Wired Magazine found that the ContourHD ensured “Vidcam View is silky smooth even when the ride isn’t.” They also discovered what our users already know—the ContourHD produces “stunning image quality.” Read more here:
Havepack.com featured the ContourHD in its exclusive list of New and Innovative Cameras for Adventurous Travelers, pointing out that the ContourHD isn’t just for extreme sports—it also comes in handy for hikers. And it’s affordable (after all, how are you going to afford the trip if you blow your whole wad on the camera?) See the details here:
Crunchgear loves the ContourHD! Watch and read to see how the ContourHD holds up skateboarding on Manhattan’s East Side:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009...
And Brian Mullin from MTBR.com took it out on Stoopid Trail in Colorado, reporting that the ContourHD “makes the competitors look like wet noodles in comparison.” See the full review here:
BEST CRASH
Sponsored by EVO, we awarded each of the five Best Crash winners with a pair of Skull Candy Low Rider headphones, and the first 10 people who submitted new videos a pair of Skull Candy earbuds.
Watch The Video: http://www.vholdr.com/video/to...
Winner “crash bike” by Sspyke
2nd Place “GLC drop” by kenda.f
3rd Place “dirt nap comp 2” by Turf Tamer
4th Place “Ryans winter riding crash” by markvfr
5th Place “FACE PLANT!!!” by longspeaksprinklers
BEST EDIT
We released the second online episode of our second season Top5 challenge series, which featured Top5 winners for “Best Edit.” Sponsored by B&H Photo, we awarded each winner a $50 gift certificate to B&H Photo and a VholdR mount of the winner’s choice. The episode features videos from categories across the board, including Motorcycle, Downhill, Crash, Mountain Biking, Jump, and Ski.
Watch The Video: http://www.vholdr.com/node/278...
Winner “A Flagstaff Fall” by eriknelson5
2nd Place “Alpy 2009 - Penia di Canazei” by zooropa
3rd Place “Radium 2007” by Mike.Nell
4th Place “Stratton Tree Skiing” by torminator
5th Place “Trackweek at Val de Vienne 2009” by Maple Leaf
Mad props to Helmet Camera Central for providing this “quick and dirty tutorial to get first time embedders rolling.” See here for the how:
http://helmetcameracentral.com...
And mad thanks to Startups Live for featuring VholdR.com, showing how we help capture those extreme vacation memories forever:
The Gadget Show calls the ContourHD “The ideal helmet cam for capturing your dare-devil XXXtreme-sportster stunts.” Who knew? We did. Check it out here:
http://fwd.five.tv/news/heads-...
And speaking of dare-devils, Slippery Brick (“prolly the awesomest tech site”) noticed that the ContourHD makes Jackass-like stunts that much easier to record:
“What the Flip Video did for regular video cameras, VholdR is trying to do for people who want to mount a small, light-weight, wearable video camera to their bike, ski or motorcycle helmet or handle bars.”
We couldn’t have put it better ourselves. Here’s the link for the full feature:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seat...
And just in case you’re looking for a quick refresher on exactly why the ContourHD is so bad-ass, check out this feature from QUAD Off-Road Magazine:
Today we’re featuring an exclusive interview with VholdR’s CEO, Marc Barros, by NW Bro Weather. If you’re looking for details on the ContourHD, it just doesn’t get any juicier than this:
http://nwbroweather.com/2009/0...
And here’s a pic of CEO Marc Barros putting HD on his own head:
Another blog, this one from technabob—and he’s even included some cool YouTube video links! For those of you wondering how the ContourHD does in snow, check it out here:
http://technabob.com/blog/2009...
And for those of you who want every last technical detail check out Helmet Camera Central’s awesome guide to the ContourHD, including pros and cons, sample video clips, and a quick-start user guide:
Everybody’s excited about the ContourHD and we can’t blame them—it’s pretty sweet! We thought we’d show you a couple of blogs from two guys who are just as excited as we are. Brian Westbrook is a local Tech Expert from our neck of the woods in the Pacific Northwest:
http://tech.brianwestbrook.com...
And Joe Teh just thinks we’re SEXY (oh my!):
