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Gear of the Year: Gift Guide
Here are all the gotta-get-it items for seriously savvy outdoor fanatics. Open the Gear Gift Guide
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King Kong in Rwanda
To get into character, actor Andy Serkis, a.k.a. King Kong, sought out some ideal coaches: the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. Read the King Kong interview
Weatherproofed and sports-oriented, the Samsung SC-X105L Sports Camcorder ($600; www.samsung.com) is smaller and lighter than a deck of cards, cranks out great quality MPEG4 files, and is your ticket to adventure filmmaking. As well, it comes with an external "lipstick cam" that can strap to your bike helmet, snowboard boot, or parachute harness. One piece of advice: The 512MB solid-state memory holds only ten minutes of top-quality footage, so stock up on memory sticks for storage.
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Weatherproofed and sports-oriented, the Samsung SC-X105L Sports Camcorder ($600; 
