GroundSurf electric skateboard is guided by your phone
By Paul Miller 
posted Nov 15th 2007 10:37AM
posted Nov 15th 2007 10:37AM
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well, well it looks good for sure. the perfect toy for iphone nerds ^^
What happens if you get an important call while riding? Road-rash?
Would be funny to pair phone with someone else's - and drive them off.
I can see a lot of phones getting broken with this, as people fall off with their beloved phone in their hands!
Still. I'd laugh ;)
There's usually a security code used when pairing Bluetooth devices. Not invincible, but certainly enough to hold off most casual evildoers.
Does anyone actually change it from 0000? Anyone that use this board? :)
I'm more inclined to use 12345, same as my luggage... and the air shield surrounding druidia.
Screw phones...someone hook a wiimote up to this....
Even better with a six-axis that does rumble
Or iPhone tilt/accelerometer control. Like the game "labyrinth" on the iPhone. Then you just need it on a bungie from inside your pocket, so when you fall off the phone springs back into your pocket.
it's illegal in my municipality to skate and be on the phone at the same time. that makes this a banned item.
6 6 6 6 6 4! 4! 911
made my day! thank you.
I can imagine increasing the speed and the phone crashing resulting in the board being locked at that speed exactly the wrong moment!
Is there a reason this doesn't hover?
It's not 2015 yet. And you aren't Marty McFly.
HELLO? IS THERE ANYBODY IN THERE? McFLY?
I wasn't thinking 4th dimensionally. I have a real problem with that.
If it goes fast enough I'd consider getting this...the fellas I longboard with would love it. And the website says you don't have to use the phone as a remote, it speeds up when you lean forward and slows down when you lean back. Very cool.
this is the greatest thing since a skateboard that doesn't use a phone!
I may be dork enough to comment on Engadget... but if I ever see some douchebag on one of these, I'm going to break it over his douchey face.
Accelerate by leaning forward ( placing weight on nose )? Version 2.0, please, a motorized Freebord.
How about this. Accelerate when there's more pressure on the base ( or just regular riding posture with weight on center wheels ), and decelerates when there's more pressure on the edge wheels ( i.e. on heel side and toe side ). It would offer the ability to speed up on the flat, while still able to speed check like a snowboard.
(22 years of skateboarding)
(forever a gadget geek)
woke up to coffee and hate for the three-wheeled Batskate
1.two grand...
2.after hitting a puddle, sensors fail...
3.electric? it costs money everyday just to own it...
4.pack that up and pay shipping for service
5.aforementioned 'remote pilots'
6.can you imagine that sharking you? (hitting your ankle)
Congrats to the company for trying.
I'm glad it was engadget, not the company, that called it a skateboard. No mention of the s-word on their website. Good. It ain't.
Adds a whole new 'spin' on moniker "Windows Mobile Sicks"
You can find a lesser skateboard on eBay starting at around 100 USD and going up that operates via remote control with much the same functionality. There are relatively good quality Chinese-made "off road" electronic skateboards for under 500 if you're in the market.