One of New Balance’s Best Y2K Sneakers Gets a Military-Tough Revival

New Balance revived the 1000 and upgraded it with a Cordura base layer on the upper. The futuristic design, introduced in 1999, gets an outdoors friendly revamp with olive green suede and taupe leather panels over the mesh base. A sculpted polyurethane midsole provides cushioning and support and a reinforced toe cap adds protection on the trail. The upper is topped with reflective detailing for lowlight visibility.

Czapek gives its sleeper steel sports watch a makeover 1,500 years in the making by incorporating a dial made using the ancient Byzantine art of plique-à-jour. The unique dial was produced by applying thin layers of colored enamel directly over an openworked metal frame with no backing and then firing it so that the enamel adheres to the metal. This results in a framework pattern of colorful, translucent windows of enamel resembling stained glass. In this case, the windows give a view into the gorgeous in-house Cal. SXH7 movement. A limited edition of only ten watches, the Antarctique Plique-à-Jour is available from Czapek for CHF 62,100 (~$77,340).

Long before the video game console war between PlayStation and Xbox — and even before Nintendo versus Sega — there was the Atari 2600 against Intellivision. Now, 45 years later (and in one of the strangest mash-ups in video game history), Atari has revived its long-dead rival for modern audiences. This Atari redux of the Intellivions looks like the original, but has plenty of modern functionality, like HDMI output for contemporary TV compatibility. It also comes with 45 built-in games (but can be expanded for more), two wireless controllers, an integrated charging doc, USB-A connections and more.

The new edition of what the brand calls “a true middleweight retro” offers an almost irresistible combination of good looks, approachability and price. The first and last of those qualities kind of speak for themselves, while the middle one comes courtesy of a 31.5-inch seat height and 412-pound curb weight, plus assist & slipper clutch, traction control, ABS and horizontal back-link rear suspension. The Z650RS packs a nice punch too, with the 649cc engine making a claimed 67 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and max torque of 48.5 lb-ft at 6,700 rpm.

This capable new sleeping bag from Exped is 100-percent feature-rich, and half the price of competitors. Built for three-season backpacking, the Terra 30 is built with RDS-certified, premium 650+ fill-power grey duck down and is designed for a balance of reduced weight and compressed volume. Made with a fully recycled DWR free 20D ripstop shell and lining, this unisex sleeping bag weighs less than two pounds across all of its sizes, making it easy to stuff in your backpack. Thoughtful details round out the bag, and include the glow-in-the-dark-zipper pull, which makes it easy to unzip in the dark, and the internal pocket for stashing your phone or headlamp close by.

Ferrari’s latest retro-inspired homage comes in the form of the SC40, a one-off tribute to the F40 based on the 296 GTB. As such, while the car features a cutting-edge V6 hybrid drivetrain under the hood, it also sports a large fixed rear wing, Lexan louvres and other old-school touches such as carbon-kevlar. In keeping with the SC40’s bespoke nature, Ferrari designed the white paint specifically for the car.

The Danish hi-fi manufacturer has introduced a new and improved versions of its Spectrum loudspeaker range. According to the brand, the second-generation models have been “acoustically refined” and feature a “updated, even sleeker design.” Like before, there are bookshelf, floorstanding and center channel loudspeakers, as well as subwoofers, allowing you to configure them in a traditional stereo or home theater system. Notably, Tangent has added on-wall LCR loudspeakers to the range for the first time, which is ideal for building more immersive home cinema and multi-channel systems. Available in black or white satin finishes.