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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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Be the Guy Who Always Has a Pen
By Beau Hayhoe
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SPC/LST Review: Purpose-Built Gear That Lasts a Lifetime

It's pronounced "specialist."

By Travis Haley
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The Most Important Shoes You’ll Never PR In

Performance shoes get the glory. These do the repair work.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable

Nike’s cold-weather era is peaking, don’t miss out.

By Cool Material
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Charge All Your Devices with VogDUO’s Stylish 3-Port Charger

There’s nothing worse than trying to work, only to realize your devices are critically low on the battery front. While most devices come with chargers, none of them are anywhere near as functional or as stylish and compact as the VogDUO option you see here. The VogDUO 100W GaN Charger…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Byrna’s Mission 4 Rifle Launcher Is as Powerful as It Is Fun to Shoot

When it comes to home-defense, Byrna just took the entire game to the next level with their re-engineered Mission 4. Previously available only to law enforcement agencies, this powerful rifle alternative is the ultimate, high-capacity solution for both property defense and backyard fun. Speaking of fun to shoot and home-defense,…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Montblanc’s Latest Pen is an Ode to Enzo Ferrari

Car people and pen people have a lot in common. They both enjoy the finer things in life. They both have a deep appreciation for mechanism and craft. And they both respect heritage. The latest release from Montblanc focuses on the Venn diagram between cars and pens with the release…

By Brett Braley
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The James Brand Cambro Tray Set is Your New Bedside Companion

It's hard to reinvent the wheel, much less make a tray exciting, but The James Brand's Cambro Tray Set may have just succeeded. Tapping Southern California-based Cambro (the traymakers of prisons and schools alike), The James Brand injected a bit of style into an otherwise blank slate to make one…

By Brett Braley
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Vermont-Based Startup Wasted Wants to Revolutionize the Way You ”Go” On-The-Go

If you're anything like us, there is no world where taking a shit in a 5'x5'x7' plastic rectangle can be considered anything other than degenerate, but when you gotta go, you gotta go. That's what Porta Potties are for, and startup Wasted* wants to change the way you think about…

By Cooper Fleishman
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