Don’t let your smartphone get too hot. Don’t let it get too cold. Don’t lose it in the dark…and for Ullr’s sake DON’T DROP IT! There are far too many rules when it comes to our precious phones, but Lander is a company that can help to bend, if not totally break, those rules. Can…
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Avatech releases Avanet, the ultimate backcountry app
The backcountry just got a lot more high-tech. Avanet has been released and is available for download on your iPhone (Android version forthcoming). Avanet is brought to you by the same Park City-based geeks that built the Avatech SP1 – a probe pole that digitally reads and records snowpack data that cam be shared online….
Beeline Cases create buzz at Outdoor Retailer 2015 Winter Market
Ever drop your phone? Ever break or lose your phone because you dropped it? Us outdoorsy folks sure have to be careful when on the crag or paddling on the water. So how do you protect it? Beeline Cases seems to have found an answer, and was showing them off at the Outdoor Retailer 2015…
RHA MA450i Earphone review
If you’re like me, then you can’t stand to go on a run without your tunes. Hell, some people even bring their music with them skiing, mountain biking and maybe even while naked unicorn riding in the woods. Whatever your persuasion, a quality set of earphones will make or break any outdoor jam sessions. I…
Utah Avalanche Center has new iPhone app
Avalanche awareness has gotten high tech thanks to the Utah Avalanche Center, which just released a new app for iPhone and iPad. The app has everything you’d expect to see and contains information you’ll want to know before heading into the backcountry. According to the UAC, the app includes: UAC advisories Avalanche observations NOAA weather…
Hitcase Pro iPhone case review
Turn your iPhone into a GoPro! That’s what I thought when I took the Hitcase Pro out of the packaging and put my iPhone 4s in it. There are a lot of iPhone cases to choose from out there for outdoor adventure – waterproof, dust proof, shock proof coverings that make your phone indestructable. But…
iPhone Case Shootout: Lifeproof vs. DriCAT
Tis the season…to drop your phone off the lift, get it buried in snow, or soak it while trying to take a mountain pic. Whether you’re playing in the snow, or just out for a hike, chances are your phone is coming with you. The outdoors aren’t nice to electronics, so you better protect your…
Never miss a powder day with Salomon Powfinder
The elusive search for powder – it can be easy depending on where you live, and we here in Utah are lucky enough to live in the Grand Central Station of the powder train (sometimes.) But during those dry spells, one must travel to get the freshie goods. Enter the Salomon Powfinder, a smartphone weather…
ViewRanger smartphone GPS app review
GPS devices are expensive, but smartphone apps are really cheap. Combine the two, and you’ve got ViewRanger, a smartphone GPS app that has all the features of a GPS unit right on your phone. But the obvious question is: does a smartphone GPS app really work as good as the real thing? I downloaded the…