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The Boys Club

Author: Long Island Pulse | Published: Friday, August 26, 2011

The Boys Club 
William Henry Studio redefines pocket tools with pieces that are exceptional for use but elegant enough to make a perfectly quotable statement. Each one takes over seven months to create and the quality proves true. Carrying a pocketknife, such as this Damascus carved carbon blade, or golf divot tool in wave mokume with mother of pearl inlay and sapphires can get you out of many sticky situations. And if all else fails, the titanium, silver, mokume and ebonite wood pen will prove just as effective and impressive a tool when you pick up the check. These implements are fashioned on the same machines as the world’s finest timepieces, (and formerly, Fabergé eggs) and can be accompanied by leather cases as well as the lanyards shown here. All are available at London Jewelers.

Words: Roxanne Deiter | Photos: Antfarm Photography

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A New Lens on Life

Author: Sydney Levin | Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010

All shockproof, waterproof and freezeproof, you’d pretty much have to hurl these digital cameras to the ground and stomp on them before they’d surrender. The Panasonic DMC-TS2 Lumix ($400) is even dustproof, so it can survive your most rugged vacation. The Lumix has a 28 mm 4.6x optical zoom lens and ability to take HD movies. The Olympus Stylus Tough 3000 ($230) can handle a 5-foot fall and works as deep as 10 feet underwater. The Pentax Optio W90 ($290) works in temperatures from 14-104F, You can snap up these small wonders at Berger Brothers Camera, at 209 Broadway in Amityville (631) 264-4160, or at their North Shore showroom, at 226 West Jericho Tpke. in Syosset (516) 496-1000. Say cheese! berger-bros.com.

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POCKET Full of Poses

Author: Melissa Flagg | Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2010

When traveling, size matters. And every square inch counts! The Vertu cell phone is like having a personal concierge in your pocket, without having to buy additional airfare. Long the leader of the luxury mobile market, their latest release, the Constellation Ayxta, $6,500-$8,600, provides global citizens Vertu’s unique City Brief. The first class, around the clock digest delivers vital cultural, arts, dining and lifestyles recommendations based on the handset’s location. Etiquette tips anyone? It does that, too. What else? Uniquely composed ringtones, subtle detailing and engineering use of ceramic, leather, sapphire crystal screen, stainless steel frame and aerospace grade aluminum parts. Minox is the double agent of the optical and photographic world: Since the 1930s it’s been a favorite of the American, British and German intelligence communities due to its brilliant macro focusing and miniature size (smaller than a cell phone). This digital Minoctar 9mm (aka Minox DCC 5.0) takes 5.0 megapixel stills and 60 second videos. Despite its light 110g weight, your new confidant sports a 1.5” LCD screen, 4X digital zoom, 0.5—1m—infinite focusing range, automatic shutter speed, F2 aperture (flash sold separately) and is priced at only about $370. But if you’re strictly the video type, the Flip Mino HD, $230, is your sleek, silent, brushed-metal secret. Web ready, the 8GB of built-in memory will hold up to 120 minutes of video, records H.264 video that’s 16:9 widescreen, HD 720p (1280 x 720) and 30FPS progressive scan recorded as MP4 files. It’s easy to use for any age, silent and downloads and charges via the signature flip USB (that means no extra cables).