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Wire-Free, Water-Resistant, Wear-Able

Nope, no tape players here. The Sony Walkman NWZ-W250 ($60) is a wireless, water-resistant player specifically designed for those who need to be hands-free, literally. Looking at you fellow all-weather runners. Before you yawn at the thought of another Walkman, take a look a the specs. Quickcharge (3 mins gets you 90), 11 hour play [...]

There’s just something great about seeing gear reviewed on Gear Patrol used in ridiculous situations. Case in point: using the pro variation of the GigaPan Epic ($450), we reviewed last year, ambitious photographer Gerald Donovan has just taken the world’s largest photograph, for now. The above panorama of Dubai (appallingly ironic) is a 45 gigapixels [...]

Yesterday, you guys claimed 100 razors in mere minutes. As promised, Gillette is helping Gear Patrol upgrade your grooming gear with another cool grand worth of Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razors ahead of public release this June. Well, technically it’s 999 + 1 we’re giving to a randomly selected person that adds us on facebook and/or [...]

Your Weapon Against Fur

Gear Patrol’s most docile four-legged assistant is a prolific shedder. You can’t stop the shed, you can only hope to contain it. You can’t hide from it either. The fur shows up whether you’re wearing white or black, not to mention the twice-yearly fur-bomb shed. Time for some gear. With the addition of the FURminator [...]

World's Smallest, Lightest Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

We’ve got a new player in town. The town of mirrorless, interchangeable-lens digital compacts that is. Think: compact cameras w/swappable lenses. At half the size and weight of Sony’s smallest DSLR (?230), the just-announced Sony Alpha NEX-5 ($600-$700) is Sony’s digital+glass volley into the red-hot interchangeable-lens market. The magnesium bodied Alpha NEX-5 (there’s also a [...]

Never Leave Home Without It

iPhone, iPad, and Android users. Your payment system is here and no it’s not a shape. Well, actually it is. Using your device’s 3.5mm headphone jack, you can now accept credit card payments using Square: a small cube-shaped credit card reader that’s free for anyone who signs up for the service. The app is free [...]

Feel Fight the Burn

Regardless of the time of year or climatic adversity, many of our readers are committed to getting out of doors and doing their thing. We applaud this effort and feel much the same, even if half of our motivation is the chance to test the latest in performance gear and products. The impending summer heat [...]

A Year Ago on Gear Patrol

Sequel in Silver

Black or silver? New or old school? Olympus doesn’t plan to get in the way of choice. Enter the new Olympus E-P2 (~$1,099): now available in vintage-approved silver. Following on the success of the E-P2 (in black), which followed the wildly successful and virtually indistinguishable Olympus E-P1 that started the micro four thirds craze. Like [...]

Tee Off, Jules Vern Style

Love golf? Love adventure? Hate your job? Well, listen up because this isn’t about Adidas golf gear, it’s about a chance to become Adidas/TaylorMade Golf’s new Social Media Catalyst. But be warned, this won’t come easy. The Adidas Golf Wear in the World Adventure, will put its two finalists through the longest and most rigorous [...]

A Year Ago on Gear Patrol

The Hydration Pack. Evolved.

Hydration packs have been around a few decades now and every backpack company makes them. They revolutionized the way we carry our water while hiking, mountain biking, ultra-running and even fighting wars. But after breaking new ground, hydration packs haven’t changed much. Sure, they come in different sizes and configurations for different sports but I [...]

Mmmmm.....Doughnuts...

Indulge your inner Homer and make one of man’s greatest creations in the comfort of your own kitchen using a King Aurthur Flour Mini Doughnut Maker ($40). The doughnut market is essentially an electric non stick waffle iron retooled to make 6 rings of doughy goodness at a time, without deep frying. Readers South of [...]

Update: Damn, that was fast. All 100 razors were claimed in 30 minutes, but good news: we just spoke with Gillette and are hooking Gear Patrol readers up with 1,000 more razors tomorrow. Seriously… one thousand razors. Boom! Check back early and often if you missed out. Update 2: Our 1,000 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor [...]