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Flipping through The Manual: Beard trimmers and Badass Father’s Day vacations

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.

Man’s man travel: Three badass Father’s Day vacations

Man's man travel: Three badass Father's Day vacations
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If your pop is the no-nonsense, beer-swilling outdoorsman type, here are three extreme vacations you can bond over this Father’s Day.

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Sunskis revives a classic Australian sunglasses for summer

Sunskis revives a classic Australian sunglasses for summer
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Whether you’re surfing or just taking it easy this summer, you’ll need sunglasses, and Sunski has you covered with unique and fresh shades to keep you cool.

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How about some homemade no-churn ice cream?

How about some homemade no-churn ice cream?
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Have you ever wanted to make your own ice cream? Well, Chef Leslie Bilderback’s new book shows you how to make delicious frozen treats at home without the aid of an ice cream machine. It’s a skill that’s sure to impress the ladies.

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Trekking: The SipaBoard is the SUP of the 21st century

Trekking: The SipaBoard is the SUP of the 21st century
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It doesn’t take much to classify something as smart technology. However, the SipaBoard Smart Paddle Board lives up to its name in many respects, offering Bluetooth-enabled controls and a motor for cruising at speeds of up to 3.5 knots.

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The Manual’s top five best beard trimmers

The Manual’s top five best beard trimmers
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If you’re going to grow a beard, you’ll need to learn how to tame it. To help you find the right machine for your face, we’ve put together this list of the best beard trimmers.

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The Manual Wind: Romain Jerome Skylab 48 in honor of NASA’s Space Station

The Manual Wind: Romain Jerome Skylab 48 in honor of NASA's Space Station
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Modern watches have the ability to push the boundaries of traditional watchmaking. Romain Jerome is one brand known for doing so and its latest release does no disappoint: the Romain Jerome Skylab 48.

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Nintendo doesn't often have massive blunders, but the Wii U was certainly a dark time for the company. Riding high off the huge success that the best Wii games brought, the Wii U tried to keep that momentum by building on that branding. That strategy ended up backfiring big-time in the sales department, but not due to a poor lineup of games.

While it wasn't powerful enough to compete with the best PlayStation 4 games and best Xbox One games that came out around the same time, the Wii U had amazing entries in almost all it's major franchises, plus some new IP that we think are some of the best games of all time. Sure, most of these Wii U games have been ported over and are now some of the best Switch games, but let's go back to their origin and see just how great this misunderstood system was.

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As the last Sega home console, the Dreamcast was actually far ahead of its time. Unfortunately, fans were too burned by the company releasing so many consoles in quick succession. There was also the fact that Sony and Nintendo were firing on all cylinders with the best PS1 games and best N64 games around this time. In the end, it didn't matter how good the Dreamcast's lineup was if no one was around to play them.

Years late,r we've realized the error of our ways and come to appreciate all the great games the Dreamcast gave us. While some did get ports later, a lot of games were only available on this little white system. Many iconic franchises got their start here, including some games we think are among the best games of all time.

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Who could ever have imagined that, one day, all of our favorite music, artists, and albums would have entire discographies that you could access on your smartphone or tablet from pretty much anywhere in the world.

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