Video from CES 2012
Here’s a great video of our lovely and talented co-owner Zan at the CES 2012 show in Vegas.
You can watch TooSmartGuys’s full video here.
DadDoes.com Review of GeoPalz
DadDoes.com is a fun place to go for all sorts of good stuff about parenting. We’re happy to see the cool video they put together and read their great review.
Here’s an excerpt from the blog:
“If there is one thing that really gets kids motivated, it is the ability to beat their brother, Mother, Father or Grandparents in any game!… The kids use the GeoPalz, but Moms, Dads and Grandparents can also get into the fun by importing data from the FitBit or Nike Plus….Here is a bit of advice from one Dad to another…don’t let your kids out walk you for a week, you will never hear the end of it!
For Parents, The GeoPalz Is The Solution to A Modern Day Problem”
AAHPERD Convention with GeoPalz
We are still on the convention tour! This week, we’re visiting with folks at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Central District Convention in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We love the show theme: “Moving Mountains – One Step at a Time”
We are especially excited to hear the guest speaker at the banquet: Tucker Dupree, U.S. Paralympic Athlete, who is to speak on “Chasing The Dream, Not The Competition.” In October 2006, Dupree woke up one morning and could not see clearly out of his left eye. He was sent to the hospital to have some tests done, where he was diagnosed with Lebers Hereditary Optic tag-line: Neuropathy. Dupree was told he would be completely blind within six months. Despite his condition, Dupree continued swimming and by his senior year he was captain of his high school’s swim team and was named team MVP.
In 2008, Dupree participated in his first Paralympic Games. Competing in multiple events Dupree has medaled and grown as an athletic and person.
If you are at the conference, look us up! We’d love to chat.
You can click on the logo above to see the full info about the conference.
Logging serious steps for OR Blogger Challenge
The Active Nation Blogger Challenge went down at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City! There was plenty of big talk and braggadocio leading up to the show, with bloggers heckling each other about who could log the most steps during the 4-day trade show.
The results were indeed impressive. Four bloggers walked more than 150,000 steps collectively at the Salt Palace Convention Center – something close to 60 miles of walking! Nice to know they got their exercise in!
The blogwalkers were:
- Amy Jurries of GearCaster = @TheGearcaster — http://www.thegearcaster.com/ — Amy paced out more than 48,000 steps during the show!
- Randi Hitchcock from Upadowna = @UpaDowna — http://www.upadowna.com/blog
- Jason Magness of Gear Junkie = @TheGearJunkie — http://gearjunkie.com/dailydose
- Utah Outside’s Jared Hartgrave = @Utah_Outside – http://www.utahoutside.com/
Our fifth blogger, Jason Renda of OutdoorInformer.com was tragically prevented from competing, due to some airline logistical failures and such. Don’t worry, Jason, there is always Summer OR to redeem yourself…
Our blogger champions helped three conference attendees win their very own GeoPalz, as part of the daily “horse race” drawing.
Winner!!!
And at the end of the week, our stepper with the most steps – Amy - took home a $50.00 gift certificate to our retail partner, Whole Foods. Everybody wins!!
Way to go, Amy!!!!
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