These aren’t the first Devo skateboards, there was a possible bootleg as well as an official model from Globe circa 2008, although I never actually saw them for sale anywhere. It’s all moot now, as we dance the pool to these six new official Devo decks you can pre-order a the official Devo merch site. Five of the boards feature art based on the first 5 album covers I can see omitting Smooth Noodle Maps and even Total Devo but what about Shout! and definitely Something for Everyone? Oh yes, we have to mention the truly devolved Energy Dome model! All the boards feature different top graphics as well. These look great, and they should because they cost $120 (!) each except for the Energy Dome model, which is $150.

Camp Snap 8 is the latest in the category of digital products designed to mimic old analog media. I was prepared to write this off as unnecessary and probably overpriced but after some cursory investigation I have to admit this thing look s pretty cool. It’s moderately priced at $150 and seems to deliver super-8 style video footage in a really cool form factor. Sure, you could take video with any digital camera and post process it to achieve the same look but this all-in-one approach is cheap enough to be worth buying if it fits the aesthetic you want to achieve. There are a couple different settings but it’s pretty basic in operation. The only thing I could see making this better would be if you could affix some aftermarket lens adapters like a fisheye. Who knows, maybe you can jerry rig something up to it. The cam is not primarily marketed towards skateboarders but they do feature in the product page. Hey Camp Snap, You guys know where to send the review unit!

There are so many hybrid bike skate scooter thingies these days. The Dryft Board positions itself as snowboarding simulator if you can believe that. It’s more or less a backwards Skate Bike with a caster wheel. And instead of a single axle, the back truck is hinged. Oh, and it’s electric too, because why not? Comes with brake lights and a switch to make the caster wheel stable. I’d bet there’s a fistful of overlapping patents on this $2000 toy. At least they ship it for free. I totally forgot about Bikeboards and Strullers. I’ll bet you did too.

Every time one of my suitcase starts to go wonky it’s usually the wheels stop spinning or are otherwise somehow damaged. I’ve often thought to myself why doesn’t someone make these things with skateboard wheels? Well, at long last, Floyd to the rescue. This isn’t a coincidence, the skateboard wheel look is intentional, and they lean into it heavily in the marketing.

Are these bootleg Vision Street Wear shoes selling for less than $14 a pair on Temu? Does it even matter? Established (err… uhm… Make that “Fstablished…”) 1985.

Insert tariff joke.

When I posted the Switch Board a couple months ago, longtime friend of the site Danimal informed of prior art in the form of Qwik Trucks. Qwik Trucks are the same concept, but with a patent, allowing you to switch out your trucks or board in less tha 30 seconds. The Qwik version seems a little more professional looking than the Switch Board, but it its the same concept. Who knows, maybe Qwik licensed the technology. It works, but it’s expensive and the practical benefits are are little questionable.

I love it when worlds collide. You’re looking at a picture of director John Waters and Iggy Pop, likely taken around 1990, possibly promoting the film Cry Baby. And, you’re looking at it on Skate and Annoy because I love both of these guys, and Iggy is wearing a Powell Peralta Mike McGill t-shirt. You have to wonder how Iggy got his hands on that. I would love to credit this photo but all I can find are reposts. It looks like it appeared in a newspaper or magazine at some point. If you know the original source please let me know. On the right: It’s the 40th anniversary of the McTwist? I guest was last year. If you’re going to buy a skateboard commemorating the event you might as well get it from Mike McGgill. Ask Mark Conahan about his Iggy Pop story…

Welcome to another addition of random Chinese crap that shows up in your feed. This is Skateboard Spark Attachments – Uncharged, Rubber Fire Stunt Device for Shoes, Fits Ages 14+ – Outdoor Skating Flame Enhancer. The isn’t the first Outdoor Skating Flame Enhancer by a long shot. In the 70’s there were G&S Speed Sparks, in 2004 the Tail Devil spark skidplate was patented. Somewhere around the same time period, Spark Trucks came out, which I would ink to but I must have never published the review. They were trucks with Tracker-like geometry that had flits embedded in the hanger to cause sparking during a grind. Results were mixed, or maybe we couldn’t grind hard enough to make them impressive. 20 years late we have this rubber thing you slide on the bottom of your shoe. It’s a tenuous link to skateboarding, except they advertise it explicitly as skateboarding related on Temu. Maybe not with mentioning if not for the fact that there must be a fad in China somewhere that involves coating a rose in a flammable substance and using your rubber flint booties to light them on fire so you can…. I guess hand a flaming rose to your loved one.

Brand X is offering a limited release of 2 Sims wheels poured in the original molds with updated modern urethane formulas. The Sims Snakes are limited to 100 sets in each color, while the Comp IIs are limited to 25 sets per color. They are being billed as a Tom Sims Tribute, in premium urethane made 100% in California. These are perfect for any historical reenactors out there riding the various old school reissues but they come with an insanely high price of $200 and $250 respectively. I don’t know the economics of hand pouring urethane these days, but it seems highly inflated. Maybe it’s due to licensing fees, who knows. A quick check on Ebay at publication time shows you can get some originals in pretty good shape for about the same price.

I spotted these Gnarly Gnome socks from Sock It To Me while doing some x-mas shopping.