Beach season is just around the corner, but boomboxes are so last decade as everyone now relies on “personal music devices.” How about something that combines the two?
The Beach Sounds Mandalay Radio & Speaker from SunnyLife might not look like a serious outdoor device, but it caught our attention. While simple and basic looking, it is actually a fairly robust- and water resistant – housing for an iPhone or other portable music player, or even smartphone. The Mandalay Radio & Speaker provides a speaker as well as radio tuner, and can thus supply the tunes whilst protecting your MP3 player – rain or shine.
Judging from all the “rugged” cases for portable electronics we have covered, we are going to confirm (unscientifically) there’s a really big market for people who want to take their smart phones and music players into the water or any place that is electronics unfriendly. The latest such product for the iPhone 4/4S is the Keystone ECO MarineCase from Concord Keystone, a fully submersible case – up to 20 feet – that lets you shoot video, take photos, send e-mail, or perform any smart phone-related activity while under water. It also protects against other elements like dust and sand, and is IP58 certified for dustproof and waterproof.
Wearing headphones can help make a workout more enjoyable, and in turn make you want to go longer and even harder. The problem is that wearing headphones when running or worse cycling on the road can limit the ability to hear traffic. But the earHero has come to the rescue
or centuries British soldiers have wanted to look smart with their dress uniforms. But now the British army is experimenting with a different type of smart uniform, one that actually includes not smart looking fabrics, but rather actually smart fabrics that could include electrically conducting yarn woven directly into the clothing.
There is the loneliness of the long distance runner, but those looking to run a marathon can at least take in 26.2 miles of scenery. And then there is the loneliness of the long distance runner who runs on a treadmill.
Last month Motorola updated its MotoACTV digital watch and pedometer for the golf course, and now the company has reportedly allow the MotoACTV to 
While the TAT7 iPhone Scuba Case won’t actually let you use the handset as a phone underwater, it will let you snap away with the smartphone’s digital camera.
Biking at night can be hazardous for riders and drivers alike, and there is no shortage of blinky lights, reflectors and even wearable attire that lights up. We’ve seen gloves with LED lights, vests that illuminate and even a wired light that can wrap around the frame. 
With this watch the future is now, because Watch the Future is now here – or at least soon from F. Bertrand. The timepiece will tell more than the time, offering information on just about everything in your life – and including health monitoring options and GPS when needed. It will be available later this year in 16GB and 32GB options, along with Wi-Fi connectivity. It could be one watch that will be good for work, working out and just about anything else. The future is now thanks to this watch.
Plenty of action sports cameras can capture your moment of glory or your agony of defeat, but the ION AIR PRO HD Spots Video Camera is the first that is capable of recording full HD video and allowing you to share the footage in real time via a social networking site. The camera can be wirelessly connected with a smartphone or table PC running the company’s free-to-download app and the add-on Wi-Fi PODZ attachment. 
Home video sales of DVDs have seen a sharp decline, but the fitness category is showing healthy growth. It isn’t too hard to remember the work out videos of the 1980s, and Darren Capik, CEO of Watch It Now Entertainment (WIN) believes fitness will continue drive the market.
There is the old saying about “no pain, no gain,” but maybe GAIN Fitness can make the gain a little less painful and a little gainful. The company introduced its GAIN 3.0 app for the iPhone last week, and it offers a GAIN Plan for users, a custom 4-week workout plan, as well as a expansion pack store for multiple training styles.