Finnish watch maker Suunto recently announced its latest GPS-enabled watch called the Ambit. The Ambit is designed to help athletes with training and outdoor adventure. It provides a host of tools, including GPS navigation with 3D Compass, altimeter, barometric sensor, and a heart rate monitor.
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Casio G-Shock ultra-hardcore smartphone revealed
It should come as no surprise that this device was all but overlooked at CES 2012 as its predecessor, the Casio G'Zone hasn't exactly seen its fair share of press or success in the market (on Verizon.) That said, this device has a few one-ups on its predecessor, including perhaps most importantly the "G-Shock" branding, straight off Casio's ultra-popular wristwatch line by the same name. The G-Shock smartphone will be running Android, has a camera on the back, and will likely be near-impossible to break.
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AirGo is first outdoor speaker to house AirPort Express for AirPlay
Russound announced today its AirGo Outdoor Sound Station that's the first outdoor speaker system to tout Apple's AirPlay music streaming technology via the attachment of an AirPort Express device. Usually we see speaker docks with AirPlay integrated, but the AirGo has, instead, a weatherproof compartment where an AirPort Express unit can be stowed.
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Swann releases Freestyle HD 1080p wearable video camera
Swann released a new video camera today called the Freestyle HD. It's designed to be wearable and you can easily mount it to bikes, cars, and helmets as well. It offers Full HD 1080p video capture with up to 3x digital zoom and can snap photos in JPEG format with its 8-megapixel sensor. It also has a detachable LCD viewer.
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Solar Cookup200 cooks gets its power from the yellow sun
If you ever find yourself stranded in the wilds packed with a bunch of mirrors, wood, and some chicken that needs burning we have the outdoor cooking tool for you. This thing you see is called the solar Cookup200. It looks like some sort of satellite frying doohickey. It’s actually a device for focusing the sun light that hits it to cook up food.
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Erbe Planter is also a grill and perhaps the worst idea ever
In Texas, grilling is a big deal, most of the outdoor events we have around here involves cooking up something on the grill. If you live in a place where you have a small patio or don’t have room for a normal grill the Erbe planter/Grill combo might seem like a good idea. The thing looks like one of those terracotta planters that pretty much everyone has on their patio in an apartment complex. This one holds a pant on top and has a grill underneath.
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Ripe Radish garden lights are oddly cool
My wife is big on things that make no sense to me. For instance, she likes those path lights that are too dim to actually light the path to the house. She also wants to plant things that I know she has no intentions of watering, so they die in a few days.
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Hampton Grill is ultimate in outdoor cooking
Wow. Now this thing is excessive. If you are super into barbequing everything then you'll love the Hampton Grill. This thing is downright awesome and it looks like something out of the future. While it might look normal at first, it can actually unfold into three separate grilling stations.
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Sonim Technologies Teams up Land Rover, unveils rugged Mobile Phones
Mobile phone makers are known to partner up with devoted designers for fashionista. Sonim technologies looks to change the trend, focuses in alternate lifestyle audiences by bringing in all-terrain automaker Land Rover, co-branding rugged and eco-friendly mobile phones for outdoor adventurers.
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Polk Atrium Outdoor Speakers sound great but lack looks
Polk Audio announced their Atrium Sat 10 and Sub 30 outdoor speaker system at CEDIA 2008. Meant for enjoying music in the great outdoors, this satellite/subwoofer system produces great quality sound.
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Solus Speakers with look and feel of real rock for outdoor entertainment
Planning on a backyard, barbecue or pool party? Summer is not over yet, there is still time to showcase your hard-work garden and beautiful landscape with style. Take the party outdoor with Solus’s newest High-Resolution Rock series speakers. It combines aesthetic design and high performance sound quality for hot summer outdoor entertainment.
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Asteroids Lamp for chic gamers
This may not be a product officially sold through the people that created the game Asteroids. It is still just as cool and by no means are small novelty lamps.
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