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Archives for February 13, 2014

Yomega & YoYoJam Announce New Collaboration

February 13, 2014 By Steve Brown

YoYoJam x Yomega

Yomega Corp and YoYoJam have announced a truly unusual collaboration…three new plastic yoyos manufactured by YoYoJam that will be distributed exclusively to specialty and mass-market retail outlets by Yomega!

I spoke with Yomega President Todd Rywolt about the collaboration, and he gave me some insight into the project.

We are launching three “YoyoJam X Yomega” models at the International Toy Fair in New York this month; the Journey, Odyssey and Firestorm.  As you are well aware, Journey has been a beginner’s staple for years but has never been broadly marketed.  We think it’s significant that a legendary throw (previously only sold at “boutique” toy stores and websites) will now reach a mass audience. The Odyssey is a re-vamped version of the original Surge design, with a new name and logo, again brought to a broader audience than ever before.  Firestorm is an all-new design – an incredibly solid, super-smooth new plastic yoyo.

All three will be responsive out of the package with a half-spec bearing, but can be made unresponsive by cleaning the bearing or replacing it with a standard C-size bearing.  All three models will continue YoYoJam’s tradition of being made in the USA, but with all-new package touting YoyoJam X Yomega.  We think this is pretty exciting news and will help bring in new players!

YoYoJam x Yomega Firestorm

All three models should begin shipping to retailers in early March, and should be on shelves shortly after. We won’t know until after Toy Fair if any mass market retailers will be stocking these, but we’ll update if we hear anything!

Specs and pics of all three models below. And YoYoNews has a FULL SET of these new yoyos that we’re giving away! Just reply to this article and tell us why you want them…we’ll pick one lucky winner on Monday, February 17th to get all three yoyos before they are available in stores!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Christian, our lucky winner!

YoYoJam x Yomega

YoYoJam x Yomega Odyssey Specs:

Diameter: 58.9mm /   inches
Width: 41.25mm /  inches
Gap Width: 3.71 mm /  inches
Weight:  70 grams
Bearing Size: Half Spec Bearing (.125 x .500 x .187)
Compatible With Size C (.250 x .500 x .187)
Response: O-Ring
Retail: $20 – $25

YoYoJam x Yomega
YoYoJam x Yomega

YoYoJam x Yomega Journey Specs:

Diameter: 57.2mm /   inches
Width: 42.01mm /  inches
Gap Width: 3.7 mm /  inches
Weight:  62 grams
Bearing Size: Half Spec Bearing (.125 x .500 x .187)
Compatible With Size C (.250 x .500 x .187)
Response: O-Ring
Retail: $15 – $20

YoYoJam x Yomega
YoYoJam x Yomega

YoYoJam x Yomega Firestorm Specs:

Diameter: 57.41mm /   inches
Width: 41.78mm /  inches
Gap Width: 3.41 mm /  inches
Weight:  64 grams
Bearing Size: Half Spec Bearing (.125 x .500 x .187)
Compatible With Size C (.250 x .500 x .187)
Response: O-Ring
Retail: $20 – $25

Filed Under: Giveaway, Manufacturer, YoYo Drop Tagged With: featured, firestorm, journey, odyssey, yomega, yoyodrop, YoYoJam

EYYC 2014 – Top 4A Contenders

February 13, 2014 By Steve Brown

EYYC 2014

EYYC 2014 is almost here…time to take a look at the top contenders in each division!

Today we’re going to take a look at the 4A (offstring) division. Offstring as a division is pretty thin this year, with only 13 registered competitors, but there is definitely some talent here!

Lorenzo Sabatini

Country: Italy
City: abbadia san salvatore (SI)
Age: 31
Sponsored by Oxygene

Lorenzo Sabatini is the returning 2013 EYYC Champion in the 4A division, making him the easy favorite to win this year. Lorenzo’s style is fluid and easy to watch, and his pacing is some of the most deliberate, mid-tempo play we’ve seen. He’s an instant favorite for crowds and judges alike, and we look forward to seeing what he brings this year.

 

Ondřej Schmid

Country: Czech Republic
City: Nový Bor
Age: 19
Sponsored by YOYO STORE

2013 Czech National Champion Ondrej Schmid is another favorite to win the offstring division. His winning routine from Czech Nationals was a little shaky, but we hear he’s practiced up and ready to go clean at EYYC!

 

Quentin Godet

Country: France
City: Conflans
Age: 18

Last year’s 3rd Place winner in the 4A Division at EYYC, Quentin Godet is definitely a rising talent who has the skill to keep his spot in the Top 3…or maybe even take top honors!

 

George Stoyanov

Country: Bulgaria
City: Sofia
Age: 18
Sponsored by YoYoJam

Bulgarian player George Stoyanov has a lot of potential, but just didn’t deliver on stage at EYYC last year. But he’s got some promise…maybe this year he’ll step his game up.

 

Norbert Jenei

Country: Hungary
City: Budapest
Age: 14
Sponsored by YOYORAVEN

Coming off a Second Place win at Hungarian Nationals, Norbert Jenei is hungry for a win! Already a top competitor at 14 years old, he’s got the speed and skill…but can he hit his routine clean?

 

Filed Under: Contests, Video Tagged With: 2014, 4a, eyyc, featured, offstring

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