salt, Bacon Floss — hell, even Bacon Lip Balm — so it was only a matter of time before we discovered Bacon Soap ($6). Made to both look and smell like frying bacon, this soap will get you clean while giving your appetite a jump-start on the day.
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Terrorism. Murder. Blood. Bullets. Darkness. This is the G.I. Joe cartoon you've been waiting 25 years for. G.I. Joe: Resolute ($14) is a new animated mini-series featuring classic Joes and Cobra operatives that's sure to make the live action movie look even more like a turd. Aimed at older viewers, and garnering standing ovations at JoeCon Comic-Con, Resolute consists of 11 episodes (ten 5-minute episodes and one 10-minute finale) totaling 60 minutes. We won't tell you the plot, but let's just say Cobra Commander goes totally apocalyptic on Moscow. In the first four minutes. Can someone please start a petition to turn this into a regular weekly series? Oh, and don't forget the toys.
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No matter how many frequent flyer miles you've racked up, we can all use some help maximizing the space inside our luggage. Spacepak ($30-$98) accessories help you do exactly that. The system of bags — available for clothes, underwear, shoes, suits, and more — allows garments to undergo double compression, virtually doubling the usable space inside your carry-on.
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Cue old TV show intro: "In 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency contracted illusionist John Mulholland to create a secret dossier of stealth and misdirection to be used by operatives in the field. All copies of the document were believed to have been destroyed in 1973, but a single copy remained...." Believe it or not, that's the real story behind The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception ($17). Reproduced by intelligence historian H. Keith Melton and retired CIA officer Robert Wallace, this aging document — many of the "secrets" seem more mischievous than malicious in modern context — has been enhanced with improved illustrations and an extended introduction.
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We've seen plenty of not-so-hot iPhone cases that have tried to tack wallets on as an afterthought, but this is the first time we know of it's been done the other way around. The Hard Graft Phone Card Wallet (€79; $120) is a slim, front-pocket style credit card wallet that's built with such strong elastic tape that it can also hold a phone inside for a decidedly less-slim solution. Other features include grey vegetable tan leather construction, seven card slots, and measurements that happen to hold an iPhone perfectly.
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Infinity pools have been around for a while, so it only makes sense someone would apply the same idea to another home-sized water feature: the aquarium. ZeroEdge Aquariums ($600 and up) do exactly that, providing overflowing aquatic environments for all types of fish and sea creatures in a variety of styles and shapes, ensuring you can find one that's right for your home or office. Just remember: no edge equals no lid, so be sure to keep the Darla-types away. [Thanks, Brian]
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Inspired by the classic military duffel bags referred to the servicemen of the day as "AWOL bags", the Duluth AWOL Bag ($200) is a modern take on the rugged weekender. It's made from oiled, full-grade cowhide, with a patina that only gets better the longer you have it — at least, according to Uncrate reader Brendan Ruane — and also features carry-on friendly dimensions, brass hardware and a YKK nylon zipper, cloth lining, and a single inner document pocket that's perfect for stashing your passport, cash, and other small travel essentials.
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We're quite used to seeing tons of tools crammed into a pocket knife-sized package, but it's not everyday you see the same thing done to an axe. The Brook & Hunter Mo-Tool Axe ($40) brings the handyman heat with a capable axe blade and hand-crafted red oak wood inlay handle, plus a hammer head, screwdrivers, knives, a can opener, wire cutter, file, pliers, and a wrench.
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With New Year's Eve just around the corner, don't drive after a lot of drinking without first using the Alcohawk Digital Breath Screener ($70-$150). This professional breath analyzer has you blow into the mouthpiece and, in a few seconds, an estimate of your blood alcohol content appears on the LCD. If your level is too high, just keep 'em coming and give the keys to a buddy or stay the night.
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If you plan on going on legendary adventures, you're going to need a legendary bag — and the Saddleback Briefcase ($520-$607) appears to fit the bill. Available in medium, large, and extra large sizes, this handsome case is made from 100% full grain boot leather, and features no breakable parts, the ability to convert into a backpack, hidden nylon reinforcing straps, a hidden false bottom, a rear newspaper pocket, dual side exterior pockets, two open and two side pen interior pockets, and removable side straps that can double as a belt for a size 34" - 36" waist. Oh, and did we mention the 100 year warranty? Pass it along to your kids (or grandkids), and let them have some adventures of their own.
We're giving one of these bad boys away to one lucky reader. To enter to win, just join Uncrate or Saddleback on Facebook.
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Keep your hands free and your eyes on the well-illuminated job with the Stanley Heavy Duty Clamp Light ($30). This 80 lumen flood light features a 350-degree rotational head to let you aim the light where you need it, the ability to run off either 2 or 4 C-cell batteries — for 15 or 30 hours of run time, respectively — and a strong clamp that opens up to 3.5-inches wide for gripping onto beams, joists, table tops, or basically any other stable surface.
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We've been asking all of you questions every Friday for a while now, so we thought it's about time that some of you get to ask the questions. So, what would you like to see a "Tell Uncrate" on? Whether... [More]
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