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A Major Win for Nike Golf

Here at Gear Patrol, we can’t remember a golf club being released with more hype and anticipation. Nike Golf has never been known as a top-tier putter maker, but after two wins at Majors in 2009 (both Opens) the Nike Method Putter is looking to change all of that. It was just a matter of [...]

I Have the Power!

Remember Alienware before it was acquired by Dell in 2006? Its goal was to create ridiculously powerful and customized PC’s for the gaming obsessed. Correction, its goal was to create custom PC’s for the filthy rich, and gaming obsessed. Well once the firm sold out, one of Alienware’s founders Kevin Wasielewski decided to found another [...]

Rugged Chinos For The Rugged Man

If you’ve ever been attacked by a mountain lion, used your teeth instead of a chainsaw to fell a tree, or lifted your truck out of a ditch with your bare/bear hands and are in the market for some pants… you’ve probably owned or heard of Mountain Khakis (we have). The 7+ year old outdoor [...]

Sci-Fi Space Face Cream

Lab Series, one of our favorite men’s grooming brands, has recently engineered a new product, Max LS Age-Less Face Cream ($65). It comes at a price, but really is there a price when it comes to your face? After all, your face is the one part of you that everyone sees (fortunately and unfortunately), so [...]

Yes, You Read That Right... ƒ0.95.

That 50mm ƒ1.8 prime lens you have in your kit may be all well and good, but Canton, Georgia based Noktor aims to prove otherwise with the newly announced HyperPrime 50mm ƒ0.95-16 lens for Micro 4/3rds (think: Lumix GF-1, Olympus EP-1). Yes, that’s a superhuman sub 1.0 aperture. We expect the results to be a [...]

Organizing With A Touch Of Yore

Spruce up your drab office corkboard or dry-erase with a vintage touch. In this case: burlap and slate. Pottery Barn’s Rustic Wall Organizer ($19-$199) comes in either a burlap-covered pinboard with vintage postmarkings, whiteboard calendar, or our favorite: a magnetic surface chalkboard that lets you jot notes and Beautiful Mind inspired scribblings. All organizers are [...]

iPhone Apps Get the Woot Treatment

Own and iPhone or iPod touch and in need of some (free) applications? Then head on over to Apploot.com. Designed to work in a similar fashion to the daily deal phenomenon Woot.com, everyday the site reviews a new application and offers visitors the opportunity to access a limited number of free download codes. Simply click [...]

Pioneer's New 3D Compatible Receiver

Sony beat Pioneer to the punch when it announced the STR-DN1010 3D compatible home audio receiver early in February, but that doesn’t mean Pioneer’s out of the fight. In fact the recently announced VSX-820-K has many features at least on paper that make it a better option if you can accept having just a 5.1 [...]

Though we have a glaring weakness for classic 4×4′s, in general we tend to be against the gas guzzling SUV. It’s not that we don’t like the extra cargo room, passenger seats, and “off-road” capabilities. We just have a hard time rationalizing those likes with our increasingly balmy planet not to mention our wallets. The [...]

The Essence of All-Mountain Style and Versatility

By Guest Writer and Outdoor Enthusiast Michael O’Brien The Dynastar Big Trouble ($454) is the perfect solution for the advanced level skier looking for planks that can do it all.  The skis’ versatility is their number one strength, in addition to the twin-tipped design, larger than average widths and contours (124-92-114) allowing you to float [...]

A Southern Tradition Gets a Modern Touch Up

Seersucker may conjure endless images of blue and white stripes in some of your heads, but that’s about to change. Released right in time for Spring, these Vince stretch cotton striped seersucker pants provide all of the cooling benefits of seersucker without looking like you raided Colonel Sanders closet. That’s because unlike their old school [...]

Get More Desk in Less Space

As men bound to our computers and desks when we’re not out reviewing gear, we’re constantly on the prowl for desk solutions that meet both our design and function requirements. Our latest find is the clean yet sophisticated trundle desk from Offi. Sporting a hidden second surface that expands out to double the desk’s already [...]

A bit of a departure from Stanley Kubrick’s other movies, Dr. Strangelove is a black comedy about a Strategic Air Command General going off the deep end and attacking Russia in the middle of the Cold War. Though it stars George C. Scott, this essential movie is really a showcase for the comedic genius of [...]