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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: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026
By Cool Material
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6 Health and Wellness Products to Upgrade Your Routine

Better sleep, smarter workouts, healthier skin, and a few other ways to take care of yourself.

By Cool Material
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History
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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History

The Harrington jacket is only the beginning.

By Cool Material
Fashion
Suunto Core Wristop Computer

Suubto's Core Computer watch is an impressive device: altimeter accurate to fractions of a foot, compass that guides you with commands, barometer and temperature gauges, the list goes on. We're half-expecting next year's model to have random go-go gadget arms and time travel.

By Wylie Overstreet
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Audio
Etón Soulra iPod Speakers

A day at the beach is best accompanied by music, but battery-powered iPod speakers die too quickly and sound like a kazoo. So Eton decided to make the Soulra, a set that endlessly powers good speakers with a giant, spherical, thermonuclear fusion bomb. Some folks call it "The Sun", but…

By Wylie Overstreet
Eton Soulra iPod Speakers
Accessories
Stanley & Sons Bags

It always catches our eye when someone is sticking to the tradition of constructing quality products in one-off quantities. Yes, these bags by Stanley and Sons are not cheap: you'd think that by "waxed cotton cloth" they mean "waxed cotten dyed with platinum dust and washed in unicorn tears". But…

By Wylie Overstreet
Stanley Sons Bags
Food
The Sportula

For men, there is little - if anything - more important than the sacred art of preparing meat by way of fire. Your badass barbecue may be charcoal or natural gas or propane but you learned how to cook with tinder so that's less important than the rules. The woman…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Reiter8 Recycled Sail Wallets

Screaming "I'm on a boat" and having an excuse to wear your beer pong polo and boat shoes aren't the only reasons sailing is awesome. As if bikinis aren't enough, you get awesome tattoo ideas, wind in your face, and even get to be a little green. Reiter8 (see what…

By Cooper Fleishman
Reiter8 Recycled Sail Wallets