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Call from Anywhere. SPOT launches Satellite Phone for Outdoors

It's just 5 inches tall. The body is made rugged for the outdoors. Announced today, Spot LLC will soon start selling a satellite phone.
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Ultimate Outdoor Computer? Startup unveils Tablet for Wilderness Pursuits

Sqigle INC. needs $250,000 in crowd-sourced money to make it happen. But if the brand funds its project the outdoor world will have a neat new tech tool for use in the wilderness.
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Control iPhone with a Flat watch device made for sports

A new smartphone control device that looks like a wristwatch allows users to answer calls and control apps without taking a phone out of their pocket or backpack.
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First Look: Suunto 'Ambit 2' for multisport market

Suunto expands its Ambit line with two new watches for the "explorer" set as well as triathletes and other multi-sport athletes. We got the industry's exclusive first look...
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Speaker fits in Bike water bottle cage (lets you pump tunes to world)

A good idea or not, the boomBOTTLE mobile bluetooth speaker fits in a water bottle cage for music-filled bike rides. Share your tunes with the world as you pedal and coast.
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Ski Film company buys Helicopter 'Gyro camera' for $750K

Talk about high resolution. A new camera system purchased by Teton Gravity Research is gyro-stabilized and costs three-quarters of a million bucks. The crisp footage to come must be worth it.
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Hidden pod on bike Broadcasts GPS position (thwarts thieves)

"The BikeSpike is a beacon that uses GPS and cellular technology to broadcast your position." That's a selling point a startup brand touts in a Kickstarter video about its yet-to-be-funded bicycle tracking system.
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These sunglasses are made from a Plant (lens and all)

Most sunglasses are made of petroleum-based materials. But in an effort to reduce its ecological footprint, ZEAL has 100% "plant-based" sunglasses coming out this spring.
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'Luxury watch' has leather band, digital face, wilderness sensors inside

With price tags hovering at $950 and up, this week Suunto upgrades its Elementum watch line and "enters the luxury timepiece market." But inside are features to measure altitude, air pressure, water depth, direction (compass), and more.
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