Following on from our news report on the new Petzl Nao headtorch, here's a video showing the Nao in action and explaining how it works with a sensor and microprocessor automatically deciding how much and what sort of light you need and

OM regulars will know that we've got an advanced sample of Petzl's new for 2012 Nao head torch to play with - it's a highly ingenious, very bright light with one massive stand-out feature: it can be set to automatically adjust the light output using

We're just back from the Lakes where after a hard day of looking at new stuff from Haglöfs and The North Face - more about both of those shortly - we also met up with Petzl's UK PR man, Clive Allan, for a closer look at Petzl's radical new Nao head

The New Petzl NaoThe New Petzl NaoPetzl is just about to launch what it reckons is its most significant new product for many years in the shape of the Petzl Nao, a new headtorch that combines über-bright output with a programmable, rechargeable

Following on from our recent latte and lunch based look at Petzl's innovative new Nao head torch, we found ourselves a tad confused over what sort of burn time you can expect from the Nao's built-in lithium ion battery.Days Or Weeks?Originally we