German company Blackriver-Ramps has actively and systematically been creating the fingerboard scene for the past ten years. The Company believes that fingerboarding- skateboarding with your fingers- is a way to bring skateboarding further into your life. Very popular in German speaking Europe, Blackriver-Ramps is hoping fingerboarding soon will become a worldwide professional sport.
Even more cool sports gadgets coming out of CES this week, this one from Silicon Valley Global, a new company from the founder of RadioShack, Richard Brown. The Tunebug Shake is a vibration speaker that turns your helmet into a surround sound audio system. We all know that it is dangerous to wear headphones while cycling or snowboarding. Well now the Tunebug Shake allows you to listen to music while still being able to hear what is happening in the environment around you.
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New French company PICTURE was founded by three friends who wanted to develop a line of organic, ethical and technical clothing that would reflect their values of riding hard and protecting the planet. The PICTURE line includes men's and women's T-shirts, shirts and hoodies, technical jackets and pants, and accessories such as snow beanies.
German company POGO Snowboards + Longboards has developed a skateboard brake that they hope will revolutionize the sport. For those of you tired of wrecking your shoes in order to stop, the POGO skateboard brake is easy to use, even for beginners. Simply step on the pedal with the heel of your rear foot.
New action sports brand Deliver Clothing is getting ready to make a splash at ispo this winter. The Bavarian brand started off as a design school project but now the team are trying to turn Deliver Clothing into a proper action sports brand for the snow, skate and bmx scene. Deliver Clothing's mission is to encourage individuality and to help bring unique pieces into your everyday action sports life.
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