Polar teams up with Strava to quantify your cycling skills and track your routes
Polar and Strava announced a deal on the Polar V650, the GPS cycling computer. Quick Cyclists will get two months of Strava Premium for free.
Bionic Olympics: The Cybathlon competition aims to improve assistive technologies
The Cybathlon was conceived to test novel assistive technology like prosthetics. In Olympic style, pilots will race to do common tasks.
Someone parodied the A-Team intro with Metal Gear’s Diamond-Dogs, and it’s glorious
This parody of the A-Team intro with Metal Gear characters is great. Change the LA skyline to Mother Base, keep the fade to red and, voilà! Genius.
Pump with your rump instead of wearing out your arms with this hidden bike pump
Hidden tech is always fun. The AirSupply hides a decent PSI bike pump in a seatpost where it's impossible to forget, sparing your arms.
Watch this drone pull a full grown man and witness the humble beginnings of Droneboarding
The Aerones drone, designed with board sports in mind hit Youtube pulling a full grown man through the snow. It's like coldweather kiteboarding on land.
7 soul-stirring photos competing to crown Outdoor Photographer of the Year
The Outdoor Photographer of Year 2015 contest category winners cover the range of outdoor photography from wildlife, to macro work, to underwater shots.
The Great American Outdoor Show is here with big names and big guns
Fishermen, hunters, birders, and survivalists gather from to see the latest outdoor gear, hone their skills, and eat fried nutter butters.
This contact-free thermometer turns temperatures into a timeline
Contact-free thermometers could become the norm for average use.
Trace sport tracker can document your surfing and snowboarding escapades from every angle
Trace's nine-axis internal sensors track all the crazy stunts other apps can't fathom. And if you GoPro it, Trace will even edit the video footage.
This e-bike gives mountain bikes a run for their money
While most other e-bikes are made for city slickers, the Freway uses tech reserved for MTBs, and can brave off-roading in addition to commuting and touring.
Track your ski runs easily with PIQ’s new app and multisport sensor
PIQ's just introduced a strap that attaches its sensor to any ski boot, making connected skis that track your stats and compare them with other skiers.
Go Naked and never buy bottled water again
Unlike your Brita pitcher, Liquidity's Naked bottle top filter removes bacteria that could make you sick, in addition to debris.
Best stuff to bring to the beach 2015
Soon it'll be scalding hot; escape the heat at the beach. Get ready with tech like a solar Bluetooth sound system and the coolest cooler.
This super flashlight is more than smart: It has everything
The Fogo flashlight is more than just an electric alternative to a burning stick. It has more features than you can shake a stick at. GPS, accelerometer...
This waterproof solar charger and pouch is Badger-tough
Badger chargers have an insane waterproof rating and they can take more abuse than even Floyd Mayweather can dish out. They're the portable panels you want on your side in a pinch.
Sports Tank, the funding event for startups, is open for applications
Sports Tank is basically Shark Tank for sports-focused startups. Founders pitch ideas to investors with the aim of gaining support for their companies.
This fast, low-cost 3D modeler is Frankensteined out of off-the-shelf parts
Want to study sharks without getting your lab wet? UMass folks did too, and the Beastcam, a portable 3D modeler that looks deceptively DIY-simple, was born.
Don’t worry Kevin Nealon, this anticoagulant antidote should be approved soon
Xarelto was approved as a safer warfarin alternative months ago, but it still had its dangers. Now a drug that makes it safer is up for approval.
Shkreli’s at it again, plotting to make a windfall off a drug price hike
Martin Shkreli must be in a competition for best real-life supervillain. He's got another scheme, this one centering on a drug for a neglected disease.
The old incandescent bulb just got an upgrade that makes them more efficient
The Incandescent light bulb have just stepped into the Twenty-First century. Researchers created a filament upgrade that "recycles light."
The days of exploding lithium-ion batteries might soon be over
The days of batteries that overheat to the point of exploding are over. Stanford researchers have just introduced a fail-safe for lithium-ion batteries.
Look out for counter-Fitbits: US customs seized a shipment of fake Fitbits
Since they were packaged identically to real Fitbits, U.S. Customs agents seized the shipment of Fakebits for intellectual property infringement.
These sporty headphones offer a perfected fit for under $30
Sport headphones come in all shapes and sizes, but it's nice to grab a pair that can be adjusted to fit even the oddest ears.
Cloning Lady Liberty
This Lady Liberty is not the brass statue, but a 2000 year old cypress found in Seminole County Florida. Preservationists fear its impending loss.
China’s air is so polluted that it’s begging companies to help forecast smog
Last year, IBM and Microsoft each signed air quality monitoring contracts with different government agencies in China and beyond.
