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This Mapping App Makes Flying Way More Fun
The flight between London and Frankfurt isn’t all that visually interesting, but thanks to Flyover Country, I couldn’t stop looking out the window. The app uses your phone’s GPS chip, even in airplane...
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These 5 Apps Make Summer Adventuring a Lot Easier
You could argue that most of us spend too much time on our phones and that summer vacation presents the perfect opportunity to unplug. It’s a solid argument, but do you remember summer before the...
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The Four Best Weather Apps (Plus a Bonus for Storm Geeks)
Search “weather” in the App Store and you'll be bombarded with an endless scroll of options—from radar imagery good enough for meteorologists to an app that shows you a different picture of a kitten...
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Why We're Now Sharing Our Trails with Robots
No, it’s not the trailer for a new Will Smith movie. The video that surfaced earlier this month showing a humanoid robot hiking through the woods with an eight-person entourage in tow is completely—if...
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First Impressions: Apple Watch Series 2
Last week, Apple debuted the Watch Series 2, 18 months after its predecessor went on sale. It got a few big upgrades—it’s waterproof and has built-in GPS—plus a whole host of other improvements,...
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First Impressions: The GoPro Karma Drone and Hero5 Cameras
It’s been more than a year since GoPro released the Hero4 Session—a one-inch cube designed to stick to basically anything and thus expand the possibilities of POV shots. From a sales perspective, that...
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This Device Knows When You're Dehydrated
Hydration once seemed straightforward. You’re thirsty, you drink. But in the last several years, hydration has become about as complicated as immigration reform. There has been news that drinking too...
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Tested: the Nikon D5
We’ve written a lot about the rise of mirrorless cameras. The Outside staff uses them frequently because they’re small and powerful—but that doesn’t mean we’ve given up on DSLRs. Case in point: the...
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Tested: The Adventure Camera Buried in Google's New Smartphone
When we think of top-shelf smartphone cameras, we think of offerings from Apple and Samsung. Now it’s time to add Google to that list. With its new Pixel and the larger Pixel XL, the tech giant has...
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This Satellite Tracker Knows When You're in Trouble
You might already be familiar with the emergency beacon ICEdot. It’s a sensor that attaches to your helmet and can sense when you crash, thanks to a built-in accelerometer. Once it records the crash,...
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Why You Should Buy the New Apple AirPods
When Apple released the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus this year with no headphone jack, it didn’t bother me. I was already a convert to Bluetooth earbuds—the not totally wireless kind with their cord looping...
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The Best Dive Watches
Bring out your underwater explorer. Alpina Seastrong Diver Heritag ($1,695) (Courtesy Alpina) A second crown on the Alpina Seastrong Diver Heritage controls the inner timing ring on a watch style that...
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Google Keeps Pumping Out Great Smartphone Cameras
Last year, Google launched its first smartphone: Pixel. Right out the gate, the camera on the Pixel stood up to those on other leading smartphones, including the iPhone 7. Fast-forward one year and the...
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Testing the New Salomon Shift Binding
Over the past few years, ski companies have begun pouring R&D money into alpine-touring bindings. Their goal: Create a model that's light and efficient enough to tour in, but has the safety...
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GoPro’s Karma Drone Is Officially Dead
Flying is tough. This is a fact GoPro has learned the hard way. On Monday morning, the California company announced that after it sells off its remaining inventory of Karma drones, its first and only...
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