Tony Hawk is the kind of guy we wish we could hate: for his vast fortune, for the millions of people who worship him as a demigod, for his ubiquitous global brand-name status, for his sweet SoCal pad. But we just can’t. He was just a lanky kid who lucked into a career doing what he loved. He always seems like a nice enough guy when you see him on Cribs or whatever, he’s got pretty good taste in music, and from his video games to his Boom Boom Huck Jam, he gives the kids what they want.

Take the Tony Hawk Helmet Cam from Digital Blue. Not only does this lightweight, wireless cam cling tenaciously to your helmet and shoot video while you’re wall-riding, bomb-dropping, and flamingoing about town; it also lets you chop up your clips and add special effects, music, animation, and credits. It makes producing your own full-fledged, web-quality skate videos – or even non-skate videos – as easy as falling off a building.

(Speaking of which, we really advise against strapping this on and jumping off of a skyscraper or something, no matter how popular the video would be on YouTube. We also don’t recommend that you use it to make pornography, or to record your al-Qaida cell’s bomb-making seminar. Even if you’re wearing a helmet.)

So curse you, Tony Hawk. Curse your modest attitude and your adorable children and your world-class skills and your high endorsement standards. We’ve got so much hate to give – too bad we’ll have to direct it at someone else. How about Nicole Richie? Isn’t she awful?

By the way, if you like this helmet-cam, check out more Digital Blue stuff. It’s all 30% off, just for you, just for today. Because Tony would want it that way. We assume.

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