Category: Sunglasses

Our managing editor wore the Sport RX glasses for two years — on trips around the world — for a full test. Photo after two years hard use Two years ago, I put on a pair of sunglasses from Sport RX to test custom prescription lenses built for outdoor sports. I have hardly taken them off for sporting use […]

Energy drink juggernaut Red Bull has blurred the lines of branding, making huge strides in media with a magazine and popular video channel, and by running a popular race series. Now, sunglasses. Red Bull Sunglasses The high-octane brand is entering the lucrative world of high-end sunglasses in the U.S. market Today the company announced a […]

Old fishing nets are a problem in the ocean. The plastics used to make the nets are very slow to decompose and the old nets trap and tangle with wildlife. The nets are recyclable, but there is little incentive for people to collect them from beaches or waterways. A company is working to change that, […]

Glasses can be bulky, or vulnerable when stashed in a pocket or pack. A different concept, Popticals are wrap-around sunglasses that fold up and fit inside an egg-shape case. Lenses on the Popticals slide apart and then nest close together. The bows hinge and fold. A hard-side case clicks securely shut, latching closed as a […]

Oakley launched the Radar Pace this week. The “smart” eyewear tracks speed, pace, and a lot more, and gives you realtime feedback with digital “coaching.” We put it to the test. I’m gliding along the Kona coast on a road bike, paralleling the Pacific ocean. Pushing the pedals, I sweat as the hot tropical sun […]