Archive | April, 2010

New Product: Soma Airbag

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I saw this product and was taken away by it’s innovation so it’s worth mentioning here on ScotiaSurfer.com. For anyone who has had the headache of you board being dinged up by donut-eating luggage handlers, this could be the solution you’ve been looking for.

Introducing the Soma Airbag by Soma Designs. First off, I can’t help but think, “Why didn’t I come up with this?” So what is it?

It’s basically an air-filled board bag. It has ribbed air chambers that displace the energy from a direct impact more evenly so your board doesn’t even feel it. There’s an air chamber running the perimeter of the bag, foam on the inside and the nose and tail are reinforced. It comes in two sizes 6’6” and 7” and I hear that there’s more versions on the way. Read More…

Cool aerial 3D shots on north shore of Maui

Break on north shore of Maui from the air

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AerialPan, a Washington firm, has taken some pretty cool shots above a break on the north shore of Maui using a remote control helicopter of all things! A screen grab is pasted above, but to get the full effect, you should check it out at the link below. Check out the 3D version here.