Tag Archives: Outdoor

Iconic 87-year-old REI is closing three stores in 2026 — including two flagship locations that recently unionized.  The decision to shutter stores comes as the company battles falling sales and a challenging retail climate.  Seattle-based REI, known for its premium camping gear, bikes, and hiking boots, has reported back-to-back revenue declines of 2.4 percent in 2023 and another 6.2 percent …

REI Co-op has confirmed plans to close its store in Paramus in the first quarter of 2026 along with stores in two other states. The REI store is in the Bergen Town Center shopping center. REI also plans to close stores in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City and in Boston later next year. “After thoughtful consideration, we have …

Amazon just held a hardware event and introduced some new Blink security camera products. These include updates of the Blink Mini and Blink Outdoor. The Blink Mini 2K+ and the Blink Outdoor 2K+ are brand-new entries in the line-up that both capture 2K video, for added detail. The previous versions were locked at 1080p. The Blink Outdoor 2K+ features 4x …

The first is the Blink Outdoor 2K+, a wireless camera with crystal-clear 2K video resolution, 4x zoom capability, enhanced low-light performance, audio with noise-cancelling two-way talk, and smart notifications like person and vehicle detection (with a Blink Subscription Plus Plan). It’s also equipped with Blink’s signature long-lasting battery life—thanks to the company’s custom silicon chip technology—plus Blink Weather Shield, giving …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Hong Kong  —  The sight of a multi-colored fireworks exploding in the foothills of the Himalayas has sparked a furious environmental backlash, prompting a local government investigation in China and forcing global outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx to issue an apology. The Canadian-headquartered, Chinese-owned, brand teamed up with artist Cai Guo-Qiang to stage the massive “Rising Dragon” …

The Natick Board of Health announced Friday that all outdoor activities in town will end by 7:00 p.m., due to an elevated risk level to West Nile virus. The state Department of Public Health confirmed four cases of West Nile virus, and increased risk levels for Natick, Ashland, Framingham, Marlborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, and Wayland. The statement advised residents to …

Big news, outdoor fanatics! REI Co-op is running its Labor Day 2025 sale from now through September 1, knocking up to 30% off gear and apparel like Columbia, Patagonia, Big Agnes and Merrell, and up to 50% off select clearance items. This year’s Labor Day Sale takes huge discounts on clothing, gear, sneakers and more from now through Labor Day …

With the Google Pixel 10 series out of the way, it looks like Google now has its eyes set on refreshing its Nest lineup. The line of smart home devices, which includes the likes of thermostats, locks, doorbells, cameras, speakers, displays, and more, hasn’t really seen a proper refresh for some years now. We already know that the tech giant …

It wasn’t that long ago that few people were monitoring the air—not the government, not its citizens. Today, weather apps provide estimates of outdoor air quality, and the government’s own air quality monitoring website, AirNow, has an easy-to-use zip code portal and fire and smoke map. There are real health benefits to owning an air quality monitor. Each US state …

My dream projector delivers the brightest and sharpest image. But it also has to be easy to move around and set up anywhere — especially outdoors. Anker’s Nebula X1 long-throw projector promises all of that with a three-laser engine that beams out a category-leading 3,500 ANSI lumens at 4K resolution. It also has features never seen before on a home …