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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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iPhone 17 series could finally end Apple’s stingy era of slow screens
iPhone on charging stand showing photo screen in iOS 17 StandBy mode.

Apple has played a relatively slow innovation game when it comes to display upgrades on its phones. The company took its own sweet time embracing OLED screens, then did the same with getting rid of the ugly notch, and still has a lot of ground to cover at adopting high refresh rate panels.

The status could finally change next year. According to Korea-based ET News, which cites an industry source, Apple will fit an LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) screen across the entire iPhone 17 series, including the rumored slim version and the entry-point model.

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Aptera’s 3-wheel solar EV hits milestone on way toward 2025 commercialization
Aptera 2e

EV drivers may relish that charging networks are climbing over each other to provide needed juice alongside roads and highways.

But they may relish even more not having to make many recharging stops along the way as their EV soaks up the bountiful energy coming straight from the sun.

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Ford ships new NACS adapters to EV customers
Ford EVs at a Tesla Supercharger station.

Thanks to a Tesla-provided adapter, owners of Ford electric vehicles were among the first non-Tesla drivers to get access to the SuperCharger network in the U.S.

Yet, amid slowing supply from Tesla, Ford is now turning to Lectron, an EV accessories supplier, to provide these North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters, according to InsideEVs.

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