But that doesn’t limit outdoor activities, as the hearty Swedes and Norwegians keep their running and orienteering clubs functioning winterlong by the light of head-mounted artificial suns. Lower latitudes in North America keep our cities lit for more hours each day. But winter darkness prevails still during evening training time, and early Oris replica watches sunsets can zap motivation to play outdoors. This pricey headlamp is an investment that buys you more time to train or practice at night for your sport.Stephen Regenold writes a daily blog on outdoors gear at .
Remember One Laptop Per Child, the affordable, durable laptop for the children of the developing world? True, the whole thing was probably more of a flop than the revolution it was touted to be. But it did get computer-makers thinking about how to get technology into the hands of folks in the remotest parts of the world.Enter chip-maker Intels replica Rolex Sports Models watch Classmate PC, a sub-$500 laptop designed for education and children 5 to 14. Portable, powerful-enough, and with a battery life of up to 6.5 hours, the Classmates improved second-generation PC may soon find its way into your backpack.Racing the Planet, organizers of the 4 Deserts race series, figured that if the machine could handle 12-year-olds, then it might just be rugged enough for the Gobi, Atacama, Sahara and Antarctic.
After thorough testing last year, the Classmate PC is now part of the organizations communications arsenal, which includes satellite web access. Racers can update their blogs or send emails from checkpoint tents in the middle of the desert, and officials use the little machine to track competitors, upload photos and transfer videos. replica Sarcar watch Well give you an update on the Sahara Race itself tomorrow, as were still waiting for the first racers to complete the 60-mile Stage 5, a march through the Black Desert.And by the way, the latest One Laptop Per Child, called XO, goes on sale in the United States (now arguably a member of the developing world) November 17.--Matthew Fishbane(photo courtesy Chris Lusher/RacingThePlanet Limited)
