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Just in case you were out-of-the-loop, back at the end of May Nike and Apple announced there partnership and new product line of sports related iPod devices and accessors the biggest being Nike + iPod Sport Kit. This kit consists of a small digital pedometer/accelerometer sensor which connects wirelessly to a small receiver that […]

The yahoo ads are gone. They were kinda nice at first, they offer a lot higher pay per click then yahoo ads do but that leveled quickly. They just do not have the advertising base that Google does so their ads are usually totally irreverent to the webpage content. To seal the deal on my […]

dvhardware.net does a quick and dirty review of in-car GPS navigation systems giving their opinions on the best economy, full-featured, international, highend, and in-dash models. For a few hundred bucks you can make your next road trip more fun or finding a trail a little bit easier.
Top five GPS Navigation Systems via dvdhardware.net
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Sportline is making a new water bottle dubbed the HydraCoach that will take your personal information and “Automatically calculates a recommended daily Personal Hydration Goal.” The water bottle will also keep track of daily fluid intake, fluid consumed per drink and has a built in clock to calculate average intake per hour and meet daily […]

Quick on the heels of yesterdays post John Flesher of the AP reports on the Isle Royle wolves becoming much less fearful of the visiting hiker population. The article cites a decrease in the parks meese, along with disappearing beaver population causing the wolf population to be more aggressive hunting prey in traditional hiker/camper areas. […]

The travel channel is running a new episode of Ten Best covering the Ten Best National Parks to See Wildlife and it places Isle Royale National Park in Michigan as number eight! I was pretty happy to see one of my favorite hikes randomly on the travel channel it gives a fun overview of the […]

I sat here for about three minutes trying to think of a proper title this one is about dead on. Andrew Kantor a writer and tech columnist for the USA Today blogged his experience ordering 18 towels (9 Bath/9 Face) from amazon.com. He though maybe they would arrive in 2 big boxes or maybe 4 […]

Shutterfly is offering free shipping an all 5 types of there photo books. Aimless and I made a photo book in iPhoto of our Isle Royale trip and it is one of most prized possessions. Shutterfly seems to offer a lot more styles and customization then iPhoto with a little more work. I did recently […]

Arron over at Brasslite has put together some new bundles consisting of his great handmade high quality alcohol stoves, Vargo Ti pots and common accessories and in the process passing on some nice savings to the customer. This is a great package for someone wanting to drop a great deal of pack weight switching from […]

Macenstein has posted a popular (can’t figure out why) review of Gracie Gear Power Pouch Sports Bras. They are sports bras and tank tops with a small zipper pouch built into the chest. Due to the supportive nature of clothing they work great for holding iPods and other small items. These also seem to be […]