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With this simple move that effectively sees a lunch-tray-like board strapped to each foot, the company says riders get more freedom to move and conceptualize new tricks like ninja-like flip-n-kicks, but they'll also be able to pull off Gore-Tex-ripping splits, nut-demolishing pole wraps and devastating banana-peel falls. Proceed with care. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/dual-snowboards-mini-boards/21089/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/liquid-image-apex-torque-goggle-cams/21079/">Liquid Image to expand goggle-cam offerings</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>10:27 January 12, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/liquid-image-apex-torque-goggle-cams/21079/pictures">8 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/liquid-image-apex-torque-goggle-cams/21079/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/apextorque.jpg" title="Liquid Image has revealed two new action sport goggles with built-in camera, GPS and Wi-Fi..." alt="Liquid Image has revealed two new action sport goggles with built-in camera, GPS and Wi-Fi..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>In addition to taking the tiny <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/liquid-image-ego-hd-actioncam/21076/" target="_blank">ego HD</a> action cam along to Las Vegas for this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Liquid Image has also revealed two new additions to its Xtreme Sport Cams product line. Both goggle cams feature built-in video, Wi-Fi and GPS and can be controlled via a smartphone app. The only appreciable difference between the Apex and Torque HD is that the former will undoubtedly find its way onto the piste whereas the latter is aimed directly at off-roaders. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/liquid-image-apex-torque-goggle-cams/21079/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/aris-sport-carving-skateboard/21063/">ARIS Sport throws a new curve at skateboard wheels</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>13:20 January 10, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/aris-sport-carving-skateboard/21063/#comments">13 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/aris-sport-carving-skateboard/21063/pictures">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/aris-sport-carving-skateboard/21063/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/aris.JPG" title="ARIS Sport's Blade Runner skateboards have conical wheels, for better carving" alt="ARIS Sport's Blade Runner skateboards have conical wheels, for better carving"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The ability to carve into turns is something that is valued by surfers, snowboarders and skateboarders alike. While water and snow are relatively easy to carve into, however, concrete and asphalt are most definitely not, putting skateboards at a bit of a disadvantage. Attempts <em>have</em> been made at better-carving skateboards, including the pivoting-truck-equipped <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1191/" target="_blank">BMW StreetCarver</a>, the many-wheeled <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/go/3096/" target="_blank">Freebord</a>, the caster-wheeled <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/snowboarding-on-the-pavement-the-t-board/9056/" target="_blank">T-Board</a>, and the twisting <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/go/7300/" target="_blank">Ripstick</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/freerider-skatecycle/15721/" target="_blank">Skatecycle</a>. Now, San Francisco-based ARIS Sport has addressed the issue with a novel solution – a line of skateboards with conical wheels. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/aris-sport-carving-skateboard/21063/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/douchebag-ski-bag/21009/">Douchebag designed to transport skis with ease</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-weiss/">Chris Weiss</a></p> <p><em>16:03 January 8, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/douchebag-ski-bag/21009/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/douchebag-ski-bag/21009/pictures">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/douchebag-ski-bag/21009/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/douchebagsskibag-4.jpg" title="Store the Douchebag nearly anywhere" alt="Store the Douchebag nearly anywhere"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>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. Douchebags in this case is simply a clever (it got your attention, didn't it?) name for a newly launched ski accessories company whose first product is a feature-filled ski bag that should make getting to and from the slopes - whether it be flying and shuttling to an exotic resort or just driving to your local hill - easier and more efficient. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/douchebag-ski-bag/21009/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/desoto-t1-wetsuit-limestone-greengoma/21026/">De Soto uses limestone for its T1 Wetsuits</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/enid-burns/">Enid Burns</a></p> <p><em>14:40 January 6, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/desoto-t1-wetsuit-limestone-greengoma/21026/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/desoto-t1-wetsuit-limestone-greengoma/21026/pictures">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/desoto-t1-wetsuit-limestone-greengoma/21026/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/desotot1wetsuits.jpg" title="The De Soto T1 Wetsuit in action" alt="The De Soto T1 Wetsuit in action"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Over the past few years an unlikely material has found its way into wetsuits: limestone. One would think that using rock to create rubber might cause a wearer to sink, but the porous yet closely-packed cells found in a limestone-based rubber is said to make the wearer more buoyant. De Soto Sports, a San Diego-based company that makes clothing and gear for triathlons, developed its own brand of limestone-based rubber, GreenGoma, to use in its wetsuits. Starting with the 2012 line, which first hit stores this past fall, all of the company's T1 wetsuits are made with GreenGoma, which eliminates the use of petroleum products in the line. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/desoto-t1-wetsuit-limestone-greengoma/21026/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/parabox-cyclo-cross-disc-brake-system/21024/">Parabox brings hydraulic disc brakes to existing cyclo-cross bikes</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>12:43 January 6, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/parabox-cyclo-cross-disc-brake-system/21024/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/parabox-cyclo-cross-disc-brake-system/21024/pictures">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/parabox-cyclo-cross-disc-brake-system/21024/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/parabox.jpg" title="Parabox is a system that lets cyclo-cross racers add hydraulic disc brakes to their existi..." alt="Parabox is a system that lets cyclo-cross racers add hydraulic disc brakes to their existi..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>About a year and a half ago, the International Cycling Union – the organization that sets the rules for bicycle racing – announced that it would allow the use of disc brakes on cyclo-cross bikes. This was good news for off-road racers, who were willing to accept the slight weight penalty of disc systems in exchange for the performance advantages that they offer over traditional rim brakes. As a result, we’re now seeing various disc-equipped competition-level cyclo-cross bikes entering the marketplace. However, what does this mean for all the perfectly-good bikes out there that were made before the announcement? Well, it turns out that they can be converted to hydraulic discs, thanks to something known as the Parabox system. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/parabox-cyclo-cross-disc-brake-system/21024/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/stealth-division-mach1-telemetrics-skateboard/20990/">Edgetrack and wefunk to launch world's first telemetry-enabled racing board</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>14:41 January 3, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/stealth-division-mach1-telemetrics-skateboard/20990/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/stealth-division-mach1-telemetrics-skateboard/20990/pictures">9 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/stealth-division-mach1-telemetrics-skateboard/20990/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/stealth-mach1.jpg" title="Multi-modal geolocation hardware designer and manufacturer Edgetrak and performance skateb..." alt="Multi-modal geolocation hardware designer and manufacturer Edgetrak and performance skateb..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Contrary to celluloid legend, Marty McFly did not invent the skateboard in 1955. Street surfing actually originated a little later and has gone from a few home brewers mounting some roller skate wheels onto the underside of a plywood board to an international sport which challenges both the creative ingenuity and physical capabilities of its participants. The design and structure of board and components have improved greatly over the years, but there appears to have been little headway in feeding back vital performance data to riders. Designer and manufacturer of military grade tracking technologies Edgetrak and performance board producer wefunk have now joined forces to fill the void. The newly-formed Stealth Division has just put the finishing touches to a new operational prototype longboard called the Mach1, the first deck in the world to feature built-in telemetrics. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/stealth-division-mach1-telemetrics-skateboard/20990/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/o1m-one-moment-biodegradable-shoes/20900/">O1M One Moment natural, biodegradable shoes are like condoms for your feet </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-weiss/">Chris Weiss</a></p> <p><em>13:44 December 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/o1m-one-moment-biodegradable-shoes/20900/#comments">7 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/o1m-one-moment-biodegradable-shoes/20900/pictures">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/o1m-one-moment-biodegradable-shoes/20900/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/o1monemomentshoes.jpeg" title="O1M shoes are a light, biodegradable and inexpensive choice for barefoot enthusiasts" alt="O1M shoes are a light, biodegradable and inexpensive choice for barefoot enthusiasts"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Minimalist, "barefoot" shoes have been one of the biggest stories of the footwear industry for several years. Some companies won't be happy until you're essentially wearing a micro-thin sole on your naked feet. 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Slip on a pair of Carbon Pro Team shoes from Louis Garneau and you may just get the same feeling. While it's most common use is as a natural sweetener, properties of xylitol make it useful for clothing as well. Xylitol is woven into fabric under the brand name Ice-Fil, which is used in the insoles of the Louis Garneau Carbon Pro Team cycling shoes to help keep athletes cool. <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/louis-garneau-carbon-pro-team-shoe/20848/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/sensoglove-golf-grip-upgraded/20855/">SensoGlove digital golf glove gets an upgrade</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:24 December 14, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/sensoglove-golf-grip-upgraded/20855/picture/151021/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118174830/http://www.gizmag.com/sensoglove-golf-grip-upgraded/20855/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118174830im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sensogloveupgraded.jpg" title="The SensoGlove, which monitors a golfer's grip on their club, has been upgraded" alt="The SensoGlove, which monitors a golfer's grip on their club, has been upgraded"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Working with a golf pro can definitely help to improve your performance on the greens, although pros can sometimes find it difficult to determine if you’re gripping your club too tightly, just by watching. 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