Gadgets

The 10 Best Virtual Reality Games You Can Play Right Now

After 30 years of stutters and stops, virtual reality is finally a reality, thanks to an influx of billions of dollars of investment in hardware from top technology companies. Facebook has its $600 Oculus Rift — add an extra $200 for Oculus Touch controllers — and HTC has its $800 Vive and its included hand controllers, for those who either have a turbo-charged PC or are willing to invest another $800 or more in that hardware. Sony makes things a bit easier for the 50 million gamers who own a PlayStation 4, offering either a $400 PlayStation VR or a…

The Complete History of the Ford Bronco

To satisfy America's appetite for SUVs, Ford is doing us all a favor and formally announced that it’s bringing back the Bronco in 2020. That’s about all we know. The Bronco launched in 1966, and for 40 years it reigned in a self-established category while competitors from Jeep, Chevrolet, Dodge, International Harvester, and plenty of others tried to outdo it. Today, collectors and surfers alike revere the Bronco for its simplicity of design and purpose. While we have nearly zero information about the upcoming Bronco, here’s a look back at the sport-ute that set off the craze. Credit: Courtesy Ford...

10 Years Later: A Look Back at Our Skeptical Review of the First Apple iPhone

Credit: AFP / Getty Images This article originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Men's Journal.There hasn't been this much excitement surrounding a phone since, well, ever (though Alexander Graham Bell's initial invention comes close). We're as psyched as anyone — is it June yet? — but take note of the iPhone's potential shortcomings. Questionable Battery LifeIf there's any complaint that has dogged the iPod, it's battery life. Apple claims the iPhone will have enough juice for five hours of talk time or 16 hours of tunes. We'll see. RELATED: The iPhone 7 Is a Dud: Here's What Apple…

What to Expect From GoPro's New Karma Drone

Introducing: a GoPro that literally flies.Not only has the de facto action sports camera company debuted two new cameras — the Hero5 Black and the Hero5 Session — it has finally taken the wraps off of its long-awaited drone. First teasing consumers with it in 2015, GoPro wants the world to know about its quadcopter called Karma. The concept is one tech consumers are familiar with by now — a remote-controlled flying robot that maneuvers a camera for recording cool video shots — and GoPro is billing it as an end-to-end wearable, aerial, handheld, mountable camera system. It’s ostensibly the…

Beyond BMX: Diamondback Releases the Ultimate Triathlon Bike

The ridiculously aerodynamic bike is designed to cut through wind in real-world conditions. Credit: Courtesy Diamondback Bicycles A contender for the title of world's fastest bike has come from an unlikely source: Diamondback Bicycles. Yes, it's that same brand whose BMX rigs you were crashing into curbs a few decades ago. The company has since expanded into competitive and casual bikes of all walks, and recently it's been pushing the aerodynamic limits of time trial and triathlon bikes. In 2014, Diamondback launched its UCI-approved Serios time trial bike. That approval, which restricts frame tube shapes, meant the frame could be…

New App Pays You to Workout, With Lyft Rides, Coffee, and Karate Classes

Credit: Patrik Giardino / Getty Images Need some extra motivation along your way to becoming more fit? Do you love free stuff? There’s an iPhone-only app called Sweatcoin that basically pays you to move and exercise, and it costs nothing to use. The app uses your phone’s accelerometer and GPS to count steps, which earn you Sweatcoins, a digital currency you can redeem in the app for gadgets, meals out, or donations to your favorite charity. Every 1,000 steps earns you 0.95 Sweatcoins, and it’s as easy as that. RELATED: The 30 Best Health and Fitness Apps of the Year…

A Denali for Everyone: 5 New Models

Denali, GMC’s premium line of SUVs, is now available in five new models for 2017 so far: the Sierra 1500, a full-size pick-up truck, the Terrain, a compact SUV that gets 32 mpg, the mid-size Acadia, and the Yukon, GMC’s full-size SUV. All four are equipped with GMC’s new EcoTec3 engines that provide more torque and horsepower with increased fuel efficiency. The fifth, Sierra HD, is a heavy-duty truck built for towing with a 6.6L V-8 DURAMAX turbo diesel engine. Luxurious accents like French stitching on the plush leather seats, Java Burl Poplar Wood inlays, and burnished aluminum create a…

This Mother's Day, Buy Better Flowers

Credit: Courtesy UrbanStems Your mom kicks ass. By now, you already know that, and you definitely don’t need anyone reminding you to send her flowers on Mother’s Day — this Sunday, May 8. But doing it right is another story. “You really can’t go wrong with peonies,” says Cameron Hardesty, head of products for UrbanStems and former White House flower shop volunteer. “I don't know if it's divine intervention or just coincidence, but peonies come into season right at Mother’s Day, and they’re a beloved flower the world over.” Great, you’re almost done. Now, take a minute to run through…

Sneak Peek: Infiniti QX Sport Inspiration

A few months ago, Japanese luxury automaker Infiniti sneaked us into its La Jolla design studio for a preview of what was to come in the next 18 months. At that point, Infiniti was trucking its Q30 and QX30 concepts from one auto show to the next, to the detriment of an aging portfolio of cars and trucks that weren't hitting the sweet spots of their respective categories. Then, in the room shrouded in secrecy, the lead designers pulled the covers off one showstopper after another. It was the first time we laid eyes on the production version of the…

Meet Drew Kodjak, The Data Cruncher Who Took Down Volkswagen

Credit: Krisztian Bocsi / Bloomberg / Getty Images Volkswagen is all out of time; nearly eight months after the world learned of the notorious software cheat that allowed its cars to fool emissions tests, the German automaker was scheduled to appear in court yesterday. It will likely be the most expensive industrial scandal the modern world has seen — dwarfing BP’s Deepwater Horizon $53.8 billion payout — inciting litigation not just in the U.S., where Volkswagen is on the hook for $18 billion in fines alone for violating the U.S. Clean Air Act, but across the globe. But before it…