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Monocoque Means No Shock

The new Easton S19 Z-Shock Helmet brings a monocoque design to hockey helmets. Called “Zero Shock”, the helmets foam is constructed into a one piece expanded polypropylene protective foam and jet black bonded polycarbonate shell, a first in the industry. The result is improved shock and impact absorbtion while maintaining a very low weight. 8x, [...]

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Geometry Wars 3 may not be happening, but what can only be described as a joyous clusterf@#$, the much adored, and horrifically frustrating game has made its way to iPad in the form of Geometry Wars: Touch. This $10 test of hand-eye coordination features the six original gameplay modes (Deadline, King, Evolved, Pacifism, Waves, and [...]

Get Waterproof

If you hadn’t heard, New England was under water last weekend. We saw torrential rain for over three days, which was awful for people’s finished basements and commuting but it was the perfect proving ground for the Canada Goose Storm Chaser jacket we’d gotten to demo.

What Can Brown Do For Panerai?

There’s a reason why Panerai has been experiencing explosive popularity in the past few years, and the new 47mm PAM 339 aka the Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni does nothing but fan those flames. Officine Panerai’s latest beauty pays homage to the historic link between Panerai and the Italian Navy. Utilizing Panerai’s own hand [...]

Say Goodbye to VHS, and Hello to the Future

Forget all the nuances paired with watching movies in the privacy of your living room, the agonizing rewinding, tape tears, complicated controls, no way to start a movie in a particular place. Now, imagine a world in which movies come on discs, this is hard to imagine we know, but luckily you do not have [...]

It's a Car, It's a SUV, No It's the Pontiac Aztec

Touted as “quite possibly the most versatile vehicle on the planet” through a series of ads run in conjunction with the latest reality T.V. show Survivor, the 2001 Pontiac Aztec is positioned to provide all the benefits of an SUV with none of the drawbacks. For example, this stylish beast-of-the-open-road can carry a standard sheet [...]

Breaking the NFL's Monopoly on Football

American’s love their football, but until now we’ve been forced to get our fix only between September and February. However if World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon has his way, the XFL will soon be there to fill in the gap. Rest assured though that this newly created league will be nothing like the actual [...]

Walkman Killer

Your music. To go. Using the SoundJam based music management software (tentatively called “iTunes”), the Apple iPod features a massive 5GB mechanical Toshiba hard drive capable of holding a 1,000 songs in MP3 format. Featuring a high-output amplifier, 2″ monochrome LCD, unique mechanical scroll wheel controller for one-handed operation, sleek “iBook white” & stainless steel [...]

Move Over Cassettes & CDs, There's a New Tech in Town

If you’re irritated by the poor recording quality of cassettes while pirating Baby Got Backoff the radio, or just don’t like the shiny form factor of the Compact Disc, then the Sony MZ1 portable MiniDisc recorder and player might be just what you need. Released as the first consumer device to coincide with Sony’s new [...]

The Original Just Got Better

As result of the ultra secretive inner company workings of Coca-Cola executives known as “Project Kansas”, consumers finally have something to replace the now boring old soft drink known as Coke. Packed with more yummy tasting high fructose corn syrup to beat out even Pepsi in the sweetness category, the new formulation of Coke (known [...]

The Gentleman's Pocket Knife

Benchmade‘s new 3150 Impel knife only furthers our affinity for the company’s fine blades. Built to be a gentleman’s pocket knife, the Impel is clean and simple. It only comes with a clip point plain edge blade, available in steel or black-coated, and has an aluminum handle featuring G10 scales for grip. Its handle is [...]