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more about #surfing Margatron: Am I the only one that's seeing all the pixel dirt on this video? I mean, I know it's compressed for the net but there is a ton of "digital dust" all ... more » ytkliu: Interesting - I just saw this video last night while browsing a thread in Reduser about setting up exposure times! more » TonyWonder: i want to see someone surf those with that orignal Natives board Giz posted about a few days back... the one with no fin.... more » lpranal: what's up with the color balance? Or, is there actually a giant translucent pink blob floating above the area? more » kimchi43: i missed the eddie by one day! drove up monday morning only to have the waves blown out by on-shore winds. if any of you have a chance to see monste... more » bornonbord: Premiere+slowmo=not so hot. The fact that we're seeing slow-mo HD footage so soon after the event = hot!!!11! That's pretty incredible. I hope the ... more » volim: An obvious question, why is it wired? If so, it'd be hard to keep the earbuds inside ears in water. more » Weakskills: I think these look like circus throwing knives, the cheap ones that are all metal with no Handel more » TechSurfer: I hate to be a downer, but I just don't see design as being nearly as functional as more conventional shapes. I completely understand wanting somethin... more » OMG! Ponies!: As someone who has been on the lam from the Sun his entire life, I can't say I have any real use for a surfboard. These are nice though. But me and... more » olternaut: Didn't you guys already post this story a few weeks ago? Or was it engadget? Go grab so more coffee and wake up. Don't you dare make this a slow ne... more » debbyherbenick: Pretty: they remind me of those yummy sugar dip sticks from my childhood. more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Looks like a pregnancy test...damn Stevox beat me to it more » Stevox: First photo: The two boards on the left look like pregnancy test sticks. more » dimsum4u: It almost makes sense that you would have something like this for surfing. I mean in snow you have skies and snowboards, on ground you have skates and... more » Spiny Norman: Face punched, yeah well he'll just replace the oar with a Pugil stick. Now who's funny? more » Dr. H. F. Danger: Aaaah, the rare Nerdipus Buoyfooticus Fascinating! lets watch... more » Hello Mister Walrus: It seems like you would need extraordinarily strong legs for this. more » OMG! Ponies!: I thought that Summermodo takes surfing and injects it with a healthy dose of dorkiness (and sun poisoning) more » Noobs-R-Us: This is a story that's not going to end well. If he keeps up this sport there's only one way it'll end. more » -
#video
Video: Surfing Huge Waves at Jaws In Canon 5d Mark II Slow Motion
Last week we saw some big wave activity in the Pacific. Some said the storms would develop some of the biggest waves in decades.* Here's some footage of nut jobs surfing said waves on Jaws, in Maui. More » -
#accessories
H20 Audio's Waterproof iPod Nano Case Is Built for Surfer-Videographers
The iPod Nano's camera isn't the greatest, but now I see its virtue: With this waterproof case, it's a perfect surfing companion. Why let someone else capture your painful aquatic bails when you can do it yourself? More » -
#summermodo
Riding a Surfboard Made By An Old Apple Designer
Jaimal Yogis is an award-winning journalist and the author of Saltwater Buddha. Here he takes a ride on the strangely shaped surfboard by ex-Apple designer Thomas Meyerhoffer on SF's Ocean Beach. More » -
#surfing
Surf Skiing Takes Surfing and Injects it with a Healthy Dose of Dorkiness
I can't tell if these surf skis are a brilliant invention or one of the dorkiest things I've ever seen. Probably a little bit of both. More » -
#surfing
Laird Hamilton: My Scariest Wave
Laird Hamilton is as tech savvy as surfers get. He knows that the gear that takes him into danger also helps him out of it. Here's a harrowing tale of surfing terror and the jet ski that saved a life: More » -
#surfing
Laird Hamilton: 4 New Ways to Surf
Laird Hamilton is as tech savvy as surfers get. Here he discusses his part in pioneering the latest surfing techniques, such as jet-ski tow-in surfing, hydrofoil boards and kite boarding: More » -
#surfing
Laird Hamilton: Science and the Surf Board
Laird Hamilton is as tech savvy as surfers get. Here he looks at the shapes and materials that make boards great—what's changed over the years, and what hasn't: More » -
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#surfing
Laird Hamilton: Why I Surf With Music
Laird Hamilton is as tech savvy as surfers get, using jet skis, kites and hydrofoils to have more fun on the waves. Here are his first experiences with waterproof music, and his discovery of H2O Audio earphones and iPod cases: More » -
#summermodo
Fine, I'm Shooting My Own Video...On a Phone...While Surfing
Big Kahuna [noun]: One who surfs, snowboards or consumes three-pound cheeseburgers while shooting video self-portraiture on a cameraphone. [Surfer via TheRawFeed] -
#contests
Summermodo Contest: Win a Trip to Surf Camp With Gizmodo
Want to come with us to surf camp? Here's how. All you have to do is follow simple directions. More » -
#water
What if Apple and Chumby Designed a Surfboard?
Thomas Meyerhoffer used to work at Apple and helped design Chumby. These days, he's reinventing the classic shape of the surfboard. Looks more like a snowboard, with that midcut radius. Or a spaceship. I like it. More » -
#surfing
Mairine Big Wave Surfing Jacket Makes You Look Like a B-Series Superhero
If you always wanted to be engulfed by a hundred tons of shark-infested water, you really need one of these Mairine surfing jackets. It really can save your life. If this thing were real. More » -
#gopro
GoPro Attached to Surfboard For Recording Awesome Wipeouts
The GoPro Hero Sports Camera seriously is cool, and watching Brian toppling over himself on a snowboard made me want to search for even more GoPro videos. Enter sexy Spanish surfer wiping out. Swooon. More » -
#design
What Happens When a Computer Programmer Decides to Build a Cheap Surfboard?
Not surprisingly, you get the nerdiest surfboard ever. The "Shredder" surfboard was designed by a computer programmer named Mike Sheldrake after he decided to replace his old board. Since he did not possess the skills necessary to make a board the traditional way, he decided to use 3-D modeling software to design a snap-together deck built out of 400 pieces of computer cut corrugated cardboard then shellac it with fiberglass and epoxy resin. Thanks to a mathematically sound triangular pattern, force is evenly dispersed throughout the board—making it incredibly strong. More » -
#essay
Confessions of a Flickr Snoopr (Admit It, You're One Too)
My name is Addy and I'm a Flickrholic. I'm a window-licking voyeuse who's been pressing her nose up against the cold glass of the lives of utter strangers, snooping through their photostreams. And if you think I'm weird, take a peep through their curtains. Marvel at Polymorfo Perverso's rather delicious fetish portraits (one caption reads "your neck is so much fun") or Gizmodo's favorite tough man as meat-market mascot. If you're a Flickr snoopr like me, you know the giddy, naughty pleasure of it all. If you're not one, well, here's how to become one in a hurry. More »
