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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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Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch
By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

It's a hat trick this week.

By Cool Material
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The Vacay Shave

One of the most wholesome corners of the internet taught me to love shaving again.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Unofficial Dress Code of the Masters, Decoded

Badge or not, dress like you belong there.

By Cool Material
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NERF’s 2016 Fall Blaster Lineup

When we talked about the NERF Blasters that were capable of launching projectiles in excess of the posted speed limit in most states we knew that foam warfare had change forever (for the better, if we're being honest). People still weren't happy with just 70MPH projectiles because the blaster wasn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Boba Fett Project Galact-Tac Body Armor

There's no arguing that Boba Fett is one of the coolest fictional characters ever created, even if it hasn't (yet) enjoyed the big screen time he deserves. Dreamed up as a collaboration between an absurd amount of industry leaders, GalacTac Body Armor closely resembles the Mandalorian armor we're all familiar…

By Cooper Fleishman
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TASER Pulse Is a Non-Lethal Self-Defense Weapon

Founded in 1993, TASER is a company that produces self defense and law enforcement weapons in a variety of non-lethal categories. Their latest creation is Pulse, a high-tech, subcompact weapon with a concealed carry design that is capable of immobilizing an attacker for up to thirty seconds from up to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Plazmatic X Is a Dual Beam Lighter

Unless you've got some one-off Zippo, it's rare your lighter will command attention. That is, of course, unless your lighter is the Plazmatic X. The world's first flameless, windproof, dual plasma beam, USB rechargeable lighter looks like it's from the future. Not only does that mean you'll never have to…

By Mike Newman
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Vicis Zero1 Football Helmet

If you don't want professional football to morph into a high-speed game of two-hand touch, you better hope someone provides a realistic solution to the current concussion issue. That means looking at the potential of a smarter helmet—something like the Zero1 from Vicis. Designed by engineers and neurosurgeons, the Zero1…

By Mike Newman
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