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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’ve seen some pretty interesting exercise equipment (e.g. this, this and that), but none made me blush quite so much as the Shake Weight. Using what the manufacturer calls dynamic inertia, the Shake Weight promises a “revolutionary new way to shape arms you’ll love” in just six minutes a day. I’m not sure how they […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesFor almost a quarter century, Kinetic watches have kept themselves wound by converting movement into energy. As of 2007, over eight million Kinetic watches have been sold and the notion of harvesting energy from movement is becoming even more popular today with a new generation of what are called Nanogenerator devices. Nanogenerators have the ability […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn most runs I’m wearing a Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS watch with the heart rate receiver strapped around my chest, an armband with my iPhone and on my longer runs, a Fuel Belt around my waist. The hotter it gets and the longer into the running season I go, the more anxious I get with […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe sun has finally started to shine on the Northeast and people are once again flocking to the beach. Here’s a top 10 list of gadgets worth checking out for planning and making your next trip to the beach. 1. Long or short board? Learn the conditions before you leave home… Quicksilver Moondak watch and […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesMotorists and cyclists are supposed to share the road and obey the same laws. All too often however, we see cyclists riding against a one way, blowing through red lights or failing to signal. Meanwhile motorists tailgate cyclists, open car doors without looking and crowd cyclists to the curb with seemingly little regard for their […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is no denying our infatuation with gadgets is taking it’s toll on the environment. By following the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) that have become synonymous with ‘green’ living, this article helps inform gadget enthusiasts what we can do to tread lightly. Reduce: energy consumption While some gadgets can have a positive impact to […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the Summer I usually surf before 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m. because the parking lot is open to non-residents. These are also prime time hours to find the treasure hunters, typically older folks with metal detectors strapped to their arms, large headphones on their heads and clutching onto metal strainers as they comb […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the past week I’ve had 4 people tell me how grateful they were that I turned them on to Steepandcheap.com. Steep and Cheap sells gear (I’d describe it as general outdoorsy gear) one item at a time until it’s either sold out or times-out, at which point it’s on to the next item. Steep […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesGrowing up, I was always a fan of The Hulk cartoons and TV show. My cousin Joe Harnell wrote the theme song for the TV show (song title: ‘The Lonely Man‘) and was kind enough to send me an autographed picture of himself, as well as Bill Bixby and an enraged Lou Ferrigno as the […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSiesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla. Coopers Beach in Southampton, N.Y. (Long Island) Hanalei Bay in Kauai, Hawaii Coronado Beach in San Diego Hamoa Beach in Maui, Hawaii Main Beach in East Hampton, N.Y. (Long Island) Cape Hatteras in Outer Banks, N.C. Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Fla. Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod, […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHowever unintentional, this is shaping up to be ‘Green Week’ on Bitness. Google.org just released a list of partners (typically power companies) from all over the world, who will install ‘smart meters’ that interface with and provide data to Google’s PowerMeter gadget. The PowerMeter Gadget can tell you how much it costs to make toast, […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteApparently, owning a lot of gadgets is as bad for your bank account as it is for the environment. According to an article in the Telegraph, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts our penchant for cell phones, iPods, large screen televisions and other gadgets is putting the world on track for 200 new nuclear power […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve had an on again, off again love affair with lockers my whole life. In Middle School I graduated from a cubby hole to a locker that wouldn’t lock (an ‘er’ if you will). My Middle School wasn’t in an ideal location, drug deals went down right outside our doors, sometimes ending badly. My brand […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI always thought it would be cool to roll around in my red Kenworth Semi with my best pal Bear the chimp. Fantasies of BJ McKay aside, having a primate for a best friend maybe isn’t as cool as I imagined. Not only is hurling feces around uncool, but ever since Travis the chimp attacked […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWouldn’t it be great if all our runs were like this? Of course, you know that some of that static stretching he does at the beginning of the clip isn’t really “correct”. Warm up with some dynamic movements before the run, then cool down with more static stretching after the run. Sorry, just had to […]