SportTechie

Oct 04, 2018

New Collapsible Bike Helmet Shatters Fundraising Goal

Three years ago, Rachel Hall was hit by a car as she was riding through the Park and Diamond intersection near Temple University in Philadelphia. The driver didn’t stop. She...

Sep 29, 2017

BYU Student Designs Impact-Detecting Smartfoam For Football

You can’t talk about football without recognizing the dangers of CTE. Luckily the game is getting safer thanks to an influx of safety-related tech hitting the market. Texas football (along with other schools) has adopted SyncThink’s eye-tracking VR device while HitIQ designed a mouthguard with head-impact detecting motion sensors. Thanks to a BYU mechanical engineering […]

Jun 08, 2017

Ahead Wearable Turns Helmet Into Smart Helmet

Wearing a helmet means you’re doing something that is inherently dangerous. A way that many unknowingly compound that danger is by wearing headphones which block or muffle the sound of cars, sirens or other potential hazards. To fix this issue, Korea-based Analogue Plus came up with a wearable called Ahead — a product that is now live on […]

Dec 02, 2016

Giro Sport Design Releases Avance MIPS Helmet Featuring Safety Technology

In addition to skis, boots and poles, a necessary piece of equipment for skiers is the helmet. High-performance skiers are exposed hazards such as gate impact, high energy impact, multi-impact crashes, and rotational energy. With all of these hazards, extreme brain and head damage is a possibility. Giro Sport Design has released a new helmet, […]

Jun 24, 2016

The CLASSON Intelligent Bike Helmet Combines Tech And Design For A Safer Cycling Experience

It’s very easy to think of bike helmets as little more than hard, albeit effective, protective shells for our delicate heads. This, however, is becoming further and further from the truth. Following the successful funding of the CMYK electric folding bike last year, Brooklyness has joined the growing ‘smart helmet’ movement, creating a helmet with in-built […]