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The latest innovations, performance reviews, and buying guides for everything from athletic apparel and footwear to fitness trackers and sporting accessories.

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The Journey Collection Makes a Strong Case for Packing Less
By Cool Material
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

By Beau Hayhoe
The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 6/15) The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 6/15)
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The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 6/15)

A curated collection of the best Father’s Day gifts for dads who appreciate craftsmanship, clever design, great stories, and really cool stuff.

By Cool Material
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Naim ‘Solstice Special Edition’ Is a Stunning Hi-Fi Turntable

Naim produces some of the most revered hi-fi audio tech in the industry. But, surprisingly, the UK-based company had never released a turntable. As the story goes, founder Julian Vereker, a self-taught engineer, had always wanted to build a turntable but never managed to before his untimely death in 2000.…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
Amazon Prime Day 2021 [Updating Regularly]

Amazon Prime Day is back once again to bring all kinds of Black Friday style deep discounts on, well, everything Amazon sells--but mostly their own products--so you can outfit your new home or office with all the Echos, Kindles, Rings, Blinks, and smart devices you're now applauding yourself for not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Leatherman’s Latest Multi-Tool Has Everything You Need

If you're only allowed to carry one piece of gear other than a smartphone in your EDC, it should be a Leatherman multi-tool like their latest, Bond. This 14-tool option with minimal design was inspired by founder Tim Leatherman's original PST multi-tool and packs everything you use regularly in one…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Leica Unveils Its First Smartphone, The Leitz Phone 1

Famed camera brand Leica has announced its very first smartphone, which is available exclusively to the Japanese market. The Leitz Phone 1 is effectively a retooled Sharp Aquos R6 in a new case with, as we'd expect, a seriously powerful lens. In fact, the Leitz ships with a Leica lens…

By John A. Paradiso
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CRKT Provoke Compact

The original Joe Caswell designed Provoke was a huge hit for Columbia River Knife & Tool because the ingenious folding Karambit knife was lightning fast to deploy, remarkably convenient, and truly unique. Now, the brand has made a smaller version that drops the blade length by about an inch, as…

By Amos Kwon
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