Products of the Week: Aluminum Backpacks and Red Light Mats

We’re already huge fans of Higherdose at InsideHook, so when we heard they were dropping a red light mat, we were naturally seated. The beauty of this red light mat is its flexibility: it’s rollable, transportable, hangable. All the benefits of red light (mood enhancement, recovery and pain relief, glowing skin, circadian rhythm balance) with the ease of carrying it around like a yoga mat. You can choose from 20-60 minute sessions, and they recommend using it three to five times a week for best results.

Sneaker brand Clove is taking this whole butter-yellow trend thing very seriously. The shoemakers — predominantly known for their healthcare-focused footwear — have teamed up with none other than grocery store stalwart Land O’Lakes for a pair of creamy Strada sneakers, a new lifestyle version of the best-selling Clove Classic, featuring a slightly more street-smart upper and vegan leather accents. Cop a pair before they all melt.

Watch out, trucker jacket, there’s a new waxed jacket in town. Fresh for fall, Huckberry’s in-house label Flint and Tinder is releasing an all-new slate of water-resistant outerwear; the standout of the bunch is the crispy The James Waxed Snap Jacket, which offers a slightly more elevated take on the workwear-style layer without losing the tough-as-nails DNA that F&T built their reputation on. There are currently three earthy colors to choose from — the dark brown seems especially primed for that autumnal Central Park date you’ve got planned.

We’ve tried all ranges of teeth whiteners. Whitening toothpastes, strips, gels, LED kits, you name it. But has anyone ever, in the history of mankind, been able to create a lasting habit out of these methods? Remains to be seen. Supersmile Whitening Powder just launched, and while you can use the powder in a few different ways, it has one primary, miraculously easy whitening method: simply putting the powder on your toothpaste and brushing your teeth as normal, twice a day. All signs point to it becoming a regular mainstay. Phew!

You must of course be aware of the aluminum suitcase trend. Well, Rimowa will do you one better: introducing the aluminum backpack. This backpack has everything: a suitcase attachment sleeve, laptop compartment, an exterior pocket, a removable pouch, even a secure lock. Do we think it’s sort of totally ridiculous, especially at this price point? Yes. Do we also think there’s something drawing us to it — the sleek silver, the ultra-safe closure, the fact that it could fall off a building and everything within would remain intact? Also, yes…