Available in aluminum and gold finishes, the Lexon Jet Clock ($55) makes a great addition to your modern home. Created by British industrial designer Theo Williams, the Lexon packs a nearly face-wide LCD, on which it shows the time, day, date, and temperature, complete with a snooze-ready alarm clock. If audio is what you’re after, check out its clock radio cousin.
Let’s face it: As much motion-sensitive, board-stomping gaming fun as the Wii offers, it’s still damn enjoyable to download an old classic like Super Mario World and get to work. And the Super Famicom Classic Controller for Wii ($75) is the perfect tool for the job. Made by Nintendo to exact 1990 specifications, it’s the coolest Wii accessory yet.
Get your bathroom gear to your destination perfectly organized with the Jack Spade Waxwear Travel Kit ($145). This unassuming bag features a waxwear outer which provides strength and abrasion resistance, a hidden snap closure, two exterior pockets, an inner zippered pocket, interior organizing pockets, and an adjustable shoulder strap.
If you plan on taking an outdoor stroll with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day or anytime this cold winter season, now you can walk hand-in-hand with these romantic new Smittens ($35). These innovative handmade mittens are built for two people to hold hands inside of one mitten by knitwear designer Wendy Feller in Seattle. The set includes two single mittens and one tandem Smitten that are made from recycled polar fleece and are available in either red or navy blue.
If you’re a fan of the Resident Evil video games and movies, you know all about the ruthless Umbrella Corporation and their creation of the zombie-creating T-Virus. Well, now you can show your support of this mega-corporation, protect yourself from inclement weather and fight off the undead with this cool new Resident Evil - Umbrella Corporation Umbrella ($15).
The Umbrella Corporation Umbrella is a unique promotional umbrella that has the same alternating red and white nylon panels as the official logo. It features push-button automatic opening, a 42 inch arc, a metal handle and a flexible, black wrist strap for carrying. Will it actually help you survive through a biohazard outbreak of killer, flesh-eating zombies? No, probably not, but it will keep you dry in the meantime.