Skateboarding originally started in California to give riders a way to “surf the streets.” While skateboard technology has improved since the first skate competition in Hermosa Beach, Calif. in 1963, the basic concept has stayed the same. Now, with electric boards hitting the market, skateboards are undergoing major advancements for the first time since the […]
DJI, the company behind the Phantom 4 consumer drone, unveiled new higher-quality goggles this week targeted at drone racers that enable users to activate a real-time first-person-view from their aircraft up to 7 kilometers (~4.3 miles) away. The goggles, which are an enhanced version of DJI’s previous goggles, are fed a low-latency external video transmission […]
The two sports might only seem loosely connected: race cars thundering around an asphalt track and sleds speeding down the winding arm of an ice track. But at The Dow Chemical Company, engineers are borrowing from techniques they’ve longed used for NASCAR to make the USA Luge Team quicker at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. A partner […]
A new augmented reality headset that was designed for cyclists could eventually be expanded to include a host of other sports and activities, such as sailing and skydiving. Everysight unveiled pricing and set the release date last week for its new cycling augmented reality smart glasses, Raptor, which offer built-in GPS and sensors that capture […]
Two miles off the coast of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach not far from where the powerful currents of the bay pour into the Pacific Ocean under the Golden Gate Bridge, a beacon in the water is collecting hyper-local data about the ocean in preparation for a major event. At Red Bull Heavy Water, an extreme […]
