Bike2Power has rolled out is BikeConsole Smart Mount for the iPhone 5S, which features 90 percent more touchscreen sensitivity, while still being built to withstand extreme weather conditions. It utilizes SoundBoost microvent sealing technology, allowing the user to experience louder and clearer audio, while it can be rotated up to 360-degrees. It even features an anti-glare screen membrane that allows for optimal viewing in almost any condition. Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide: Power Up for the iPhone 5S
Category: Personal Electronics
Brake Light Jacket
We’ve seen a real trend this year in cycling clothing that integrates lights, and the latest is the Eclaireur jacket from Esthete, which features integrated LEDs that can shine the way and even allow the rider to be seen. It further offers black reflective stripes and a removable yellow armstrap.
The jacket is designed to be stylish and low key when wearing around town, but can light it up to ensure a safe ride home after the sun goes down. Continue reading Brake Light Jacket
Let Cervellum Look Behind You
While cycling you need to watch where you are going, but often you need to see what’s behind you as well to stay safe. Taking your eyes off the road isn’t really recommended and the Cerevellum camera system can be like eyes in the back of your head. It provides a large screen on the handlebars so you only need to look down to quickly see what’s coming from behind.
The Cerevellum is now being developed via a Kickstarting campaign. Video after the jump
Drift This Way
Drift Innovation has announced that its new action camera, the Drift Ghost S, is ready for an adventure. The company claims this one has the longest battery life – three and a half hours – of any wearable camera on the market. The camera also offers a built-in two-inch LCD screen and it is designed to be waterproof up to nine feet by itself or up to 196 feet with a special case.
It can shoot 1080p video at 60fps and offers a 300-degree rotating lens, Wi-Fi video streaming while recording and it even comes with a two-way remote control. This does appear to be a Ghost that offers the most!
Holiday Gift Guide: The Gift of Light
If you know that special someone who spends too much time in the woods after the sun goes down you might want to ask them why? Or you could just give them the Magnalight HUL-LEDP2X10W Spotlight, a rugged and effective LED spotlight designed to provide users with a powerful, durable, and easy to use source of reliable light.
This spotlight utlitizes a 20 watt LED light head which produces a light beam over 700-feet long. This spotlight includes a detachable 16 foot coil cord with cigarette plug for easy connection to vehicle and equipment power sources.
MagnaLight: High Intensity 20 Watt LED Handheld Spotlight Official Website
Just Beatz It
Riding a bike with earphones isn’t really recommended, but if you have to bring the tunes why not beat it out with the BikeBeatz. This speaker box contains two 6×9-inch speakers, a 240-watt amplifier and line-in port, which can be connected to virtually any portable music player.
It isn’t the lightest option we’ve seen, and no doubt those who share their music with the world may find not everyone has the same tastes in what is “good music.” Continue reading Just Beatz It
Holiday Gift Guide: Boom to the Box
Outdoor Tech’s Turtle Shell 2.0 outdoor speaker is as rugged as the original, but includes advanced CSR Chip, upgraded drivers, the latest audio codecs and what the company promises is a ridiculously long battery life. It features two speakers and passive bass port to pump out 96 decibels of quality sound, and it is built to withstand dust, water and shock at the IPX6 level– ideal for any action adventure or even the daily adventure of your shower.
Lighting the Way at ZeroHour
There are plenty of options for those looking for a durable tactical flashlight. ZeroHour could however be the first modular tactical battery that doubles as a flashlight when it is needed most. The ZeroHour a 1,000 lumen LED, 10,000mAh of USB backup power for smartphones and tablets; while its modular component design allows for a variety of other uses.
This tactical-grade flashlight, which is now being developed via a Kickstarter campaign, is dust-proof and waterproof up to one meter and features a made in the USA CREE LED with four levels of illumination and two safety modes. Continue reading Lighting the Way at ZeroHour
Slite of Handset
Whether out for a hike or just a trip to the wrong side of the tracks, the CM4 Slite Card Case for the iPhone 5C will come in handy. It features a built-in wallet that allows you to store your most frequently used cards and some cash. It can hold up to three cards – or ID – while the Screen Guard provides the device as well.
This could be the ultimate “Slite” of hand!
Nike’s Black Gold
Fitness trackers aren’t the sort of thing that look all that good except when you’re wearing workout gear. Nike is looking to change that up a bit with a special version of it Nike+ Fuelband, which came out earlier this month.
For those who want style as well as functionality take a gander at the Rose Gold Nike+ FuelBand SE. As Nike puts it:
“Available in limited quantities worldwide, the striking Rose Gold colorway takes cues from high end timeware, with a clasp, bezel and screws manufactured from 316 series stainless steel. These beautifully crafted metal components are then hand polished to a mirror finish and given a beautiful and extremely durable PVD coating.”
Limited Edition Rose Gold Nike+ FuelBand SE Official Website
This Cricket Won’t Chirp
The sound of a cricket at night can be either soothing – if the insect happens to be outside and you’re in the country – but can be annoying when it might be in your house or apartment. The latter is likely what the developers of the Cricket bike alarm had in mind. However, instead of it making a chirp the alarm will alert bike owners.
As the developers noted, “as someone as much as touches your bikes, you’ll get an instant (as in one tenth of a second instant) notification in your smart phone.” That is one smart Cricket. It is now in development via an Indiegogo project. Video after the jump
Mounted Light
Whether just enjoying the outdoors or hunting, it gets dark early this time of year, and when heading out to the woods, even with an ATV or other off road vehicle some extra light can come in handy. The Larson Electronics BCML-LEDP1X10WRE High Intensity Bar Clamp Mounted LED Light will provide just what is needed when the sun goes down. This powerful LED spotlight features IP68 rated waterproof construction, a post style control handle with bar clamp mount, and a powerful LED emitter producing a tightly focused spot beam reaching 650 feet in length.
It features a rugged construction with a housing formed from extruded aluminum and an unbreakable polycarbonate lens. Sealed against water, dust and dirt, it can withstand temperature extremes of -40 degrees Celsius to 85 degrees Celsius.
Larson Electronics High Intensity Bar Clamp Mounted LED Light Official Website
CES Innovations Award: Magellan Echo
It is November and while that means Thanksgiving with Christmas just around the corner, it is also the time when we start to hear about the International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards. For the upcoming show, the Honoree in the Wearable Technologies category includes the Magellan Echo, the first smartwatch dedicated to running by connecting smartphone fitness apps to the wrist. It utilizes Bluetooth Smart to wirelessly connect with a smartphone and provides users control over their favorite fitness app and displays running metrics where it can be easily seen.
Magellan Echo drives integration with the world of sport and fitness apps, and has support from Strava, MapMyFitness, iSmoothRun and Wahoo Fitness. Echo features a ruggedized design, water-resistance to withstand adverse conditions and a replaceable battery that lasts 6-11 months.