The Lightsaber: An Ultimate Life Accessory
With ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ frenzy reaching new heights, we stepped back to look more objectively at uses for the film’s flagship weapon, the lightsaber.
Use This Arrowhead Pendant To Hunt & Fish
You can use this multi-purpose jewelry to tighten a nut or hunt for dinner.
Apps & Gadgets For 2015-16 Snow Season
From realtime traffic tracking apps to ‘smart’ bindings, these tech apps and gadgets are perfect for a day on the slopes.
Caraband: The Wedding Ring That’s Also A ‘Biner
Ring avulsions suck. This band gives you a simple way to avoid them, plus it works like a carabiner for additional outdoors uses.
Promotion: Free SPOT Products, Thru End Of Year
Buy a plan, get a SPOT device for free. That is the premise behind a promotion today through the end of the year.
How To: Use ‘Selfie Stick’ Without Looking Like Idiot
Ugh, the selfie stick is a symbol of our narcissistic society and bane of many. But not so fast… the often misused photo tool has great, responsible applications if you follow these tips.
‘Magic Compass’ Is Crazy Simple Navigation For Urban Cyclists
The small Haize device works with your phone to display the direction and distance to your destination as you choose your own route — and adventure. It can also give basic turn-by-turn directions.
Weekend Project: 10 DIY Bottle Openers
It’ll take a few metal-working tools, but these simple bottle openers made from everyday items can inspire some fun weekend creativity.
‘Nano Pop’ Is Tiny Titanium Bottle Opener
Use your keychain as leverage to open bottles.
Underwater ‘Headphones’ Stream Audio Thru Jaw
Good underwater headphones will help those swim workouts go by much faster.
Clip-On Lens Expands Phone’s Camera Utility
The Olloclip is an add-on lens that can be clipped on to your smartphone to give your camera a little extra oomph.
Drone Vs. The Volcano
Get a bird’s eye view of the heart of a volcano.
Phone Designed To Unplug From Grid
Remember when telephones were simply telephones? The ‘Light Phone’ brings back those simpler times.
Ortovox Recalls S1+ Avalanche Transceivers
The S1+ hardware can fail, resulting in no signal transmission during an emergency situation, even as the unit appears to be powered on and functioning properly.
Power Up: Venture 30 Rugged Recharger Pack
This solid, simple battery pack has ports to interface with almost any gadget and a slick wrap-around cord. Read the full review:
Apps, Navigation, Email… Next-Level Outdoors Watch
The Fenix 3 by Garmin is a versatile, handsome watch for navigation and fitness. We put it to a test.
Oh No, Drone! Failures From Above
With so many great videos shot by UAVs, it’s easy to forget they crash, too.
Ambit3 ‘All-Outdoors’ Watch
This little watch is a powerful tool for all sorts of outdoors athletes.
Chimp To Drone: Get Off My Lawn!
Kids these days. This’ll teach’em!
Sheep Herding Drone
But it won’t lick your face in the morning.
NFC Chip In Keychain ‘Biner
The “smart” carabiner comes equipped with an NFC chip that can programmed to do a host of things.
‘Hydropower Plant’ In Your Pack
Your own personal hydroelectric plant… this unit uses river currents to charge your gadgets.
Flare-Shooting Titanium Pen
Comes equipped with everything you need to stay alive in the boondocks or the boardroom.
Review: Cyntur JumperPack Mini
Small but powerful, the Cyntur JumperPack Mini will jump your car or truck in no time and fits in a glove box.
‘CrankCase’ Keeps Your Phone Forever Charged
This clever and simple design could revolutionize phone charging.
High-End: Outdoor Watch With Luxury Look
Primo watch line unveiled by the Finnish brand.
Drones To Wearables… 10 Innovations From CES Show
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) raged with 150,000 attendees last week as one of the world’s biggest product extravaganzas.
Apps On Your Wrist: Garmin Upgrades Sport Watch Line
Garmin announced a series of new GPS watches at CES this week.
Goal Zero ‘Multi-Tool’ Of Power
A twist on the portable charger game, this Goal Zero package includes a simple power solution with included solar panels and extras you might need in the field.
Casio Outdoors ‘ABC’ Watch Storm Tested
Casio’s outdoors watch has the ABCs — altimeter, barometer, compass — for a fair price.
No Service? No Problem! Use Cell To Text Off The Grid With ‘goTenna’
A new device allows cell phones to text directly with one-another without the use of towers or satellites. It employs radio waves and has a 50-mile range.
