Archery is hot right now, thanks in no small part to movies such as Brave and The Hunger Games. And while getting started isn’t really that hard or expensive Canadian chiropractor Ron Green has devised a fitness game that can be used with an app to simulate shooting arrows. The result is BowBlade, which is far closer to actual archery than anything we’ve seen to date in a true video game. It works as a fitness device, but adds a gameplay element when combined with an iPhone and accompanying app.
It could be good for those who want to hone their skills, live in apartments (and thus can’t actually shoot real arrows) or just want to see if they can emulate Katniss before picking up a real bow. Video after the jump
LED isn’t just for flat panel TV sets. UCO has introduced its new Clarus LED Lantern, a collapsible, rugged and waterproof light that can provide up to 150 lumens of diffused white light. With up to 70 hours of run time it can be used as a lantern or a flashlight, making it the one light that can do multiple jobs while out in the wilds.
We’ve seen a number of products – including poles and even a UAV aircraft – that can provide a different way to film the action with a rugged action camera. The latest twist is the SoloShot, a device holds the camera on a tripod and automatically records a person wearing a small GPS transmitter.
What has been missing from most action camera videos are those great aerial shots – the kind we see in pro bicycle races and other sporting events. Of course most people don’t have a helicopter at their disposal but what about a UAV – because they’re not just for shooting at the bad guys anymore.
It was a little over two years ago that Garmin hit the links with its Approach S1 Golf Watch, and now with the golf season just weeks away the company is back in the swing with the Garmin Approach S2 Golf Watch. This new GPS watch comes preloaded with maps to 30,000 international golf courses, with updates four times a year. This is non-touchscreen device – unlike the S3 – but the S2 offers a club selection and gives users yardage to the front, middle and back of the green, plus layup and dogleg distances to improve usability over the entire hole.
We’ve seen numerous cameras that can mount to a helmet, but now the Video Head is a camera system built into the helmet. This solves the problem of ensuring that a camera is positioned correctly, and also helps reduce the risk of injury from wearing a camera on top of a helmet.
Why aren’t YOU in the picture? Most action cameras provide a “first-person view” as in the camera sees more or less what you see. What is missing is… YOU. But now Dutch film producer Thijs Vrij has created an action camera mount for GoPro and other cameras called the 3rd Person View.
Activity monitors are great, but you have to remember to put them on or the investment means nothing. You know what device you probably never forget to have on you? Your phone. Moves app from ProtoGeo is an app that uses your iPhone to monitor your activity. 
Many a case has been called rugged, but the ViVAX from designer Mattia Ventura is reported to be crushproof, waterproof, shockproof and dirtproof. It has been called “The James Bond of laptop cases,” which is fitting as the name sort of sounds like some top secret enterprise (criminal or otherwise). Ventura doesn’t have MI-6 or even CIA level funding, so he’s currently looking to raise funds via a Kickstarter project.
As Homer Simpson might say, “mmmm, donuts.” But then we’d tell him that the Dust Donut isn’t meant to be eaten, even by a fictional cartoon character. Rather this is a way to help create a weatherproof seal for any DSLR lens.
In Nepal the Sherpa is the guide who carries the equipment, but Sherpa is also what can bring the power. New this year is Goal Zero’s Sherpa 50, a portable solar-charging device that can provide anytime, anywhere power. Built for use in the wilderness this is a rugged system.
The iPhone has created a revolution in tech fitness, and it actually isn’t a bad camera for capturing those moments on a bike. We’ve seen a fair share of special mounts for it, and the Qmountz case, which is waterproof and shock/shatter-resistant, could be the thing that truly turns the handset into a durable and reliable action camera. The Mapta-produced case offers options for helmet mount, handlebar mount and even chest mount. Mount up with the Qmountz.
We don’t normally associate skiing with diving and these are probably not the sort of things you can do back to back. But that said it is good to know that Werdelin will have you covered with its Dive & Ski Instruments, which are so much more than mere sport watches. These digital timepieces feature anodized aluminum cases, sapphire crystal screens and four button menu systems.