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Marbel: Ultralight Electric Skateboard [One Spark Preview]

By |One Spark 2014|

In pursuit of a way to limit the impact of short car trips, the Marbel team has spent the past 18 months developing a badass electric skateboard. The board weighs in a 9.9 lbs, with a top speed of 20mph, and a 10 mile range

ZBoard 2: A Massive Upgrade Unveiled at CES

By |CES 2015, Crowdfunding, Editors' Picks|

We have written a lot about electric skateboards over the past few years. For good reason, these things are awesome. Well, during the 2015 International CES, ZBoard unveiled the next generation of their electric skateboard: The ZBoard 2. If you have never heard of the ZBoard, it is quite unique among the electric skateboards of the [...]

The Marbel Electric Skateboard Hits Kickstarter

By |Crowdfunding|

While we were down in Jacksonville for One Spark, we had a chance to check out the Marbel Electric Skateboard. It was easily my favorite thing at the festival. Anyhow, Marbel just launched a Kickstarter Campaign to fund the mass production of the boards. Here is what I wrote about the board after first seeing [...]

The Ultimate App For Skateboarders: Syrmo

By |Crowdfunding, Editors' Picks|

Way back when I was in high school, I loved to skateboard. I still skate every so often, but not nearly as much as I used to. Though I am not as active in the skateboarding scene as I once was, I still pay attention to skaters I like, the trends, and the technology. From [...]

Skateboard Wheel Printer: Leave a Mark While You Skate

By |3D Faster, Editors' Picks, One Spark 2014|

Andrew Wolson (above left) presented one of the most interesting Creator Projects that we saw at One Spark. Andrew's project, "Skateboard wheel printer," is still in its infancy, as far a becoming an actual product. However, Andrew told us that he has had the idea in the back of his mind for 3+ years. Andrew [...]

Move Over Zboad, Marbel Is Lighter And Faster

By |Editors' Picks, One Spark 2014|

Of all the One Spark Creators we profiled in the lead up to the 'Worlds First Crowdfunding Festival,' the one that I was most looking forward to seeing in person was the Marbel Electric Skateboard. I used to skateboard constantly. I son't skate nearly as much these days, but it is still one of my [...]

Movpak Just Owned The Last Mile

By |Crowdfunding, Editors' Picks, Electric Vehicles|

One thing we are passionate about here is electric vehicles. We love a good scooter, electric skateboard, electric snowboard or other personal electric vehicle. Not only are electric vehicles fun to ride but they're also very convenient, especially if they're done right. Ivo Machado the CMO and co-founder of a new company called Movpak, nails [...]

LEIF Lets You Snowboard Anywhere You Want

By |Everything Else|

Electric Snowboard Leif If you're heavy into snowboarding or maybe you loved snowboarding growing up, there's nothing more heartwrenching than that last trip home at the end of the season. With your snowboard strapped to the roof of your mom's station wagon you know it's going to sit in the garage until the next winter. [...]

Sk8trakr A Sensor And Mobile App For Tracking Your Best Skate Moves

By |Apps, Internet Of Things|

Sensors for weight loss and health tracking are nothing new. Fitbit and Nike+ reign supreme in the category for having a sensor (or band) and a mobile app to let you track your work out, weight loss and lifestyle. GolfSense is a sensor and app combination that helps you learn to swing your golf club [...]

Go Up To 20MPH on the Bat-Bike Electric Bicycle [One Spark]

By |Editors' Picks, One Spark 2014|

Just the other day, we saw the Marbel electric skateboard. Today we had a chance to check out the Bat-Bike electric bicycle. The Bat-Bike comes from maker of the Bat-Caddy line of electric golf bag caddys. I have to say, I am getting pretty excited about all of these electric powered personal vehicles. Anyhow, here [...]

HANSNAP Is Pretty Bad Ass; A New Take on Hands-free Filming

By |Crowdfunding|

There are all sorts of attachments that make filming extreme sports and other intense activities from your phone easier. Most of these attachments come in the form of some sort of handle. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes it difficult to film in a first person shot. That is to say [...]

KLAX: Badass Ax Head Multi-Tool on Kickstarter

By |Crowdfunding, NonTech|

We love a good crowdfunding campaign. However, it seems like the great majority of these campaigns that we cover are not really in any way practical for everyday life. Most are novelties. There have been a ton of cool an interesting ones, but they seem to be more extravagant than anything. There was the mission [...]

Appsbar recognizes OCS as the appsbar.com App of the Day

By |AppOfTheday, Apps|

Snowboard shop promotes moguls through mobile with new app released at appcatch.com   OCS has earned appsbar.com’s App of the Day award for showcasing how small businesses have been able to participate in mobile marketing initiatives by utilizing the DIY app builder at appsbar.com. The OCS app serves as the mobile platform for Orange County [...]

Fizzly: Easily Customizable, Creative, Fun, Smart Tag

By |Crowdfunding, Internet Of Things, smart home, Wearable Technology|

If you were to sit down and map out all of the potential uses for smart tags your head would be spinning. There's probably an infinite amount of ways you can use any of the smart tags that are on the market today or coming on the market soon by way of Indiegogo or Kickstarter. [...]

EcoReco’s M3 E-Scooter Is The Ultimate Last Mile Vehicle

By |Editors' Picks, Electric Vehicles, Gadgets & Tech|

Electric vehicles are the way to go. They allow you to experience the outdoors, commute a little greener and they're fun to ride. Everything from E-bikes to Segway scooters, INMOTION SCV's, and even electric versions of the Vespa are gaining popularity especially in dense urban areas. There are a few problems though. Most electric vehicles [...]