Gear Patrol

Score Card

Gear Patrol is a niche lifestyle news publication with a focus on lifestyle and technology. Founded in 2007, it operates under Hearst Digital Media from New York, New York. It has a trust rating of 25.80% across 22 of the 30 categories we investigated. It demonstrated stronger results in its electric bikes category, while showing opportunities for improvement in areas such as air purifiers, coffee makers, computer monitors, fans, headphones, projectors, soundbars, vacuum cleaners, drones, TVs, air conditioners, and gaming chairs. Overall, Gear Patrol falls into our Low Trust Tier, indicating that its testing practices could benefit from enhanced transparency and methodological rigor. The publication generates revenue through clear affiliate disclosures and sponsored content and operates without advertisements.

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Company Website

Year founded

2007

Headquarters

New York, New York, United States

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Publication Trust Rating

25.8

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Best Known For

#27
Air Conditioners

t 39.3%
#94
Computer Monitors

t 15.3%
#75
Gaming Chairs

t 11.3%
#91
Gaming Headset

t 15.3%
#23
Office Chairs

t 58.9%
#78
Projectors

t 23.3%
#71
Soundbar

t 27.3%
#163
Speakers

t 11.7%
#157
TVs

t 7.7%
#97
Vacuum Cleaners

t 26.9%
#63
Air Purifier

t 30.9%
#58
Blender

t 19.3%
#66
Coffee Maker

t 22.9%
#53
Drones

t 39.7%
#28
Electric Bikes

t 64.23%
#81
Electric Scooters

t 11.7%
#34
Fans

t 22.9%
#161
Headphones

t 15.3%
#84
Keyboard

t 23.3%
#105
Mouse

t 19.3%
#61
VPN

t 25.7%
#43
Webcams

t 35.3%