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Are These the Most Underrated Watches of the Year?

Citizen’s newest luxury collections set a new bar for everyday excellence.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Brooks Aurora-BL

You can up your running game by putting the future on your feet. Brooks' BlueLine Lab recently debuted its Aurora-BL that's packed with an impressive set of running technology in a truly audacious shoe. The nitrogen-injected DNA LOFT v3 cushioning provides cushy strikes, and the Glide Roll heel and toe…

By Amos Kwon
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The Best Bar Carts You Can Buy Online Right Now

Whether you live in an apartment or a home, a good bar cart can contribute to the right atmosphere of hospitality. But not just any bar cart will do. It has to have all the right details. First off, it needs to make a style statement that either blends well…

By Amos Kwon
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MIT Built a Magic Carpet That Tracks Your Movements

Motion tracking for exercise, gaming, and even safety has been around for quite a while now, but it always required cameras or body scanning for effective tracking. That changes now with, as you might have guessed, research and development out of MIT. MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)…

By Cooper Fleishman
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762-Horsepower Hydrocar

Amphibious vehicles aren't exactly practical, but they're certainly gawk-worthy. Such is the case with the massive yellow Hydrocar. Built back in the early 2000s, the Hydrocar houses a Chevy big block V8 engine good for 762 horsepower and can go from road to waves without skipping a beat. The Hydrocar…

By Amos Kwon
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The Vessel Eclipse Kit Is Perfect for the High Brow Smoker

It's no secret that stoner gear has gotten significantly classier in recent years. Gone are the days of ratty drug rugs and "anything will do" smoking vessels. Today's weed gear is stylish, functional, and, at times, decorative. If you need a further example, just check out Vessel. The cannabis accessory…

By John A. Paradiso
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