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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.

Your Blundstone Boots Could Use a Day Off
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Your Blundstone Boots Could Use a Day Off
By Beau Hayhoe
A Conversation with Saquon Barkley on His H. Moser Watch Collaboration A Conversation with Saquon Barkley on His H. Moser Watch Collaboration
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A Conversation with Saquon Barkley on His H. Moser Watch Collaboration

The Eagles superstar talks personal style, understated luxury, and why his nearly $100,000 timepiece is about more than telling time.

By Karlton Miko Tyack
Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener
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Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener

Olauto is bringing fine fragrance, clever design, and a little personality to the humble car air freshener.

By Cool Material
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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
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Busch Light Solar Cookers

Whether or not Busch Light is your light beer of choice, they have made an impression with their most recent campaign. In an effort to both raise awareness of and help combat the prevalence of forest fires, Busch Light has crafted the Busch Light Solar Cookers. As part of the…

By John A. Paradiso
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This Rangefinder Has the Best Thermal, Tracking and Distance Controls

Having a smart, range-finding, distance-tracking and thermal-equipped monocular sight is never something we'd ever thought we need, but one weekend in the wilderness is all it takes to make it essential. While there are certainly meme-worthy applications when it comes to recording your adventures, this solid piece of kit is…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Rocket Boom Bubble Gun

Summertime's not over yet, so we encourage you to make the most of the warm weather and have a little fun. Here's one wild piece of gear to help: the Rocket Boom Bubble Gun. Combine a Nerf gun with a bubble blower and you've got this surprisingly impressive novelty. Perfect…

By John A. Paradiso
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Canada’s MEC Gives New Life to Old Favorites With Classics Collection

For many who grew up in Canada, the name MEC may ring bells of outdoorsy gear with a fashionable lean. Now, the brand is reinventing many of its most popular and classic apparel with a 21st Century update. By taking the best items from its five decades in business and…

By Brett Braley
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You Could Own NBA History with Jordan’s 1998 Jersey

Was there a better time to be a basketball fan than the mid-to-late '90s? This was the reign of Michael Jordan, a GOAT before the term GOAT was even invented. Think of the 1998 NBA Finals. This was Jordan's last season with the Bulls and his sixth championship. He won…

By Brett Braley
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