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Flipping through The Manual: Classy kicks for summer, dry bags, BBQ accessories

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.

Grainwell makes customized woodworking a breeze

Grainwell makes customized woodworking a breeze
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Started by three sisters from Kentucky, Grainwell specializes in customized woodworking which is perfect as a unique gift or beautiful piece of home decor.

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Micro Guide: Provincetown

Micro Guide: Provincetown
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Here are just a handful of ways to spend the weekend in Massachusetts’ most iconic seaside getaway: Provincetown.

Filson’s Dry Bags: Stylish, rugged, and ready

Filson's Dry Bags: Stylish, rugged, and ready
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Outdoor adventures just got easier with Filson’s Dry Bags. No need to worry about water or sand.

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The Manual Wind: Bell & Ross BR 03-96 Grande Date

The Manual Wind: Bell & Ross BR 03-96 Grande Date
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Forget about elaborate limited editions. Bell & Ross has finally come out with a new true classic in both size and design in its latest piece; The Bell & Ross BR 03-96 Grande Date and BR 03-96 Golden Heritage.

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5 useful BBQ accessories to help you prepare for July 4th

5 useful BBQ accessories to help you prepare for July 4th
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For your reading (and grilling) pleasure, we would like to present a few of our favorite BBQ accessories for this July 4th and beyond.

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On Your Feet: J. Crew and New Balance celebrate the dog days of summer

On Your Feet: J. Crew and New Balance celebrate the dog days of summer
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With dark brown and blue suede over off-white nylon, the New Balance Hilltop Blues 998s from J. Crew are the perfect summer sneaker with a touch of class.

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Microsoft just discovered the next big evolution in displays
Resident Evil 4 running on the LG UltraGear 45 gaming monitor.

Microsoft is working on a new patent that aims to bring unprecedented levels of control to displays. The new tech, dubbed Pixel Luminesce for Digital Display, allows you to micromanage every single pixel of your display, adjusting the brightness as needed. If and when this makes it out of the development stage, it could end up being huge for all sorts of use cases, and could bring major improvements to some of the best gaming monitors.

The patent application describing the tech, first shared by Windows Report, describes the new technology as something that would enable selective dimming. With Microsoft's new tech, you could decide that one part of the display stays brighter while the rest of it remains unaffected, and this would happen dynamically.

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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
microsoft edge chromium to roll out automatically soon chrome

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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