The First Thermal Imaging Phone Made Me Feel Like Predator
Most smartphones are too fragile for job sites. They break when they’re dropped, or crap out when submerged in water.…
This Slick Rain Jacket Is Made of 21 Plastic Bottles
The synthetic compounds (PFCs) that help the fabrics used in rain jackets repel moisture have an unfortunate downside:…
Samsung Says Its New S7 Is Water-Resistant, So We Threw It in a Fish Tank
The best part about the big bold claims tech companies make about their products? You get to test those claims. Which…
Watch This Poor Bastard Drown Every Single iPhone in Failed Experiment
You can tell Zach Straley means well. The apparently wealthy YouTuber won millions of views when he showed how an…
How To Wash And Maintain Your Down Jackets And Sleeping Bags
Down has the highest warmth-to-weight and warmth-to-packed size ratio of any widely available material. And quality…
A Realistic Guide To Using Gadgets On The Beach
Headed to the beach this month? All manner of dedicated speakers, coolers and phone cases are going to be vying for…
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Review: A Smartphone You Can Take Outside
The Galaxy S6 Active takes Samsung’s flagship smartphone and adds waterproofing, protection against drops, a larger…
Columbia OutDry Extreme: The Future Of Rain Jacket Performance?
Columbia Sportswear has spent the last few years designing a new kind of waterproof clothing technology called OutDry…
We Tested Waterproof Down By Jumping in a Frozen Lake
Down is the most effective, commonly available insulator known to man. So long as you keep it dry. But, new hydrophobic…
This Waterproof Drone Floats And That's Awesome
Drones and water don't get along. This tends to be a problem when you're trying to film aerial footage of, say,…
How This Tiny Colorado Startup Plans To Dethrone Gore-Tex
For nearly 50 years, Gore-Tex has defined rainwear. But now, thanks to an innovative new process that builds water…
How This Tiny Colorado Startup Plans To Dethrone Gore-Tex
For nearly 50 years, Gore-Tex has defined rainwear. But now, thanks to an innovative new process that builds water…
You Have to Scuba Dive To Reach Sony's Newest Store
Some retailers believe that it's important to make their stores easy to find. They'll even pay a premium for space in…
Sony Includes a Ring Remote With Its New Underwater Headphones
The biggest issue with wearing all-inclusive wireless headphones like Sony's new waterproof WS610 series is that the…
Read In the Tub? The Waterproof Kobo Aura H2O Is For You
We love a waterproofed Kindle, and we put one through hell, but that's an aftermarket mod, not a feature that comes…
We Put the Waterproof Kindle Through Hell
When we heard about Waterfi's custom waterproof Paperwhite, we were delighted at the prospect, but reserved final…
This Waterproof Case Lets You Dive With Your iPhone To Over 300 Feet
If your vacation involves a scuba adventure to some exotic underwater locale, of course you're going to want to take…
Yes! You Can Buy a Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite
If reading really is all you're in for, the Kindle Paperwhite is hands-down the best little e-reader around. But how do…
Adventure Tested: Samsung Galaxy S5 Active Review
With additional armor and unique, physical buttons, the waterproof Samsung Galaxy S5 Active targets outdoorsy users.…
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Review: Hardware Triumph, Software Facepalm
Last year, the original Xperia Z Tablet was one of our absolute favorite tablets. It was so wonderfully thin and light,…