Crap an actual tread involving a surf topic...anyway, tech is here to stay, I think the idea is cool and the idea of analyzing your surfing to improve technique has good implications. http://www.traceup.com/videos
^I understand your frustration SB - surfing is a pretty ego-driven pastime and Nick Wood's gold mine Go Pro has definitely inflated people's vanity. But this is still neat tech for the mechanics and tech side of surf