Monday, December 22, 2008

happy holidays!



blogspot screws with the image so the animation is not working but click here for the full intention.

nooka sightings: fall out boy

nooka sighted on jimmy kimmel live a few days ago – the bright green zub! if anyone has a link to a better quality video, please send.



get your green zub here.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

nooka sightings: code magazine


thank you marleen in amsterdam for sending this nice jpg of the cover of dutch magazine code where the model is wearing a metal mesh nooka zen-h. i really like the rings on the cover...i need to remember to get marleen to snail-mail me a copy of the actual magazine.

get your zen h here.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

more recent press: KING and BLACKBOOK



thank you KING magazine and josh spears [for blackbook] for the amazing coverage! of course, much love to our PR peeps, matt and joe!

funny juxtaposition: king is really the real blackbook

Monday, December 15, 2008

let's missbehave, again


i blogged a last week about the wonderful coverage nooka is getting in missbehave magazine, and it continues...

the winner of the hellz bellz watch from last issue is TAWNYA. the missbehave post about this is here.

if you'll be anywhere near williamsburg brooklyn this thursday, december 18th, you must check out dj semen sperms' set at the annual missbehave holiday bash. do you think "sperms" is short for spermstein? they'll be a present giveaway from burton AND nooka!

online store is down

our online store is down since yesterday in the US and japan thanks to dreamhost! direct your hate mail to them. it's always at the worst possible time as well!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

mini holiday shopping guide




o.k. even though i'm a bah-humbug! kinda guy when it comes to x-mas, i do throw a great holiday party. i actually believe you should be buying gifts for friends, family and self ALL YEAR ROUND, but here is my very concise holiday gift guide with a focus on the practical:

the takumi 10 key calculator is a bit of an anomaly in that it's modeled on an old apple computer extended keyboard aesthetic yet the usb functionality only works on a PC! even without the usb functionality, it is a smart looking calculator with a great touch-and-feel. my book-keeper can not say enough good things about it for using with excel and our various accounting software! also, idea japan is a company i consider a friend of nooka as they sell us in their brick and motor stores in tokyo and through-out japan – but you don't have to go all that way to buy this little gem as they now have a U.S. online shop! $58. get it here.

another idea product, yuento music mug is the perfect gift for the music geeks in your life. i have tried every possible way to simply get music into every room and i find this product to do the best job for 2 applications: music in the bathroom and for ambient music in small spaces. the yuento doesn't require any batteries so you don't have to worry about electrocuting yourself or having to find tiny batteries to get music from your ipod. i like to use this to have ambient music in the bedroom during parties that won't compete with music in the living room – a nice touch when people get their coats and bags. buy it here for $48.

popptags is the creation of my former business partner anya [go anya!]. it's the perfect gift to keep handy at home to add value to anytime you want to gift [or re-gift] a bottle of wine. 3 for $9.95 here. buy some for your friends too!

and of course, my suggestion for the best nooka gift is the revamped gold ip zirc. simply gorgeous if i do say so myself. buy yours on nooka.com or at the many fine nooka retailers worldwide. $350.



one last thing: want a magazine that is well-designed and an intelligent read from cover to cover? then the answer is monocle magazine. i LOVE monocle magazine even though nooka has yet to be featured there. a subscription to their magazine is the perfect gift that keeps on giving all year round [i know i'd appreciate one]! place your subscription order online here. £75 and up. then tell them how odd it is that the zon hasn't been featured yet:)