Time magazine selects the coolest sports and outdoor innovations for 2024 - we have already tested some of them

Siri Schubert

7.11.2024

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200 innovations that are changing our lives. This is how boldly the US Time magazine announces its list of the most influential innovations this year. Here I show you a selection of my personal favourites.

Just before the end of the year, Time magazine editors select the most exciting new products of the year for the Innovation Issue - you can also find the full list there. Important factors for the evaluation are how original and creative, how functional and how ambitious the innovations are. And: how much they shake up their respective field.

Thanks to these criteria, the new products include useful and curious, promising and gadgets with an undisputed fun factor. Here I show you a selection from the sports, games and outdoor categories, some of which I am excited about and some of which I have already reported on.

The artificially intelligent personal trainer

The snowboard made of microalgae and aspen leaves

The gadget that turns bikes into e-bikes

The lifejacket with air bladder

Exciting innovation from our magazine

Among the innovations selected by Time magazine are a number of products that we have already presented to you this year in Galaxus magazine, some of which we have also tested.

The On Cloudboom Strike Light Spray

This shoe is reminiscent of a sock and was sprayed by a robot. Fun fact: It was worn by the second-fastest woman at the New York City Marathon, Kenyan Hellen Obiri.

The e-hiking trousers from Arcteryx and Skip

How could outdoor trousers with an exoskeleton and electric drive be missing from this list? They represent a real innovation in e-mobility. Find out more here.

The portable mini slackline from Gibbon

The Giboard has been recognised by Time magazine for enabling balance exercises without the risk of falling from a great height. Find out what you can do with it in this article with video.

The Garmin HRM Fit for women

The fact that Garmin worked closely with sports bra manufacturers in its development was praised by Time magazine in its awards. I have already been able to test the Garmin chest strap. You can find out what it does here.

The Lifestraw Sip

"For outdoor fans and world travellers," writes Time magazine. I now always have the straw with integrated water filter with me when I'm travelling. You can read what's behind it and what my first impression was here

The lightweight hiking boot from Merrell

The "SpeedArc Surge Boa" from Merrell has little in common with a traditional hiking boot. It looks more like a futuristic sneaker. You can find out more about the shoe, which is supposed to represent the future of hiking, here.

If you want to stay up to date with the latest trends in sports and outdoor activities, follow me for product tests, news, guides and background information.

Siri Schubert

Senior Editor

Siri.Schubert@digitecgalaxus.ch

Research diver, outdoor guide and SUP instructor – I love being in, on and around water. Lakes, rivers and the ocean are my playgrounds. For a change of perspective, I look at the world from above while trail running or flying drones.

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