Congrats to Joanna Petterson for her 2nd place finish in the Women’s Elite Dual Slalom at Sea Otter. She also placed 6th in Downhill.
JoJo will be competing next week in Connecticut and we wish her luck.
Archive for April, 2011 Impact, Protection, Revolutionized
iPad in Extreme Sleeve™ survives drop from airplane
16 commentsAt first, we thought a 8 lb. bowling ball, dropped directly on an iPad in an Extreme Sleeve™, wasn’t enough, so we then dropped a 12-lb bowling ball on an iPad in an Extreme Sleeve™ and both iPads survived.
What happens when the iPad in an Extreme Sleeve™ is dropped, instead of hit?
What if it were dropped out of an airplane, from say, about 500 feet off the ground?
Watch this:
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The G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve™ fits both the iPad and iPad2. It is available in either yellow or black. Orders will be shipped on May 2nd. To learn more, visit the Extreme Sleeve™ product page.
iPad Extreme Sleeve Reviewed on ZDNet.com
3 commentsJason Perlow, blogger in the Tech Broiler at ZDNet.com, with an early engineering prototype of the G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve in hand, stated in his write-up, “I’m extremely impressed.”
Perlow showed the latest video of a 12lb. bowling ball dropping on an iPad protected by the Extreme Sleeve vs. a hard case.
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Perlow begins his article with the recent buzz over the release of the Extreme Sleeve.
“Over the last couple of days, I have been closely examining the product development of a new iPad 1/iPad 2 slip case by G-Form, a company that is extremely new to the consumer electronics accessory industry but has a lot of experience in producing knee and elbow pads for high-impact and extreme sports.
Those of you who travel with an iPad 1/iPad 2 or even use it around the house or at your business might want to consider pre-ordering one of these cases at $59.95. I’ve gotten that much confidence in this product already that I can say this is the closest thing you are going to get to making your iPad impact proof under heavy travel and when carrying it around in typical business usage conditions.”
Perlow goes on to talk about the technology used in the Extreme Sleeve and will keep readers posted on his travels with the prototype and later he intends to write a full review of the retail version.
Read the complete article.
12 lb. bowling ball test: Extreme Sleeve vs. hard case!
8 commentsOur video showing Thom Cafaro dropping a 8 lb bowling ball on our G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve™ has received a lot of attention lately.
For those remaining skeptics, Thom and his new cameraman have filmed a 12 lb bowling ball dropped on an Extreme Sleeve™ and a hard case just for comparison. We’ll let the video tell the story:
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The G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve™ fits both the iPad and iPad2. It is available in either yellow or black. Orders will be shipped on May 2nd. To learn more, visit the Extreme Sleeve™ product page.
Pads for All Occasions? Review from MtnBikeRiders.com
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Downhill Racer, Art Aguilar, from MtnBikeRiders.com reviewed and tested G-Form’s Knee Pads and Elbow Pads. Having first discovered the pads at Interbike 2010, Art was immediately curious about this new technology. He described the experience:
“While turning the corner of one said aisle I hear a loud bang three or four times, so as I see this tube and a man talking to the crowd he drops a bowling ball down the tube on a pad about an inch thick and the bowling ball is bouncing on the pad, next he pulls the competitors pad out and places their pad in place. Now this thing is only about a quarter of an inch thick and he is going to drop this bowling ball on it. OK one word comes to mind “RIGHTTTTT!” Thinking this pad will be obliterated on the first hit I decide to stay and watch them go down in a crash of burning flames. I try to get close to the action so I could see this and as he gets ready to drop the ball I’m ready to see this thing blow apart or beat it to a pulp. He’s ready, drops, and “BANG”, wait no multi bounce of the bowling ball”! What gives, is this the same stuff that 661 uses; it can’t be it’s not as thick as their pad. Now this demonstration did what it’s meant to do catch your attention and that it did.”
Here is what he saw:
After testing out the pads himself, Art concluded, “To me they are good for XC, CX, Super-D, and those long trail rides. They offer lightness and pack ability no other pad can offer, as well as fit, comfort, and protection that is not typically offered or found in a pad for the XC, trail riding crowd.”
Pre-Order the G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve
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The wait is over! Starting today, you can pre-order the G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve™. Be one of the first to own this revolutionary product that will protect your iPad or iPad2. We call it the Extreme Sleeve™ because it offers extreme impact protection. Watch the video below to see how the Extreme Sleeve protects the iPad when a bowling bowl is dropped on it.
The G-Form iPad Extreme Sleeve™ fits both the iPad and iPad2. It is available in either yellow or black. Orders will be shipped on May 2nd. To learn more, visit the Extreme Sleeve™ product page.