the reason for video recording on an ipod is???

so on September 16th the new nano came out and it was announced at the big apple conference. This isn't just a regular ipod nano though, it records video. Now I don't understand the point of this feature -- when is one going to need a video camera while they are listening to music?? but that's just my opinion :P

not crazy about these camera angles... =/

One of my favorite dance movies "Canterstage" has some not so great camera angles. In the big finale performance, the camera is on the dancers faces instead of a full body shot or their feet.
In dance especially, the picture should show the full dancer so we can see the moves they are putting all their effort into.
Having a full stage view of all the dancers adds something to the performance itself, in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo3_U4jquTk

Surf Documentary!

Waveriders the film is an irish documentary that came out on DVD August 7th!
Starring Kelly Slater,Gabe Davies & Richie Fitzgerald, the film is"THE surf film for surf fans & non surf fans alike" says Surfersvillage.
This film won best picture at the Irish film festival, so dont miss out!

Motion controlled earbuds!

Sony created earbuds that know when you take them out of your ear! oh my gosh! Once you take them out of your ear they automatically stop the music and when you put them back in the music starts again.
This can also be used to start and end calls if they earbuds are connected to a phone....technology gets crazier every day!

http://www.sonyericsson.com/putyourearsincontrol/

Awesome camera angles!

Just a cool fact I should let you know, the camera angles on the surfing podcast I watch are pretty cool!
It seems that most of the angles are a view from the water probably with waterproof cameras.
I really noticed the cool angles when the surfers were in Capetown with a gnarly windstorm. The waves were nuts!
I hope to be able to shoot cool surfing pictures one day and use water angles too =P

"The Vampire Diaries" girls arrested????

Five of the actresses from this CW show were busted for flashing...they were caught for dangling over a Georgia overpass and flashing drivers.
Apparently they were shooting a scene for an upcoming episode, but passer by's were not warned, a driver saw them and called 911 to report the "flashers". The actresses were charged with disorderly conduct, luckily nothing worse. wow...that's crazy!

Surfer Jordy Smith is amazing!!!

Jordy Smith is a surfer from South Africa that was on the Red Bull Mentawais Surf trip.
He did a "rodeo clamp" a type of flip off the water, landing it perfectly! It was beautiful!
Jordy compares it to a bod boarding ARS(arial roll spin).

itunes is doing amazingly well!

After watching the apple conference, i learned that itunes is the #1 retailer in the world. There are over 100 million accounts with credit cards and counting!
itunes 9 was just introduced and man apple really cleaned it up! It looks so much more easier to navigate around in :)

Renting movies on youtube??!!

Youtube is in the process of talking to big movie studios about renting movies out on Youtube!
It will most likely be close to the itunes version, renting movies for about $1.99 -$3.99 for a full 24 hour viewing period. How cool, now you dont even hve to leave our house when you want to rent a movie!

picture and video messaging on an iphone???

On September 25, Iphone owners will be able to send pictures and video through MMS! wooh, finally!
Sadly first generation Iphone users will not be able use MMS :( sorry you guys

Surf Contest updates and a new surf DVD!!

I just saw a teaser for a new surf video called "Stranger than Fiction".
This DVD has a lot of awesome surfers in it like Cj Hobgood, Dusty Payne, Josh Kerr, Taj Burrow, Bruce Irons, Ian Walsh and many more!
I am dying to get it!




Also just an update, the winner of the Nike 6.0 in Huntington Beach this past July was Kai Barger.











and from the US Open, Brett Simpson(a local) walked away from the contest winning 100,000!

3D tv you say????

Sony is hoping to get 3D TV's out by the end of 2010.
The company announced that they will be producing Bravia Tv's, Vaio laptops and Ps3 console's all playing 3D media.
Sony is using the active shutter method where there are electronic glasses that rapidly open and close in sync with the TV.

amazing what technology has come to!

the Oakley Pro junior in Lancanau, France!

This surf contest is full of awesome surfers, including winner Charlie Martin(below) from Guadlupe. He was the last qualifier for the Oakley global challenge in Bali taking place in October.

Anaheim Ballet: Elizabeth Herrmann '09!

Check out videos of Elizabeth Herrmann in the Anaheim ballet!

she is a very determined dancer and puts all her effort and soul into her dance:)

http://www.youtube.com/user/AnaheimBallet?blend=2&ob=1

whats comig up!

I juts subscribed to an Anaheim ballet and a surfing podcast!
Those are two of my big interests right now :D so i look forward to those podcasts.....tune in!