Kelly Slater Filming Teahupoo In 3D

In case you haven’t heard, in addition to gunning for a ninth world title, Kelly Slater is making a 3D film for IMAX Theaters. The premise of the film, which focuses on exploring ocean waves, takes a scientist and Slater around the world doing what Slater does best – Surfing.

With an anticipated release date of Fall 2009, Slater and crew are knee-deep in production. As usual, Slater consulted with Surfline’s Sean Collins before heading to Tahiti. And with a large-scale production team in tow, being at the right place at the right time is all the more imperative.

Sean Collins explains how this particular Teahupoo expedition came to fruition:

We basically had a three-week window to tell them when to ship everyone down there. We went for these last two swells at the end of last week and this weekend. The swells didn’t look all that great during this period but we had to pick the eyes out of it and get a couple medium-sized swells so they could get some footage in the can. Kelly shipped in from Bali, Dorian from Hawaii, and the IMAX crew with millions of dollars of equipment and production people from Canada and the USA.

Source: Surfline

White House DJ Battle!

Devendra Banhart’s Surreal Sound

Devendra Banhart (Houston, Texas) is a Venezuelan-American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician. Banhart’s music has been classified as indie folk, psych folk, and New Weird America; his lyrics are often surreal and naturalistic.

Though born in the U.S., Banhart was raised in Caracas, Venezuela from 2 to 13 years old. Years later he gained popularity while living in San Francisco after attending the San Francisco Art Institute and further gained popularity when he subsequently moved to New York City to record under Young God Records, based in New York City. Banhart currently lives in Los Angeles. Check out his music & tour dates BELOW!

http://www.myspace.com/devendrabanhart

Google “Dream” Phone Approved!

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, according to people briefed on the company’s plans. The phone will be made by HTC, one of the largest makers of mobile phones in the world, and is expected to go on sale in the United States before Christmas, perhaps as early as October.

The high-end phone is expected to match many of the capabilities of Apple’s iPhone and other so-called smartphones that run software from Palm, Research in Motion, Microsoft and Nokia to access the Internet and perform computer-like functions.

The HTC phone, which many gadget sites are calling the “dream,” will have a touch screen, like the iPhone. But the screen also slides out to expose a full five-row keyboard. A video of the phone has been posted recently on YouTube. A person who has seen the HTC device said it matched the one in the video.

Source: NY Times

LeBron Zoom Soldier II Contest

With the 2008 Olympics right around the corner, LeBron James‘ mission is to bring back the gold medal. To prepare, Nike is giving away a number of the LeBron Zoom Soldier II in a special camo edition color-way. To win, send an e-mail to nikebasketball@nike.com expressing your support for James and his USA basketball teammates. Each message sent generates one chance to win the kicks LeBron will sport in Beijing.

Visit Nikebasketball.com for further information related to the give away.

Source: High Snobiety