Flipping through The Manual: Packs to go fast, food-truck pods, tie clips 101

By Digital Trends Staff September 20, 2014

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.

The Manual Guide: How to Wear a Tie Clip Properly

Fast and Light: Gregory Packs

Filson’s New Outerwear Line Is Made For Tough Guys

Harry’s Rolls Out Shaving Gel and Moisturizer

Pod People: Food Truck Purveyors Group Together for Great Cuisine

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News

Boston Dynamics retires its remarkable Atlas robot

Farewell to HD Atlas

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot has been impressing us with its acrobatics and other antics over the last decade, but the company just announced that it's retiring the bipedal bot.

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So THAT’S why Boston Dynamics retired its Atlas robot

boston dynamicss new atlas robot takes on the tesla bot

All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics

“Til we meet again, Atlas” was the closing message on Boston Dynamics’ video on Tuesday that announced the retirement of the hydraulic-powered version of its remarkable bipedal robot.

Computing

The war between PC and console is about to heat up again

Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast sitting on a desk.

There's no question that consoles are increasingly becoming more like PCs, but thanks to Nvidia, it appears that the opposite may be taking place too.

According to a new report by Wccftech, Nvidia is working with its partners to create a new ecosystem for gaming on small form factor (SFF) PCs. When it comes to Nvidia, many of us think of some of the best graphics cards that are as powerful as they are massive, like the RTX 4090. However, Nvidia is planning to flip that narrative and set its sights on an unexpected target.