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The Madshus Empower Skis Are Not Like Any Ordinary Skis

Madshus, a ski equipment manufacturing company founded in 1906, is taking a new approach to how they build their products. The company is hoping a new technology in their skis will help set them apart from the competition. The Madshus Empower skis are not like any ordinary skis. They utilize Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, […]

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360Fly Is Looking To Change Action Sports Video Footage

Our video loving society has gone from black and white videos to colored videos to high definition videos and now we have the technology to take a 360-degree video and capture images in all directions. 360fly, an up and coming camera company that was started in a robotics lab at Carnegie Melon University, has released […]

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The Forcite Alpine Hi-Tech Helmet Will Change the Way You Hit the Slopes

Forcite Alpine– a hi-tech helmet for skiers and snowboarders, is “the world’s first snow helmet to seamlessly integrate wearable technology to meet the needs of recreational snow athletes.” The helmet, which is set to be released later in 2015, was created by an Australian company, Forcite Helmet Systems. The company’s goal was to make the […]

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Snowboarding Goes Extremely Hi-Tech with the Xon-1

The world of snowboarding is headed for uncharted territory.  The reason is Japanese company Cerevo created the XON Snow-1 which has smart bindings that will help improve snowboarder’s performance. The Snow-1 will send information collected from your bindings to an app on your phone.  It may look like something out of the future but it […]

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Antix App Makes Editing Your GoPro Footage a Breeze

Extreme sports enthusiasts rejoice. Antix, an app created to make GoPro video editing easier, is now available on iOS. The app, which launched on Android last year, uses a smartphone’s multiple sensors to track movement throughout video footage and creates clips of what it feels are the best moments. The app is intended to cut […]

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