An Aoda and An Auldey

Spotted these on SY blog







The orange one is an offstring yo-yo by Auldey. The silver one is called the Aoda Litte, and apparently, it's a really really small yoyo. Jayson of SYblog describes it as small at the DreamYo Pxy, which in itself is really really small. Kinda interesting.





Also worth noting is the Spacer/shim system of the Auldey Offstring. They have a regular thin spacer, but under it you can stack up washers/shims to increase the gap size, which makes it interesting to say the least. Plus it uses Auldey's version of the solid spin, which should make for pretty stable spins.

The specs of the Offstring is as follows:

Diameter : 68mm
Width : 46.5mm
Effective width : 36mm
Weight : 70g

The name according to the Auldey Webpage is AnYingZhiYue, which literally means the Moon in Darkness.


Go check out more pics here:
Auldey Offstring
Aoda Little

Sierra Is Back Online! (Non Yo-yo related)

...of sorts.

Saw this on bitsandjoysticks.com and it's basically about this site sarien.net which is hosting these old adventure games by Sierra from the late 80's/ early 90's.

This interests me since I grew up playing these games on my Mom's old computer, and going through them again is like a trip down nostalgia lane... all the hours spend on figuring out that last piece to the puzzle so I can move on to the next stage of the story.

It's really fun though if you're the patient, puzzle solving guy. I'd recommend you head there and just try it a little bit to see how "gaming" has evolved since those early days.

bitsandjoysticks.com
sarien.net

SR-71 Teaser Promo

Ryan Han's Newest Video, featuring the SR-71 by YoyoJam.

Full vid coming in the not-so distant future.

I Faked My Death

I felt a little sick this morning. This might be the cause.

Auldey's new stuff!

Saw this when I visited auldey's Yo-yo Webpage
Looks like Auldey's making more Player Editions now. Sweet.
Here are the pics screened from the webpage. They're descriptions there which I will translate to the best of my abilities.

Disclaimer: These translations are my own interpretation and/or loosely translated from the original Chinese text. I don't claim that these translations are 100% accurate but it should give an idea about what is being conveyed in chinese.



Auldey HuoHu (Fire Fox)

- Full Metal yo- yo with grooved outer area.
- Grooved outer surface for an improved feel, and for improved grind performance.
- The Internals uses a Dual O-ring design, and an optimized weight distribution.
- Auldey's Evolution Level Competition Yo-yo, signature series by Takuto Luo as used in the 2010 Chinese Nationals




Auldey JianKe (Swordsman)

- Bi-Metallic Design
- Full Sized, Prescision Balanced, Stable Spin.
- Laser engraved, great aesthetics.
- Auldey's Evolution Level Competition Yo-yo, signature series by Lee Wai On (CN 2010 1A 3rd) as used in the 2010 Chinese Nationals




Auldey TianMaShenGong V (Peagasus's Arrow V/Unicorn's Bow V?)

- H-shaped yoyo (?), a new generation of H-Shaped (?) metal Yo-yos.
- Prescision Built, Extra wide body, Super Strong Spin, Ultra Stable.
- Laser Engraved, Beautiful looks.
- Auldey Evolution Level Competition yoyo, signature series by Lue Ren Ye (?not sure whom?)




Auldey HuangJingHuoYan (Golden Flame)

- Unique Metal Rim Construction
- Balanced weight distribution, dimensioned for Asian hands, nice, comfortable feel.
- Beautiful rims construction, Excellent spin ability.
- Undersized, Great for hops, Complex String Tricks, flexible performance.

That's all for now. There's also the Titanium Yoyo and the Metal Photon featured, but I think singaporeyoing.com got them covered pretty well. Will update as soon as I get more info.

Note: Since these Yoyos are equipped with Auldey's version of the KonKave & Hubstack Technology, they might not become available in the US as depicted here.

Auldey Yo-yos

Update - Updated with PinYin for the Name then Translation
Update - Grammar Police made a house call. & Additional Info

Auldey Ultimate Photon (aka YYJ Synergy-inspired yo-yo)

Saw this at the Singaporeyoing.com blog. Looks like a metal version of the Photon. Sweet.

I tried one of the Photons owned by one of the kids at the Yo-Blitz Meetings. It's certainly a very interesting yoyo. Think of it as a yoyo having oversized Z-stacks.

In case you don't know, this yoyo is actually based on a concept by YoyoJam, inspired by the success of the YoyoFactory Hubstacks, called the Synergy. Unfortunately, it was canceled before production due to problems with the Synergy's performance.

Here is a video demonstrating the possibilities of the Synergy concept, performed by the incredible Mikhail Tulabut of Team YoyoJam.

Johnnie Delvalle aka John Steel's Newest Vid. And probably the sickest one yet. Great to see him back in action after such a long time.

Hitman Pro drops at YoyoExpert

Yup, the classic YoyoJam yo-yo is back with a Vengeance.

I've tried one of the Protos that Ryan owns and I have to say, this is probably my favorite YoyoJam yet. It's small like an ENEME, Grinds/Stalls like an X-ConVict, yet plays like the Classic Hitman. It's really hard to believe how JD managed to get all of these qualities into one yo-yo, but he did.

And BTW, those are real Carbon Fiber Caps.

YoyoExpert as well as YoyoNation has these in stock. Better grab em quick cause I bet they'll sell out FAST.

YoyoExpert
YoyoNation

Happy New Dot, & Dude...Where's My Post?

Hey, Ya'lls, sorry that there's been a HUGE delay in updating this blog. I had my exams to worry about, a Family vacation and now my Laptop had just been revived from the dead.

The good news is that for 2011 I'll be handling a lot of new things. But the goal of this blog shall remain unchanged. I will still be making reviews of Bootleg Yo-yos, good or bad. But on the side I would also try to post anything that interests me in the Yo-yoing world as well. This would include videos, new products or contests, events etc.

Speaking of which, did I mention that 2011 will be a good year for East Malaysian players? The SRYC (Sarawak Regional Yo-yo Championship) was such a huge hit that it will be a yearly event now. And there's another event on the drawing board, the Borneo Open Yo-yo Championship (BOYC). If things go smoothly this could be one of the biggest Yo-yoing events on the Eastern side of SEA.

Also, after a rather positive response from players at the MYYC, I would also be making/selling yo-yo strings part-time through web order. The Company I'm affiliated with, Spin Maniacs, now has 2 lines of string products. The first is the Butter String, a smooth 100% poly string very suitable for fast string play. They come in different thicknesses and textures, as well as many variations of colours. The second one is a new, experimental string for 2A, called Bungie String. This 100% poly string has a unique quality of maintaining it's smoothness and sponginess even after hours of looping play.

Big shout out to Azmi of Kaki Yoyo Kedah And Ryan of Team Yo-Blitz who used Spin Maniacs Butter String to take the Title of 2010 MYYC 1A Champion & 5A 2nd Runner-up respectively!

For more information about the strings including pricing and shipping please email me at victorkaxx@gmail.com. I'd be happy to entertain any inquiries.