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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 App Is Basically the Google Doc of the Outdoor World—And It Makes Trip...
My wife and I were a wreck the first time we took our kids camping. She was worried about bears and venomous snakes. I was worried I was going to forget the marshmallows for the s’mores. And the fuel...
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VanMoof Just Released an Unstealable Bike
VanMoof just built what they hope is the ultimate theft-proof bike. Dubbed the SmartBike, it’s a commuter that’s chock-full of anti-theft features, including a GSM/GPS tracking system that VanMoof will...
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Why the iPhone 6s Is the Only Adventure Cam You Need This Summer
The camera market has never been so stacked. There are DSLRs that pretty much see in the dark, thanks to astronomically high ISOs, and svelte mirrorless cameras with giant sensors and huge megapixels...
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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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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: 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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Tested: Nikon D500
Many of us were drooling when Nikon dropped its new D5 camera at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The camera has an astoundingly high ISO rating—up to 3,280,000—but it also costs $6,500. If...
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This App Is Basically the Google Doc of the Outdoor World—And It Makes Trip...
My wife and I were a wreck the first time we took our kids camping. She was worried about bears and venomous snakes. I was worried I was going to forget the marshmallows for the s’mores. And the fuel...
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VanMoof Just Released an Unstealable Bike
VanMoof just built what they hope is the ultimate theft-proof bike. Dubbed the SmartBike, it’s a commuter that’s chock-full of anti-theft features, including a GSM/GPS tracking system that VanMoof will...
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Why the iPhone 6s Is the Only Adventure Cam You Need This Summer
The camera market has never been so stacked. There are DSLRs that pretty much see in the dark, thanks to astronomically high ISOs, and svelte mirrorless cameras with giant sensors and huge megapixels...
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Is GoPro's New Insurance Plan Worth It?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever broken your action camera. Personally, I’ve cracked lenses in mountain bike crashes and I’ve had them leak in the ocean. The problems is that we use these expensive...
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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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