Soundmatters is offering a back-to-school promotion, “Accessorize Your FoxL,” which runs from August 17 through September 30. Customers purchasing a foxLv2 Bluetooth pocket-sized wireless speaker will receive a free foxL Mini Travel Trunk or free foxL bicycle mount. Each of the freebies are a value of about $30. Continue reading Soundmatters Back-to-School Promotion Accessorizes Your Bike
Category: Mobile Phone
Train With Bluetooth
As summer soon will head to fall it means that riding on the trainer won’t be far behind. There are many cycle computers systems that pair with smartphones for riding on the road but now cycle trainer maker Kinetic (we like the name as much as we like their trainers) is set to roll out the Bluetooth Smart system that can be used with its fluid trainers.
The Kinetic inRide Watt Meter consists of a heart rate monitor, power sensor that connects to the rear of the trainer and an app for the iPhone 4S and new iPad. This system can measure speed and cadence while the user does the spin thing. The accompanying app can track power including current, average and max; heart rate, including current, average and max; speed; cadence, distance; and calories burned. Continue reading Train With Bluetooth
Kinetic Recap: 2012 Olympics
All good things come to an end, including the Olympics. Throughout the 17 days of the games and before we cast the spotlight on some of the latest technology and innovations that were used to help the athletes train and perform. Here is our Kinetic Recap of some of the top stories of the 2012 Olympics: Continue reading Kinetic Recap: 2012 Olympics
Weekend Reading List (8.11.2012): Olympic Recap – Fist Pumping, Olympic Tech, World’s Fair Worthy
Pump it Up
From Discovery New: Fist-pumping celebrations by Olympians linked to primates
Fist pumps, hands in the air and jumping up and down, seen at every event at the Olympics, turn out to be the same across all cultures and likely have their roots in non-human primate displays.
When Olympic athletes such as Michael Phelps, Gabby Douglas and Usain Bolt celebrate their wins, they are displaying a declaration of success that could date back to the earliest human societies and beyond, according to a new study that has been accepted for publication in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (8.11.2012): Olympic Recap – Fist Pumping, Olympic Tech, World’s Fair Worthy
Cardiio Takes Your Heart Rate With an iPhone Camera
It’s not so surprising to hear that an iPhone app can tell you your heart rate. What is surprising is that Cardiio can do it using the iPhone’s camera, and nothing else. The app uses the iPhone’s front-facing camera to analyze the amount of light reflected by your face. The developers discovered that when your heart beats, more blood is pumped into your face. The slight increase in blood volume ends causes your face to absorb more light. Then light is reflected more when the blood leaves your face. Continue reading Cardiio Takes Your Heart Rate With an iPhone Camera
Olympics Sponsor Samsung Remembers the Games with Limited Edition Galaxy S3 Smart Phone
With the 2012 Olympics heading into its final days in London, it might be hard to bid cheerio to one of the more exciting and memorable games in recent memory. (Don’t forget, the Paralympics are up next, but coverage will be scant, unfortunately.) For those who need a little memento to remember the games by, Samsung has released London Olympics-themed Galaxy S3 smart phones featuring designs with the Union Jack. Continue reading Olympics Sponsor Samsung Remembers the Games with Limited Edition Galaxy S3 Smart Phone
Everybody Wang Buds Tonight
Headphone maker Fanny Wang created the Wang Buds, a pair of ear buds that packs the sound of a larger can-style headphone in an ergonomic earpiece. In addition to a full sound, the ear buds combine the comfort factor with dynamic dual drivers and massive air chambers to pound your workout. Continue reading Everybody Wang Buds Tonight
Answer Won Could be the Answer for Riders Waiting for a Call
Answering nature’s call when in the woods is one thing, but a more urgent need can be answering the phone call before it goes to voicemail. Many riders might want to leave the phone behind during their ride, but if you absolutely can’t miss a call and like to wear full-finger gloves to protect the digits there is the added problem that today’s touchscreen smartphones don’t respond well to said gloves.
However the Answer Won gloves are the answer. The gloves feature the “answer-it” technology that provides a special material in the index fingers on each hand that allows for operation of a touchscreen. While it won’t make texting much easier, it will allow for basic operations, which is really the point. Continue reading Answer Won Could be the Answer for Riders Waiting for a Call
Cerberus Three-Part System Helps You Stay On Track, Gets Help When You Need It
If the potential for getting lost is a reason for not venturing into the outdoors, it’s time to let go of that fear with the Cerberus tracking and alert system from Briartek. Named after the three-headed guardian dog of Hades, Cerberus is a three-part system that works in conjunction with your smart device to keep you from getting lost and get you help when you need it. Continue reading Cerberus Three-Part System Helps You Stay On Track, Gets Help When You Need It
Outrider Case Goes Along For The Ride
The iPhone isn’t a GoPro camera – but many iPhone owners might be asking why not? The handset can do a pretty good of capturing the action on video. We’ve seen many cases that offer protection the smartphone, but now the Mophie Outride case is pure genius!
The Outride is so much more than a case. It is an integrated polycarbonate case and mounting system that is waterproof and provides high-impact protection. The modular quick-release mounting system allows recording from virtually any angle and attachment to a variety of surfaces.
But unlike other cases or mounts this one also comes with the Outride app that makes it easy to capture, view and share the adventure.
Mophie Official Website Additional images and press release after the jump
Monster iSport USA In-Ear Headphones Launch for the Olympics
The US Olympic team gets attention from Monster. The home theater manufacturer just launched its limited edition iSport USA in-ear headphones in red, white and blue to honor the US Olympic team. The headphones are designed with OMNITIP, an earhook that fits in the ear to secure headphones in place. Continue reading Monster iSport USA In-Ear Headphones Launch for the Olympics
ICEdot to Provide Emergency Response System for Athletes
A helmet can help protect the wearer’s head in case of a fall or accident, but it can’t call for help. What is an individual to do if he or she falls while out alone and far from home? ICEdot (In Case of Emergency) is working to provide a solution, and the company has partnered with SenseTech LLC of Denver to develop and launch a helmet-mounted impact sensor.
In the event of an accident the sensor determines the crucial forces, and can activate communications on the wearer’s smartphone to send a request for help. This could be used with cycling, skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing and even motocross helmets. Continue reading ICEdot to Provide Emergency Response System for Athletes
Dive Computer Casing
The iGills SE-35 is a waterproof case for the iPhone. It will allow users to go very deep as well, up to 40 meters or 130 feet. The polycarbonate housing should protect the camera in the water and even from reasonable drops on land. Each unit is reportedly tested in a hyperbaric chamber to ensure that it will stand up to the depths that scuba divers might go.
While all that is impressive, the SE-35 goes deeper in other ways, and transform an iPhone into a Smart Diving System. Video after the jump