Sony Xperia Advance: Mud and Water? Yes, Please!
January 25th, 2013 | By Jonathan Loewus-Deitch
Sony’s new Android smartphone can actually play out in the mud and survive to take that incoming call.
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Chaconian Travels: Chaco Z/2 Unaweep Sandals
January 7th, 2013 | By Jonathan Loewus-Deitch
It wasn’t until my six-year pair of Z/1 model Chaco straps frayed to their final threads, the tread wore down to the core, and they had been given third-degree burns from a campfire that I finally decided to try out a new model. I ordered the Z/2s just in time for my 3 1/2 month work adventure in Central America.Fast forward three months, and I’ve finally found some down time (while waiting out a torrential rainstorm in a cafe on Tortuguero Island, Costa Rica) to tell you what I think.
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Airing Out My Dirty Travel Laundry: Polarmax AYG 365′s Boxers and T-Shirt Round-up
October 8th, 2012 | By Jonathan Loewus-Deitch
n preparation for my work-and-play adventure in Central America, I received the AYG 365′s boxers and t-shirts made (in the USA) by Polarmax. Before even opening the packages, I immediately appreciated Polarmax’s green initiatives—their packaging indicates they use recycled materials and try to reduce their environmental footprint on the planet.
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The Ultimate Minimalist vs Maximalist Shoe Test: 100 Miles in the New Balance MT 110 vs Hoka One One Mafate
September 18th, 2012 | By Jonathan Loewus-Deitch
Some ups and downs (literal and figurative) ensue when a runner experiments with the Frankenstein combination of a minimal trail shoe and a maximal trail shoe during a rocky 100-mile mountain race.
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Skora Form: The Lexus of Minimalist Shoes for Craftsmanship
July 2nd, 2012 | By Jonathan Loewus-Deitch
From Portland OR, the city that made weird cool, comes an innovative minimal shoe that is great for both running around town and dressing up for a night out on the town—however you wear them, you will surely get compliments and people wondering where they can get a pair, too.
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