by The Editors on October 3, 2013
The Boardroom surfboard gathering is going down this weekend (October 5 & 6, 2013) in Costa Mesa, California at the OC Fair & Events Center. The show features “road show” style collectable appraisals, surfboard shaping competitions, more surfboards than you’ll ever see in one place at one time.
The Icons of Foam Tribute to the Masters Shape Off honors master shaper Terry Martin by taking six of the best shapers in the country and putting them head-to-head to replicate a classic Terry Martin surfboard. Come watch these master shapers as they compete to honor the late Terry Martin.
For more information and to buy tickets click the link. Visitors 12 and under are free adults are $10 for one day or $15 for two, so bring the groms.
[Link: The Boardroom]
by The Editors on October 3, 2013
This didn’t take long. Seems like only yesterday we were saying how there was no reason for ESPN to expand their X Games into the global market because there is no global market for what they do. And now, according to a story on SportsBusiness International it appears they have finally agreed.
An ESPN statement read: “We are proud to have run world-class competitions for both the athletes and spectators; however, the overall economics of these events do not provide a sustainable future path. . . The company remains fully committed to the X Games brand and its full-scale competitions in Aspen, Colorado and Austin, Texas – its newest host city – and we will continue to distribute these premier events around the world.”
You don’t say. It was a nice try though, huh?
[Link: SportsBusiness International]
by The Editors on October 3, 2013
Tonight (Thursday, October 3, 2013) the AR4T Gallery in Laguna Beach, California will be hosting the opening for a new collection of art from Don Pendleton titled A Heart As Heavy As Night.
Don Pendleton is an American artist whose techniques range from creating digital and hand painted artwork for his legendary body of skateboard graphics to original acrylics on canvas for gallery shows, murals, conceptual art, and installation pieces that merge linguistics with his narrative artistic vision.
But then, you probably know him from all of his alien workshop and element (and now Darkroom) skateboard graphics. For an interview with Don from Juxtapoz, click here. The opening begins at 6 PM, tonight Thursday, October 3, 2013. AR4T is located at 1175 South Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach.
[Link: AR4T and Juxtapoz]
by The Editors on October 3, 2013
The 2013 Quiksilver Pro France, a.k.a. the most difficult contest to follow so far this season, is finally down to the quarter finals after what seemed like days and days of lay days. QF1 should hit the water Friday, October 4, 2013 in the wee hours of the West Coast morning, or in the regular morning in France. We havenFor the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 3, 2013
The earnest, talented, fashionable skateboarding surfers at The Pratley Co. are so passionate about their 3-D True-View box for smartphones that it almost makes us want one. If they have the same hipster-notic effect on you, click here to send them some money via kickstarter. Come on, they even have an anchor for a logo.
[Link: The Pratley Co. via Stab Mag]
by The Editors on October 2, 2013
Today, October 2, 2013, Oakley is launching the latest update to their Bluetooth connected, heads-up display goggle, the Airwave 1.5. The goggle (which is now for sale in Oakley and Apple.com stores) features a Recon heads-up display allowing users view data as if it were on a 14 inch monitor located about five feet away. What data can viewed on that screen? Pretty much everything you’d need to know while riding, including: current temperature, speed, location, and music control. But the Airwave 1.5, has built in GPS so it will also keep track of vertical feet and where your friends are using Buddy Tracking (if they’re using the Oakley app for iPhone of Android). The display can also notify you to incoming phone calls and texts.
We’re still not sure people need this much data distracting them while they’re plowing their way down the hill, but from what we’ve seen, it works pretty well. The downside: the goggle retails for $649. For the official word from Oakley (and more photos), follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 1, 2013
If you’re the marketing director of an action sports company (or better yet, an energy drink company) why waste time developing relationships with a bunch of different little media companies when you can do all your shopping at an advertising super store? That’s seems to be the question Source Interlink’s Grind Media must have been thinking when they partnered up with Europe’s largest action sports media company Factory Media.
With the launch of this new co-operation agreement, GrindMedia and Factory can now offer marketers increased North American and European reach through their respective media sales teams. . . Factory and GrindMedia’s advertising clients will now be able to book digital advertising and content distribution campaigns through the UK, Germany or U.S. offices of the two independent companies. GrindMedia will represent Factory’s North American digital audiences, while Factory will represent GrindMedia’s European sports fans.
How simple is that? Just drop in your advertising and they’ll turn the factory on and grind media out to the world. Everyone’s a winner. For the official world from GrindMedia, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 1, 2013
Until the release of the GoPro app (iPhone, Android, and Windows) we’d pretty much thrown in the towel on ever figuring out how to use the overly complicated little action POV cameras. With no easy way to review footage or be certain the camera was even on or pointed in the right direction, we left the GoPros to the professional video guys (and the genius kids). The free GoPro app, however, has changed all that.
Now, with the iPhone app connected to the camera, reviewing shots, grabbing photos and video for Instagram, or setting the cameras functions is as easy as flipping a few sliders on our phone. The GoPro camera is now simply an amazing image gathering extension to our iPhone. Today, as GoPro has announced that the Hero3 has been upgraded to the Hero3+, we’ve become even bigger fans.
So what’s the word on the new rig? The Hero3+ camera is the same size as the Hero3, but features a 30 percent increase in battery life, faster WIFI (four times faster) and a new lens for sharper video and stills. They’ve also added a new “SuperView” video mode that is even wider that before. And when the Hero3+ is used with the new GoPro waterproof housing the total rig is reportedly 20 percent lighter. If you’ve put off buying a GoPro because you didn’t want to deal with the details, worry no more. With the free GoPro Studio 2.0 editing app for Mac and Windows grabbing great video and mashing it down into a quality edit has never been easier.
For the official word from GoPro follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 30, 2013
Nice to see someone put it down in clear and concise English. Isn’t it? Thanks, Rome. And we believe the same thing should apply to skateboarding and surfing as well.
by The Editors on September 30, 2013
Eneliko “Liko” Smith, the man behind The Block snowboard hotels and the ensuing legal problems that arose regarding unpaid taxes, is back in the winter sports game while apparently continuing to work on the launch LV Air, an airline serving Las Vegas, Nevada.
Smith claims to have purchased Traverse City, Michigan’s Sugar Loaf Resort and plans to transform the 560-acre property into a “snowboarders’ Mecca” titled The RoK At Sugarloaf.
“This is the single biggest challenge of my life, I’m fortunate I was able to find partners that not only understand the risks involved at Sugar Loaf but also the complexity of reopening a resort that has been shuttered for over 10 years,” says Smith. “The key is getting down to bedrock on what’s required and then taking massive action…I will not let this resort waste away on my watch,” he says. “The residents and children in the region deserve a resort that will compete with others worldwide and The Rok is going to do just that.”
Some locals had been worried about Smith’s past issues, however, Smith promises “that tax payments will never be an issue again” because he “learned from that mistake.” The upside is we just may get another snowboarding reality TV show out of the deal. And that always was the best thing about The Block. For the official press release, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
