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Flipping through The Manual: Perfect paddles, derby drinks, scenic summer spots

Burned out on apps, keys and screens? Improve your analog life this weekend! Digital Trends’ brother site The Manual exists to give men straight-up advice, from unspoken suit rules you need to know, to the latest in fashion, food, drink, travel, grooming and culture. Here are a few of our favorite stories to appear on The Manual lately.

Trekking: Sanborn paddles are as functional as they are handsome

Trekking: Sanborn paddles are as functional as they are handsome
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Cousins Zak Fellman and Todd Randall have been hand crafting their wooden canoe paddles for more than six years. They’re gorgeous, hand-painted and built to last, rendering them as suitable for your cabin wall as the open water before you.

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Keep it clean with our favorite shoes for spring

Keep it clean with our favorite shoes for spring
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These fresh shoes are outfitted with smooth suede, white uppers, and lightweight comfort to keep you on your feet long into those summer nights.

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Summer hot spots: Where to head to on vacation this year

Summer hot spots: Where to head to on vacation this year
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Wondering where to go this summer? You’ll build lasting memories at these five under-the-radar spots.

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Let it ride with these tasty Kentucky Derby drinks

Let it ride with these tasty Kentucky Derby drinks
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There will be plenty of Mint Juleps to go around on Kentucky Derby Day, but this year why not try some alternatives? Thanks to our friends at American Whiskey, we’ve got some brand new Kentucky Derby drinks for you.

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The earth-loving man’s guide to reducing waste

The earth-loving man’s guide to reducing waste
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Betty and John Shelley were able to fit a year’s worth of garbage into a single trash bin. If you want to learn how to reduce waste, heed their words.

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Earth-friendly tips on how to wash jeans (or not)

Earth-friendly tips on how to wash jeans (or not)
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This Earth Day, Levi’s wants to teach you how to wash jeans. Their advice is simple: Don’t wash your jeans.

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SWAT team’s Spot robot shot multiple times during standoff
Spot, a robot dog.

A Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot deployed by the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) was shot during a standoff in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

It’s believed to be the first time that the robot helper has taken a bullet during active duty, and it highlights how the machine can help keep law enforcement out of harm’s way during challenging situations.

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Microsoft Edge is slowly becoming the go-to browser for PC gamers
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Microsoft Edge is already jam-packed with features that other web browsers don't have, but a new one might well help your PC run faster while gaming. The default Windows web browser now has the option to limit the amount of RAM it uses, helping you prioritize RAM access to other applications or games. The feature is currently being tested in the Canary version of Microsoft Edge and could roll out to everyone if Microsoft deems it useful enough and gets quality feedback.

Spotted by X (formerly Twitter) user Leopeva64, the setting for this new feature is buried in the System and Performance section of the latest Canary version of Microsoft Edge. It is being rolled out gradually, so not everyone has it yet, but it gives two options for controlling your PC resources.

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How Intel and Microsoft are teaming up to take on Apple
An Intel Meteor Lake system-on-a-chip.

It seems like Apple might need to watch out, because Intel and Microsoft are coming for it after the latter two companies reportedly forged a close partnership during the development of Intel Lunar Lake chips. Lunar Lake refers to Intel's upcoming generation of mobile processors that are aimed specifically at the thin and light segment. While the specs are said to be fairly modest, some signs hint that Lunar Lake may have enough of an advantage to pose a threat to some of the best processors.

Today's round of Intel Lunar Lake leaks comes from Igor's Lab. The system-on-a-chip (SoC), pictured above, is Intel's low-power solution made for thin laptops that's said to be coming out later this year. Curiously, the chips weren't manufactured on Intel's own process, but on TSMC's N3B node. This is an interesting development because Intel typically sticks to its own fabs, and it even plans to sell its manufacturing services to rivals like AMD. This time, however, Intel opted for the N3B node for its compute tile.

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