Collaborate Disseminate
It seems the Enhanced Games are on like Donkey Kong, with multi-million dollar investments from Peter Thiel and other high-profile VCs. Performance-enhancing drugs are welcome – indeed, this could become an early preview of a transhuman Olympics.Contin… Continue reading “Olympics on steroids” takes a high-tech, F1-style angle on athletics
Budget smartwatch maker Amazfit has unveiled the Helio Ring, a smart wearable that’s designed to monitor the health metrics that athletes need to maximize performance.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags: Health, Tracking, Monitoring, Sp… Continue reading Helio smart ring designed to help support athletic performance
Finland’s Polar has announced that its latest premium smart sportswatch has gone up for pre-order. The Vantage V3 features a sharp, bright AMOLED display, comes with offline maps, and packs a new sensor suite called Elixir that’s more capable than any … Continue reading Polar builds latest premium sportswatch around new sensor suite
After an athlete has suffered a concussion, it’s very important that they wait until the injury has fully healed before returning to the playing field. A new headset is designed to let them know when it’s safe to do so, by monitoring their “headpulse.”… Continue reading Headset measures “headpulse” to better gauge concussion recovery
While smart shades have not had the best run (sorry, not sorry, Google Glass), there have been aspects of the technology that have nonetheless offered potential when the focus has been on functionality over fad.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Tech… Continue reading These standalone smart glasses are out to replace all fitness trackers
Amazfit has announced its latest wallet-friendly smartwatch, with the Bip 5 reportedly boasting the company’s largest screen on a globally available product. The wearable also runs the health-focused Zepp OS platform – a first for the series.Continue R… Continue reading Bip 5 budget smartwatch sports Amazfit’s largest screen to date
The goalie mask, at least the retro-styled fiberglass types from the 60s and 70s, hasn’t been used in hockey for about 50 years — it’s instead made many more appearances …read more Continue reading The Goalie Mask, Reenvisioned
My latest book, A Hacker’s Mind, has a lot of sports stories. Sports are filled with hacks, as players look for every possible advantage that doesn’t explicitly break the rules. Here’s an example from pickleball, which nicely explains the dilemma between hacking as a subversion and hacking as innovation:
Some might consider these actions cheating, while the acting player would argue that there was no rule that said the action couldn’t be performed. So, how do we address these situations, and close those loopholes? We make new rules that specifically address the loophole action. And the rules book gets longer, and the cycle continues with new loopholes identified, and new rules to prohibit that particular action in the future…
Most of us don’t really need to wear special pants that let us know when we’re exhausted; we’re good at figuring that out all on our own. However, when it comes to hardcore athletes, getting an alert when the body starts moving in a way that indicates … Continue reading Pants made with electronic yarn could transmit exhaustion alerts
Sweden’s Awake Boards entered the electric hydrofoil board space last year with the launch of the Vinga S. For the latest model, the company is promising rookies that they’ll be up on the board and cruising after just five minutes of coaching.Continue … Continue reading Awake aims to make eFoil flying easier with the Vinga 3