Mountain Men Figures

Nap in public, Google's digital wallet, branded comedy and more in this week's look at the web

Mountain Research’s limited-edition Mountain Men Figures, a collection of detailed figurines representing four global revolutionaries, will blow your friends’ Star Wars collection out of the water with little versions of Marx, Mao, Lenin and Thoreau—all dressed to the nines in rugged hiking gear.

Rapha Espresso Tamper

Nap in public, Google's digital wallet, branded comedy and more in this week's look at the web

Bike guru Chris King custom-crafted this professional-grade espresso tamper for Rapha, the perfect accessory to prep for those early morning rides. The Rapha edition is limited to just 50 and available only from their roving Cycle Club truck in Europe or the San Francisco and Tokyo outposts, but java-heads will find plenty to roll with from King’s classic collection of tampers.

Google Wallet

Nap in public, Google's digital wallet, branded comedy and more in this week's look at the web

Google launched Google Wallet this week, a near-field-communication-based payment system similar to those used in “tap pay” credit and debit cards. The system will let users swipe mobile phones to make payments at a variety of vendors.