Changes in surfboard manufacture usually have more to do with changes in standard board sizes and weights and material but now, new innovation involves integrating space age technology with the surfboard. This high-tech surfboard with GPS and two-way radio designed by Marco Torres might just be the trend of the future in surfing. The GPS device attached to the top of the surfboard near its nose has a lot of features for the surfing enthusiast. Aside from telling you where in the world you are through global positioning system technology, the device can also communicate with other surfboards that have the same system. It also gives you details about the surf spot you’re in including tide updates.
The two-way GPS radio for surfers can be a useful item indeed for those who wish to maximise their surfing experience. Though the two-way radio wouldn’t be too useful when you’re actually on top of a wave, it can be used by surfers paddling out to sea to communicate to each other. In a large beach or whilst on the water, separated surfers could easily locate each other using this device. Alive or Dead psp
The two-way communication can be an excellent and possibly life-saving feature if something untoward happens to one surfer and he is in need of assistance. The surfer could use his surfboard as a flotation device whilst his friend comes to bring him help.
The device can also give the surfer updates about the tide. This can be very useful to surfers since wave quality on many surfing locations is often dependent on tides. Some locations aren’t good surfing spots when the tides are low whilst some waves don’t properly form if the tide is too high. Of course, familiarity with the beach is invaluable, but knowing just when the high and low tides are coming is good information. Newer surfers could also better prepare themselves for the upcoming waves using the tide updates. If they feel they won’t be able to handle the higher waves, then they can just stay on the beach and wait for less difficult waves.
The device might be aimed more for the new surfers and gadget enthusiasts than long-time surfers. Many professionals might find having to push buttons on a gadget attached to a surfboard tedious. Surfing to them is about being in the middle of the ocean with just oneself and one’s surfboard. Technology isn’t what they usually associate with riding the waves.
But the safety functions of the device are nothing to laugh at. The device’s GPS could make it much easier for lifeguards to find and rescue an unconscious surfer. And at night time, when visibility is down, this can be very helpful. Snow skiers also make use of GPS technology in the case of avalanches and it saves a lot of lives. With such important technology now available, more surfers should think about using more of these types of devices. They can forego the tide update functions and the two-way radio most of the time, but the GPS could be really useful when trouble comes along. It’s a big sea out there and we can’t always predict how safe surfing can be, but right now, this just might be one of the safest surfboards around. Dragon Hunters film Purple Rain movie download download A Life Less Ordinary movie
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