For the gamer, the X-rocker pedestal chair has almost 20 metres of wireless reach, headrest speakers and a comfy seat.

New guy-oriented websites such as Ploomy, Gent Supply Co. and Ask Men offer ideas as well as advice and information for the modern man on everything from managing money and dressing to impress to learning about classic films, cleaning a bathroom and choosing a quality libation.

Anthony Doctolero, who founded Ploomy (“real solutions for men who want to arrive - ahead of schedule”), suggests this for the young and hip: “Even the most spartan bachelor pads we’ve been in lately had at least one piece of artwork up,” he notes.

“Artwork’s a great gift to express individualism and taste,” says Doctolero. “Get him something on canvas. It’s a major step up from all those movie posters he’s got rolled up in the closet from his dorm room days. If you opt for a printed poster, then get something with style and frame it.”

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Chicago-based graphic artist Jenny Beorkrem designs striking posters depicting the neighbourhoods of several cities, at a price that leaves room for a great frame.

Gent Supply Co. offers “classic goods for the modern gentleman - who cooks, cleans, plays hard and understands a bit of style” (Canadian shipping available). Among the goods: Anthony Chrisp’s Dart coat hooks in chromed steel. Oregon-based Resource Revival has a Bike Chain Bowl and Cog Desk Clock made of recycled bicycle parts, with a modern industrial vibe.

Eco-conscious fellows might appreciate RuMe’s water-resistant tote bags. Sold in sets of three, in solids or patterns such as a keypad, pinstripe or necktie, they’re perfect for Saturday shopping.

Gent’s also has a Scottish leather Dopp kit with water resistant liner that would make a lasting gift. Chances are your dad or grandpa had one of these, reminiscent of the toiletry kits handed out to servicemen during the Second World War. Add a nice badger hair shave brush in a clever blue, anodized travel case that twists closed. Very Don Draper.

Got a game buff on your hands? Clear the room of clutter and wires with Brookstone’s X-rocker wireless pedestal chair. It has almost 20 metres of wireless reach, headrest speakers and a comfy seat. Get the TV positioned in style with Restoration Hardware’s new easel stand, which allows a 42-inch or larger TV to be mounted at different heights, within a small room footprint.

Doctolero also suggests a sleek, wall-mounted steel wine rack that would fit even tiny apartments. Lumens stocks the Wine Knot, a compact, practical and great-looking table rack molded of birch and walnut plywood.

And, finally, for the man locked to his laptop, Imm-Living’s nifty PVC USB plugs come in fun styles like feathers, spectacles and clenched fists. Lorena Agolli’s Byte laptop cases play off the Apple logo with different food motifs with a man-sized chomp taken out of them.

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