One of the best parts of our jobs here at WIRED is that we get to test all the new things as soon as they come out. But we often only get a few days to play something before we have to write about it. That's difficult -- getting a clear assessment about an object's worth when you have to crank out a written review in less than a week. There are some products that don't show their true colors until we've had several weeks, months, or years to experience them, live with them, play with them, and wear them. That's what we've rounded up here -- the stuff from our lives that we either own and never want to let go, or that we've been testing recently that we're just totally enamored with. This is the gear we want to take everywhere. This is the stuff we want to cook breakfast for. These are the things we love.
Casio PRW-3000-1A Watch
Some people just want their watches to look good and tell the time. I like to demand a little more from my wristwear. Don’t get me wrong, with multiband atomic bona fides and a slick negative screen, my
Casio PRW-3000-1A is no slouch in either of those departments. But this Japanese import also comes with the Pro Trek’s standard ABC goodies -- that’s an altimeter, barometer/thermometer, and a compass. Those sensors happen to be faster, more accurate, and about 95 percent smaller than the versions in current (U.S.) Pro Trek watches, which means I no longer have to strap a boat anchor to my wrist just to get at all that lovely data.
Sure, the instruction manual is thicker than a bible, the menu system is clunky, and I still haven’t figured out how to work the snooze alarm. But for those who worship the outdoors, this black beauty will put anything by Suunto to shame. You can expect to see them stateside this fall.
-- Bryan Gardiner
Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED
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