The Best Tech for Summer (2019)

Temperature Control: A Game-Changer for Outdoor Enthusiasts

When it comes to protecting our devices from the harsh effects of extreme temperatures, we need all the help we can get. That's why temperature control technology has become an essential feature for outdoor enthusiasts who venture into scorching hot or freezing cold conditions. One such innovative solution is the Ettore case, which uses advanced temperature control technology to keep your phone at a safe operating temperature.

The Ettore case works by using a phase-change material that absorbs and releases heat, keeping your phone's core temperature lower than the ambient temperature. This means that even if you're exposed to direct sunlight or extreme cold, your phone will be protected from overheating. While it may not completely prevent overheating in extreme conditions, it does significantly reduce the risk of damage to your device.

Another innovative solution is the OtterBox Symmetry case, which offers exceptional protection for your phone while still being relatively sleek and compact. The Defender cases are a step up in terms of protection, with a rugged design that completely encases your phone. These cases provide ample protection against drops, bumps, and other accidental impacts, making them an excellent choice for outdoor enthusiasts who need to be prepared for the unexpected.

Powering Up On-The-Go: Cable Solutions

When it comes to charging our devices on-the-go, we often find ourselves stuck with tangled cables or struggling to locate a lost one in the dark. This is where cable solutions come in – innovative designs that make it easy to power up your device, even in the most challenging environments.

The Lantern cable features a unique reflective layer built into its design, making it incredibly easy to spot even in complete darkness. The flat core of the cable also makes it less prone to tangling and kinking, reducing the risk of damage during use. Whether you're stargazing, camping, or boating, this cable is sure to become a trusted companion.

For those with multiple devices to charge, the Nomad multi-cable is an excellent solution. This compact cable can charge a multitude of different devices with various connectors, including USB-C, Lightning, and micro-USB. Simply alternate the tips based on your device's needs, and you're good to go – no more bringing three separate cables or dealing with bulky power banks.

Powering Up: Battery Packs for Emergencies

In the event of an emergency, having a reliable battery pack can be a lifesaver. This is where battery packs come in – compact, portable solutions that provide a burst of power when you need it most.

The Nomad power pack features a durable rubber and casing design, with a strong battery life that's perfect for extended outdoor excursions. The addition of Tile Bluetooth tracking makes it easy to locate your device if you misplace the power pack – simply open the Tile app on your phone, and it'll guide you straight to its location.

For those who prefer a more minimalist approach, there are also power tabs available – compact, recyclable battery packs that provide a few extra hours of battery life when needed most. These small packs can be tucked into your phone's pocket or bag, providing an emergency boost when you need it most.

Duo-Purpose Battery Packs: Lighting Up the Dark

In addition to powering up our devices, battery packs can also serve as a reliable light source in the dark. The Lander Care Lights are a standout example of this – two different designs that double as both power banks and high-intensity lights.

The larger model features 450 lumens of brightness, with an automatic dimming feature that prevents it from wasting energy when not in use. The smaller model is also available, featuring a lower intensity but still providing ample illumination. Both models have built-in straps, allowing you to attach them to various objects around your campsite.

The LED lights on the side of the larger Care Light provide an additional layer of visibility, with color-changing capabilities that let you adjust the light's hue and brightness at will. This level of customization makes these battery packs a standout choice for outdoor enthusiasts who need reliable lighting solutions.

Outdoor Accessories: Covering All Bases

Finally, we have a range of outdoor accessories that cover all bases when it comes to protecting our devices and staying safe on-the-go. From temperature control cases to power-packed batteries and innovative lighting solutions, there's something here for everyone.

Whether you're camping, boating, or exploring the great outdoors, these accessories are sure to become essential tools in your kit. So why not join us down below in the comments and let us know which accessory is your favorite? If you have another favorite outdoor gadget that you'd like to share, be sure to mention it on Twitter at @Andrew_OSU.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe weather is warm and it's time to spend some time in the great outdoors here are our favorite outdoor accessories what what is going on everyone it is Andrew here from Apple Insider and we have collected our favorite bits of outdoor gear we have everything that you could need here to have some fun in the Sun and if you like something make sure you check out the description down below where we have links to everything that we featured in this video so let's go ahead and kick things off Yeti isn't the only name in coolers there are two big ones that you can't forget and the first is coolest the coolest cooler made big waves when it debuted on crowdfunding and raised a ton of money there are so many cool things it's not hard to see why first up it's just a large cooler and a really solid one to boot I kept our stuff cold for hours and hours ahead of time on the right hand side when you opened up you'll find a ceramic knife as well of a series of plates perfect for that picnic out there on the beach everything feels sturdy in that knife is sharp all these plates are going to be easily washable and even if they're dirty slide them back in it'll be no problem to wipe this up or hose it down when you're finished it comes with a coolest Bluetooth speaker which is really easy to play some music on it's not gonna really beat out any of the other big speaker that we've checked out that are portable like the Libra tone zip but it sure is nice to have one that goes with the cooler and matches it so stylish Lee one of the flashiest features of the coolest cooler is going to be the built-in blender mode simply pull up the blender from the left-hand side click into the top and use this little lever to make the perfect margarita or mix drink on the front is yet another compartment used to store of course the included wine opener here or any other utensils or cables they may need to store and there's also a bottle opener but they are not the only cool that we are featuring one of our favorites out there is going to be OtterBox OtterBox is going to be more akin to the Yeti with a bunch of pretty awesome accessories to go with it and it is really going to hold up to whatever you are going to throw at it it is strong durable and is going to keep your drinks cold as long as any Yeti cooler is going to do it comes in different sizes has a ton of different components that you can pick up to go along with we only grabbed a couple accessories when we took this out to the water but it was totally worth it and really got us through we open this thing off you can see all the different parts that we brought along with us we got extra cupholders shelves all this different stuff that is going to be pretty necessary as we take this out into the wild all these different accessories you see can also clip onto the outside which makes it really easy to kind of modify your cooler to your exact needs getting a bottle opener not a bottle opener a connection kit for your dry box maybe a locking kits and nothing else gets in here all of those are totally doable OtterBox even went above and beyond and got this certified bear resistant you do need to pick up the additional locking kit to make sure that safe but they literally have a bear resistant certification to make sure that your stuff is going to be safe while you're out camping we definitely needed a shelf in ours which makes it perfect to store any additional gear that you've got anything you need to keep cool or anything you just don't want to get wet so you can have your ice drinks all down below in the bottom and put anything it needs to stay dry and cool there towards the top or even locked up when you got that locking kit add on any additional accessories like a necessary a bottle opener here on one side we also added a dry box onto the other we spend a ton of time around the water and a good dry box is in and of itself a great accessory to have we love those from OtterBox as well as those from Pelican slipping your iPhone any accessories you want to bring with you any small cameras you may have and it's gonna keep it dry cool and safe you can throw this thing on the water and it's also going to float so if this does tumble in you're not going to lose anything it's pretty amazing and has really held us through a lot of times especially as we've gone scuba diving and need to make sure nothing got destroyed out there on the boat this brings us to our next accessory the floor one pro this is a thermal-imaging camera that connects right to your iPhone we've seen flare cameras in the past and they're pretty awesome now you may think this is just kind of a gimmicky thing but there's a lot of really awesome stuff that you can do first up if you're camping you can easily see different creatures going on in the night it's kind of cool to look out into the dark and see what actually is out there you also keep track of your friends maybe wandering around looking for wood and you want to make sure you can actually spot them in the woods this could be super useful and if you wanna make sure your fire is out there's nothing kind of going on no embers that are still glowing you can use this and see any hotspots that are there and make sure you don't accidentally start some sort of forest fire it doesn't tie into our outdoor theme but these things are also really helpful around the house find the leaks or cold spots around definitely can come in handy next up we have a few pairs of cases two in particular that we really like first up is the Tauri case from lander it has an optional strap that you can use which is pretty useful if you have your phone out there in the wild you don't want to drop it something that a lot of regular cases have but the even more important part is thermal line this temperature protection on the inside helps keep the phone cool in blazing high temperatures and we have tried this out and it works wonders if you ever had your phone sitting out there in the Sun screen up down does not matter and all sudden you get the alert on your phone that your phone is too hot to use you won't know where we are coming from using this keep your phone face down but it's really gonna help keep the core temperature your phone lower and keep it active for longer it's not gonna completely prevent overheating in the Sun but it does really help plus if you're ready taking any photos along the water and you actually slip up hit a bump and drop your phone you're not going to be losing it aside from the temperature controlled Ettore we also really love the OtterBox symmetry cases these are some of the most protective out there as well as being relatively sleek if you want more protection go for the defender cases they pretty much completely encompass your phone but we have great luck with sleep protection and ample protection when we're out and about if we are legitimately worried about possibly damaging our phone these are the cases that we're going to turn to now you still need to power your phone up on the go and with a few different solutions for that first up is this cable from Lantern so it's a normal lightning cable but it has this reflective layer built in it's a flat core which is also fairly unique but this thing will reflect a light like no other if you've ever misplaced a cable before you know the struggle this is so easy to find completely in the dark with just a little bit of light it jumps out at you or even in the bottom of the back we see black cables all the time but if you're stargazing camping out and a boat the night you just need to find the cable you don't need a dark one you need a light one now if you do have a bunch of different accessories to connect that's where the multi cable from Nomad comes in this guy will charge a multitude of different devices with different connectors whether it's USB C lightning or micro USB you have a connection on this cable just alternate the tips out based on what you need to charge and you're good to go don't bring three different cables with you it is small compact and can charge a bunch of different gear so your GoPro anything like that this is going to power up of course you need a battery pack to go with which is why we recommend that the power pack from nomad it's super durable rubber and cased has a strong battery life USB C and USB a and our favorite it has tile Bluetooth tracking so you have this with you out on the go you're camping you're out there in the wild you need to find your battery pack really easy to find it quickly and easily using the tile app on your iPhone and of course it perfectly pairs with the nomads short cable if you don't want to bring a giant battery pack with you that's why we use these power tabs there's a bunch of different brands but they're basically the same thing there are these little recyclable battery packs that are pretty much as bare-bones minimal they'll get you a few extra hours of battery life when it's most important you're lost or some other emergency happens and you need to power up your phone that's what these are for they last a really long time sealed on their bags rip them open tuck it into your phone and get some emergency power on the go and you're done they can be recycled just like any other battery we also could use a battery pack that doubles as something else such as the care lights from Lander there's two different ones here there's the rounder one and the larger one and they can act not only an is a really bright vivid light but as a battery pack for your phone these are super handy and we use them all the time we love this larger one that has 450 lumens and can be controlled by your phone it'll even automatically dim as you walk away to not waste battery life has a built-in strap so you can attach this to different things around your campsite you pull the side open here and you'll have access to the USB port and the input port there's a series of LEDs on the side let you know how much power is left you can strobe this from your phone if you want to and even even change the color so you're not just stuck with white it has full RGB options these are absolutely our favorite outdoor accessories whether you're camping on the beach boating exploring whatever it may be these things are gonna cover you in a wide variety of different scenarios so let us know down below in the comments which one is your favorite or if you have another favor outdoor accessory you can also let me know on Twitter at Andrew underscore OSU and pick any of these up at the links down below in the description hey everyone did you guys like that video be sure to click on that like button so we can create content that we know that you guys want to see and follow Apple Insider in all social media channels if you want the best prices on any Apple gear check out the Apple Insider price guide that is updated daily and until next time we'll see you laterthe weather is warm and it's time to spend some time in the great outdoors here are our favorite outdoor accessories what what is going on everyone it is Andrew here from Apple Insider and we have collected our favorite bits of outdoor gear we have everything that you could need here to have some fun in the Sun and if you like something make sure you check out the description down below where we have links to everything that we featured in this video so let's go ahead and kick things off Yeti isn't the only name in coolers there are two big ones that you can't forget and the first is coolest the coolest cooler made big waves when it debuted on crowdfunding and raised a ton of money there are so many cool things it's not hard to see why first up it's just a large cooler and a really solid one to boot I kept our stuff cold for hours and hours ahead of time on the right hand side when you opened up you'll find a ceramic knife as well of a series of plates perfect for that picnic out there on the beach everything feels sturdy in that knife is sharp all these plates are going to be easily washable and even if they're dirty slide them back in it'll be no problem to wipe this up or hose it down when you're finished it comes with a coolest Bluetooth speaker which is really easy to play some music on it's not gonna really beat out any of the other big speaker that we've checked out that are portable like the Libra tone zip but it sure is nice to have one that goes with the cooler and matches it so stylish Lee one of the flashiest features of the coolest cooler is going to be the built-in blender mode simply pull up the blender from the left-hand side click into the top and use this little lever to make the perfect margarita or mix drink on the front is yet another compartment used to store of course the included wine opener here or any other utensils or cables they may need to store and there's also a bottle opener but they are not the only cool that we are featuring one of our favorites out there is going to be OtterBox OtterBox is going to be more akin to the Yeti with a bunch of pretty awesome accessories to go with it and it is really going to hold up to whatever you are going to throw at it it is strong durable and is going to keep your drinks cold as long as any Yeti cooler is going to do it comes in different sizes has a ton of different components that you can pick up to go along with we only grabbed a couple accessories when we took this out to the water but it was totally worth it and really got us through we open this thing off you can see all the different parts that we brought along with us we got extra cupholders shelves all this different stuff that is going to be pretty necessary as we take this out into the wild all these different accessories you see can also clip onto the outside which makes it really easy to kind of modify your cooler to your exact needs getting a bottle opener not a bottle opener a connection kit for your dry box maybe a locking kits and nothing else gets in here all of those are totally doable OtterBox even went above and beyond and got this certified bear resistant you do need to pick up the additional locking kit to make sure that safe but they literally have a bear resistant certification to make sure that your stuff is going to be safe while you're out camping we definitely needed a shelf in ours which makes it perfect to store any additional gear that you've got anything you need to keep cool or anything you just don't want to get wet so you can have your ice drinks all down below in the bottom and put anything it needs to stay dry and cool there towards the top or even locked up when you got that locking kit add on any additional accessories like a necessary a bottle opener here on one side we also added a dry box onto the other we spend a ton of time around the water and a good dry box is in and of itself a great accessory to have we love those from OtterBox as well as those from Pelican slipping your iPhone any accessories you want to bring with you any small cameras you may have and it's gonna keep it dry cool and safe you can throw this thing on the water and it's also going to float so if this does tumble in you're not going to lose anything it's pretty amazing and has really held us through a lot of times especially as we've gone scuba diving and need to make sure nothing got destroyed out there on the boat this brings us to our next accessory the floor one pro this is a thermal-imaging camera that connects right to your iPhone we've seen flare cameras in the past and they're pretty awesome now you may think this is just kind of a gimmicky thing but there's a lot of really awesome stuff that you can do first up if you're camping you can easily see different creatures going on in the night it's kind of cool to look out into the dark and see what actually is out there you also keep track of your friends maybe wandering around looking for wood and you want to make sure you can actually spot them in the woods this could be super useful and if you wanna make sure your fire is out there's nothing kind of going on no embers that are still glowing you can use this and see any hotspots that are there and make sure you don't accidentally start some sort of forest fire it doesn't tie into our outdoor theme but these things are also really helpful around the house find the leaks or cold spots around definitely can come in handy next up we have a few pairs of cases two in particular that we really like first up is the Tauri case from lander it has an optional strap that you can use which is pretty useful if you have your phone out there in the wild you don't want to drop it something that a lot of regular cases have but the even more important part is thermal line this temperature protection on the inside helps keep the phone cool in blazing high temperatures and we have tried this out and it works wonders if you ever had your phone sitting out there in the Sun screen up down does not matter and all sudden you get the alert on your phone that your phone is too hot to use you won't know where we are coming from using this keep your phone face down but it's really gonna help keep the core temperature your phone lower and keep it active for longer it's not gonna completely prevent overheating in the Sun but it does really help plus if you're ready taking any photos along the water and you actually slip up hit a bump and drop your phone you're not going to be losing it aside from the temperature controlled Ettore we also really love the OtterBox symmetry cases these are some of the most protective out there as well as being relatively sleek if you want more protection go for the defender cases they pretty much completely encompass your phone but we have great luck with sleep protection and ample protection when we're out and about if we are legitimately worried about possibly damaging our phone these are the cases that we're going to turn to now you still need to power your phone up on the go and with a few different solutions for that first up is this cable from Lantern so it's a normal lightning cable but it has this reflective layer built in it's a flat core which is also fairly unique but this thing will reflect a light like no other if you've ever misplaced a cable before you know the struggle this is so easy to find completely in the dark with just a little bit of light it jumps out at you or even in the bottom of the back we see black cables all the time but if you're stargazing camping out and a boat the night you just need to find the cable you don't need a dark one you need a light one now if you do have a bunch of different accessories to connect that's where the multi cable from Nomad comes in this guy will charge a multitude of different devices with different connectors whether it's USB C lightning or micro USB you have a connection on this cable just alternate the tips out based on what you need to charge and you're good to go don't bring three different cables with you it is small compact and can charge a bunch of different gear so your GoPro anything like that this is going to power up of course you need a battery pack to go with which is why we recommend that the power pack from nomad it's super durable rubber and cased has a strong battery life USB C and USB a and our favorite it has tile Bluetooth tracking so you have this with you out on the go you're camping you're out there in the wild you need to find your battery pack really easy to find it quickly and easily using the tile app on your iPhone and of course it perfectly pairs with the nomads short cable if you don't want to bring a giant battery pack with you that's why we use these power tabs there's a bunch of different brands but they're basically the same thing there are these little recyclable battery packs that are pretty much as bare-bones minimal they'll get you a few extra hours of battery life when it's most important you're lost or some other emergency happens and you need to power up your phone that's what these are for they last a really long time sealed on their bags rip them open tuck it into your phone and get some emergency power on the go and you're done they can be recycled just like any other battery we also could use a battery pack that doubles as something else such as the care lights from Lander there's two different ones here there's the rounder one and the larger one and they can act not only an is a really bright vivid light but as a battery pack for your phone these are super handy and we use them all the time we love this larger one that has 450 lumens and can be controlled by your phone it'll even automatically dim as you walk away to not waste battery life has a built-in strap so you can attach this to different things around your campsite you pull the side open here and you'll have access to the USB port and the input port there's a series of LEDs on the side let you know how much power is left you can strobe this from your phone if you want to and even even change the color so you're not just stuck with white it has full RGB options these are absolutely our favorite outdoor accessories whether you're camping on the beach boating exploring whatever it may be these things are gonna cover you in a wide variety of different scenarios so let us know down below in the comments which one is your favorite or if you have another favor outdoor accessory you can also let me know on Twitter at Andrew underscore OSU and pick any of these up at the links down below in the description hey everyone did you guys like that video be sure to click on that like button so we can create content that we know that you guys want to see and follow Apple Insider in all social media channels if you want the best prices on any Apple gear check out the Apple Insider price guide that is updated daily and until next time we'll see you later\n"