As you know, our gear reviews typically publish after we get hands-on time. But alas, we are men and appropriately flawed, particularly in the department of patience. Recently, the itch became a bit insatiable with a few gear arrivals – particularly the Canon 7D, a couple of new lenses, and oh… a rip-snorting 481 horsepower [...]
Behind the Wheel: 2010 Jeep SRT8
An Angry Jeep. No, Make that Furious.
Check out more of Bradley’s Gear Patrol car reviews on our YouTube channel or on site. For more transportation technology you can also see Bradley on Translogic at AOL Autos.
Watch This | Wolverine 1000 Mile 721LTD Project: Horween
Commemorating Wolverine’s 125+ years of history and the original reference number of the 1000 Mile boot, Wolverine has commissioned a series of films by Sean Sullivan to document the process of boot making in advance of the 721LTD Boot release. The resulting work is a beguiling glance at the meaning of true American craftsmanship and, [...]
Watch This: Chase Jarvis Digital Workflow
As an amateur/avid photographer, action sports follower, and all-around gear junkie I can tell you that watching this video will not only elevate your appreciation for work that goes into high production action photography (and photography studios in general), but also take you from six to midnight with digital gear envy. Renowned photographer Chase Jarvis, [...]
Behind The Wheel: 2010 Chevy Camaro SS
Camaro Without Compromise
Check out more of Bradley’s Gear Patrol auto reviews on our YouTube channel. For more transportation technology you can also see Bradley on Translogic at AOL Autos. More images after the jump.
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Light & Motion Bluefin Underwater Video Housing (w/Video)
Landlubbers Will Shiver Their Timbers With Camera Envy
There are few places more worthy of high-definition video than the underwater world. Sure, photos are great. But SCUBA diving is such a dynamic, otherworldly experience that still photography has always seemed a bit two-dimensional as a means to convey the experience to landlubbers or to re-live adventures back home. Coral reefs teem with thousands [...]
Watch This: Chicago Dual Lightning Strike Captured In Slow-Motion
Your Friday afternoon parting shot video. Captured on a Canon 7D ($1,799).
IBM Watson Versus Jeopardy
Hardly Elementary
This is not Google. This is not Chess. These are not just answers. Code-named “Watson” after IBM’s founder Thomas J. Watson, the Deep Blue QA based supercomputing technology is IBM’s high-engineering attempt to understand and answer complex questions. Not just any ol’ Q&A system, IBM feels so confident in Watson’s capabilities that they are putting [...]
Watch This: Inception
Or, if you’d rather see what a movie with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Terry Crews looks like, hit the jump. Two words: title irony.
Sam Martin: The Quirky World Of “Manspaces” (TED)
Sam Martin, the Editor-in-Chief of Design Mind discusses the instinctive, visceral need of men for their own space. In his speech at 2009′s TED Conference (the thinkers of our time), Martin shares his research and findings of “man spaces”. His insights are not far from what I’ve seen permeate modern-day men’s culture both mass (Into [...]
Watch This: Icelandic Volcano Time-Lapse
Seeing the boorish captures of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland, Sean Stiegmeier decided to take things into his own hands. Using a Canon 5D Mark II which we, Stiegmeier braved the flight and weather chaos to get a half day’s worth of footage. The video above is the result and it’s stunning.
Watch This: Image Film Wallpaper Factory
We don’t cover a lot of German wallpaper products here at Gear Patrol, as a matter of fact I can’t think of one, but this film about Hohenberger Wallcoverings makes us think otherwise. You may not necessarily be interested in their wares (as good as they are), but this film, shot by Sebastian Wiegärtner may [...]
Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (at 500 fps)
Nostalgia at High Speed
Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo. [via our twitter feed, Daring Fireball, and Spacecraft Films]
