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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor those that can afford it, the ideal surf vacation is a boat trip or a surf resort. For those tighter on cash or up for a purer experience, camping on the beach is where it’s at. Bring enough fresh water, adult beverages, some canned food and fishing tackle and you’re ready to jump on […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesBillabong has introduced a new wetsuit that incorporates a self-inflating bladder from a CO2 cartridge. The Billabong V1 wetsuit allows the surfer to pull a cord on the front of their wetsuit, thereby inflating a back bladder and taking him or her quickly to to the surface. In tests and one real-world example, Shane Dorian […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGoPro just announced the release of the 3D Hero System, which allows you to combine two 1080p HD HERO cameras into a single housing to record 3D video and photos while simultaneously recording in 2D. A synchronization cable plugs into the rear HERO Port on both cameras to join them together, enabling both cameras to […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a geek like me, running gadgets are hard to resist. GPS watches, heart rate monitors, running belts, iPhone in armband, earbuds… I own them all and not surprisingly, I’ve run with them all… at the same time. Maybe it’s the barefoot craze and the notion of going lighter, I’ve talked about going lighter in […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m a big fan of capturing moments on film and reliving them just after the fact and years down the road. I have the whole saga of getting married on tape starting with the proposal and on through to the honeymoon (easy, I’m talking about the snorkeling in Maui and the helicopter ride in Kauii). […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesA new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® “Getting Fit With Consumer Electronics” reveals that approximately half of U.S. online consumers used a fitness technology in the past year, and 37 percent anticipate purchasing a fitness technology in the next 12 months. That fitness technologies help keep us motivated probably isn’t news to many […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver the years bitness.com has run a series of articles on gadget recycling and greener gadgets. Since many of you likely received new and improved heart rate monitors, phones and other gadgets this holiday season, you might be faced with the dilemma of what to do with older electronics you no longer need? The US […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutesI was lucky enough to enjoy 3 early powder days last week in Snowbird, Utah. The conditions were not only amazing for early December, they were amazing for any day of any month. But more than fresh lines, blue skies and incredible terrain, what got me stoked the most was sharing it with two friends. […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile Wonder Woman’s Amazonium bracelets were useful for deflecting bullets, they won’t charge an iPhone or a Nintendo DS. It’s because of this simple fact that we recommend the Orca PowerStrap in lieu of the bullet blocking power coveted by the Amazon women of Paradise Island. The Orca PowerStrap is a battery pack disguised as […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve always marveled at how small retired NBA basketball and now actor John Salley’s ears are. Truth is I have small ears too – not as disproportionate as Mr. Salley’s who at 6’11” has ears the size of nickels, but small nonetheless. Having small ears was never a big deal back when headphones were worn […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAndroid continues to mature in the smartphone market and the HTC Incredible on the Verizon network gives the Apple iPhone a whole host of reasons to take notice. First and foremost the HTC Incredible gets a signal, an increasingly difficult task at least for myself and fellow iPhone/AT&T users in our neck of the woods […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitness has undergone some changes lately. In addition to the new theme we’ve added archives, a general gadget news ‘quick report’ section, captcha to the comments (which drastically -thankfully – reduced the number of spam comments) and soon we will introduce a new logo! If there is something in Bitness you would like to see […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast minute shopping for Mother’s Day? There are a number of gadgets out there for the tech-savvy mother and at a variety of price points depending on your budget. ABC News has done a nice job compiling a list of gadgets for Moms, proving that Dad’s aren’t the only ones looking to geek-out. In fact […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGiven the cost of portable gadgets, it’s a good idea to protect your investment with a well constructed and functional case. Writing about a case in a tech article may seem a stretch to some, but the Lowepro 4.3 Navi Shield falls squarely under the category of gear with it’s hard, molded-foam exterior and soft […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesI was an early iPhone adopter – before the App store and just stoked on the idea that I had a cool phone and a way to browse the web at decent speeds on a decent-sized screen. The initial gee-whiz of what could be done on the iPhone was soon overshadowed by what it couldn’t […]