Gallery: Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone
01Apple iPad Air
Every week, we take stock of all the products that happened to blow through the doors here at WIRED. If it doesn't click, it just gets swept under the rug. But the standouts get shined up and placed on tidy little pedestals. Please admire them with us, these Things We Love. Apple iPad Air -------------- Simple changes sometimes add up to big differences. Apple didn't need to change much with the iPad Air -- it's not like people wanted a spherical device that ran AmigaOS instead of an improved version of the status quo -- and so it made some very useful tweaks. If you're contemplating buying a new iPad, you'll be happy with the new Air. It's lighter, it's slightly smaller, and it performs like a champ. [Read the WIRED review here](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/reviews/2013/11/apple-ipad-air/). *Image: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
Josh Valcarcel/WIRED02Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-Inch
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-Inch ------------------------------- Don't sleep on the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX, because the iPad Air wasn't the only excellent tablet that came through the Gadget Lab this week. Its 2650 x 1600 resolution screen is truly a sight to behold, its 2.2GHz quad-core processor is zippy, and its battery life won't disappoint you. It's also got that live-video-support thing. [Read the WIRED review here](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/reviews/2013/11/kindle-fire-hdx-89/). *Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
03Google Nexus 5
Google Nexus 5 -------------- The first smartphone built for Android 4.4 KitKat doesn't disappoint, even if its physical design is a snoozefest. The new Nexus 5 is an extremely capable flagship phone, with a sharp 5-inch screen that's perfect for reading text and watching videos, Google's latest cocktail of voice-control features, solid battery life, and a ho-hum physical design that fades into nothingness as soon as you turn it on. [Read the WIRED review here](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/reviews/2013/11/google-nexus-5/). *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
04Nikon Df
Nikon Df -------- The [Nikon Df](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/nikon-df/) continues the retro trend that's sweeping through the camera world right now, and that old-school flavor extends to its feature set. This is a camera that only takes pictures; you won't find a video mode with the Df. That's the only drawback, though, as the Df packs the same full-frame sensor found in the flagship D4, an extensive ISO range, all the manual controls you'd want, and compatibility with Nikon's pre-1977 non-aperture-indexing lenses. In case you haven't noticed, it also has the great-looking body of Nikon's old F-series cameras. *Image courtesy Nikon*
05Keep Bulk Email Out of Your Inbox
Keeping Bulk Email Out of Your Inbox ------------------------------------ There are several paths to enlightenment, but there's only one path to your damn email inbox. Maybe that's why it's so full of bulk email and junk. There's a simple way to reroute all those unwanted messages to a folder free of all your mission-critical stuff, and it involves filtering your mail using a single ingenious keyword. Guess what it is, then read [Gadget Lab's tip of the week](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/tip-bulk-email-own-folder/) to see if you're right. *Image courtesy Epoxydude/Getty*
06Vitra Design Museum Miniature Chairs: Marc Newson Lockheed Lounge
Vitra Design Museum Miniature Chairs ------------------------------------ [Here, have a seat](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/mini-iconic-chairs/). Have a shrunken-down version of one of the most iconic chairs in design history. Have a 1:6 scale replica of a Eames Lounge, a Barcelona chair, a Tulip chair, or a Ball chair. You'll notice that it's made from all the same materials and moving parts as the full-size originals, won't you? You'll also notice that it's way too small to sit on, so just put it on your desk or in your display case or on your bookshelf. *Image courtesy Vitra Design Museum*
07Lollipod
Lollipod -------- Could [Lollipod](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/lollipod-smartphone-tripod/) be the smartphone-friendly tripod we've all been waiting for? The Lollipod isn't solely built for smartphone photos; it also has a standard tripod screw that can be used with standard cameras and camcorders. But its clamp attachment will come in handy for keeping smartphone photos steady, and it also means you can use the Lollipod as a lighting stand and a mic boom. *Image courtesy Lollipod*
08Ministry of Supply Aviator Chinos
Ministry of Supply Aviator Pants -------------------------------- The Ministry of Supply is a clothing company born out of MIT that makes business wear built like athletic apparel. Their clothes are made to look good, but the company uses thermal-analysis tools, lab tests, and 3-D knitting machines to create garments that adapt to body heat, prevent blisters, and have near-invisible ventilation systems. [Ministry of Supply's latest product is a pair of chinos](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/aviator-chino-pants/) made out of "abrasion-resistant fabric" that's hard to rip and even harder to stain. *Image courtesy Ministry of Supply*
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10Transporter Sync
Transporter Sync ---------------- The accessibility part of cloud storage is incredibly convenient, but you may be wary about leaving all your important files and sensitive documents on someone else's servers. This little device provides encrypted remote access to all the stuff on an external drive that you connect to it. You plug a USB storage device into the Transporter Sync, plug the Sync into your router, and you’ve immediately got access to all your stuff without any of the privacy worries. *Image courtesy Transporter*
