GroundSurf... controlled by HTC touch screen devices!, Surfboard controlled by downloadable software for HTC touch screen dev |
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 Nov 14 2007, 11:03
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  Designed by Paris-based company, Ratleads, GroundSurf is a three-wheeled board that you ride on the streets, is powered by an electric motor and has its speed controlled through a Bluetooth enabled cellular phone. So it’s an electric skateboard, right? Wrong! Stephane Pelletier of Ratleads says, “First of all, it’s a surfboard, not a skateboard – the surf feeling, but on the ground. It’s been tested and developed with professional surfers. The back is a very specific truck that moves in different dimensional ways. Compared to a skateboard, it’s not moving the same way at all. You really have to try it to believe it.” Behind the single front wheel is an aluminum block with a battery and on some models, a Bluetooth receiver from Stollman. The speed is then controlled from a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone. If you want to go faster, slide a finger up the screen. To slow down, slide your finger down. Ratleads will offer downloadable software for HTC touch-screen phones initially. The first available model of the Groundsurf has sensor pads that cause the board to accelerate or brake depending on whether a rider leans forward or backward. Initial availability is from California-based surfboard manufacturer Gordon & Smith and will retail for $1,770-$2,040. This seems like a novel idea from Ratleads but they have set high goals for Groundsurf. They hope to sell 10,000 boards in the coming year. Will you buy one? For more information, visit Ratleads.com. -------------------- Web: http://www.InternetWideWorld.com/
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Nov 15 2007, 01:09
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 AKA 'jlowap' MoDaCo Old Skool  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 3,428 Joined: 12th February 2003 From: North Devon, UK Member No.: 2,777 Device(s): E-ten glofiish X500 + X800 |
bah! i am from devon... it s not gong to catch on down here thats for sure
-------------------- James Lovell
Microsoft Windows Mobile Specialist 2008 And ive got a certificate to prove it :P |
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Nov 15 2007, 03:49
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haha wow thats funny. what cant a pocket pc do
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Nov 15 2007, 07:35
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This would be great fun!!
until you fell of with your 400 Pound / 800 Dollar phone in your hand......and smashed it into little pieces  Imagine the fun you could have controlling it with someone else riding the thing though
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Nov 15 2007, 09:36
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 202 Joined: 31st January 2003 From: Selkirk, Scotland Living: Birmingham Member No.: 2,520 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
QUOTE(James @ Nov 15 2007, 01:09)  bah! i am from devon... it s not gong to catch on down here thats for sure If the price came down, I'd deffo buy one. -------------------- Web: http://www.InternetWideWorld.com/
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Nov 15 2007, 11:41
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I can imagine a situation where you have to place your call on hold to turn the speed down. Haha, I wonder how this compares to the Segway.
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Nov 15 2007, 19:36
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 111 Joined: 28th July 2007 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 282,809 Device(s): TyTn II |
Looks like a pretty swift little device. Although I have to say that it will never catch on anywhere with a price tag like that. How many rich businessmen do you know that are going to spend $2,000 to ride around on a motorized skateboard?
-------------------- Tired of waiting for the Tilt, Kaiser, P4550, 8925, Vario III, TyTn II.
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Jan 13 2008, 11:08
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 Learning all the time! Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 146 Joined: 16th January 2006 From: UK Member No.: 167,746 Device(s): Ameo |
QUOTE(James @ Nov 15 2007, 01:09) bah! i am from devon... it s not gong to catch on down here thats for sure If its going to catch on anywhere it would be Newquay! I can just see them all along the front on thier remote control boards, well, maybe if it was cheaper, you can buy about 3 new surf boards for the price of 1 of those! My partner surfs and I cant picture him with one, we could buy a new van for one of those! Well I reckon PPC and smartphones will catch on amongst the surfers since they are all impressed when I get mine out to check the tide times and surf predictions for them while sitting on the beach at Croyde or there abouts Great to see another Modaco-er in the south west, I was sure I couldnt be the only one! -------------------- XDA Exec
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