GP3 = Gear Patrol Three. A new series of articles we’re introducing today. It’s your dose of products, tips, stories, etc to keep yourself upgraded. GP style.

Most of what we at GP have learned about women has come through trial and error. Perhaps more of the latter, but we have learned a few things that can help you avoid missteps. Here are three simple tips to keep in mind… unless you love playing Relationship Roulette with your gal. [continued after the jump]

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A New Sport To The X-Games Cometh

What has two wheels, can hold up to 3000 lbs of downward force and might pave the way to a new alternative action sport? The Freeline Skate.

The Freeline Skate is an entirely new way for those of you that skateboard, surf and snowboard to shred. You can take your existing skills and relocate yourselves to the streets and parks rather than oceans and mountains to get your thrills. Better even is their transportable size and mobility.

If you’re wondering how the heck you actually ride these, it’s worth watching Freeline’s videos.

Cost: $149 @ Freeline Skates

Win A TaylorMade Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter

As of this morning, over a thousand of you have entered the Drive 4 Show, Putt 4 Dough Giveaway! And why not, what guy doesn’t want TayorMade’s smoking hot Tour Burner Driver & Monza Rossa Spider Putter.

Don’t Forget: You have until midnight tomorrow (9.30.2008) to enter so make sure you’re signed up to win. Don’t forget, the more friends you tell (taunt) about it, the more entries you’ll get in your name. Some of you have gone absolutely crazy using our e-mail taunt and it makes us feel like a proud dad.

How To Enter: Go to the Drive 4 Show, Putt 4 Dough Giveaway Page and use the Gear Patrol uber-simple sign-up form. We’ll even give you additional entries for every friend you tell (taunt actually) about the contest. Drop in your buddies’ email addresses when you sign-up and we’ll take care of the rest. You can register once per day and tell up to three friends each time. What are you waiting for?

Enter Giveaway Now

Healthy snacking through the day is a great way to keep your metabolism in gear. The problem is, Doritos and Kit-Kat bars are the spawn of the devil. And let’s face it, as tasty as almonds are, they tend to get flavor-blasé after the ten dozenth serving.

My latest snack-lution are True North Nuts. They’re a great, tasty alternative snack. After purchasing a few bags for home and the office I can attest that they satisfy my snack cravings. Even better are the fact that they’re 100% natural with no preservatives or artificial flavors. My favorite: Pecan Almond Peanut Clusters - a perfect pairing for my afternoon Stumptown coffee.

Cost: $14 @ Target, Wal-Mart, Kroger, Ralphs, Amazon

Also See: BSN Lean Dessert - Protein shake, appetite satsifier.

It’s Available And Worth It. If You’re A Palm User.

Depending on how much time you waste trying to keep up with the latest gadgetry you may or may not know about the Palm Treo Pro.

Either way, it’s out and shipping as of this past week. You Palm faithfuls holding out for the next iPhone killer may be dissappointed, but this Treo is no slouch. The surprisingly good looking obsidian-black Palm Treo is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and equipped with GPS, Wi-Fi, 2 megapixel camera, microSDHC card slot, and Bluetooth 2.0.

Oh, and Palm has a tactile keyboard and it’s unlocked to run on any GSM network. Advantage Palm.

Cost: $549 @ Palm

One might argue this is more important than an electoral map… and oddly similar.

As a former Southerner (Tennessee) living amongst Yankees (New York), I’ve had to encounter the revelation that people in New York don’t call their soft drinks, “Coke”. They call it “Soda”. What the hell? In the South you order a Coke, then you tell them which kind. Makes perfect sense, right? Right. I don’t want clear carbonated water if I did, I’d order soda.

Even more peculiar to me was the grating derivation soft drink nomenclature, “Pop”. What the hell is “Pop”? Many of you might disagree seeing that half this map is covered in blue, but I’ll still make the argument.

Well, the team at StrangeMaps posted a map derived from the Pop Vs. Soda website (yes, there’s a Pop Vs. Soda website) and it’s oddly intriguing. We thought we’d share. The map reflects what soft drinks are referred to by county using the information gathered from 120,464 respondents. Why Gear Patrol wasn’t included in that survey remains unknown.

That’s all I wanted to say.

[as seen on: StrangeMaps]