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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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Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in April 2026
By Cool Material
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Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch

The military classic is a remarkable addition to your EDC this season, and these are a few of our favorites.

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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Concrete Coaster

Concrete is cool. Coasters are just good manners. Combining the two is obvious, but this particular coaster goes one step further because the cement has enough non-toxic recycled ash in it to make the coaster water absorbent. Most coasters prevent your cold one from leaving a ring (that’s kind of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Flashlight Ever

It takes balls to call your product "The Best ______ Ever." If BK put out "The Best Burger Ever," you don't think the suits at Mickey-D's wouldn't take that as the initial act of a coming fast food fight? It also, however, takes confidence and a strong belief in what you've got…

By Mike Newman
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Herschel Camo Backpack

Camo is available on just about everything these days. You can get camo Clarks desert boots, camo Dockers pants, camo pocket squares, camo shirts and pretty soon you'll probably even be able to pick up camo condoms. Originally it was created to, you know, actually camouflage things, but now the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Worton Weekender – Black Edition

If you were to ask a woman to show you her "weekend" bag, most would roll out something that would need to be checked at the airport. For us guys, we need the essentials, and for those essentials we need an actual weekender bag. The Worton Weekender from Blue Claw looks like…

By Mike Newman
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Slim Money Clip

Despite sharing a name with many lanky mobsters, Slim is something you'd actually want your money involved in. Instead of cramming a ton of junk into a wallet that will rip holes in even your most expensive Japanese denim, pare down with the modern, minimalist style of a Slim money clip. While…

By Mike Newman
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