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The navigation giant just built a damn good POV camera. Here’s everything you need to know about the new GoPro rival.
The GoldCoast Jetty is an updated cruiser board for the young at heart.
The ultimate adventure vehicle isn't a Volkswagen camper. It's a $20,000 Honda.
Any serious athlete will tell you that high-performance sunglasses can mean the difference between winning and losing. Here are 10 tips to consider when looking for a new pair.
Dozens of exciting battery prototypes are out there, but for now they’re just vaporware. Thankfully, some of the biggest names in tech—including Google and Apple—are finally getting on the case.
These cameras have survived 10,000-foot drops out of planes and spent months underwater unscathed. How do they do it?
A successful Indiegogo campaign looks good, but does Quell actually work?
If you want a true survival tool, look elsewhere. These are the best knives for everyday use, whether you’re backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail or car camping with the family.
The leader in navigation is taking a second shot at action cams
But they should be. The modest-looking fitness tracker is one of the best on the market right now.
New sweat-sensing technology is about to blow the doors off old-school heart rate monitors
The new loaded quadcopter aims squarely at GoPro with a camera that can shoot 4K video
You don’t have to be a timber-hardened lumberjack to appreciate the satisfying heft of a well-balanced ax.
Owners instructed to return their beacons to company’s headquarters for repair
From the cool to the downright bizarre, the best 2015 April Fools' Day products.
The most innovative multitool we've seen in years.
A cell phone smart enough to never grow obsolete
A new effort to add removable solar power panels to hard goods may finally make the tech indispensable for the outdoor set.
From the shiny new Apple Watch to the sleek—and affordable—Withings Activité Pop, these are the most stylish wearables of 2015.
Recent stock market activity may be a warning of future problems for the action-cam giant.
New gear for more informed—and more fun—training
These products aren't messing around.
Think of these as your most dependable travel buddies, coming to the rescue at a moment's notice.
Turn your smartphone into a sophisticated music player
Forget wearables. The secret buzzword this year is “invisibles."
The power of the crowd will have more to do with the success of the device than the features it will have when it debuts.
Your activity tracker knows a ridiculous amount about you—from the wear on your running shoes to what coffee shop you'll stop at on your next ride. And that data's getting shared for financial gain.
Chinese company Xiaomi just launched a camera that—on paper—rivals the entry-level GoPro.
A Texas startup wants to convert shipping containers into portable rooms that would put an end to limited lodging at sporting events.
At least not yet. Three very good reasons smart clothing is still in beta.
On the chairlift, in a kayak, at the crag, we’ve all dropped our phones. This handy tether prevents the device from hitting the deck.
Control your sustainable energy on the go with a smartphone app
Because a world without internal-frame backpacks, bike derailleurs, and wetsuits would be a darker place
Gociety, a Denver-based startup, wants to harness one of the fastest growing movements in fitness—group workouts.
While he was clearly not in peak form during the 2011 Tour de France, it was here where he cemented his reputation as an incessant attacker. Here he drives up the Alpe d’Huez, and although he was eventually caught and passed by Frenchman Pierre Rolland, Contador garnered kudos from the…
XensAir collects all of your data—airtime, speed, vert, distance and force—to help you become a better athlete.
The sports brand is making savvy moves into the wearables market, surpassing misguided apparel giants with software plays. Is an overthrow imminent?
You may be able to fool the Body Mass Index, but you can't hide from the electrical impulse.
A new generation of portable cameras let you shoot like a pro, and two superior quadcopters give you better aerial video
Pro athletes on the gear they want to unwrap this Saturday
The media is in a tizzy about new findings that suggest your smartphone is a better fitness tracker than that wearable device on your wrist. They're wrong.
A portable sound system built for the demands of the outdoors
A cooler that does double duty as an air conditioner.
Perfect your roof-rack skills, and keep your gear and ride in perfect condition.
Surround your teens with furniture inspired by the 11-time world champ
The weirdest teardrop trailer we've ever seen
The Moment Lens blew us away last year with its ability to transform phone images into crisp works of art. But we're even more excited about the company's new case.
Tag along as a member of the GoPro production staff follows Sage Kotsenburg through one of his slopestyle practice runs. GoPro had a lot of tricks up their sleeve to cover this year's X Games and they are changing the way we watch these live events. …
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In an Outside Online exclusive, the company reveals new technology that could be a "reset button" for gear-makers everywhere
A follow-along drone that's as loyal as a golden retriever and definitely better at filming your downhill runs.
Pair this smartwatch with any fitness app–even ones that don't exist yet–for access to real-time data. No phone needed.
Your wearables, cameras, and even your bike are about to get a whole lot smarter.
Yoga just entered the digital age.
A New Jerseyan builds your dream home, only smaller
There have never been so many innovative solutions for sleeping in public
The French company already makes a damn good fitness tracker. The Pop builds on that legacy—at a third the price.
Plus three more standout innovations for your wired adventures.
The navigation king released three new products Monday that set a new standard for wearables.
The smartwatch ditches GPS capability in favor of a svelte package
What's around your wrist can affect how much is in your wallet
A veteran of 25 Tours de France, James Startt is the senior American journalist in the press room of the world’s biggest bike race. Here is just a small selection of some of his favorite images from 2014.