Archive for Sport
LED suit makes for ethereal snowboarding
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Night snowboarding usually equates to grueling pre-dawn slogs up backcountry routes or short, icy turns under stadium-like lights at small resorts. Nowness.com has put a new spin on those traditional forms of night riding. In this stunning piece of film, a unique LED suit is employed to turn the subject into a powder-slashing apparition.
Furry sock shoes designed for walking, running and sports
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Swiss Protection Socks from Swiss Barefoot put a whole new spin on the barefoot movement. These are essentially big, burly socks that are designed to be worn not inside shoes, but instead of them. The manufacturer claims that the socks are hefty enough to protect your feet from the pain and dangers of walking completely barefoot.
A 32 MPH all-terrain electric skateboard steered with a kinect
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One of the most fun Kinect hacks we’ve seen in a while gives the idea of motion capture a whole new meaning. Behold the Board of Awesomeness, an all-terrain motorized longboard wired to a Kinect and a Samsung tablet running Windows 8. To roll ahead, the rider simply pushes his hand forward.
Douchebag designed to transport skis with ease
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Douche bags at ski hills aren’t a new phenomenon. Whether it’s the aggressive adrenalin junkies yelling at you from the lifts in hopes you’ll fall in glorious YouTube-ranking fashion or the rich folks in $5,000 fur-lined one-piece ski suits, they’re everywhere. Now there’s a new kind of a Douchebag that is designed to actually make your ski day more fun.
