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Yaktrax Instant Ice Traction Shoes

Conner Flynn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:27:38 +0000

If you live in an area where there is a lot of snow or plan on traveling to such a place, try getting around in these Yaktrax Instant Ice Traction Shoes. They give you better traction so that walking in the snow is easy. Just put these on your shoes and you have instant extra [...]

SnowBoogie Fantom X

Marty Shaw — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:50:16 +0000

Whooshing down a snow-covered hill is one of the most fun ways to spend a winter day, but wouldn’t it be even more fun if you could actually control where you’re going? The SnowBoogie Fantom X solves that tiny little problem by adding handlebars to the traditional sledge. The fine sport of sledging has been [...]

Bean Bag Sled

Patra Beaulieu — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:36:45 +0000

When you’re young, sledding down an icy hill can be thrilling, even if you choose to go down sledless. Hitting bumps hard means extra bonus points, and there is no such thing as emergency trips to the chiropractor the next day. As you age though, sledding can be a lot more painful than it used to be. But that doesn’t [...]

UCLEAR Helmet Communicator HBC120 Snow Review

James Kelly — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:32:50 +0000

Last week GeekAlerts introduced you to the UCLEAR HBC120 Snow Helmet Communicator, and you’ve already read about the HBC100 Communicator, so this week we are going to give you a review of the HBC120 Snow. If you are not familiar with helmet communicators, you have nothing to worry about. UCLEAR provides good directions and their [...]

UClear HBC120 Snow Helmet Communicator

James Scott — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:06:56 +0000

Remember that UClear Bluetooth Helmet Communicator GeekAlerts.com posted about last month? That was the HBC-100 model, and it was meant to use with a motorcycle helmet. This new one, the UClear HBC120 Snow Helmet Communicator, gives you incredible communication capabilities right while skiing or snowboarding down the slopes. In fact, it is easy to install [...]

Zipfy Sled

Marty Shaw — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:31:39 +0000

Winter is here, snow is on the ground, and you’re ready to trudge up that hill with your trusty sled and relive the days of old as you slide down that bank of white powder. Unfortunately, your knees aren’t what they were before and who’s bright idea was it to make those things out of [...]

Burton RED Avid Grom R2-D2 Helmet

James Scott — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:50:39 +0000

From Burton’s new line of 2012 helmets comes the RED Avid Grom R2-D2 Helmet. Use it to protect your noggin when you snowboard, skate, or bike. You’ll be the coolest cat on the slopes with this Burton R2D2 helmet displaying your awesome Star Wars style. If you love R2-D2, but really aren’t in to sports, [...]

Arctic Force Snowball Maker

Hazel Chua — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:24:53 +0000

The snow is falling, and we all know what that means: snowball fights! They’re way more fun if you’re battling people you actually know. I remember when my sisters and I were visiting family overseas and were suddenly pelted by a storm of snowballs from some rowdy kids in the neighborhood. Needless to say, we [...]

The Street and Snow Scooter

Marty Shaw — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:37:05 +0000

Two different scooters for the street and snow? That’s so old-school. Get with the times and save space with the Street and Snow Scooter that lets you conquer both terrains with just a few adjustments. I guess I could spend time telling you about the body of this little scooter, which includes an adjustable handlebar [...]

Snow Boogie Inflatable Sledges

Hazel Chua — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:53:21 +0000

If you’re still a kid, then one of the highlights to winter (aside from the long break from school) is snow. Make snowballs and throw them at each other; use the cold, fluffy stuff to build a snowman along with the other neighborhood kids; and when you’re done, take a ride down some snowy slopes [...]

Snowimal

Hazel Chua — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:14:07 +0000

We don’t get any snow in the place where I’m from. Friends of mine from overseas have told me to just shave some ice off my freezer and form it into a ball to make a snowball, but it’s obviously just not the same. Imagine how stupid (and pointless) it would be to have to [...]

Predator/Prey Vs. Mittens

Ryan Cooper — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:25:46 +0000

It’s starting to get cold outside, but with Vs. Mittens there’s a fun way to stay warm. These mittens come as opposing animal pairs where one hand is the predator and the other is the prey. They provide a silly way to have fun while one of your hands attacks the other in a mock [...]

Recon Instruments MOD Live Snap Fit Micro Optics Display

James Kelly — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:47:17 +0000

Winter is upon us and it is time to hit the slopes with new gear and high tech gadgets. Recon Instruments, an award winning innovator of micro optics display technology for extreme sport athletes, just released MOD and MOD Live. The Recon Instruments MOD Live Snap Fit Micro Optics Display is the first display to [...]

Arctic Force Snow Tracball

Conner Flynn — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:25:35 +0000

Winter is coming. That means it’s almost time for snowball fights. The problem is that snowball fights make your arms tired very quickly. Well, the Arctic Force Snow Tracball will help you out. It will allow you to make and throw snowballs in just seconds, up to a distance of 100ft. You never even have [...]

Instant Snow

Hazel Chua — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:35:59 +0000

In areas of the world that doesn’t get snow when winter comes, the Instant Snow steps up to the plate to come to the rescue. I don’t think you can exactly use this to build a snowman (unless you plan to really splurge and buy several tubs of the stuff), but it’s still a pretty [...]

Nostalgia Electrics 54″ Old Fashioned Snow Cone Cart

James Kelly — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000

Last week we showed you the Vintage Cotton Candy Cart and reminisced about all the great times we had at carnivals and amusement parks as kids. Well, some of us at GeekAlerts felt a little left out since cotton candy was never their thing; so we decided to show them the love. Between the Vintage [...]

Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine

Ryan Cooper — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:52:25 +0000

Since it is the middle of the summer and the United States is enduring a heat wave, we’ve been featuring some great items to help you cool off including a Dual Snow Cone Maker. This reminded me of the Snoopy Sno Cone Machine that I had when I was a kid, and it turns out [...]

Snow Cone Machine

Ryan Cooper — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:10:54 +0000

Much of the United States is experiencing a scorching heat wave. Temperatures are normally high at the end of July, but these all time highs are almost unbearable. Beat the heat with fresh delicious treats made with your own Snow Cone Machine. Add flavored syrup to the thinly shaved ice for a carnival style snow [...]

Zeal Optics GPS Goggles

James Scott — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:10:21 +0000

View real time stats while you ski, snowboard, or snowmobile with Zeal Optics GPS Goggles. These innovative goggles include a color LCD screen that provides live data including speed, altitude, location, time, temperature, distance traveled and more. It is easy to navigate through menus with glove friendly buttons. Viewing data is easy, because it appears [...]

Touchscreen Ski Gloves

Ryan Cooper — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:37:09 +0000

Like the Touchscreen Sport Gloves in the last post, these Touchscreen Ski Gloves allow you to operate touchscreen displays without taking off your gloves. The difference is, these are much warmer and suited for really cold weather. If you are into gadgets and also like snow sports such as skiing or snowboarding, chances are you [...]

Summit HD Video Camera Goggles

Ryan Cooper — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:37:04 +0000

These Summit HD Video Camera Goggles make it easy to capture the action while you are shredding the slopes. They are a pair of snow goggles with a water resistant hi-def video camera built right in that make it easy for snow freaks to record videos in 720p and snap 5MP stills. Whether you snowboard [...]

iSnow – Make Your Own Snow

Robert Birming — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:45:01 +0000

If you can’t stand waiting for the snow to fall, or maybe you are living in a part of the world where you simply don’t have this kind of cold weather, try the iSnow DIY snow. You can create your own white snow by adding some water. This powder polymer is NONTOXIC material, you can [...]

Snowball Blaster

Robert Birming — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:46:08 +0000

This portable toy blaster is capable of making softball-sized snowballs and launching them up to 50 feet away – “allowing rapid, long-range assaults during neighborhood snowball confrontations.” Simply place snow in the forming chamber and close the lid, and it packs three perfectly spherical snowballs. To blast your mark, place one snowball in the muzzle, [...]

Snowflake USB Drive

Robert Birming — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:41:26 +0000

The Tokyo-based Cina company has glanced at the beauty of nature to find their inspiration for the design of this snowflake style USB drive. The Snowflake USB Drive is made of laser sintered nylon, measures 60 x 20 x 10 mm and comes with a 4GB memory capacity. No word on pricing. (Unplggd via Techfresh [...]