Backpacks have seen plenty of changes and innovations of late, as evidenced by the Pelican S100 and TYLT Energi+ device-charging backpack, but most of those changes relate to the pack itself. The ...

We've covered backpacks that swing around front, backpacks that keep tabs on your belongings, packs that charge gadgets and ones that transform into other pieces of kit, like jackets and washing ...

Forget about setting up that windmill on top of your backpack to juice up all those gadgets; now you can just use the weight of the backpack itself to generate power with these energy-harvesting ...

Backpacks are great for carrying things, but items in the pack are difficult to access without stopping and taking off the bag. Plus belongings are prone to theft since they are out of sight. Backpack ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Man hiking using a backpack with long straps I have no idea if it is my physique or the generosity of the companies that make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When our tester, Tisha, texted me that she’s “never had a backpack so well thought-out with so many convenient pockets,” I was ...

In some professions -- such as the military, firefighting and mountain rescue -- the load of a backpack may equal as much as 60 percent of adult body weight. A new study finds that even light loads ...