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Executive Editor Jack Seemer shares the inside track on Levi's 9Rivet Jeans.

Associate Editor Johnny Brayson shares the details behind Jim Beam's oldest whiskey ever bottled.

Executive Editor Jack Seemer reads his article "Big Green Egg’s Highly Collectible Outdoor Fireplace Is Back."

Gear Patrol's Chief Content Officer Ben Bowers reads his article titled "This Cult Miracle Cleaner Has Rescued My Couch More Times than I Can Count."

Gear Patrol's Associate Editor Johnny Brayson reads his article titled: "Is 2024 the Year of the Pink Watch? These Releases Seal It."

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Google Home updates cause (figurative) nightmares, Lamborghini is making an off-road Huracan, and Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion. Navigation: 05:24 – Google Home's White Noise Update Wreaks Havoc 16:54 – Lamborghini Takes the Huracan Off-Road 27:15 – Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard 39:53 – Our Favorite New Gear Releases Featured and Related: Google fixes issue wit...

Which automakers produce the most vegan-friendly cars, a machine that projects aromas like speakers throw sound, and how COVID changed our shopping habits.   Navigation: 03:23 – Vegan-Friendly Cars: Which Brand Offers the Most Overall?   20:00 – What the Hell Is a Smell Speaker?   29:20 – COVID's Effect on Our Shopping Trends   Featured and Related: Study Finds Out Which Are The Most Vegan-Frie...

It's no surprise that Gear Patrol fans have great taste and lofty product resolutions for 2022. Also in this episode: F-150 Lightning popularity and the Library of Pursuits. Navigation:   Featured and Related: Ford's F-150 Lightning Electric Truck Is Shaping Up to Be Insanely Successful – Gear Patrol 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Markups Surprising Some Reservation Holders – Ford Authority Meet the Al...

Electrification, memeification and sustainability take top prize. Featured and Related: This Year in Gear: the Most Notable Releases of 2021 – Gear Patrol Gear Patrol (@gearpatrol) Instagram – Gear Patrol Reels + Reviews of TikTok Products The 19 Coolest Electric Vehicles We Saw in 2021 – Gear Patrol All the Coolest Weed Gear That Came Out in 2021 – Gear Patrol Looking Back on 2020 and Forward to...

Matter claims to weave together all your disparate smart home devices, Loro Piana is tracking wool origins, and John Mayer's second G-Shock collab drops. Episode Navigation: 04:50 – Matter and the promise of a unified Smart Home 22:10 – Loro Piana customers can track its wool origins 34:49 – John Mayer x Hodinkee x Casio G-Shock = a very desirable, approachable collab Featured and Related:   Ge...

The winners of this year's GP100 include the 2021 Game Changers: products that represent a massive shift in their respective categories.   Episode Navigation: 00:00 – What Is a Game Changer? 06:41 – I/O MAG Imprint 3D Goggle from Smith 13:15 – Whoop Any-Wear 19:15 – KYX Sneaker Rental 27:46 – Bose SoundControl Hearing Aids 37:47 – Dyson V15 Detect 44:32 – Fellow Drops 51:55 – Apple MacBoo...

Virgil Abloh's legacy, BMW's questionable new SUV, and LEGO makes.... wooden shelves? Episode Navigation: 02:36 – Virgil Abloh's Legacy 20:14 – BMW's New XM Concept Design Is Questionable 33:52 – LEGO Makes Home Furnishings Now   Featured and Related: Virgil Abloh, Path-Blazing Designer, Is Dead at 41 – New York Times Virgil Abloh Fans Build Altar at Off-White Store – New York Times Virgil Abloh...

Continuous Liquid Interface Production is the next generation of 3D printing, and is equal parts SciFi and magic. Featured and Related:   How 3D Printing Could Change the Future of Gear – Gear Patrol The Promise of 3D Printing Fulfilled | Carbon (Home Page) Joseph DeSimone: What if 3D printing was 100x faster? (video) – TED The Gear Patrol Magazine Subscription • Gear Patrol Store Today in Gear –...

Have we passed the "EV inflection point?" Will the coffee bean crisis kill your caffeine supply? Who is Netflix Games made for? Episode Navigation: 03:06 – Ford F-150 Lightning: Are We Long-Last at an "EV Inflection Point"? 17:13 – The Coffee Bean Crisis: Why Cups of Joe Could Cost $20 Soon   37:08 – Netflix Games: Will Hardcore Gamers Go For It?   Featured and Related: Today In Gear – Gear Pa...

Read the Series Below • Men's Footwear Essentials  • Pants, Shorts and Sweats to Build Your Wardrobe  • The 8 Types of Tops You Should Own  •    Accessories to Add Interest to Your Outfits

The Winter Gear Awards, Land Rover redesigns the Range Rover, Urwerk reveals a (strange) $275K watch.   Episode Navigation: 03:56 – The Winter Gear Awards 25:23 – The 2022 Range Rover Is Expensive and  Not "Beautiful 43:11 – Uwerk UR-112 Aggregat, a Wildly Weird New Watch   Featured and Related: The 2021 Winter Gear Awards: Full List of Winners The 2022 Range Rover Continues Land Rover's Legacy, B...

Apple's huge new slate of products, the Porsche 718 Cayman RS melts the 'Ring, and Bremont *may* have a new in-house movement.

The 31-mph VanMoof V eBike, Sunglasses Made from Microorganism Poop, and Supply Chain Stress.   Episode Navigation: 02:45 – VanMoof V eBike 21:10 – Covalent AirCarbon Sunglasses 33:36 – Supply Chain Issues and Holiday Shopping Tips   Featured and Related: VanMoof V dual-motor ebike will have a top speed of over 30 mph – New Atlas VanMoof unveils 31 mph ‘hyperbike’ electric bicycle with two motor...

Ferrari hires Jony Ive, livestream shopping's rising popularity, and a biometric security dongle. Episode Navigation: 02:41 – Ferrari Hires Jony Ive and Marc Newson 17:45 – Is Livestream Shopping... a Thing? 30:08 – Yubico's New Biometric Security Dongles Featured and Related: Former Apple design boss Jony Ive partners with Ferrari – Road Show Ex-Apple designer Jony Ive is now designing expensiv...

Casey Johnston's Substack newsletter, "She's a Beast," the merits of Amazon's new Halo View fitness tracker, and a discussion of the Rivian R1T.   Episode Navigation: 05:02 – Casey Johnston, author of  She's a Beast   34:37  –  Amazon Halo View, Halo Fitness, and Halo Nutrition   47:03 – Reactions to... Reviews of the Rivian R1T   Featured and Related:   She's a Beast: a Swole Woman's Newslet...

The future of mobility and "living rooms on wheels," plus: we ponder whether e-Readers are still relevant and discuss what to wear to the office these days. Episode Navigation: 04:20 – Dalal Elsheik on Autonomous Vehicle UX and the Automotive Industry 35:03 – Are e-Readers Still Relevant? 42:50 – Lululemon Survey Indicates People Hope to Wear Comfy Clothes to the Office Featured and Related: A For...

The biggest announcements from this week's Apple Event; the Michelin Uptis airless tire; Taco Bell wants to recycle your used empty plastic sauce packets. Episode Navigation: 03:20 – Deconstructing the September Apple Event 36:50 – Michelin Uptis Airless Tire 49:20 – Taco Bell's Sauce Packet Recycling Program Featured and Related: Everything Apple Announced at Today's Big iPhone Event – Gear Patro...

Government IDs on your phone; trucks are finally getting smaller; and after 18 months of COVID WFH, what products have endured, and what do we really need now? Episode Navigation: 03:10 – Apple's Forthcoming Digital Driver's Licenses 16:00 – Compact Pickup Trucks: A Welcome Automotive Segment? 27:20 – The "Logi Dock" and Our Relationship with WFH Products 18 M0nths post-COVID Featured and Relate...