Sometimes, the best part of technology is in the simple solutions it can offer. This is exactly what the Anon M1 goggle is about. If you haven’t heard of this revolutionary piece of equipment yet, it’s about time you did!

The M1 was presented at last year’s trade shows and immediately captured a lot of attention. The principle is a fully magnetic lens to easily clip to the frame of the goggle. The M1′s design has 6 magnet connection points, and when all are fully bonded, the combined retention can hold up to 20 lbs, so it doesn’t come off on the first face plant. Actually, as with every other goggle out there, you would have more chance of breaking the lens than losing it. The magnetic lens system is called Magna-Tech, and it’s just as easy as a push and a clip. No more hassle changing your lens on the mountain with cold hands and annoying plastic snicks to line up, no more dark lens on a whiteout day and vice versa – yes, sometimes swapping lenses can be such a hassle that you’d prefer just make the most of your day riding with the wrong lens, rather than spending time and nerves changing an old school lens. No more…

Other key features: Anon’s Spherical lens construction combines decentered technology with a lens curvature that mimics the curvature of the human eye for superior optics in all directions. Anon lenses get laser etched graphic treatments, and the straps feature a spectrum of advanced applications including suede, leather,emblems, and badges. Anon’s Triple Layer face foams utilize a moisture wicking fleece that provides a perfect goggle-to-face fit, sealing out the elements while providing hours of riding comfort. And Anon’s Dual Lens Construction ensures proper climate control between the lenses and your face to keep vision clear in all conditions. For doubly clear performance, all lenses are treated with Anon’s premium anti-fog coating.

Helmet Compatibility: All Anon frames are engineered with helmet compatibility as an integral design consideration. They work to create a proper fit, eliminate gaper gap, and maximize ventilation airflow for the goggle/helmet interface, so you can ride on without looking back.

Ok, now you know all about the M1, here’s a very cool App to go with it: download onto your smartphone and you’ll be able to test on snow all the different colored lenses, just as if you had them all with you on the mountain for a test. With this feature your iPhone will use the camera lens as a view finder to capture actual surroundings. Then, you can point the phone at whatever you want (say the base lodge or the mountain) and see how it would look under any Anon lens tint. The tool allows you to swipe from the darkest to lightest lens tint so you can see which color lens you prefer for the day’s conditions. Probably the best way to make sure you have the right equipment for the right conditions.

Check the Anon M1 link here, and the Anon App here.

Entries have been coming in thick and fast, but there’s still a way to go till the deadline of March 19 2010. We decided to show you a few of the designs that have come in, and rather than get in a big office shit fight about which ones rock and which suck we assigned our moderately trained monkey to randomly pick five to show, giving you an idea of what people have fired in already.

If you reckon you’ve got what it takes to produce something that will blow our minds, or even just give us a good ol’ belly laugh, check out the Onboard/Dragon Design Contest page where you’ll find all the info and can download the blank Rogue template to get creative on.

So, thanks to Bubbles, here’s a random five designs…

Alex Gouyon

Chris Clark

Eva Maria Lickert

Nina Heibel

Sam Blonden

Your feet are itching just like ours? Waiting for winter and the upcoming shred season? To pass time we came up with the idea of a Facebook photo raffle. All you have to do is post a shred pic or video, of or by you, on our Fanpage Wall. And because the Raffle is on till next Friday, November 13^th, we are looking for photos and videos capturing funny bails. All participants will get a special Friday the 13th voucher. And the winning shot, with the most unfortunate moment, will recieve a limited Blue Tomato Anon Goggle! Click HERE to get to our Facebook Fanpage and get lucky on Friday the 13th.

Get it on…

*fotos or videos posted could be published on our website/blog