It is becoming ever easier to keep an eye on our health from the comfort of our own homes. With in-home devices and, of course, the endless number of apps, we track out calories, steps and sleep quality but what about our blood pressure?
Cleaning the hard floors in our home is up there with ironing and weeding on the list of things we don’t want to do in our free time. It is often decided with a game of rock, paper, scissors. However, the moment we have a new gadget to help with a tedious chore, we end up battling over who gets to try it out first.
This month the UK sees the launch of Crosshead’s new compact folding bike range.A release that isunrivalled in technical design, spec and high-performance engineering.
The HOVR Phantom from Under Armour are available in both Connect and Non-Connect editions depending on whether it has been fitted with a Record Sensor that allows you to pair it up to your phone, we will be looking at the Non-Connect Edition in this review. The HOVR has been created to provide a zero gravity feel and a consistent energy return to reduce issues and injuries caused by impact, it features a compression mesh Energy Web that contains and moulds the HOVR foam to return the energy back to you with every step.
After the success of Thule’s Urban Glide it was only a matter of time before the second generation was born, the Urban Glide 2, available in three tasteful designs Black on Black, Thule Blue and Dark Shadow. Suitable for popping to the shops or getting your sweat on with a jog around the black the Urban Glide 2 features a lightweight design, weighing in at 11.4kg that makes for easy set up and manoeuvre.
Mindshift claim there is no such thing as bad weather, which is why they created the Exposure 15, a storm-resistant shoulder bag designed for the active photographer, made from waterproof sailcloth panels, with storm flaps, water-repellent DWR fabric, polyurethane coating underneath, AquaGuard zips and a tough Tarpaulin bottom, to ensure your gear is well protected from whatever the elements might throw at you. Available in Black or Solar Grey designs, it has exterior dimensions of 17.3” W x 12.2” H x 7.1” D and interior dimensions of 15.7” W x 10.4” H x 5
The BackLight from Mindshift comes in three sizes 18L, 26L and 36L but we will be focusing on the 18L in this review as this is the one that we received. The 18L has a gear profile of two standard DSLR bodies with lenses attached and 1–3 standard zoom lenses or two Mirrorless bodies with lenses attached and 3–5 lenses as well as up to a 13” laptop and a 10” tablet and space for your personal gear in the 5L front compartments, it takes up to a maximum lens size of 300mm f/2.8 or 150–600mm f/5–6.3 attached to a body.
Forget selfies, pictures of your cats and breakfast, this is a serious accessory for serious photographers. The ROTABALL-DPH from SUN-SNIPER is a double harness with ROTABALL connections featuring two free spinning steel ball-bearing ROTABALL connector, two back and neck friendly SHOCK-ABSORBER and two connectors blocking BLOKKER to prevent any accidental unscrewing.
The SpiderPro Dual Camera System v2 from SpiderHolster has been updated and improved to make an even more secure and comfortable holster with the option of carrying two cameras on your hip. With the brand new Lens Collar Plate you can safely carry long lenses too. The Pro2 Plate has been updated and can be attached to any professional DSLR, the new design has better balance and with a more secure pin and anti-slip rubber grips to help keep the plate in place.
The E10BT (super catchy name by the way) from SoundMAGIC are Bluetooth wireless connecting headphones which can provide you with up to 12 hours play time. The pack includes the SoundMAGIC E10BT wireless earphones, USB charging cable, semi-rigid carry case, three pairs domed silicone eartips (S/M/L), three pairs bowl silicone eartips (S/M/L), four pairs vented silicone eartips (XS/S/M/L) and one pair of double flange silicone eartips (M) so you can find the perfect fit that stays secure in your ear even when running or working out.