
Staff Picks: Our Editors’ 10 Favorite Products of the Year
We tested thousands of products in 2019.

We tested thousands of products in 2019.
By Gear Patrol

In their ongoing quest to replace every gadget, smartphones have begun to do battle with dedicated cameras like DSLRs. All the while, their prices have continued to rise, reaching up into four figures.
By Eric Limer

Every year, we test thousands of products to bring you this: a list of the 100 best new products worth your time — and your money.
By Gear Patrol

Like a shark, technology always moves forward, but who said anything about a straight line?
By Gear Patrol

There’s no nice way around it: most of today’s electric mountain bikes just feel foreign on the trail.
By James Stout

An obscure pilot’s watch from the 1950s gets a second wind, thanks to increased production, next-level attention to detail and plenty of midcentury vibes.
By Chris Wright

Active noise cancellation (ANC) changed how you listen.
By Tucker Bowe

From a sleeping pad that’s intentionally big to a surfboard made of sheep’s wool, the best outdoor products might make you wonder which superlatives really matter.
By Gear Patrol

The Levi’s Wellthread x Outerknown Western shirt is made entirely of cotton — that includes the fabric, thread, label and even the buttons.
By John Zientek

A heated razor, a hybrid sneaker, American-made workwear and more.
By Gear Patrol

The year’s best direct-to-consumer shakeup had nothing to do with reading glasses, mattresses or crowd-sourced cookware, but data-driven fertilizer.

Record players spin vinyl and amplifiers amplify.
By Gear Patrol

Merge the best parts of a Wrangler and a pickup truck, and you’ve got the most notable new vehicle on sale.

Wristwatches may be aging tech, but this year’s best timepieces prove they can still feel fresh as ever.
By Gear Patrol

From bespoke fertilizer to ultra-affordable smart bulbs, these are the best new home products of the year.
By Gear Patrol

Thirteen years since the last addition to Four Roses’s core lineup, the well-timed Small Batch Select touches on all of bourbon’s biggest trends.

SUVs, electric cars, motorcycles, scooters, pickup trucks—and, of course, the new Porsche 911.

Carbon-fiber-plated running shoes from Nike may grab all the headlines.
By Cory Smith

In an era when every traveler has a smartphone in their hands, Fujifilm makes a case for putting it away — and pulling out a real camera instead.

From cheap whiskey that drinks rich to spiked seltzer that puts White Claw to shame, this was the best booze of 2019.
By Gear Patrol