Seed-bombing startup DroneSeed wants to fight deforestation with a swarm of UAVs
DroneSeed is developing an industry-transforming drone that shoots seeds as it revegetates an area following a round of timber harvesting.
Facebook plays tastemaker by recommending events you should attend
Facebook has tapped a team of curators to compile a “featured events” list that can help you discover what is happening offline in your city.
A rising tide lifts all … houses? Movable stilt homes keep you high and dry
Designed to withstand rising sea levels and the impact of climate change, the Tidal House aims to ebb and flow with the changing environment itself.
Drop the bass for days on end with the Geek Beats Jolt5 Bluetooth speaker
With its combination of ruggedness, good sound, and a large battery to last all day and top off your phone, the Geek Beats Jolt5 is made for the outdoors.
Reddit users hunt down the Instagrammer defiling national parks, get her banned
Reddit users have helped authorities to identify a vandal who targeted seven national parks. The culprit is now banned from all publicly administered land.
This novel, crowd-sourced action cam edits your video for you
A project on Indiegogo could be a game-changer with an app that automatically edits video by detecting the footage with the most action.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Shoe socks, a GoPro remote you bite, and more
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Twicycle is the bicycle you pedal with all your limbs
Thanks to a new bike-like contraption known as the Twicycle, you'll be pedaling around town with both your hands and your feet for a full-body workout.
Weekend Workshop: How to build a DIY solar charger out of Altoid tins
This easy-to-make DIY solar charger assures you'll never have to leave home and worry about a "Low Battery" alert on your smartphone ever again.
Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to get in the water, new shark-repellent tech arrives
A new surfboard leash features shark repellent technology that could protect surfers in the water, and the company claims it won't harm marine life.
Trailer or tiny home? The Tiny Drop is the best of both for off-the-grid living
Essentially a modified camping trailer, Tend Building's Tiny Drop is a sustainable off-grid house on wheels that any avid camper would drool over.
Velohub Blinkers are bike turn signals made the right way, plus lasers
Velohub's Blinkers gives cyclists a streamlined turn signal light system with headlight, brake light, and laser lane lights for bikes.
Meet Antlos, the Airbnb of the sea
Meet Antlos, the online platform enabling travelers to book boat vacations directly from local skippers and captains. Think Airbnb, but on the water.
The Carbon SUV e-bike is basically a powered mountain bike on steroids
It blends the terrain-mastery of a dirt bike with a comfort of a fat bike and an e-bike's ease of use. It's like an SUV-bike with a cool form factor.
Heartbreaking GoPro documentary is company’s first to use non-Hero cameras
In a tragic story of BASE jumping, friendship, and love, GoPro breaks its own rule to release its most touching, profound video yet.
Two bad-ass climbers scale Everest without extra oxygen, share it all on social media
Mountaineers Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards climbed Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen and shared their experience on Snapchat and Strava.
Altec Lansing’s everything-proof Bluetooth speaker tackles the outdoors with you
Altec Lansing's OmniJacket Bluetooth speaker sports best-in-class battery life, an ultra-rugged exterior, quality sound, is waterproof, and floats.
This water bottle fills itself by harvesting moisture from the air (Update: it probably doesn’t work)
Fontus, the self-filling water bottle up on Indiegogo, is the subject of a new video explaining why it won't work efficiently enough to keep people alive.
Meet the guy who ran away from Wall Street to build bikes
SPCARBON recently made a full carbon bike for Red Bull Racing Eyewear, and its president just launched Blueprint bikes offering beautiful planned builds.
You’re an adult. So build the blanket fort of your dreams with these gadgets
Blanket forts don't need to be rudimentary, not with the tech we have today at least. Check out our recommendations for stocking your fort to the max.