Archive for the 'Gear & Gadgets' Category

Board simulator

Monday, February 20th, 2006

Are you a board fanatic? Do you take every chance you get to ride? Well here’s another one. The iJoy board simulator trains your balance, just press the remote and you’ll be surfing in your room! This piece of work costs $399. Product page for the iJoy Board [via Ubergizmo]

Music players, a sponsorship waiting to happen

Monday, February 20th, 2006

If you watched the olympic halfpipe contest you might have noticed that many of the riders were listening to music during their runs. Their uniforms provided by burton have integrated speakers in the hood and control panel on the sleeve. The players themselves were the riders own, giving iPod and Apple free marketing and publicity. […]

Autographed backpacks on eBay

Friday, February 17th, 2006

It’s time to do some good again. The non-profit organization Communities in school have a bunch of autographed backpacks from Ogio on eBay. The auctions ends on monday so check ’em out. Eric Koston Seth Hout Ryan Nyquist Travis Pastrana Paul Rodriguez Kenny Bartram

2006 skateboards from Riverfarm Family out

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

The swedish skateboard company Riverfarm Family have released the 2006 decks. I’m not a skateboarder but they sure look pretty. Riverfarm Family 2006 skateboards

Smart armour for skiers in the olympics

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

US and Canadian skier in the olympics are wearing smart armour. Instead of wearing bulky arm and leg guards they now wear a lightweight bendable material know as d30. Skiwear company Spyder have incorporated the material into racing suits which the US and Canadian alpine ski teams are wearing. Under normal conditions the molecules in […]

Special Blend Task pants

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

These pants from Special Blend have a nice look to them, they come in six different styles, earth corduroy and black denim on the photos below. These pants have what Special Blend calls Freedom fit which means that they have really loose fit for unrestricted movement. The pants cost $145 at Board Zone. Review by […]

Win P.J. Ladd’s pro shoe from éS

Monday, February 13th, 2006

All you have to do to enter to contest is to enter your contact info at éS. The contest ends April 1. Win the shoes at éS Buy or check out the shoes