What if I told you there was a tiny device that could track how many calories you burn throughout the day and the quality and amount of sleep you get each night. Would you think I’m from the future?
Actually, I sort of would be, because the Fitbit won’t be shipping until “late December/early January”.
The Fitbit’s [...]

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This has got to be one of the nerdiest things we’ve ever seen.
Presenting the Connect-a-Desk:
Connect A Desk @ Yahoo! Video
And while the Connect-a-Desk promo video is pretty horrible, we have to believe that the product could actually be pretty useful in the right circumstances.
Like, if you want to look like a complete dork, you [...]

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Have you ever found yourself looking up at the sky at night, struggling to remember what constellation’s you’re looking at? Can you only pick out a few constellataions like Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, and maybe find the North Star?
Were you a Boy Scout in a previous life, and used to know a lot [...]

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When venturing into the backcountry, I’m a fan of a topographic map and a compass—GPS takes a lot of the ruggedness out of the equation.
But I’m also a fan of survival and, almost equally important these days, staying on schedule. So maybe leveraging a few satellites that are already in space isn’t such a bad [...]

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Nothing else improves your chances of survival more than a lighter. Capable of creating warmth, light, and a means for safely preparing food, fire is always taken for granted—until you really need it.
Be prepared with the Windmill Delta Shockproof Lighter. This lighter can keep a flame even against the strongest of winds, it’s waterproof when [...]

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Maybe 21st century is a bit extreme, since there’s nothing high-tech about ladder golf, which is also affectionately called bolo toss, redneck golf, or hillbilly golf.
Still, it’s a step up from hillbilly horseshoes, which sees the horseshoes swapped for toilet seats.
Anyway, back to ladder golf. The idea is simple (meaning it mixes well with alcohol): [...]

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Some people compost. Some people recycle. Some people share cars.
Living green is our future. While some aspects will inevitably become faddish and rife with snake-oil claims, there are many positive ways to reshape our consumer behaviors.
Xtracycle is but one of thousands of effective ways to live fully, but also to chip away at our nation-leading [...]

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Grilling in the dark can be a chore. Even if you have ample overhead light, the big hood means you’re probably still casting a shadow over your food when you go to flip it or check on it.
Lights that clamp to the hood are one solution, but we prefer this Magnetic BBQ Light that [...]

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