Good morning, and welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Gear — your single-shot serving of an entire week’s worth of killer new gear pulled from our weekday editions of Today in Gear. Bookmark it to peruse over Sunday football and start your Monday completely up to speed. Here’s to another fantastic week.
On the Radar
Reveals, New Launches and Gear
Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90
Bang & Olufsen’s new flagship loudspeaker, the BeoLab 90, is a beacon of design and high-quality sound. The home speaker tower comes with features like beam-width control, beam-direction control and active room compensation so you always have the best-possible listening experience no matter where you’re sitting. All of these features can be adjusted and controlled via the speaker’s remote, or by a dedicated smartphone app.
Oakley Latch
Oakley’s new Latch sunglasses are endorsed by the likes of Curren Caples and Sean Malto. They have a clever design that allows them to be securely clipped to your t-shirt when they aren’t needed.
Frank & Oak Lune Textured Fleece Hoodie
“Athleisure” is becoming the norm on city streets and Frank & Oak’s new Lune Textured Fleece, part of their State Concepts Collection, will keep you comfortable and up with the current trends.
OSV Lava Flow Van
Pull up to the ski mountain in this Mercedes-Benz-and-Outside-Van collaboration. It’s four-wheel drive, has a three-panel bed system and dual front-mount-LED light bars.
Kawasaki ZX-10R
Kawasaki’s latest big Ninja has a inline-four-cylinder engine, a new Brembo front-brake system and electronic monitors.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Microsoft unveiled its new Surface Pro 4 this week. It has a slighter larger screen than the Surface Pro 3 (by 0.3 inches), an upgraded keyboard, and is powered by Windows 10. They’re available for preorder now and will ship by October 26.
Suunto Traverse Collection
Suunto’s newest collection of sports watches is geared toward day hikers and weekend adventurers. Available in five different colors (Amber, Black, White, Graphite and Slate), each Traverse syncs with Movescount and allows wearers to plan and upload their hikes before heading out the door. Each device has a built-in GPS satellite navigation system, which accurately keeps track of the person’s location and distance covered, and allows them to save key points along the hike. Other specs like altitude, vertical speed and total ascent are also monitored. And since each Traverse has a battery life of 100 hours, a 24-to-48 adventure is no sweat.
Puphaus by Pyradmd
This contemporary doghouse is the brainchild of a industrial designer and a graphic designer. It’s made out of Western Red Cedar wood and a cement board from Portland.
The Roll-Rack by COR Surf
An ideal storage system for the garage, the Roll-Rack has interchangeable rolling dowels and can sit a number of surfboards, kayaks and SUP boards.
The Sebastian Cox Kitchen by deVOL
This new kitchen collaboration is designed with sustainable timbers (birch, beech and ash) from England which are woven together. Sebastian Cox, the designer from whom this collaboration takes its name, says the kitchen is meant to look “like it breathes.”
Razor DXT Drift Trike
Razor’s new trike drifter has a full-size steel frame, 10-inch rear wheels and can hit some pretty alarming speeds when racing downhill.
Canon Powershot G9 X
The Powershot G9 X is Canon’s newest point-and-shoot camera. Some of its specs include a 1.0-inch high-sensitivity CMOS sensor, an f/2.0-4.9 lens and a DIGIC 6 image processor.
Aether Drift Vest
The Drift Vest is the perfect transitional piece for fall, designed with the city-dweller in mind. Made of a luxurious Japanese cotton-nylon blend that’s soft to the touch, this stand-alone piece boasts 800-fill down that promises to keep your core extremely warm, while the asymmetric quilting gives it a modern city-inspired look.
New Apple iMacs with Retina Displays
After setting a new standard for desktop displays with the 5k 27-inch iMac, Apple has now released a premium 21.5-inch model with a 4k display in addition to upgraded processors, RAM and graphics performance. All 27-inch iMacs moving forward have been upgraded to 5k displays, which apparently boast better color reproduction over the previous generation. More importantly, the base price of the new 27-inch versions is now $200 less.
Light L16 Camera
The Light L16 Camera is looking to occupy the space between a DSLR and your cell phone camera. The L16 has 16 small cameras and small sensors. Based on lighting conditions, 10 of the 16 cameras will fire when you press the shutter. Light’s computer software then combines each of the exposures to create a high-resolution image up to 52MP.
Best Made Co. Weather Station
Best Made Co.’s Weather Station makes reading the weather easy with a simple humidity gauge and temperature gauge.
Floyd Detroit Coat Rack
Hang your coats in style this winter with Floyd’s coat rack, designed and made in Detroit.
Mizuno Wave Inspire 12
Training for your next half marathon? Log your miles in the new Wave Inspire 12 from Mizuno.
The Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Trackpad 2
In addition to their two new iMac displays, Apple has unveiled three redesigned ways to “click, scroll, swipe and type.” The Magic Keyboard ($99) has a low profile and improved key stability. The Magic Mouse 2 ($79) has a new multi-touch surface so users can easily swipe from page to page; and they can scroll in any direction with just one finger. For those who favor a trackpad, there’s the Magic Trackpad 2 ($129). Its touch-sensitive surface area is 30 percent larger than Apple’s previous version, and with its new force touch sensors, different actions can be performed depending on the amount of pressure applied by each finger. All these devices are obviously different. But what they all have in common, which is also Apple’s big selling point, is: they all have built-in rechargeable lithium ion batteries.
Sony RX1R II
Sony just announced the newest edition to their RX series: the RX1R II. The camera has a 42-megapixel sensor, a fixed 35mm F/2.0 lens and, like others in the RX line, it has a tiltable LCD screen. The camera will be available next month.
‘Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection’
Only available on PS4, this collection features single-player campaigns from the franchise’s previous games: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. It also gives gamers exclusive access to the Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End multiplayer beta.
Bose QuietComfort 25 Triple Black
These special-edition headphones are specifically designed to optimize sound for Apple devices: iPhones, iPads and iPods.
Snow Peak Fall/Winter 2015 Collection
Snow Peak’s new collection features urban jackets, waterproof tote bags, packable rain paints and innovative camping attire.
Hillflint Collegiate Sweaters
Don’t like the gaudy sweatshirts and jerseys your alma mater sells? Go to Hillflint.
Topo Designs x Woolrich F/W ’15 Collection
The two outdoor companies have collaborated on three three travel essentials: a dopp kit, duffel bag and rover pack. You can find the collection on either Woolrich’s and Topo Designs’s websites.
Jones Snowboards Storm Chaser
The Jones Snowboards Storm Chaser blends technology from both surfing and snowboarding. The board was designed in collaboration with renowned surfboard shaper Chris Christenson. The rocker contour was sketched by hand and takes design cues from some of the best surfboards. Even though it only comes in a size 147 or 157, the wide waist width and fish cut at the tail make this board a blast on the deepest powder days.
DSPTCH x {IE Special Edition Daypack
DSPTCH has just released a special edition water resistant backpack in collaboration with {IE made from 410D nylon pack cloth.
Café du Cycliste Francoise Jersey
The new line from Café du Cycliste includes the Francoise Jersey which is made from a silk-merino blend to keep you comfortable while fondo-ing this fall.
Volcom x Bryan Iguchi Outlander Boot
OG snowboarder Bryan Iguchi has collaborated on a pair of boots with snow/skate brand Volcom. The grippy rubber outsole makes it the perfect boot for trudging through snowy ski-town sidewalks.
Corridor Lined Indigo Shirt
Thanks to Corridor‘s three panel fit, you’ll be amply warm and comfortable this fall.
Ernest Alexander x Dom Vetro Primo Sunglasses
With only 25 pairs made, these special-edition Primo sunglasses are sure to make you stand out amongst the crowd of Ray-Bans.
Deals of Note
Great Products at a Great Price
Sony MDRV6 Studio Monitor Headphones
Save $30 on one of the best values ever in the headphone market. Originally introduced in 1985, the Sony MDRV6 is one of the most iconic sets of headphones ever made. These cans were the preferred option of studio greats like Dr. Dre (before he built his own brand). They’re also loved by at least one member of our staff.
Hamilton Intra-Matic Dress Watch
Save $365 on one of our top picks for the frugal watch nerd. With classic ’60s styling and a steel case that’s only 10mm thick, the Intra-matic is about simplicity, class and charm. It’s also powered by the formidable ETA 2892-2 automatic Swiss movement and offers a date display at 6:00 — meaning it competes with dress watches that cost far more.
Staub 5 Quart Round Cocotte
Save $122 on some of the finest cast iron cookware money can buy. While the 5 quart option is the perfect medium sized choice for most kitchens, deals on bigger and smaller sized versions of Staub’s classic french oven are also available.
Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Wireless Professional Inkjet Photo Printer
Save up to $250 on this excellent photo printer that’s capable of making prints up to 13×19″ and features modern specs including Wifi and AirPrint support. We say “up to $250” because getting this full deals involves using a mail-in rebate of $250 — bringing the price down to $150. That deal ends October 31st. If you can’t be bothered with that type of thing, Amazon is also selling the printer outright for $160 off.
Wolverine ‘1000 Mile Centennial’ Boot
Save $140 on one of our favorite pairs of boots. Designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the original 1000 mile boot originally introduced in 1914, they’re made from Horween Leather Company’s Genuine American Bison in Wolverine’s Michigan factory. Note that these run slightly big and Wolverine suggests buying a half or full-size down compared to other shoes.
