As GPS devices come, we’ve not found a simpler or less expensive product than the AMOD Data Logger. Made originally for photographers looking to track where pictures were taken, the AMOD has outdoors applications for anyone in need of a no-fuss GPS tracking device.
Do you run after the sun sets? A blinking red “taillight” and an oval-shape beam distinguish the Sprinter, a headlamp made by Black Diamond Equipment specifically for “runners of the night.”
A transparent shell fabric and dyed goose down create a unique look for Hi-Tec’s 2012 Timaru jacket. New “Color-Tec” treatment increases loft of down as bonus, the company cites.
Suspect water? Zap viruses and protozoa like giardia and cryptosporidium to provide “germ-free” H20 with this new and miniaturized (and rechargeable!) SteriPEN device.
Space-age design meets wilderness utility in an upcoming backpack line from Terra Nova Equipment. The U.K. company’s to-be-released Quasar series packs employ a crinkly polyethylene material usually used in yacht sails.
Helicopter skydivers, skiers launching huge, wing-suiters in Norway, bikini-clad girls frolicking in a waterfall, surfers getting pounded or riding large, a scuba dive with a shark, sick scenery from around the globe . . . there is little to dislike about the promotional video for GoPro’s HERO 2 camera.
DIY gear-makers who want to take their concepts to market have begun to lean on Kickstarter, a funding platform for creative projects where people can contribute to an idea as support in bringing inventions to market. Here are a few case studies.
Since 2007, when the SPOT satellite messenger came to market, more than 1,500 adventurers have been aided by the device’s SOS function. This post gives details on a few “rescue highlights” from the company’s record books.
Say goodbye to drooping, slipping GoPro camera mounts! Aluminum bodies and hex-head bolts fasten K-Edge mounts to your bike for “no-slip” camera capture, no matter how gnarly the action gets.
Vibrating surf pillows and roller-skates made for grass. These are among past ISPO BrandNew award-winning products. This week, the organization unveils its 2012 awards, which it claims are a “barometer of future trends.”
For the third year in a row, Gear Junkie founder Stephen Regenold has aided the editors of Popular Science magazine in their quest to find the “Best of What’s New” from a universe of inventions. Electric surfboards, a snow-sports crash pad, and a robotized hummingbird are all in the mix.
Significant technologies for 2012, including a new down insulation alternative, were unveiled in Colorado last week by The North Face. Gear Junkie was on site to cover the launch and get a glimpse at the “core” products coming to stores next year.
Promising a Cyborg upgrade to your skiing experience, this snap-in system gives a tiny LCD display to reveal GPS data, real-time speed and altitude as well as other “dashboard” stats as you ski.
Part online game, part participatory adventure, GearJunkie’s ‘Checkpoint: SPOT’ treasure hunt this week opens up to smartphone users! Check-in at locations around the U.S. to win big prizes and outdoors swag.
Cotton kills? No longer, according to Polarmax, which touts a new treatment that makes old-fashioned cotton a viable material for performance wear. In this column, we test some cotton underwear made for active sports and the great outdoors.
Action filmmakers are rejoicing this week with the release of an upgraded GoPro, the HD HERO2, which has a sharper lens, faster frame rates, and a new interface for operation. Gear Junkie got a pre-release HERO2 a few weeks ago. T.C. Worley put it to the test for this exclusive sneak peek.
It took a couple years and more than 3,000 “tweets,” but today GearJunkie’s Twitter account passed a milestone with the addition of its 10,000th follower.
The makers of this strange bike tout an elliptical exercise machine workout with wheels. A new “high-performance” model released this month is pegged for the endurance racing crowd.
A fat body, a convex base, and strange protruding “cleats” on the bottom make the to-be-released Spoon from DPS one of the more out-there snow sliders in recent years. We dig into the DPS technology to investigate the deep-powder-only ski.
Built rugged enough for the outdoors — but civilized and edgy for everyday wear — the Commando Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race watch is an analog timepiece for people tired of the digital look. Our writer put the watch to a multi-month wear test.
New hard drive advertised as “an aircraft blackbox for mobile data.” It can be submerged in water and run over by vehicles without damage to the data stored inside.
Built with a one-size-fits-all elastic strap, the HandStand grips your hand and swivels for varying screen views. This summer, it has been Gear Junkie’s choice for an on-the-go iPad case.
Gear Junkie tests a T-shirt with embedded crystals set to go through an endothermic reaction that issues a cooling effect each time sweat soaks into its fibers.
Handmade in Oregon, a new line of sports helmets will eschew plastic and composites as protective shell material and instead rely on old-fashioned wood. Hard hats for biking, paddling, snow sports, and climbing in the works.
This speculative survey of outdoors gear to arrive in years to come includes biodegradable energy-bar packaging, an anti-gravity backpack, and an “omni-purifying pill” to treat tainted water in an instant outdoors.
This miniature music player from Sandisk is not made for the outdoors specifically — it is not “ruggedized” and water will kill it. But for training and around-town use, the no-fuss unit is just what Gear Junkie needed.
It took a former Rolls Royce aircraft engineer to design. But this week, Yakima unveiled what it is calling the quietest and most fuel-efficient roof rack ever made.
A simple upgrade, this new accessory from GoPro adds flotation to give users of the popular helmet cameras a no-sink safeguard when employing the units in and around water.
An electric car like the Chevrolet Volt, which we test drove last month, can help cut back your dependency on oil. But is an electric-powered sedan compatible with the outdoors lifestyle? Our writer got behind the wheel to find out.
A to-be-released multitool from Gerber comes with a blade, 12 implements, and a fold-out set of legs to convert it to a camera tripod.
“Hike up the mountain, and bike back down.” That’s the promise with this to-be-released bike from Ortovox, a foldable all-terrain set of wheels made to be backpacked up-mountain and converted on top for fast, wheeled descents back down.
No, thanks.
