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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance

G-SHOCK didn’t just evolve into refinement. It’s been quietly building toward it from the start.

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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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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

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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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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

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Nerf’s Latest Fires Around Corners

In case you never saw the movie Wanted, the most redeeming aspect of the film--save the crazy Dodge Viper car chase scene--was the character's ability to bend bullet trajectory to their will around corners. Hasbro's Nerf wants to capitalize on that CGI technology with their new line of Rival Curve…

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Artifox Shelf Collection

When it comes to stylish and minimal desks and accessories, you'll be hard pressed to find better options than the items coming out of Artifox. Artifox combines natural materials and clever designs with modular functionality that makes workspace customization easy. Case in point: the new Artifox Shelf System. Available in…

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Carbon² Is the World’s First Carbon-Titanium Timepiece With a Snap-on Protective Case

There are a lot of options out there for precision timepieces that are stylish and built to stand up to the rigors of an adventurous lifestyle, but few watches do it as well as the Carbon² - the world’s first carbon-titanium timepiece with a snap-on bumper case for on-demand rugged…

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Hummer EV Supertruck Will Enter Extreme E Race Series

Say what you will about an electric Hummer. If GM wants to bring the Humvee back, it can't be in the form of the gas-guzzling titans of yesteryear. The electric Hummer is on its way this fall, and even before it launches, a race version will run in the first…

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The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival

Steven Rinella, the host of Netflix's MeatEater, has written a comprehensive survival guide based on his acclaimed show. The guide is less for entertainment and more for real skills in the rough. It includes how to prepare for and handle extended wilderness exploration, land navigation, first-aid, etc. He even included…

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