Ricky at watch-cufflinks.com brings together two of my favorite elements — the mechanical watch and French cuffs — together in a twist on formal dress. Each pair employs a set of matching authentic watch movements set on links, ready for a business lunch or family dinner. I’ve been known to remove my watch and look at the movement through the display back, and with these links I can appreciate the details of Swiss and Japanese craftsmanship. Plus, they’re bound to get some curious looks. My advice: pick a movement with lots of jewels (17 is standard) to contrast the metal.

Up until now the only way techies in the U.S. could get their keyboards to emit a wondrous rainbow of color was getting creative with Christmas lights. Korean electronics manufacturer Luxeed is finally releasing their LED Rainbow keyboard in America with the help of ThinkGeek. The USB device comes in either a white backlit version where the keys change color or a black backlit version where only the letters change color. Users can easily program the key sequence utilizing the accompanying Windows software. Whether you want your keyboard to mimic the flag of Portugal or just emit an eerie radioactive green glow as you write your science fiction novel, the choice is at the tip of your fingers.

Via Technabob

Remember how we were all supposed to be talking on video phones in the mid-90s? Most wouldn’t call a tiny 3-inch x 3-inch screen that produced a stuttering two-frame-a-minute picture “video.” Then a decade later anyone with a laptop and built-in camera put that argument to bed. But, the X-Cast scientists from UseeIsee believe there’s a market for people who a) don’t have laptop technology, b) do have a high-speed Internet connection and c) want a VoIP service similar to Vonage or you cable company, but with the benefit of sight. We call these people our parents. UseeIsee knows our folks too well, as it mixes equal parts of Catskill humor and pictures of Nana talking to her grandchildren. It’s so plain spoken, it just might work.

Brixton Ltd has previously been praised for their impressive array of stylish headwear, but with autumn in the not so distant future, you’re going to need more than just a cap to avoid the chill air. The So-Cal based designers have got you covered. Their new line of jackets (The Clampdownand Debaser) and flannels (Cedar) are a choice way to keep the cold at bay whether you’re in the Bay Area or enjoying the colorful Northeast foliage. They also compliment some of Brixton’s great new fall hat models including the Stroll, Combat, and Busker.

You know that person: the one who, all of a sudden, decides to pack in all their worldly possessions and move across the world in order to find that certain something missing in their lives. There’s a lot of love for this person because, most times, they have some really great stuff they end up just giving away to their friends, who then accept bucketloads of compliments for the art they actually didn’t spend the time picking out or paying for.

(Friends in New York and L.A. who recently benefited from the liquidation of my personal collection: you’re welcome.)

Having taken up residence in Sydney last week, I was lamenting my blank walls and making plans to remedy this situation. Coming across The Art Traders was both a revelation and a kick in the guts at the same time. Curating a Southern Hemisphere art collection will be a piece of cake from here on out, but it also has me wishing I didn’t just gift my Yoshitomo Nara sketches away. Yolande Gray and Fiona McIntosh sell the art of Sydneysiders’ on consignment and have compiled a fantastic assortment of contemporary and Aboriginal art, spanning all pricepoints and tastebuds. Check them out online at The Art Traders, or visit them in Sydney at 134 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst.