extreme sports
Cameras
Video: Extreme Hang Gliding With The Nikon D300s
2:25AM Danny Allen | This isn’t the first time Nikon has teamed up with sports photographers to showcase the D300s‘ new 720p video capabilities, but this footage of the world’s top hang glider surfing Australia’s mysterious “Morning Glory” wave-cloud phenomenon, is just as spectacular. More »
Sports
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Sports and geeks generally go together like oil and water. Like milk and OJ. Like two positively charged magnet ends. Except when it comes to the following, that is… More »
10 Sports Fit For Geeks
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Sports and geeks generally go together like oil and water. Like milk and OJ. Like two positively charged magnet ends. Except when it comes to the following, that is… More »
Cameras
10:00AM Nick Broughall | Don’t think for a second that our portly appearance and lazy demeanor means that we’re not hardcore. When we do stumble outside, it’s with one of these Oregon Scientific ATC5K rugged helmet cams attached to our heads, now that they’re available in Australia, and if that doesn’t make us hardcore, we don’t know what does… More »
Oregon Scientific Hardcore Helmet Cam Is EXTREME
10:00AM Nick Broughall | Don’t think for a second that our portly appearance and lazy demeanor means that we’re not hardcore. When we do stumble outside, it’s with one of these Oregon Scientific ATC5K rugged helmet cams attached to our heads, now that they’re available in Australia, and if that doesn’t make us hardcore, we don’t know what does… More »
Random Stuff
Rope Jumping: The Latest Russian Suicide Sport
1:20PM Wilson Rothman | Rope jumping makes bungee jumping look completely sane and kinda cute. There’s no flex: The whole “not dying” part is determined entirely by where you anchor the rope—and where you jump. More »
Games
SkiGym Beats Wii Ski For Realism, Simulated Danger
5:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | The SkiGym simulator looks like it’s going for realism rather than the silly fun offered by the Wii, but some people probably want an accurate depiction of brief exhilaration before the inevitable faceplant. More »
Cameras
3:30PM Nick Broughall | If you’re a surfer / jetskier / snowboarder / sailor / kayaker / speedboater / any sport that involves water who’s been ruing the lack of a wearable, waterproof camera that you can take with you to video your crazy water-based adventures – you’re in luck! The Predator VX360, which claims the mantle of “first wearable waterproof video camera” has been available in the UK for a little while, but it’s coming to Australia in January for $1199. More »
Predator VX360 Is World’s First Wearable Waterproof Video Camera
3:30PM Nick Broughall | If you’re a surfer / jetskier / snowboarder / sailor / kayaker / speedboater / any sport that involves water who’s been ruing the lack of a wearable, waterproof camera that you can take with you to video your crazy water-based adventures – you’re in luck! The Predator VX360, which claims the mantle of “first wearable waterproof video camera” has been available in the UK for a little while, but it’s coming to Australia in January for $1199. More »
Random Stuff
Two Guys Jumped Off the Burj Dubai and Lived to Tell About It
5:00AM Adam Frucci | Oh, wow. Apparently, in May, a Brit and a Frenchman snuck on to the under-construction Burj Dubai and BASE jumped from it at 650 metres up. Now, there’s video available of their infiltration, jump and subsequent escape. The footage from up top and the jump is just incredible stuff. I wish I had the cajones to do something like this. Although my favourite part of the video may be the footnote at the end; wait for it, it’s worth it. [Current via Neatorama] More »
Vehicles
The Dirtsurfer: New Bike And Skateboard Hybrid Thing
1:00PM Matt Hickey | It’s part bike and part skateboard and it looks all fun. It’s the Freestyle Dirtsurfer and it’s a new hybrid like toy for all of you X Games types who can’t wait for winter to get here soon enough. One neat touch is a Razor-scooter-like brake on the back wheel so you don’t end up in the ER the first time you try it on a downhill. And for US$450, you really don’t want to crash it too much. [ExExEq via Like Cool] More »
Peripherals
