G-Form: Impact protection for body, gadgets
Protect your body from falls without looking like the Michelin Man There are a lot of options for protecting your body from the impact of a hard or awkward fall, but not many options to do it with a [...]
Boarding
Snow, Skate, Surf, Alaia Wake, etc
Alaia surfboards from Gray Suit Productions
A few years back, Bitness ran a series of articles on the process of shaping an Alaia – a wooden, pre-20th century Hawaiian surfboard. I was pretty proud of my accomplishment – thought I [...]
Kronicle: backcountry snowboarding magazine
I was stoked to learn there would be a magazine dedicated to backcountry snowboarding. To find out I was IN the Winter 2012 premiere issue made it all the more sweeter! Kronicle is published by [...]
New Stokelab: Issue N°5
When you or one of your friends drops in a halfpipe, wave, downhill single-track or chute you pull for them to make something special happen. It’s called spreading the stoke and for a little [...]
What the hell is happening here?
As of November 2011, Bitness has been bringing you their fresh take on fitness gadgets and gear for the past 5 years. We’ve tested products for runners, swimmers, snowboarders, cyclists and [...]
Wavecave – I’m Pitching a Tent
For 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 [...]
Billabong Big Wave Floatation Wetsuit
Billabong 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, [...]
GoPro 3D Hero System now available
GoPro 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. [...]
Apple Nano & TikTok + LunaTik – coolest watch ever?
For 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 [...]
Helmet Cam Review: GoPro, Vholdr, Drift & Liquid Image
I’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 [...]
Interview: StokeLab.com
I 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 [...]
Yurbuds: Performance Enhancement Earphones
I’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 [...]
Durable and feature rich, the Motorola Barrage is ready to go to work
Not everyone needs an iPhone or even a smartphone for that matter. For many, the only functionality needed is good voice quality and the only feature required is reliability. Enter the Motorola [...]
Panasonic LUMIX TS2 Likes the Rough Stuff
If you enjoy the outdoors all year long, even when it’s wet and cold, you have to prepare properly. When dressing for the winter leave the cotton at home – once wet it’s like a [...]
Don’t be a square, get a Yakima
Every car I’ve owned has had a roof rack. Even my old pick-up truck had a bed rack to hold and lock my mountain bike (which cost more than the truck). For my latest rack I switched to a Yakima [...]
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