And we're off!

Our Kickstarter Project went live tonight! We're offering awesome rewards including:

• $100 discount
• free shipping
• custom engraving
• hand-painted decks
• decals
• t-shirts and more!

Check out our Kickstarter Project and Video to see the rewards and pre-order your ZBoard today!

Thanks to all our current backers!!!:

What is Kickstarter.com?

Kickstarter is a crowd funding website. Below is a description from the website. See the rest of their FAQ.

1. What is Kickstarter?

   Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects.

   We believe that:

   • A good idea, communicated well, can spread fast and wide.

   • A large group of people can be a tremendous source of money and encouragement.

   Kickstarter is powered by a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.

2. Who can fund their project on Kickstarter?

   Kickstarter is focused on creative projects. We're a great way for artists, filmmakers, musicians, designers, writers, illustrators, explorers, curators, performers, and others to bring their projects, events, and dreams to life.

   The word “project” is just as important as “creative” in defining what works on Kickstarter. A project is something finite with a clear beginning and end. Someone can be held accountable to the framework of a project — a project was either completed or it wasn’t — and there are definable expectations that everyone can agree to. This is imperative for every Kickstarter project.

   We know there are a lot of great projects that fall outside of our scope, but Kickstarter is not a place for soliciting donations to causes, charity projects, or general business expenses. Learn more about our project guidelines.

3. Why do people support projects?

   REWARDS! Project creators inspire people to open their wallets by offering smart, fun, and tangible rewards (products, benefits, and experiences).

   STORIES! Kickstarter projects are efforts by real people to do something they love, something fun, or at least something of note. These stories unfold through blog posts, pics, and videos as people bring their ideas to life. Take a peek around the site and see what we're talking about. Stories abound.

The ZBoard was unveiled at CES in Vegas on Tuesday and we got a great response from event goers with countless test drives, pictures, videos, and pre-orders. Currently we're putting together a video of the best rides of the week. We'll publish that video on this blog when completed. 

Some of the Coverage:

"The soon-to-launch ZBoard might be the closest thing to riding a regular skateboard, with an intuitive, hands-free electric motor that accelerates and decelerates as the rider adjusts their body weight forward or backward." http://www.coolhunting.com/tech/electric-skateboards-ces.php

"In a word, this thing is super freaking cool. No handheld triggers or cables, just your feet, just like a real board."  http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/z-board-weight-sensing-skateboard-rolls-into-ces/#comment-624

"Purely awesome"

"The skateboards are the first in the industry to use a sensor motor which adjusts speed based on the riders position and weight; segway style. http://joinbklyn.tumblr.com/post/16062314673/next-stop-hoverboards-introducing-electric

"This is what I need to cover a big show like CES"  http://blog.seattlepi.com/videoblogging/2012/01/10/ces-2012-video-screen-mic-flag-electric-skate-board-company-vlogs-are-best-of-show/

We have announced that if you go to our Store and reserve your ZBoard during CES (January 10th - 13th), you will get $100 off either the Pro or Classic Model when released in March.

Pre-order yours today!

-ZBoard Team