World first GPS goggles with head mounted display. Zeal/Recon have unveiled the world's first goggles with GPS and head mounted display Image Gallery (4 images) A coming together of sports lens developer Zeal Optics and display innovator Recon Instruments has managed to successfully squeeze both GPS technology and head-mounted display into a set of ski goggles named Transcend. A tiny computer gathers information from a number of onboard sensors and provides location, speed, altitude and temperature information to the wearer via a micro-LCD display inside the goggles. The image from the display is then virtually projected so that it appears out in front of the user. In addition to being touted by Recon and Zeal as the world's first GPS-enabled skiing goggles, the Transcend eyewear also provides the wearer with live performance information and details of the surrounding environment.
Recon has produced a promo giving an overview of the kind of things on offer, which is worth a watch: About the Author Post a CommentRelated Articles. Kapow! The home-built Dark Knight Batmobile. Bob Dullam and his Batmobile Tumbler replica Image Gallery (9 images) RM Auctions recently declared James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 to be “the world’s most famous car,” but there's no doubt another contender for that title – the Batmobile. One thing that muddies the waters a bit is the fact that the term “Batmobile” actually describes at least three different vehicles: the modified Lincoln Futura concept car from the 60s TV series, the vaguely Corvette-shaped 1989-and-beyond movie cars and now the car from the most recent two movies, the military-spec Tumbler. Michigan-based movie props artist Bob Dullam really likes the Tumbler, so he did what any of us would do in his position – he built one of his own from scratch. View all Dullam has been working on his Tumbler over the past five years, using nothing but a chop saw, a reciprocating saw, a drill press, and a Mig welder – all in his non-heated, non-air-conditioned two-car garage.
Challenges like that aside, the car is up and running. Get your skates on with the FlyRad motorized unicycle. We’ve seen a few vehicle designs that have had a crack at bringing the unicycle out of the circus and onto the street, such as the self-balancing eniCycle, the UnoMoto, the EMBRIO and Honda’s U3-X. Here's a very different approach. Although it is a one wheeled motorized vehicle, there's nothing self-balancing about the FlyRad – the design requires the rider to wear a pair of inline skates while they sit, stand or simply get dragged along in a way that reminds us of the Zap Powerski. View all Invented about six years ago by Thomas Rank, the latest edition of the FlyRad comes in three sizes: one for adults, one for teens and one for children.
The currently configured adult model is fitted with a 500W motor powered by a 36v battery. Users can “ride” the vehicle in a number of ways including sitting, standing, squatting or hands free. The first FlyRad (German) is expected to be available in 2011 at a price yet to be announced. About the Author Post a CommentRelated Articles.
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