Posts Tagged ‘helmets’
Bikes
LiveMap: A Helmet-Mounted Display For The Motorcyclist
It’s pretty easy to get directions when you’re driving. You can drag along somebody to help you with the map, you can put a GPS on the dash which will only put you at mild risk of an accident, or you can have your s...
Camera
Suck it GoPro: Video Head Camera Helmets Boast a Built-in HD Camera (video)
You worry about your kids. It’s a natural concern. But all parents know that they’ll have to fight tooth and nail to motivate them to wear protective gear when they’re skateboarding. And good luck citing th...
Movies
“Transformers: Dark Of The Moon” Helmets Rock Built-in 3D Glasses, Cost Just $10
Looks like the big wigs over at Hasbro have the R&D monkeys working overtime. Just before the release of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, Hasbro will release the Autobot Cine-Mask 3D glasses for kids. There w...
Bikes
Tunebug Shake Portable Speaker Review
Wearing headphones is without a doubt a calculated risk. There is the potential for hearing loss, but more importantly not hearing or being aware of your surroundings, such as an out of control dump truck. Add into the mix a ...
Wacky
Bicycle Helmet Concept Stinks It Up For Your Safety
For all the good helmets do, they could be a lot better. If you spill a few times, you really don’t have a good idea whether your helmet is still safe to use. To fix that, a team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute...
Autos
Reevu MSX1: The World’s First Rear View Motorcycle Helmet
While paramount to one’s safety, motorcycle helmets can sometimes be inhibiting when it comes to obtaining a complete view of the road. Sure you can look over your shoulder, but that is both dangerous and challenging. Th...
Speakers
Tunebug Shake Coverts Any Helmet Into A Wireless Speaker, Biking Nirvana Hear I Come
We at least saw one surface speaker system last year, and it looked chintzy at best, oh and not to mention totally impractical – I just can’t imagine using my table’s surface to project sound. Anyway, a new an...
GPS
Experimental GPS Helmet Yanks Lobes In The Right Direction
GPS has come along way in the last 10 years, so it’s really no surprise to see unorthodox products start to emerge around the technology. Enter the GPS Navigation Helmet. Instead of announcing your turn-by-turn directio...
Science
A Sight Seeing Helmet For The Blind
If you’re blind, well then you’re probably not reading this, but if you know someone who is blind then you might be familiar with the click and whistle system which helps the short on seeing to identify the location...
Sports
Urbanize: The Future Of Bike Helmets
One thing is for sure about bike helmets: they’re ugly. Everyone that wears one feels like a total dork and makes note of it to friends and family in the hopes of them saying ‘no, you don’t look that bad̵...
Military
Gel Goo, Called D30, To Find Its Way Into Soldiers’ Helmets
Who would of that gel, yes gel would be saving lives. D3O, which we’ve seen before in ski suits and other sports equipment is a gel like substance that when at rest is soft and mailable. Apply extreme friction, or say a...
